Assertion (A): Under Article 368, the Parliament can amend any part of the Constitution. Reason (R): The Parliament is the Supreme Legislative body elected by the people of India. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Parliamentary Sovereignty vs. Constitutional Supremacy in the context of amendments)

1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is correct.

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