Question

For Question number 4, two statements are given - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below.

Assertion (A) : Health epidemics such as HIV-AIDS, Bird Flu and Coronavirus are the new threats to security.

Reason (R) : Security goes beyond military threats to include a wide range of threats affecting the human life.

Options :

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Hint:

Non-traditional security includes epidemics because security is wider than military threats. Both statements are true and R explains A.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the question:
We test the Assertion (A) about health epidemics and the Reason (R) about the wider meaning of security.
Then we check if R explains A. The topic is non-traditional security.

Step 2: Check the Assertion (A):
Traditional security means only military threats from other states. NCERT adds new threats such as terrorism, human rights abuse, global poverty and health epidemics.
HIV-AIDS, Bird Flu and Coronavirus cross borders and harm human life, so they are named as new threats to security.
So Assertion (A) is TRUE.

Step 3: Check the Reason (R):
The broader idea of security, called non-traditional security, goes beyond military threats.
It covers threats to human life and the daily life of people, such as disease, hunger and environmental harm.
So Reason (R) is TRUE.

Step 4: Link R with A:
Epidemics are counted as threats to security only because security is now seen as wider than military danger.
So R is the correct reason for A.

Step 5: Check each option:
(A) Both true and R explains A. CORRECT.
(B) says R does not explain A. Wrong, because the wider meaning of security is exactly why epidemics count as threats.
(C) says R is false. Wrong, because R states the NCERT view of security.
(D) says A is false. Wrong, because epidemics such as HIV-AIDS and Coronavirus are listed as new threats.

Final Answer:
Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option (A). \[ \boxed{\text{Option (A)}} \]