Question

Assertion (A): India is a secular state.
Reason (R): Secularism dictates that there is no official religion of the state.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Secularism is an ideology that says religion should not be involved with the ordinary social and political activities of a country. It dictates that there is no official religion of the state. The Preamble to the Constitution asserts that India is a secular state.