Q14 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Consider the following statements andselect the correct answer using the codes given below:1.The Sun temple of Multan is mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, Abuzaiyid, Al-Masudi and Alberuni.2.The pilgrimage to Sambapur was associated with Sun worship.

A Only 1 is correct
B Only 2 is correct
C Both 1 and 2 are correct
D Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct

Explanation

  1. A

    Only 1 is correct

    (a) Only 1 is correct. Statement 1 is true, but dropping statement 2 is wrong: Sambapur/Multan sun-pilgrimage is well attested.

  2. B

    Only 2 is correct

    (b) Only 2 is correct. Statement 2 holds, yet Hiuen Tsang, Abu Zayd, al-Masudi and Alberuni do mention the Multan sun temple, so 1 is not false.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 2 are correct

    (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct. Travellers named in statement 1 record the Multan Aditya temple; Sambapura (Multan) was a sun-worship pilgrimage. Official key.

  4. D

    Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

    (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct. Both limbs stand in the literary record; this option empties a true pair.

Summary. Official key is (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct. The Multan sun temple appears in Xuanzang and in later Arabic–Persian geographers including Abu Zayd, al-Masudi and Alberuni. Sambapura is the old name tied to that sun cult. Neither statement is a stray invention, so ‘only 1’ or ‘only 2’ cuts a true half.