The One Nation One Ration Card ensures portability of food grains.

Question

Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:

Assertion (A) : The One Nation One Ration Card ensures portability of food grains.

Reason (R) : It uses Aadhaar-enabled biometric authentication.

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

Correct Answer

Option A — Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Key Points

• Assertion: the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme gives beneficiaries portability of food-grain entitlements across any fair price shop — true.
• Reason: it relies on Aadhaar-enabled biometric (ePoS) authentication — also true.
• And R genuinely explains A: biometric authentication is exactly what lets a beneficiary be verified at any shop, which is what makes portability possible.
• Confirm each part, then test whether the reason is the mechanism behind the assertion.