UPSC Prelims 2004·GS1·polity-and-governance·governance

Assertion (A): The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was launched in 1986 to improve the quality of life of rural people in India. Reason (R): Rural sanitation is a subject in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.

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  1. ABoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true but R is falseCorrect
  4. DA is false but R is true

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the Assertion is true while the Reason is false. The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was indeed launched by the Government of India in 1986 with the primary objective of improving the quality of life of the rural population and providing privacy to women. However, the Reason is incorrect because sanitation is not in the Concurrent List. According to the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, Public Health and Sanitation are listed under the State List Entry 6. Since the Reason itself is a false statement, option C is the only logical choice.
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