alleryIndia's federal system has a STRONG centre because:
AStates can secede
BResidual powers are with the Centre
CPresident is elected only by states
DConstitution can only be amended unanimously
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Residual powers are with the Centre
1. Subjects NOT in any of the three lists fall under RESIDUARY powers vested in the UNION Parliament.
2. Centre can also make laws on State subjects in special circumstances (during emergency, by Rajya Sabha resolution under Art 249).
3. This gives India a 'quasi-federal' or federal with strong unitary bias structure.
_Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.2 Centre-State Relations_
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