Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion (A): The consent of the affected State Legislature is not a constitutional prerequisite for Parliament to alter the area, boundary or name of that State.

Reason (R): Before the President recommends such a bill, it must be referred to the affected State Legislature for expressing its views, but those views are not binding upon the President or Parliament.

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is correct, but R is incorrect
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct
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