Q3 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled asAssertion (A) :and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A):Babur wrote Tuzk-e-Babri in Chagatai Turki.Reason (R):Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.

A Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
B (A) is false, but (R) is true
C (A) is true, but (R) is false
D Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Correct answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Explanation

  1. A

    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

    Both true, R not explaining A. Turki was Babur’s mother tongue for the memoir, not the Mughal court’s official language, so R is false.

  2. B

    (A) is false, but (R) is true

    (A) false, (R) true. Babur did write the Baburnama (Tuzk-e-Babri) in Chagatai Turki. A is true.

  3. C

    (A) is true, but (R) is false

    (A) is true, (R) is false. The memoir is in Chagatai Turki. Persian, not Turki, was the official language of the Mughal court (from Humayun–Akbar onward).

  4. D

    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

    Both true and R explains A. He wrote in Turki because it was his tongue, not because it was court Persian’s rival as ‘official language’.

Summary. Official key is (c). Babur wrote Tuzk-e-Babri in Chagatai Turki. The Mughal court’s official language was Persian, so Reason is false.