Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru's views on the powers of the Centre in the Constituent Assembly:
(A) He argued for a strong Centre in a letter to the President of the Constituent Assembly.
(B) He held that a weak central authority would be incapable of ensuring peace.
(C) He held that a weak central authority would be incapable of collecting taxes from the states.
(D) He held that a weak central authority could not speak effectively for the whole country in the international sphere.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and D only
(A) He argued for a strong Centre in a letter to the President of the Constituent Assembly. — Correct. Nehru was among those arguing for a strong Centre, and he put it in a letter to the President of the Constituent Assembly.
(B) He held that a weak central authority would be incapable of ensuring peace. — Correct. He warned that a weak central authority would be incapable of ensuring peace.
(C) He held that a weak central authority would be incapable of collecting taxes from the states. — Incorrect. Tax collection was not one of his three points. He spoke of peace, of coordinating matters of common concern and of speaking for the country abroad.
(D) He held that a weak central authority could not speak effectively for the whole country in the international sphere. — Correct. He held that a weak Centre could not speak effectively for the whole country in the international sphere.
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