Assertion (A): For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into 543 constituencies.
Reason (R): The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP.
Options:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Answer:
So, the correct answer is (a)-Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
The Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of Garibi Hatao(Remove Poverty) in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971.
The party promised to reorient all government policies to remove poverty from the country.
Let’s Check
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Assertion (A):
The Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of
Garibi Hatao(Remove Poverty)
in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971. This i
s True.
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Reasoning (R)
: The party promised to reorient all government policies
to remove poverty from the country.
This i
s true.
- The party promised to reorient all government policies to remove poverty from the country starting with the slogan Garibi hatao. So, Reasoning is the correct explanation for the assertion
So,
- Assertion is true
- Reasoning is true
- Reasoning is the correct explanation for the assertion
Thus, the correct answer is (a).
