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_______ refers to loyalty to a socio-political grouping based on religious or ethnic affiliation.

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Communism
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Marxism
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Naxalism
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Communalism
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Solution

The correct option is D Communalism
Communalism is caused due to excessive pride in one's own religion. It had been used in India by the British as a weapon to divide and rule the Indian population. In the long-run, this led to the Partition of India into India and Pakistan.

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