Assertion (A): India has a dozen or more major languages and literatures, largely regional. Reason (R): The Aryans brought Sanskrit, Muslim rule produced Urdu as the expression of a composite culture, and British rule made Indo-Anglian literature possible.

1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is correct but R is not correct
4. DA is not correct but R is correct

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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Per the key (after K. R. S. Iyengar, Indian Writing in English): successive cultural waves explain India's many literatures.