Question

Assertion (A): Vinod Singh stayed back at the haveli after trying to convince Banda Singh to escape.

Reason (R): Banda Singh and his army were on the verge of losing the Battle of Gurdas Nangal.

• 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 the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true and (R) is false
• D. (A) is false and (R) is true
• E. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D (A) is false and (R) is true

Banda Singh Bahadur was forced to fall back to Gurdas Nangal in a battle against the Mughals. To guard himself and his army, he built a trench and filled it so as to keep the Mughals at bay. This proved to be a mistake as they soon ran out of resources like food. Vinod Singh tried to convince Banda Singh to escape, as they had lost the Battle, but the latter wanted to fight till the end.