History & Civics
(A) Mahavira adopted the language of the common people, i.e., Prakrit to preach his doctrines.
(R) Buddhists adopted Pali language in their literature.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Jainism & Buddhism
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(A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Explanation — Use of Prakrit and Pali was the reason behind the popularity of Buddhism and Jainism.
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