Which
one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
(a) There is an independent judiciary in India.
(b) Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States.
(c) The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
Solution: (d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
The phrase ‘Union of States’ has been preferred to ‘Federation of States’ for two reasons: one, the Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement among the states like the American Federation; and two, the states have no right to secede from the federation.
The federation is an Union because it is indestructible. The country is an integral whole and divided into different states only for the convenience of administration. India is a indestructible union of destructible states.
(a) There is an independent judiciary in India.
(b) Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States.
(c) The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
Solution: (d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
The phrase ‘Union of States’ has been preferred to ‘Federation of States’ for two reasons: one, the Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement among the states like the American Federation; and two, the states have no right to secede from the federation.
The federation is an Union because it is indestructible. The country is an integral whole and divided into different states only for the convenience of administration. India is a indestructible union of destructible states.