In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: Mackenzie felt that studying Vijayanagara would be helpful for the East India Company.
Reason: By studying Vijayanagara, the company could gain useful information about the wealth hidden in the temples.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4- The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.
Assertion: Mackenzie felt that studying Vijayanagara would be helpful for the East India Company (Correct)
Reason: By studying Vijayanagara, the company could gain useful information about the wealth hidden in the temples (Incorrect)
Correct Reason: By studying Vijayanagara, Mackenzie believed that the East India Company could gain useful information on many of the institutions, laws, and customs whose influence still prevails among the various Tribes Of Natives forming the general mass of the population to this day.