In the question below there two statement marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately.
Reason (R): International terrorism involves the citizens or territory of more than one country.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) A) is false but (R) is true

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The correct answer is Option 2: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Assertion (A): Terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately.
Reason (R): International terrorism involves the citizens or territory of more than one country.

Explanation:

- Assertion (A) is true. Terrorism indeed refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately.
- Reason (R) is also true. International terrorism involves the citizens or territory of more than one country.

However, the reason does not directly explain why terrorism targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. It provides additional information about international terrorism but does not offer an explanation for the deliberate and indiscriminate targeting of civilians.

Per NCERT;

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.