Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Custom is per se law, independent of its prior recognition by the sovereign or the judge. Reason (R): Custom is a source of law.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  3. (A) is true but (R) is false.

  4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
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Explanation

Custom as a source of law, got recognition since the emergence of sovereignty on the horizon of jurisprudence. It is an exemption to the ordinary law of the land, and every custom is limited in its application.

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