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India has been described by the Constitution as

AFederation of states

BUnion of states

CQuasi-federal

DNone of the above

Answer:

B. Union of states


Related Questions:

In which part of the Indian Constitution, legislative relation between centre and state is given ?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Administrative Relations?

(i) The Centre’s executive power extends to the entire territory of India for matters in the Union List.
(ii) The states have exclusive executive power over all matters in the Concurrent List unless specified otherwise.
(iii) The Centre can issue directions to states for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.

There is no division of judicial power between the Centre and the States because:

Consider the following statements:
i. The expenses of the State PSC are charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State.
ii. The Governor can suspend a member of the SPSC during an enquiry for misbehaviour.
iii. The advice of the Supreme Court in a misbehaviour enquiry against an SPSC member is binding on the President.
iv. The State PSC is a constitutional body, unlike the Joint State PSC, which is a statutory body.

Select the true answer from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements regarding the distribution of legislative subjects.

(i) The Union List has precedence over both the State List and the Concurrent List in case of a conflict.
(ii) The state legislature has exclusive power to legislate on any matter in the State List, except in Union Territories.
(iii) The Concurrent List originally contained 52 subjects, which has now been reduced to 47 subjects.