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CGPSC 2019 · Question 63 of 100

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic. Reason (R): The words socialist, and secular were inserted by (42nd Amendment) Act 1976 between the words Sovereign and Democratic. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

General Knowledge

  1. ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)Correct
  2. BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C(A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

The question presents two statements: Assertion (A) regarding India's constitutional description and Reason (R) explaining the origin of specific terms within that description. Let's analyze each statement carefully to determine their veracity and the relationship between them.

Source: CGPSC 2019 official paper

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