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Question

Assertion (A): India is not a federation
Reason (R): Union Parliament has power to alter the area, boundary and name of any state even without its consent.

Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but is fals
  4. A is false but R is true

Answer:

Option D: A is false but R is true

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is false but R is true”.

India is a federal system but with more tilt towards a unitary system of government. It is sometimes considered a quasi-federal system as it has features of both a federal and a unitary system.

Article 3 of the Indian Constitution grants the Union Parliament the power to alter the boundaries, names, and territories of states.