Practice Test Discussion

Q)

Assertion (A): Indian Constitution is semi-federalistic.

Reason (R): Indian Constitution is neither federalistic nor unitary.


  • Explanation

    The Constitution of India neither is the complete federation nor it is completely unitary. It has features of both. Sir Ivor Jennings was of the view that India has a federation with a strong centralizing policy. In the words of D.D. Basu, the constitution of India is neither purely federal nor unitary, but a combination of both. It is often defined to be quasifederal or semi federal in nature. Thus we can say that it is primarily unitary having some unitary features.

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