Question

Assertion [A]: The Babylonians returned to ruling Mesopotamia after the fall of the Assyrians.

Reason [R]: The Chaldeans, a Semetic tribe, came to power.

• A. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
• B. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
• C. [A] and [R] are false.
• D. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].

After the fall of the original Babylonian kingdom, Mesoptamia passed into the hands of rulers such as the Hittites, Kassites, and the Assyrians. However, it was soon reclaimed by a Semetic tribe called the Chaldeans, who were descendants of the Babylonians.