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Which feature of Indian federalism distinguishes it from the American federal model?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The ICSI text identifies four 'Peculiar Features of Indian Federalism' that distinguish it from American federalism.
2. Among them: **residuary power is vested in the Union** in India, while in the American system residuary powers reside with the States.
3. India has **single citizenship**, not dual; a **single integrated judiciary**, not a dual system; and the Indian States were not previously sovereign entities — the centralised Unitary Constitution of 1935 was transformed into a federal one by the same Act, in the Canadian rather than the American manner.
4. So Option B is the only feature actually distinguishing the two systems.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 2, 'Peculiar Features of Indian Federalism', p. 27._
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