Assertion (A) >: Malik Kafur conspired with Khizr Khan in murdering Ala-ud-din Khalji. Reason (R) >: Malik Kafur was ambitious and tried to establish his influence as the supreme authority in the state.

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Q: 107 (CDS-I/2005)

Assertion (A): Malik Kafur conspired with Khizr Khan in murdering Ala-ud-din Khalji.
Reason (R): Malik Kafur was ambitious and tried to establish his influence as the supreme authority in the state.

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History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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Option 1: Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

This option claims that both the assertion and reason are true. Additionally, it states that the reason correctly explains the assertion. However, this is not a valid interpretation as the provided reason does not explain why Malik Kafur conspired with Khizr Khan to murder Ala-ud-din Khalji.

Option 2: Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

This option acknowledges that both the assertion and reason are true. However, it correctly asserts that the reason does not provide a valid explanation for why Malik Kafur conspired with Khizr Khan to murder Ala-ud-din Khalji. The reason states that Malik Kafur was ambitious and wanted to establish his influence as the supreme authority, which does not directly relate to the conspiracy.

Option 3: A is true but R is false.

This option states that the assertion is true but the reason is false. However, this is not a valid interpretation as both the assertion and reason are true.

Option 4: A is false but R is true.

This option correctly claims that the assertion is false, indicating that Malik Kafur did not conspire with Kh