Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Dec 2018 Political Science
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): In India, democracy had already been granted by the elite, but the elite had monopolised power for decades.
Reason (R): The revolution is now passing through the polling booth.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are correct, but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the second option fits.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are correct, but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the second option fits.
★The assertion captures the view that Indian democracy was granted from above by an elite that long monopolised power.
★The reason points to a later democratic upsurge in which deprived groups assert themselves through the ballot box.
★This idea of change through elections is close to the silent revolution described by Christophe Jaffrelot.
★Both statements are accepted readings of Indian democracy, but the electoral upsurge does not cause the elite-led origin.
★Read assertion and reason as separate claims: an elite-granted democracy, and a later revolution through the vote.
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