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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? 1. The United States is a coming together type of Federation where all the constituent States have equal powers.  2. India is a having holding-together type of federation.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? 1. The United States is a coming together type of Federation where all the constituent States have equal powers.  2. India is a having holding-together type of federation. Correct Answer Neither 1 nor 2

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

Key Points

  • In the Federal form of Government, the power is shared between the central government and the states. 
  • In a Unitary form of government, the Union government has all the powers and the state governments are subordinate to it.
  • The United States is a coming together type of Federation where all the constituent States have equal powers. Hence statement 1 is correct.
    • States are as strong as the Federal government in the United States.
  • India is a holding together type of Federation. Hence statement 2 is correct.
    • The central government has more power than the state government. 

Important Points

  • Parliament has the power to make changes in the territory as well as the name of states under articles 1 to 4 of the Indian Constitution.  
  • In case of collision of decisions in terms of the concurrent list under schedule 7 the union decision making power prevails over the State Power. 
  • The residuary power is vested upon the Union government.

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