Question

S1: In India, every religion has a separate community because their fundamental interests are the same. S2: Communalism makes people believe that the followers of a particular religion belong to the same community. Select the most appropriate option from the following:

• A. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent of each other.
• C. S1: True; S2: False.
• D. S1: False; S2: True.

Answer 1

The correct option is D S1: False; S2: True.

Communalism results in people believing that followers of a particular religion belong to one community. It is believed that the fundamental interests are same, which can lead to communities being formed on the basis of religion and people of different religion cannot coexist in the same community. In India, communities are not formed based on religious interests, every community is made up of people from different religion, caste and sex.