Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The idea of 'governance' gained prominence by connoting a plurality of rules in place of the state's monopoly.
Reason (R): The modern discourse of governance owes much of its prominence to the World Bank.
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 statements are true and R explains A, so the answer is the first option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and R explains A, so the answer is the first option.
★The assertion is true, since governance implies a plurality of rule-makers.
★It moves beyond the state's sole monopoly over rules.
★The reason is true, since the World Bank popularized the governance idea.
★Its reports made governance a central policy concept.
★So the Bank's role helps explain the term's rise to prominence.
★Thus both are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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