Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Nov 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): India is seeking permanent membership of the Security Council of the UNO.
Reason (R): India is a nuclear power.
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 A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
Explanation
★Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
★India has long campaigned for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
★Its case rests on being the world's largest democracy and a major rising economy.
★India is indeed a nuclear power, having tested weapons in 1974 and 1998.
★But nuclear status alone is not the official basis for a permanent seat.
★Permanent membership turns on broader contributions to global peace, population and economic weight.
★So while both statements are true, being a nuclear power does not explain the claim, and R fails to explain A.
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