Consider the following statements :Statement-I :There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region.Statement-II :There have been military takeovers/coups detat in several countries of the Sahel region in the recent past.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?

1. A

   Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II explains Statement-I

   Both correct and II explains I. Coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger (and others) worsened Sahel security.

2. B

   Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I

   Both correct but II does not explain I. The coups are a direct driver of the instability named in I.

3. C

   Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect

   I correct, II incorrect. The takeovers did happen.

4. D

   Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

   I incorrect, II correct. The Sahel security crisis is real.

Summary. Official key is (a). The Sahel has seen a cluster of military takeovers. Those coups and the jihadist insurgencies around them are why the security situation has worsened. Statement-II therefore explains Statement-I.