Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Military action endangers the lives of people employed in the defence sector, not ordinary citizens.

Reason: Quite often, ordinary men and women are made targets of war, to break their support of the war.

Options:

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Assertion: Military action endangers the lives of people employed in the defence sector, not ordinary citizens.

Reason: Quite often, ordinary men and women are made targets of war, to break their support of the war.

The ASSERTION  is misleading. Military action can endanger the lives of people in the defense sector, but it also endangers ordinary citizens. History shows that civilians often suffer significant casualties during conflicts.

CORRECTION in Assertion - Military action also endangers the lives of ordinary citizens.

Military action also endangers the lives of ordinary citizens. It is unlikely that in war only soldiers will be hurt or killed. Quite often, ordinary men and women are made targets of war, to break their support of the war.