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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is true: Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq temporarily abandoned Delhi and set up a temporary camp called 'Swargadwari' (near Kannauj on the banks of the Ganges) where he stayed for nearly two years (1334–1335 CE).
Reason (R) is true: Delhi and parts of the northern Sultanate were struck by severe famine and an epidemic of the bubonic plague which claimed numerous lives, compelling the Sultan to relocate his court to Swargadwari. Thus, R is the correct explanation of A.
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