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Assertion (A):The District Collector in independent India has less judicial authority than in pre-Independent India.

Reason (R):Article 50 of the Constitution of India separates the Judiciary from the Executive.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are individually 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

The District Collector in British India exercised extensive judicial powers as a magistrate and revenue collector. In independent India, Article 50 of the Constitution directs the State to take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State. This constitutional directive has led to significant reduction in the Collector's judicial authority through various judicial reforms and the establishment of separate judicial magistracy.

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