Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The President of India determines the qualifications of the Chairman and Members of the Finance Commission. Reason (R): Chairman and members are appointed by the President of India.
Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Explanation:
Assertion (A) is false because while the President appoints the Chairman and members of the Finance Commission (Article 280(1)), their qualifications are determined by Parliament by law (Article 280(2)). Reason (R) is true as the Chairman and members are indeed appointed by the President of India.