Discussion
Assertion (A) : The State Secretariat is the highest office of the state government
Reason (R) : It ensures consistency and objectivity in the administrative system
Answer the question using the below given codes :
Answer: B
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
The State Secretariat is the apex of the state's administrative structure: it is the seat of the ministers and the secretaries, it frames policy, drafts legislation, controls finance and supervises the executive departments and the districts. In that sense it is the highest office of the state government.
The secretariat also does promote consistency and objectivity, by examining proposals against rules, precedents and the government's policy as a whole. But that is one of its functions, not the reason for its position. It is the highest office because it serves the political executive, the Council of Ministers, in policy-making and control, so the reason does not explain the assertion.
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