Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Regionalism in India is rooted in India's diversity of languages, cultures, tribes and religions.
Statement II: Regionalism in India is encouraged by the geographical dispersal of these identity markers across many regions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I: Regionalism in India is rooted in India's diversity of languages, cultures, tribes and religions. — Correct. Regionalism in India is rooted in its diversity of languages, cultures, tribes and religions. These differences give people strong regional identities.
Statement II: Regionalism in India is encouraged by the geographical dispersal of these identity markers across many regions. — Incorrect. Regionalism is encouraged by the geographical concentration of these identity markers in particular regions. Dispersal across many regions would weaken it, so the feature is reversed.
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