Question

Statement A: The denial of regional autonomy in the Northern and Eastern provinces resulted in the demand for an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils.

Statement B: The Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam pursued a long drawn-out method of peaceful negotiation in order to get the government to concede to the demands of the Tamils.

• A. Statement A is true, but Statement B is false
• B. Statement A is false, but Statement B is true
• C. Both statements are true
• D. Both statements are false

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statement A is true, but Statement B is false

The northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka consisted of a Tamil majority. Tamils from these provinces demanded regional autonomy for their provinces. Such demands were repeatedly denied by the Sri Lankan government. The denial of regional autonomy resulted in the demand for an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils. An extremist organisation called the LTTE, or the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam supported the idea of 'Tamil Eelam', and employed guerilla tactics and violent warfare to get the government to meet its demands, resulting in a full fledged civil war. The LTTE was defeated by the government in 2009.