Indian Polity · Polity
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: A patronage bureaucracy is identified as a 'spoils system' because the recruitment of civil servants is based on political reward or personal favor. Reason R: In a military-dominated bureaucracy, the armed forces occupy a strategic power position and install their representatives in key civilian posts to direct the state bureaucracy. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1A is not correct but R is correct
- 2A is correct but R is not correct
- 3Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A✓
- 4Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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