Read the following statements and mark the correct answer.
Assertion: A Non governmental organisations is a non profit organisations which aim at promoting the welfare of people.
Reasoning: They have a constitution of their own and are free from government interference.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option 2- Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A): A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is a non-profit organization that aims at promoting the welfare of people. THIS IS TRUE. NGOs are indeed non-profit organizations that work towards the welfare of people and aim to address various social, environmental, and humanitarian issues.
Reasoning (R): They have a constitution of their own and are free from government interference. THIS IS TRUE. NGOs have their own constitutions or governing documents and are independent of direct government control. However, they may still be subject to certain regulations and oversight by the government, which means they are not completely free from all forms of government interference.
The reasoning explains a characteristic of NGOs but does not fully capture why NGOs are important or their primary purpose. The independence from government control is a feature but not the primary reason NGOs exist. Thus, the correct answer is option 2.