Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Terrorism refers to systematic use of brutal violence that creates an atmosphere of fear in the society.

Reason (R): It is used for many purpose, very prominently the politico-religious purpose.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) - Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Assertion (A): Terrorism refers to systematic use of brutal violence that creates an atmosphere of fear in the society. This is correct.

Reason (R): It is used for many purpose, very prominently the politico-religious purpose. This is correct.

However, the Reason (R) does not provide a direct explanation of Assertion (A). While the Reason mentions one of the prominent purposes of terrorism, it doesn't specifically explain why terrorism involves the systematic use of brutal violence to create fear in society.

Terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. International terrorism involves the citizens or territory of more than one country. Terrorist groups seek to change a political context or condition that they do not like by force or threat of force. Civilian targets are usually chosen to terrorise the public and to use the unhappiness of the public as a weapon against national governments or other parties in conflict.