Match List - I with List - II. Match the concepts with their proper explanation.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (A) – (I), (B) – (IV), (C) – (III), (D) – (II)

(2) (A) – (II), (B) – (I), (C) – (IV), (D) – (III)

(3) (A) – (IV), (B) – (II), (C) – (I), (D) – (III)

(4) (A) – (III), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (II)

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‘Communalism’: refers to aggressive chauvinism based on religious identity.

Secularism in this sense is the opposite of religious chauvinism and it need not necessarily imply hostility to religion as such. In terms of the state-religion relationship, this sense of secularism implies equal respect for all religions, rather than separation or distancing. For example, the secular Indian state declares public holidays to mark the festivals of all religions.

Regionalism: Superiority of culture, language of a particular region.

Authoritarianism: State in which those in power are not accountable to anyone