Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Dec 2014 Political Science
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
Assertion (A): The transformation of the party system in India has centralised power at the second tier of government, namely the state level.
Reason (R): Regional parties have less willingness to decentralise power.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so the first option fits.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so the first option fits.
★The assertion holds that the changing party system has concentrated power at the state tier of government.
★The reason holds that regional parties are less willing to devolve power downward.
★When regional parties hold state power, they often resist sharing it with local bodies like panchayats and municipalities.
★This reluctance to decentralise is exactly what produces the concentration of power at the state level.
★Read this assertion-reason on centralisation: the grip on the state tier flows from regional parties' reluctance to devolve power.
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