alleryStart learning →Separation of powers exists because the writers feared:
ASlow railway building
BRising trade deficits
CAn overmighty executive
DEmpty public libraries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An overmighty executive
1. Power concentrated in one organ invites misuse.
2. The framers feared the executive might become too powerful.
3. So powers were separated among three organs.
_Source: syllabus Civics, Ch 1 'The Indian Constitution' (hess301)_
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