Assertion (A) : Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature for Geetanjali.
Reason (R) : Geetanjali is a collection of poems reflecting spiritual themes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Assertion (A) states that Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature for Geetanjali. This statement is factually correct. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, primarily for his collection of poems known in English translation as Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
Reason (R) states that Geetanjali is a collection of poems reflecting spiritual themes. This statement is also factually correct. The poems in Gitanjali explore deep spiritual and philosophical ideas, often focusing on devotion, nature, and the divine.
While both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, Reason (R) does not provide the direct and complete explanation for why Tagore won the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Committee cited Tagore's work for its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, he has in his own creative mind made his poetic genius a living part of the literature of the West." Although the spiritual themes contribute to the beauty and depth of the verse, they are a characteristic of the poetry rather than the sole or primary reason for the award, which focuses on overall literary merit and impact.
Therefore, the most appropriate answer is that both statements are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Morgenthau's principles of political realism are:
A. Politics is rooted in permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self centred, self-regarding and self-interested
B. Politics is an autonomous sphere of action and cannot therefore be reduced to morals
C. International Politics is an arena of conflicting self-interests
D. The ethics of international relations is situational ethics which is very different from private morality
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who among the following political thinkers consider the anarchical self help system to be a compelling factor for States to maximise their relative power positions?