2021 · Q31
The federation of which one of the following states has been described as “an indestructible union of indestructible states”?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AIndia
- BU.S.A
- CCanada
- DAustralia
Explanation
The United States is described as 'an indestructible union of indestructible states' because the American Constitution guarantees the territorial integrity of each state - no new state can be formed and no existing state's boundaries altered without its own consent. India, by contrast, is an 'indestructible union of destructible states' since Parliament under Article 3 can reorganise states. Canada and Australia are federations but are not described by this phrase.