Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Read the assertion and reason and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): The most important merit of a parliamentary form of government is harmony and cooperation between the legislature and the executive.
Reason (R): Under the parliamentary system the acts of the government can be criticised without delay, since the legislature is usually in session and the ministry also sits in it, so questions can easily be asked.
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
C(A) is true, but (R) is false
D(A) 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 is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Explanation
★Both statements are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
★The assertion praises harmony between legislature and executive as the chief merit.
★This harmony flows from the fact that ministers are drawn from and answerable to the legislature.
★The reason instead describes the ease of criticism and questioning of government.
★That ease points to accountability, a different merit from harmony.
★So both are true, but the reason explains accountability, not the harmony in the assertion.
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