SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The segregation involves Northern Ireland’s two main voting blocs-Irish nationalist/republicans (mainly Roman Catholic) and British unionist /loyalist (mainly Protestant). It is often seen as both a cause and effect of the “Troubles “.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an ethnic or sectarian dimension but despite use of the terms ‘Protestant’ and ‘Catholic’ to refer to the two sides, it was not a religious conflict. A key issue was the status of Northern Ireland.