Multiple choice

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In a Parliamentary democracy like India, the Government goes out of power if the Lower House passes a no confidence motion against the Government. Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides for the removal of the Prime Minister through a no confidence motion passed in the Lok Sabha.

In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (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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C Correct answer
Explanation

In a Parliamentary democracy like India, the Government goes out of power if the Lower House passes a no confidence motion against the Government. A motion of no confidence is a parliamentary motion which when passed would demonstrate to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in (one or more members of) the appointed government.

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