Q. Consider the following statements for Unitary Government.

1. There is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the Central Government.
2. The Central Government can pass on orders to the provincial or the local government.
3. The State Government has no powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the Central Government.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: Under the unitary system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units are sub-ordinate to the Central Government. The Central Government can pass on orders to the provincial or the local government. But in a federal system, the Central Government cannot order the State Government to do something. The State Government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the Central Government.