State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · Question 86

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The concept of National Integration involves political, economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions and inter-relation between them. Reason (R): The National Integration Council was constituted in 1961 on the principle of 'Unity in Diversity'. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation

Both statements are true (the NIC was set up after the 1961 National Integration Conference), but the Council's creation does not explain the multidimensional nature of national integration.