Assertion (A): Some communities were characterised as 'martial races', some others as effeminate or cowardly, yet others as untrustworthy. Reason (R): Stereotypes are fixed and inflexible characterisations of a group of people.
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Stereotypes often create systemic prejudices and lead to institutional discrimination. In colonial India, classifying "martial races" was a tool used for selective recruitment to the British Indian Army and maintaining the "divide and rule" policy.