In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: Jharoka darshan was introduced by Shah Jahan.
Reason: It was introduced with the objective of broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The emperor began his day at sunrise with personal religious devotions or prayers and then appeared on a small balcony, the jharoka, facing the east. Below, a crowd of people (soldiers, merchants, craftspersons, peasants, women with sick children) waited for a view, darshan, of the emperor. Jharoka darshan was introduced by Akbar with the objective of broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith.