Question

Assertion (A): The civil war in Sri Lanka resulted due to failure of political accommodation of ethnicity.

Reason (R): The distrust between the Sinhala and Tamil communities turned into widespread conflict in Sri Lanka.

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 true, but (R) is false.

• (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

The Sri Lankan government’s majoritarian policies failed to share power or address the interests of the Tamil minority, resulting in a deep sense of alienation. This lack of political accommodation directly contributed to the distrust mentioned in Reason, which eventually erupted into a full-fledged civil war.