Question

Gayatri: Maharana Pratap was courageous no doubt, but his forces lost to the forces of Emperor Akbar the Great in the Battle of Haldighati. The king of a region such as Mewar and the Emperor of most of the Indian sub-continent at the time cannot both be eligible for the title, ‘the Great’, given the historical context.

Ranjini: Pratap never surrendered to Akbar in his lifetime despite Akbar sending several envoys to his great rival with the offer of making him a Mughal ally. Pratap’s defiance gave other Rajput rulers the courage to refuse alliance with Akbar. The victory in the Battle of Haldighati was a hollow victory for Akbar at best. Pratap’s forces were outnumbered by Akbar’s by far in the battle, but Pratap escaped with his life and subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle. Maharana Pratap the Great received recognition of his greatness from none other than Emperor Akbar the Great. The latter is known to have wept on hearing the news of his rival’s death.

Ranjini’s statement that Pratap subsequently recovered much of the territory lost in the battle plays which one of the following roles? 

पर्याय

• Forms the conclusion of Ranjini’s argument that Pratap was courageous

• Forms a premise for Ranjini’s argument that Pratap does not deserve the title ‘the Great’

• Offers a clarification on who actually won the battle between the forces of Akbar and Pratap

• Forms a premise for Ranjini’s argument that the outcome of the battle of Haldighati was not of much consequence

Answer 1

Forms a premise for Ranjini’s argument that the outcome of the battle of Haldighati was not of much consequence

Explanation:

The correct answer is – Forms a premise for Ranjini’s argument that the outcome of the battle of Haldighati was not of much consequence. 
'Forms the conclusion of Ranjini’s argument that Pratap was courageous' is incorrect because the statement referred to in the question is not the conclusion.
'Forms a premise for Ranjini’s argument that Pratap does not deserve the title ‘the Great’' is incorrect because the claim that Pratap doesn’t deserve the title ‘the Great’ is made by Gayatri and not Ranjini.
'Offers a clarification on who actually won the battle between the forces of Akbar and Pratap ' is also incorrect since there appears to be no ambiguity about who won the battle of Haldighati.