Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
UGC NET November 2017 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): Law and order is the responsibility of the District Magistrate.
Reason (R): Reason (R): Law and order is still one of the major problems in India.
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 statements are true but the Reason does not explain the Assertion, so the answer is Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of…
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the Reason does not explain the Assertion, so the answer is Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
★At the district level the District Magistrate, also called Collector or Deputy Commissioner, is the chief executive responsible for maintaining law and order.
★This authority flows largely from the Code of Criminal Procedure, under which the magistrate can issue preventive orders such as those under Section 144.
★The police function under the magistrate's supervision for executive magisterial duties, keeping civil control over the use of force.
★The Reason correctly states that law and order remains a serious governance problem in India, marked by communal tension, crime, and agitations.
★However, the persistence of disorder is a separate empirical fact and does not cause the constitutional assignment of this duty to the District Magistrate.
★Because one is an institutional arrangement and the other a description of conditions, the Reason cannot be the correct explanation of the Assertion.
★Public order and police are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule, which is why district administration leads on the ground.
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