Political Science · Political Institutions in India
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
- Statement I: Legal sovereignty in India is vested in the Constitution of India
- Statement II: Popular sovereignty in India is vested in the Parliament of India
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect — Statement I is correct while Statement II is incorrect, so the answer is the third option.
Explanation
★Statement I is correct while Statement II is incorrect, so the answer is the third option.
★Legal sovereignty in India is indeed vested in the Constitution, which is supreme.
★Parliament is not sovereign in India, unlike in Britain.
★Popular sovereignty in India is vested in the people, not in Parliament.
★The Preamble itself begins with 'We, the people of India', the true source of authority.
★Parliament is only a creature of the Constitution and is limited by it.
★So Statement II wrongly places popular sovereignty in Parliament.
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