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Consider the following statement:\nAssertion (A): The National Green Tribunal directed the constitution of the Delhi Ridge Management Board.\nReason (R): The National Green Tribunal is a specialised judicial body established for the speedy disposal of cases relating to environmental protection.\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Both statements are true: the National Green Tribunal directed the expeditious constitution of the Delhi Ridge Management Board, but the Tribunal's specialised environmental jurisdiction is not the specific explanation for that direction.

  1. (A)

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. (B)

    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

  3. (C)

    A is true but R is false

  4. (D)

    A is false but R is true

Explanation

Assertion A is true because SCC Times reports that the NGT, in a Delhi Ridge matter, observed that the Delhi Ridge Management Board should be constituted and should begin its assigned functions as expeditiously as possible. Reason R is also true: the PIB release states that the National Green Tribunal was established on 18 October 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection, forest conservation and other natural resources. The reason, however, only describes the Tribunal's general statutory role. It does not explain this particular direction, which arose from the need to protect and manage the Delhi Ridge through the DRMB. Therefore, both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) This treats the NGT's general purpose of speedy environmental adjudication as the direct reason for the DRMB direction, whereas the direction was tied to Delhi Ridge protection and management.
  • (C) Reason R is not false, because the PIB release confirms that the NGT was established for effective and expeditious disposal of environmental and forest-related cases.
  • (D) Assertion A is not false, because SCC Times reports that the NGT said the Delhi Ridge Management Board should be constituted and begin work expeditiously.

Concept

This tests assertion-reason logic in environmental governance, especially the difference between a body's statutory character and the factual cause of a specific order. RAS often frames such questions around institutions like the NGT because candidates must separate legal powers from case-specific environmental action.

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