Assertion (A): Different political parties and candidates often use dirty tricks like booth capturing to win elections.

Reason (R): Elections give choices to voters to choose among the best of political parties.

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

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

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

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

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. Elections are all about competition among the various political parties. Sometimes, the greed to win the elections surpasses all ethical considerations. In such cases, political parties and candidates resort to immoral methods of winning elections. This can be done by bribing voters to vote for them or capturing the booth itself. Hence, statement A is correct. Elections are a mechanism to allow people to choose their representatives. They analyse the options available to them carefully and then vote for the best according to them.

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