Assertion(A) : The Roman Church began to maintain an index of prohibited books from 1558.

Reason(R) : It was troubled by the questioning of the faith due to popular religious literature.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

From the middle of the 16th century onward, the Roman Catholic Church encountered numerous religious dissenters. Numerous books were produced where each author gave their unique interpretation of God and the universe. As a result, the Roman Church forbade certain books and kept a list of them- the Index of Prohibited Books. The Roman Catholic Church started compiling a list of books that were forbidden to read in the middle of the sixteenth century because its authority was in jeopardy due to the popular readings that cast doubts about faith and God.
Thus, both the Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

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