Given below are two statements, one is labeled Assertion and other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki. Reason (R): Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.
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A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Option c is the correct answer.
Tuzuk-i-Baburi (also called as Baburnama) is the autobiography of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur. Turki was his mother tongue. He wrote his memoirs, Tuzuk-i-Baburi in Turki language. It provides a vivid account of India. He frankly confesses his own failures without suppressing any facts. He was also a naturalist and described the flora and fauna of India. Whereas the official language of Mughals was Persian (not Turkish). Turki was his mother tongue. Hence, (A) is correct and (B) is incorrect.
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