Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Elections in India are a process by which the people of the country express their collective will.
Reason (R): People are the true sovereigns governing the country.
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 true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
★Elections in India are the process by which the people express their collective will by choosing their representatives.
★It is also true that the people are the true sovereigns in a democracy, delegating authority to their elected officials.
★However, the statement that people are sovereign is a general principle and does not by itself explain why elections express the collective will.
★The expression of collective will rests on the specific mechanism of free and fair elections under Article 324.
★Popular sovereignty is reflected in the Preamble, which begins with the words We, the People of India.
★For NET, treat popular sovereignty and the electoral process as related but distinct ideas.
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