Which of the following cases make us appreciate the farsightedness of the Constitution makers in dealing with questions of diversity?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → By incorporating the Sixth Schedule in the Constitution.
Option (1) The flexible federal arrangement made provision for opposition led states to have unequal financial powers. — Incorrect. The flexible federal system gives special provisions to some states, such as those in the North-East. Most states have equal powers, and the special provisions answer the needs of particular regions, not the party that rules a state.
Option (2) By encouraging regional diversity to espouse separatism. — Incorrect. It is the opposite: because the framework is flexible and accommodative, regional aspirations are not encouraged to espouse separatism.
Option (3) By assimilating different kinds of cultures into political parties’ manifestoes. — Incorrect. The Constitution makers dealt with diversity through the federal arrangement and special provisions, not through party manifestoes.
Option (4) By incorporating the Sixth Schedule in the Constitution. — Correct. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows different tribes complete autonomy of preserving their practices and customary laws; such provisions helped resolve some very complex political problems in the North-East.
NCERT (2025-26): “Accommodation and National Integration … Finally, these cases make us appreciate the farsightedness of the makers of our Constitution in dealing with questions of diversity. The federal system adopted by India is a flexible arrangement. While most of the states have equal powers, there are special provisions for some states like J&K and the states in the North-East. However, Article 370 that contains special provisions for J&K, was abrogated in August 2019. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows different tribes complete autonomy of preserving their practices and customary laws. These provisions proved crucial in resolving some very complex political problems in the North-East.…” |