Given below are two statements: Assertion [A]: The scope of judicial review is limited in India. Reason [R]: Indian constitution has some borrowed items. Select the right answer from the code given below:

Both statements are true in their own right, but the reason does not explain the assertion. The answer is B.

Assertion [A]: Judicial review in India is extensive in principle, since Article 13 and the basic structure doctrine from Kesavananda (1973) let courts test amendments and laws. Its scope is still limited in practice. Articles 122 and 212 bar courts from questioning parliamentary and legislative proceedings, Article 74(2) keeps the advice tendered to the President beyond examination, and the political question doctrine keeps some executive choices out of court.

Reason [R]: The Constitution does borrow heavily. Fundamental Rights come from the US, the parliamentary system from the UK, and the Directive Principles from Ireland. But borrowing a feature does not explain why judicial review is restricted.

• Option A is wrong because borrowing does not explain the limits on review.
• Option C is wrong because the Reason is a true statement.
• Option D is wrong because the Assertion is defensible as a statement about the limits.

Core concept: the basic structure doctrine and the limits on justiciability. This is a regular Polity theme in Mains as well, especially on the balance between Parliament and the judiciary.

Trap: Aspirants pick A because the Reason sounds like a cause. Check whether the Reason actually explains the Assertion.