UPPSC 2019 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 69 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional validity of Central laws.
Reason (R): The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true

Validate

Solution:

(a) Article

131 A

confers Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction regarding the constitutional validity of Central laws. Supreme Court acts as the guardian of the Indian Constitution. Hence, both the statements are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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