State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

UPPCS · प्रश्न 38

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The 73rd Amendment of the Constitution is considered to be a watershed in the history of local self-government in India. Reason (R): The 73rd Constitution Amendment conferred the much coveted constitutional status on Panchayats. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. (A) is true but (R) is false
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

व्याख्या

The 73rd Amendment (1992) gave panchayats constitutional status (Part IX), which is why it is called a watershed.