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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium exam-ready
In 'holding together' federations, which of the following is generally true? ((A)) All constituent units have equal powers and are strong vis-à-vis the federal government. ((B)) Independent states come together voluntarily to form a bigger unit. ((C)) The Central Government tends to be more powerful than the States. ((D)) The constituent units can withdraw from the federation at any time.
  1. A All constituent units have equal powers and are strong vis-à-vis the federal government.
  2. B Independent states come together voluntarily to form a bigger unit.
  3. C The Central Government tends to be more powerful than the States.
  4. D The constituent units can withdraw from the federation at any time.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:16 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) The Central Government tends to be more powerful than the States.

In 'holding together' federations (like India), the Central Government is generally more powerful than the constituent State Governments.

Explanation

The textbook (Chapter 2) distinguishes two types of federations: 'coming together' (e.g., USA) where constituent states have equal powers, and 'holding together' (e.g., India) where the Central Government tends to be stronger. The fill-in-the-blank exercise (Q6 of exercises) directly supports this — "India is a holding together type of federation and the Central government has more powers." Options A and B describe 'coming together' federations; D is incorrect as constituent units cannot freely withdraw.

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