Nature of Indian govt.

Question 1

• what type of govt is india?

- is it federal or unitary ?

Answer 1

• Quasi federal.

- India is federal with a unitary bias.

Question 2

• 5 Features of Indian constitution that make it federal.?

- In how many areas the parliament needs special majority to make an amendment.?

Answer 2

• 1) written constitution, clear div of power, rigidity of const, auth and independence of courts, supremacy of const.
• 2) 5 areas.

Question 3

• what are the 5 areas.?

- explain the 1st two areas.?

Answer 3

• elec of presidents, extent powers of both union and state, and HC in UT.
• changes in HC and SC, leg relationship bw state and centre.

Question 4

• the rest 3 areas.?

Answer 4

• schedule 7 changes, [ list of various subjects. ]
• rep of states in parliament.
• article 368 change in lang.
• meaning - centre and state should both comply.

Question 5

• which features make IC unitary? how many?

Answer 5

• 3 areas.
• article 352, In time of national emergency union can take away state powers.
• article 3, boundaries of state can be changed without states consent.
• in seventh schedule you can see that union list has more subjects.

Question 6

• no of subjects in all the lists.?

Answer 6

100, 61, 52

Question 7

• what are the 5 situations where centre can take control on state subjects.

Answer 7

• article 249- in interest of nation, parliament can make decisions on state list.
• article 250 - in intrest of nation and parliament make decisions on concurrent list.
• art 252 - if states ask them to do it parliament does it.
• art 253 - centre takes control on state subjects for IR.
• art 356 - when president rule is imposed , when dissolved parliament can take powers of that part state.

Question 8

• clause which uses railways as a basis of removing the govt by the centre.

Answer 8

art 256, 257.

Question 9

• indian is also federation __________

Answer 9

• suigenesis .