Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Granville Austin
- II. KC Wheare
- III. Appleby
- IV. Ivor Jennings
List II
- a. Quasi federal
- b. Federation with strong centralizing tendency
- c. Cooperative federalism
- d. Extremely federal
AI-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d
BI-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a
CI-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d ✓ Correct
DI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
Correct answer: (C) I-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d — Granville Austin is associated with cooperative federalism and K.C. Wheare with the quasi-federal description of India.
Explanation
★Granville Austin is associated with cooperative federalism and K.C. Wheare with the quasi-federal description of India.
★Granville Austin described India as a case of cooperative federalism in his work on the Constitution.
★K.C. Wheare classified India as quasi-federal, a unitary state with subsidiary federal features.
★Ivor Jennings famously described India as a federation with a strong centralising tendency.
★Paul Appleby described India as extremely federal in his study of Indian administration.
★Both Jennings and Appleby noted the strong role of the centre within the Indian federation.
★For NET, anchor Wheare to quasi-federal, Austin to cooperative federalism, Jennings to a strong centralising tendency and Appleby to extremely federal.
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