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Indian Polity UPPSC 1999 GS-I
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.

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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

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.

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  2. B) Golaknath v/s Punjab State
  3. C) Keshava Nand Bharti v/s Kerala State
  4. D) None of these
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