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Which Article gave the Centre power to take over a state administration on the Governor's recommendation?Read the answer and worked solution →Who from Madras most eloquently defended the rights of the states, warning provinces would revolt?Read the answer and worked solution →The Language Committee decided Hindi in Devanagari would be the official language, with English continuing for how long?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Congressman from the United Provinces aggressively demanded Hindi in the Assembly, telling others to leave?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Assembly membersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the drafting teamRead the answer and worked solution →Run the datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the listsRead the answer and worked solution →Strong Centre or statesRead the answer and worked solution →Who spoke for whomRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Constituent Assembly bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Vertical division of power among different levels of government is most commonly called:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1993 Belgium shifted from a unitary to which form of government?Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka, for all practical purposes, remains a:Read the answer and worked solution →How many of the world's 193 countries have federal political systems?Read the answer and worked solution →In a federation, disputes between levels of government are settled by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The USA, Switzerland and Australia are examples of which kind of federation?Read the answer and worked solution →India, Spain and Belgium are examples of which kind of federation?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution declares India to be a:Read the answer and worked solution →The third tier of Indian federalism was added in the form of:Read the answer and worked solution →Defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency fall in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation fall in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Education, forest, trade unions and marriage fall in which list, open to both Union and States?Read the answer and worked solution →If Union and State laws on a Concurrent subject conflict, whose law prevails?Read the answer and worked solution →Subjects in no list, like computer software, are legislated on by the Union under which powers?Read the answer and worked solution →Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram enjoy special powers under which Article?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and the capital city of Delhi are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →Changing the Union-State power arrangement needs a two-thirds majority in Parliament and ratification by legislatures of at least:Read the answer and worked solution →Hindi is the mother tongue of only about what share of Indians, per the first figure given?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Article gave the Centre power to take over a state administration on the Governor's recommendation?

  1. Article 356
  2. Article 352
  3. Article 370
  4. Article 14
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Correct answer: A. Article 356

1. The Constitution leaned towards a strong Centre. 2. Article 356 allows the takeover. 3. Fiscal federalism was also complex. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 15, Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era._

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Who from Madras most eloquently defended the rights of the states, warning provinces would revolt?

  1. P. Bahadur
  2. K. Santhanam
  3. G. Ayyangar
  4. K. Sharma
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Correct answer: B. K. Santhanam

1. He said an overburdened Centre would be weak. 2. K. Santhanam argued for reallocating powers. 3. Ayyangar wanted the Centre as strong as possible. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 15, Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era._

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The Language Committee decided Hindi in Devanagari would be the official language, with English continuing for how long?

  1. Fifty years
  2. Ten years
  3. Fifteen years
  4. Five years
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Correct answer: C. Fifteen years

1. Hindi was termed official, not national. 2. English would continue for the first fifteen years. 3. Provinces could pick a regional language. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 15, Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era._

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