Question

Select the correct option based on the following statements.

Assertion [A]: During the 20th century an apartheid policy was introduced in South Africa.
Reason [R]: The whites in South Africa feared that the political equality of people in South Africa would result in Black rule sabotaging the European interests.

• A. [A] is true but [R] is false.
• B. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
• C. Both [A] and [R] are false.
• D. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].

The whites in South Africa feared that the political equality of people in South Africa would result in Black rule sabotaging the European interests. During the 20th century, an apartheid policy was introduced. The apartheid policy was put forward to govern the relations between the white minority and the non-white majority of South Africa.