Which among the following is/are the feature(s) of a Federal State? 1. The powers of the Central and the State (Constituent unit) Governments are clearly laid down. 2. It has an unwritten constitution. Select the correct answer using the code given below

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Q: 59 (NDA-II/2008)
Which among the following is/are the feature(s) of a Federal State?
1. The powers of the Central and the State (Constituent unit) Governments are clearly laid down.
2. It has an unwritten constitution.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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0,156,35,156,2,17,16

keywords: 

{'federal state': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'unwritten constitution': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'governments': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'constituent unit': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'powers': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

In a federal state, the powers of the central government and the state governments (also known as constituent units) are clearly defined and laid down. This means that there is a clear division of powers between the central government and the state governments, and each level of government has its own set of responsibilities and authority.

Option 1 states that the clear division of powers between the central and state governments is a feature of a federal state, and this is correct.

Option 2 states that a federal state has an unwritten constitution. However, this is incorrect. A federal state can have either a written or unwritten constitution. The presence or absence of a written constitution does not determine whether a country is federal or not.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1. Alert - correct answer should be option 3, as both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.