Assertion (A): Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people in South Asia.

Reason (R): Political parties are one of the least trusted institutions worldwide.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true, but R is false

A is false, but R is true

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In democratic countries, as per several surveys, political parties of South Asia do not enjoy much trust from the people. But at the same time, this same trend has been seen all over the world. This is because people know that political parties work for their interests. To get elected and re-elected, they play power games and try to create their vote bank by dividing the masses based on religion, ethnicity, caste, etc.
Thus, both the Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

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