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UPSC 2003: Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital. Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
(a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are 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
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Shah Alam II spent the first dozen years of his reign away from Delhi—mainly at Allahabad—because the capital and the Indo-Gangetic plain were repeatedly ravaged by the Afghan invasions led by Ahmad Shah Durrani and by Rohilla turbulence. The constant danger from the north-west frontier therefore explains why the emperor kept away from his traditional seat, making both statements true and R the correct explanation of A. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_campaign_of_Ahmad_Shah_Durrani?utm_source=openai))
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