Q. Consider the following Assertion and Reasons based statements:

1. Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution has created a strong Central Government.
2. Reason (R): The makers of the Constitution also believed that the socio-economic problems of the country needed to be handled by a strong Central Government in cooperation with the States.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Notes: Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. It is generally accepted that the Indian Constitution has created a strong Central Government. India is a country of continental dimensions with immense diversities and social problems. The framers of the Constitution believed that we required a federal constitution that would accommodate diversities. But they also wanted to create a strong centre to stem disintegration and bring about social and political change. It was necessary for the centre to have such powers because India at the time of independence was not only divided into provinces created by the British; but there were more than 500 princely states which had to be integrated into existing States or new States had to be created. Besides the concern for unity, the makers of the Constitution also believed that the socio-economic problems of the country needed to be handled by a strong Central Government in co-operation with the States.

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