Assertion :DIRECTION (Qs. 140- 146): The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other as Reason'. Read both the statements carefully and answer using the codes given below.
The "basic features" of the Constitution cannot be amended by exercising the power of Amendment under Article 368. Reason: Though Fundamental Rights as such are not immune from Amendment enbloc, particular Rights or Parts there of may be held as "basic feature."

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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Both A and R are true but R is not the true explanation of A

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A is true but R is false

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A is false but R is true

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Solution

The correct option is B Both A and R are true but R is not the true explanation of A
Both are correct.

The Supreme Court in the case of Kesavananda Bharthi v. State of Kerala AIR 1973SC 1461 case has restrained the powers of Parliament to amend the Indian Constitution in respect of its Basic Structure.

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a) Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false

d) Both A and R are false

53. Assertion a): Saluva Narasimha put an end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal title.

Reason

(R): He wanted to save the kingdom from further degeneration and disintegration. [2003]

a) Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false

d) Both A and R are false

52. Assertion a): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital.

Reason

(R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier. [2003]

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Mark the correct choice as:
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present in an ore, basic fluxes are used.
Reason: Lime is a basic flux.

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