Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): End of Cold War signified a shift from ideological politics in International relations.
Reason (R): Reason (R): Religious fundamentalism is posing a threat to security.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
★The end of the Cold War did shift international relations away from the East-West ideological struggle, so the assertion is true.
★With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the contest between capitalism and communism lost its central place.
★Religious fundamentalism has indeed become a serious threat to security, so the reason is also true.
★Rising religious extremism and transnational terrorism reshaped security agendas after the Cold War.
★However, the move away from ideological politics was driven mainly by the collapse of communism, not by religious fundamentalism.
★The two true statements therefore describe separate developments rather than a cause and its effect.
★The post-Cold-War security agenda broadened to include terrorism, ethnic conflict and religious extremism.
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