Question

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the Reason (R) is a correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
Assertion (A): The right to privacy has been judicially recognised as an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Reason (R): Privacy is expressly enumerated as a separate Fundamental Right in Part III of the Constitution of India.

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

Hint:

Remember the Puttaswamy distinction: Privacy was "read into" Article 21 by judicial interpretation, not added as a new, explicit clause in the Constitution!

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the format.
We have an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). We must judge if each is true and whether R explains A.

Step 2: Read the Assertion.
A says the right to privacy has been judicially recognised as part of Article 21. This is true. In the Puttaswamy case (2017), the Supreme Court held privacy to be part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.

Step 3: Read the Reason.
R says privacy is expressly written as a separate Fundamental Right in Part III of the Constitution. This is false. Privacy is not written down as its own listed right. It was recognised through court interpretation, not by an express clause.

Step 4: Match the truth values.
So A is true and R is false. We look for the option that says exactly this.

Step 5: Reject the other options.
Any option saying both are true cannot be right because R is false. The option saying A is false but R is true is the opposite of the real position, so it is wrong.

Step 6: State the answer.
A is true, but R is false.
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