Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Article I described India as 'Union of States'.
Reason (R): The term 'Union of States' used to curb sub-nationalism, a strengthening unity and integrity of the country.
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 the assertion and the reason are correct, and the reason correctly explains the assertion, so the first option is right.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are correct, and the reason correctly explains the assertion, so the first option is right.
★Article 1 of the Constitution describes India, that is Bharat, as a Union of States, which makes the assertion true.
★Dr B.R. Ambedkar explained that the phrase Union of States was preferred over Federation of States for two reasons.
★First, the Indian federation is not the result of an agreement among the States, unlike the American federation.
★Second, no State has the right to secede from the Union, so the country is an indestructible union of States.
★The expression thus stresses the unity and integrity of the nation and discourages sub-nationalism, which makes the reason true and explanatory.
★The territory of India under Article 1 includes the States, the Union Territories, and any territories that may be acquired.
★For NET, link Article 1 (Union of States) with Article 2 (admission of new States) and Article 3 (formation of new States and alteration of boundaries).
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