Question

S1: Sri Lankan Tamils demanded for a separate state.

S2: The Tamils were mostly concentrated in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka and demanded autonomy.

Based on the two statements, select the correct option:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.

Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka had a Tamil majority. In the 1980s, many political organisations were formed in Sri Lanka that stressed on the idea of regional autonomy. The denial of regional autonomy in the Northern and Eastern provinces resulted in the demand for an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils.