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UPPCS · Question 126

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Indian federalism is called 'Quasi-federal'. Reason (R): India has an independent judiciary with power of Judicial Review. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

  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 (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

Both are true but R does not explain A. India is 'quasi-federal' (K.C. Wheare) because of strong unitary features: a strong Centre, single constitution, emergency powers and Governors. An independent judiciary is a federal feature and does not explain the 'quasi' label.