Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Communalism is about religion, not about politics.
Statement II: A communalist may or may not be a devout person, and devout believers may or may not be communalists.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Statement I: Communalism is about religion, not about politics. — Incorrect. The statement is reversed. Communalism is about politics, because its core is a political identity built on religion.
Statement II: A communalist may or may not be a devout person, and devout believers may or may not be communalists. — Correct. There is no necessary link between personal faith and communalism. So a communalist need not be devout, and a devout believer need not be communalist.
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