Q. Which of the following is not a unitary feature of Indian federalism?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Option c is correct. The Constitution provides that there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of different states as well as parity between the states as a whole and the Union at the election of the President. Thus, election of President does not show any unitary bias
| Important Tips • The governor is appointed by the President who holds office during the pleasure of the President. The Centre exercises control over the states through the governor. This shows the unitary bias in Indian federalism. • All India service officers are appointed by the centre and the centre also holds the power to dismiss them from services. But these officers for most part of their service works in the states. With states having very little power to control these officers it more often acts as a tension area in centre-state relations. It also reflects unitary bias of Indian Federalism. • The Constitution stipulates three types of emergencies– national, state and financial. The Emergency provisions convert the federal structure into a unitary one and the states go into the total control of the Centre. Thus it reflects unitary bias of Indian Federalism. |
