Given below are two statements: one is labelled Assertion A and the other is…
2023
Given below are two statements: one is labelled Assertion A and the other is labelled Reason R. Assertion A: It is expected that a meaningful partnership will be formed between the States and the Union Government in managing education. Reason R: Education is a subject in the Concurrent List as a result of the constitutional amendment of 1976. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — ConceptIn an assertion–reason item, first test each statement independently, and then test whether the reason supplies the mechanism that explains the…
- A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- B.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C.
A is true but R is false
- D.
A is false but R is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
In an assertion–reason item, first test each statement independently, and then test whether the reason supplies the mechanism that explains the assertion.
A subject in the Concurrent List can be legislated on by both Parliament and State Legislatures. This shared competence creates a constitutional basis for coordinated Union–State action.
Application
The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 moved education from the State List to Entry 25 of the Concurrent List. Therefore, the statement about education being a concurrent subject is true.
Because both the Union and the States have legislative competence in education, its management calls for cooperation between the two levels. This constitutional arrangement directly explains the expected partnership stated in the assertion.
Contrast the combinations
“Both true, and R explains A” preserves both the historical fact and the causal link created by shared competence.
“Both true, but R does not explain A” breaks the causal link even though concurrent competence is the institutional basis for the partnership.
“A true, R false” conflicts with the 1976 transfer of education to the Concurrent List.
“A false, R true” overlooks the cooperative consequence of Union–State competence in the same field.
Cross-check
Entry 25 of List III covers education, and Article 246 permits both Parliament and State Legislatures to make laws on Concurrent List subjects. The constitutional allocation therefore supports the governance consequence described in the assertion.
Result
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.