Directions: In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1. The beauty of India's democracy rests in the greatness of its Constitution.
S2. The Constitution of India upholds the collective values of the country's civilizational ethos.
The second statement:
- Aconnects with the mention of Indian democracy in the first
- Bprovides a reason for the assertion regarding the Constitution in the first
- Ccontradicts the assertion about democracy in the first
- Dhas no connection with the first
Explanation
S1 asserts that the greatness of the Constitution is the basis of Indian democracy's beauty; S2 gives the reason — the Constitution upholds the collective values of the country's civilisational ethos. S2 thus supplies the justification for S1's claim about the Constitution. It does not contradict S1 or merely mention democracy.