Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): We have much more information about Cholas than their predecessors. Reason (R): The Chola rulers adopted the practice of having inscriptions written on the walls of temples giving a historical narrative of their victories. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Vijayanagara Empire (Legacy and Cultural Impact on South India)

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

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