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Consider the following provisions. a. The residuary powers have been left with the centre. b. The powers divided between states and the central governments. c. President enjoys absolute veto over state bills. d. The Union can change the name, are and boundary of a state without its consent. Which of the above, if absent, would make the Indian Constitution more Federal in nature?

Consider the following provisions. a. The residuary powers have been left with the centre. b. The powers divided between states and the central governments. c. President enjoys absolute veto over state bills. d. The Union can change the name, are and boundary of a state without its consent. Which of the above, if absent, would make the Indian Constitution more Federal in nature? Correct Answer a, c and d

The Correct Answer is a, c and d.

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  • The various unitary and federal features of the Indian constitution are as below
Federal Features Unitary Features

Dual Government (that is, national government and regional government)

Single government, that is, the national government which may create regional governments

Written Constitution

 The constitution may be written (France) or unwritten (Britain)
Division of powers between the national and regional government No division of powers. All powers are vested in the national government
Supremacy of the Constitution The constitution may be supreme (Japan) or may not be supreme (Britain)
Rigid Constitution The constitution may be rigid (France) or
flexible (Britain)
Independent judiciary Judiciary may be independent or may
not be independent
Bicameral legislature The legislature may be bicameral (Britain)
or unicameral (China)
  • Strong Centre
    • The division of powers is in favour of the Centre and highly inequitable from the federal angle.
    • Firstly, the Union List contains more subjects than the State List.
    • Secondly, the more important subjects have been included in the Union List.
    • Thirdly, the Centre has overriding authority over the Concurrent List.
    • Finally, the residuary powers have also been left with the Centre, while in the US, they are vested in the states. Thus, the Constitution has made the Centre very strong.

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Which of the following statements regarding the residuary powers in the Constitution of India are correct
1. Residuary powers have been given to the Union Parliament
2. In the matter of residuary powers the Constitution of India follows the Constitution of Australia
3. The final authority to decide whether a particular matter falls under the residuary power or not is Parliament
4. The Government of India Act, 1935 placed residuary powers in the hands of Governor General
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