Question

'India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected- and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.'
Which of the following conclusions is not implied by the passage above?
A. Communist states often do not respect human rights.
B. Communist states never respect human rights.
C. The entrenchment of the Bill of Rights is what ensures that even Communist-governed states respect human rights.
D. The Indian Constitution prepared India for the challenges of independence.

Answer 1

Hint:A communist state is a state that is governed or administered by a single communist party. However, changes take place in the government through regular electoral processes. States like Kerala, West Bengal & Tripura have had multiple communist governments democratically elected by the people. Communist states often fail to respect human rights but they are bound to do otherwise, as the Bill of Rights is entrenched firmly in Indian Constitution.

Complete answer:
The statement mentioned in the question is:
'India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected-and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.'

The above statement implies that the entrenchment of the Bill of Rights is what ensures that the Communist-governed states respect human rights. However, even the communist states often fail to respect human rights. The Indian Constitution has prepared India for the consequences of independence from the very beginning, and has equipped us to fight with the challenges of the future.
It is, however, not mentioned above that the communist states never respect human rights.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The Indian Constitution has prepared India for the consequences of independence from the very beginning, and has equipped us to fight with the challenges of the future. Communist states often fail to respect human rights but they are entitled to do otherwise, as the Bill of Rights is entrenched firmly in Indian Constitution.