Question

.Restructuring the Centre -state relations is one more way in which

federalism has been strengthened in practice. How the constitutional

arrangements for sharing power work in reality depends to a large

extent on how the ruling parties and leaders follow these arrangements.

For a long time, the same party ruled both at the Centre and in most of

the States. This meant that the State government did not exercise their

rights as autonomous federal units. As and when the ruling party at the

State level was different ,the parties that ruled at the Centre tried to

undermine the power of the states. In those days, the Central

Government would often misuse the Constitution to dismiss the State

Government that were controlled by rival parties. This undermined the

spirit of federalism. All this changed significantly after 1990.This period

saw the rise of regional political parties in many States of the country.

This period saw the rise of regional political parties in many States of

the country. This was also the beginning of the era of COALITION

GOVERNMENT at the Centre. Since no single party got a clear majority in

the Lok Sabha, the major national parties had to enter into an alliance

with many parties including several regional parties to form a

government at the centre. This led to a new culture of power sharing

and respect for the autonomy of State GOVERNMENT. This trend was

supported by a major judgement of the supreme court that made it

difficult for the Central Government to dismiss state government in an

arbitrary manner. Thus federal power sharing is more effective today

than it was in the early years after the Constitution came into force.

24.1 What decided the strengthening of federalism in practice?

A .Constitutional arrangements related to power sharing

b .The way ruling party and the leaders follow the constitutional

arrangements related to power sharing

c .The way centre state relations have been restructured

d. None of the above

24.2 Which of the following is true in context of the federal

arrangements in India?

a. Federal arrangements are strengthened because of one party

government

b. Federal arrangements are strengthened because of the different

parties in the states

c. Federal arrangements are weakened due to different parties in the

states

d. Federal arrangements are weakened due to same party in the Centre

and States

24.3 Which of the following is a reason for significant change in

federalism after 1990?

a. Rule by different political parties in Centre and the states

b. Rise of regional parties and beginning of coalition era

c. Rule by same political parties in Centre and States

d. Strong Centre backed by the constitutional provisions

24.4 What led to the new culture of power sharing and respect for the

autonomy of the states​

Answer 1

24.3( d.) Strong centre backed by the constitutional provisions

Answer 2

Answer:

d. Strong Centre backed by the constitutional provisions

Explanation: