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Q: Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding the meaning of Union of States in the Indian context?
  • A. Not being the result of a union agreement, no state has the right to secede from it.
  • B. Enumerates the powers of the Center and the States through various lists.
  • C. The Indian Union was the result of an agreement by the sovereign units to join it.
  • D. Indian federation was the result of an agreement by sovereign unit to Join it.
Correct Answer: Option D - Indian federation was the result of an agreement by sovereign units to join it is not true about union of states but the country was divided into different states for administrative convenience. ‘Union of States is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, which describes India as a ‘sovereign socialist secular democratic republic’ that is a ‘Union of States’. The Union of States structure has several implications for the governance of India: Division of power, Cooperative federalism, Unity in diversity.
D. Indian federation was the result of an agreement by sovereign units to join it is not true about union of states but the country was divided into different states for administrative convenience. ‘Union of States is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, which describes India as a ‘sovereign socialist secular democratic republic’ that is a ‘Union of States’. The Union of States structure has several implications for the governance of India: Division of power, Cooperative federalism, Unity in diversity.

Explanations:

Indian federation was the result of an agreement by sovereign units to join it is not true about union of states but the country was divided into different states for administrative convenience. ‘Union of States is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, which describes India as a ‘sovereign socialist secular democratic republic’ that is a ‘Union of States’. The Union of States structure has several implications for the governance of India: Division of power, Cooperative federalism, Unity in diversity.