A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Solution:
In democratic countries, 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. Democratic countries all over the globe, including those in the South Asia region, find that political parties are not able to build the trust of people. This is because people know that political parties work for their vested interests. To get re-elected, they play power games and try to create their vote bank by dividing the masses based on factors like religion, ethnicity, caste, etc.