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The Sarkaria Commission was set up to examine:Read the answer and worked solution →Mahatma Gandhi was a strong advocate of:Read the answer and worked solution →Apart from English, the official language of the Union of India under the Constitution is:Read the answer and worked solution →Sort the powersRead the answer and worked solution →Pull the rope to the right systemRead the answer and worked solution →Stack the federalism termsRead the answer and worked solution →Match each federalism termRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the federalism rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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The Sarkaria Commission was set up to examine:

  1. Linguistic minorities
  2. Centre-State relations
  3. Tribal welfare
  4. Reservation policy
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Correct answer: B. Centre-State relations

1. The Sarkaria Commission (1983-88) was set up to review and recommend on CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS. 2. Recommended greater autonomy for states and reform of Article 356 (President's Rule). 3. Later, the Punchhi Commission (2007-10) further studied centre-state relations. _Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.4 Centre-State Relations_

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Mahatma Gandhi was a strong advocate of:

  1. Highly centralised government
  2. Decentralised village panchayats
  3. Single-language country
  4. Hereditary kingship
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Correct answer: B. Decentralised village panchayats

1. Gandhi believed in 'GRAM SWARAJ' — strong self-governing villages as the foundation of independent India. 2. This inspired the panchayati raj movement and eventually the 73rd Amendment. 3. His ideal: each village a self-sufficient republic in itself. _Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.5 Gandhi's Vision_

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Apart from English, the official language of the Union of India under the Constitution is:

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Hindi (in Devanagari script)
  3. Tamil
  4. Bengali
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Correct answer: B. Hindi (in Devanagari script)

1. Article 343: HINDI in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union. 2. English continues for official purposes alongside Hindi (Official Languages Act 1963). 3. The Eighth Schedule lists 22 languages with constitutional recognition. _Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.3 Language Policy_

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