Assertion (A) : By amendment, Parliament cannot destroy the basic features of the Constitution.
Reason (R ) : The power to amend does not include the power to abrogate the Constitution.


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

B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

C) A is true but R is false

D) A is false bur R is true

Correct Answer:
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A


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