Consider the following statements and answer the questions using the codes given below: [CDS 2014 (II)] **Statement I:** The 12th century witnessed the emergence of a new movement in Karnataka led by a Brahmana named Basavanna. **Statement II:** The Lingayats worshipped Shiva in his manifestation as a Linga.
A. Both (A) and (R) is individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) is individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Both (A) and (R) is individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Option b is the correct answer.
Both the statements are individually true but
Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I
Statement I is correct: The 12th century did witness the emergence of a new movement in Karnataka led by a Brahmana named Basavanna. This movement came to be known as the Lingayat movement.
Statement II is correct: While it is true that the Lingayats worship Shiva in the form of a Linga, it does not directly explain the emergence of the movement led by Basavanna in the 12th century. The Lingayat movement had broader socio-religious and philosophical aspects beyond just the worship of Shiva in the Linga form.