Question

Assertion (A): The Government of India and State Governments provide necessary support and guidance through policies and programmes for the process of adoption.

Reason (R): The Government of India constituted a Central Agency, Central Adoption Prevention Authority (CAPA), to set up guidelines for adoption to safeguard the welfare and rights of children.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options

• 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 1

A is true, but R is false.

Explanation:

Assertion (A) is true because the Government of India and State Governments provide support and guidance for adoption through policies and programmes.

Reason (R) is false because the central adoption agency is CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority), not “CAPA”.