Multiple choice

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled OS Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these statements and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether tile Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select Your answer in these items using the codes given below. Assertion (A): Immunity under statutory authority is not only for the harm which is obvious but also for that harm which is incidental Reason (R): When an act is done under the authority of an Act, it is a complete defence

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

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

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

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

Statutory immunity protects not just the direct authorized act but also incidental harm that naturally flows from it. The Reason correctly states that acting under statutory authority is a complete defence. The Reason explains the Assertion - immunity covers incidental harm precisely because the authorized act itself is legally justified.

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