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Q82 (IAS/1996) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › National Commission for Minorities Answer Verified

Assertion (A) : The word ‘minority’ is not defined in the Constitution of India. Reason (R) : The Minorities Commission is not a constitutional body. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

Result
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Explanation

Assertion is correct: the Constitution does not define the term ‘minority’ and only refers to ‘minorities’ (religious or linguistic) in various Articles, without a formal definition [1]. The Reason is also factually correct: the National/Majorities Commission was created by parliamentary statute (National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992) and is therefore a statutory, not a constitutional, body; that Act itself defines “minority” as a community notified by the Central Government [2]. However, the statutory status of the Commission does not logically explain why the Constitution lacks a definition; the absence of a definition in the Constitution is independent of whether a later statutory body was created. Thus both statements are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Sources

  1. [1] https://ncm.nic.in/home/pdf/about%20ncm/constitutional_provisions.pdf
  2. [2] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 34: HOW THE CONSTITUTION HAS WORKED > REFERENCES > p. 499
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