Assertion (A): Although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures.

Reason (R): The arrangement of monarchy is called a system of checks and balances.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The assertion statement is true, but the Reason statement is false.
In a democracy, there are various ways of sharing power. The horizontal division of power is one among them. In a horizontal division of power, the power is shared among different organs of the government that are placed at the same level. This can be seen in the way judges hear cases against the executive or legislature members, even though the executive appoints them in the first place. This is called the system of checks and balances. Each organ keeps an eye on the functioning of other organs of the government and can call out any discrepancy. However, no such system of checks and balances exists in a monarchy. A monarch can make decisions independently without being answerable to any other institution.

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