Question 2 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 3 Class 9 Political Science - Electoral Politics - Political Science

Assertion (A): The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949. 

Reason (R): The Constituent Assembly was elected by the people of India in 1946.

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: 

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So, the correct answer is (b) - Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation: 

• Assertion (A): The assertion is true as the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949.
• Reasoning (R): However, the reason is false as the Constituent Assembly was not elected by the people of India, but by the members of the provincial assemblies, which were themselves elected on a limited franchise.
• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).  

So, 

• Assertion is true
• Reasoning is true
• Reasoning is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Thus, the correct answer is (b).

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