Political Science · Political Institutions in India
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Kesavananda Bharati case held that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution and is amendable, but the amendment should not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.
Reason (R): The Maneka Gandhi case held that a procedure under Article 21 of the Constitution must be free from arbitrary, unfair and unreasonable aspects.
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 the second option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true, but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is the second option.
★The assertion is true, since Kesavananda Bharati made the Preamble part of the Constitution and protected the basic structure.
★The reason is also true, since Maneka Gandhi required a fair procedure under Article 21.
★But the two statements concern different cases and different issues.
★The Maneka Gandhi ruling does not explain the Kesavananda Bharati ruling.
★So the reason is a separate fact, not an explanation.
★Thus both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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