Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army. Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.

1. This is an Assertion-Reason question about Emperor Akbar. 2. Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army. This is true. Akbar led a large army towards Kabul (Afghanistan) in 1581 primarily to counter his half-brother, Mirza Hakim, who was ruling Kabul and had challenged Akbar's authority by invading Punjab. 3. Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia. This is false. While Ferghana was the ancestral homeland of Babur (Akbar's grandfather), Akbar's campaign in 1581 was focused on securing the northwestern frontier of his empire and dealing with Mirza Hakim's rebellion, not on reclaiming distant ancestral lands in Central Asia. 4. Since Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false, the correct option is (C).