With reference to the Khalistan movement consider the following statements 1 nbs...........

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With reference to the Khalistan movement, consider the following statements:

1. It is a Sikh separatist movement, which seeks to create a separate country in the Punjab region of South Asia to serve as a homeland for Sikhs.

2. Recently, The Government of India declared the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Khalistan movement is a Sikh separatist movement, which seeks to create a separate country called Khalistan ('The Land of the Pure') in the Punjab region of South Asia to serve as a homeland for Sikhs. The territorial definition of the proposed country Khalistan consists of both the Punjab, India along with Punjab, Pakistan and includes parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan.

Statement 2 is correct: In December 2018, The Government of India declared the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.

Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau administration has removed all references to "Khalistani extremism" from its Canada Public Safety Report 2018.