Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs


Q.  Who described India as a “quasi federal state”?

a. Lord Bryee
b. K.C. Wheare
c. Harold Laski
d. G. Austin


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The federal system in the constitution was adopted due to two main reasons: the large size of the country and its socio-cultural diversity. K.C. Wheare described India as a quasi-federal state.
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