Assertion (A): The National Commission for Minorities has its origin in the Constitution of India.
Reason (R): The National Commission for Minorities works to safeguard the rights of minorities, including protection against inequality and discrimination.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): The National Commission for Minorities has its origin in the Constitution of India. Incorrect. It is a statutory body, set up under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992; no Article of the Constitution creates it.
Reason (R): The National Commission for Minorities works to safeguard the rights of minorities, including protection against inequality and discrimination. Correct. Under the Act it monitors the safeguards given to minorities by the Constitution and the laws and looks into complaints of the deprivation of their rights.