Why is a constitution more important than ordinary administrative rules?

Correct answer: It decides the basic structure of governance and citizens’ rights

Direct answer: A is correct. Ordinary administrative rules deal with limited, practical matters such as how an office performs a task or how a service is organised. A constitution has a much higher and wider role. It establishes the basic structure of the political system, identifies major institutions, distributes public powers and protects citizens’ rights. Ordinary rules must be consistent with this higher framework; they cannot lawfully cancel constitutional rights or redesign the entire system on their own. A is correct because it includes both the structure of governance and citizens’ rights. B and C are wrong because office timings and holidays are narrow administrative details, not the foundation of the political order. D is wrong because a constitution applies to the country’s constitutional system, not merely to one local office or locality. Memory cue: administrative rules manage daily work; the constitution sets the system’s foundation.