2017 · Q29
Who among the following scholars has conceptualized the Constitution of India as a 'seamless web'?
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- AMY Pylee
- BDD Basu
- CGranville Austin
- DSubhash Kashyap
Explanation
Granville Austin, in The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, described the Indian Constitution as a seamless web – an integrated whole woven from borrowed and indigenous provisions. D. D. Basu, M. V. Pylee and Subhash Kashyap are noted commentators on the Constitution but did not coin this phrase. Hence (C).