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UPSC 2000: Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns. Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.
(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
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true
Land-grant charters issued to military officers after campaigns sowed the seeds of a feudal order, and such grants multiplied during the Gupta era. Hence both Assertion and Reason are correct; however, the Gupta-period expansion does not, by itself, explain that the very origin lay in earlier war-related grants, so R is not the correct explanation of A. ([sarthaks.com](https://www.sarthaks.com/58901/assertion-the-origin-of-feudal-system-in-ancient-india-can-be-traced-to-military-campaigns))
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