While the Indian Constitution has borrowed features from various sources, including the American system (e.g., judicial review, fundamental rights), the distribution of powers, the strong central government, and the residual powers vested in the Centre are closer to the Canadian federal system. The Indian system is often described as 'quasi- federal' or 'federal in form but unitary in spirit'.
The Indian federal system is based on the
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2023 · Topic: Sources of Constitution (Canadian Constitution (Federal System with Strong Centre, Residual Powers))
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