History & Civics

(A) Both the Supreme Court and the High Courts have the power of Original jurisdiction to settle disputes between Central government and one or more States and UTs.

(R) The Supreme Court has Original jurisdiction with regard to the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

  1. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

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Answer

(A) is false, but (R) is true

Explanation — Assertion (A) is false because only the Supreme Court, not High Courts, settles disputes between the Centre and States under original jurisdiction. High Courts do not have original jurisdiction in these cases.

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