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State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 26

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Article 30 of the Constitution of India does not define the term 'minorities'. Reason (R): The Constitution recognises only linguistic and religious minorities. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

Both are true but R does not explain A. Article 30 does not define 'minority' (A). That the Constitution recognises only religious and linguistic minorities (Arts 29–30) is a separate fact, not the reason for the lack of a definition.