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What was the major factor influencing Indian politics according to the text?
What was the major factor influencing Indian politics according to the text?
- Regionalism (correct)
- Federal structure
- Unitary spirit
- Mixed system
Why did the constitution framers aim to provide a unitary spirit in the federal structure?
Why did the constitution framers aim to provide a unitary spirit in the federal structure?
- To strengthen regional interests
- To encourage separatist demands
- To control the forces of regionalism (correct)
- To promote regional autonomy
What does regionalism in its positive sense refer to?
What does regionalism in its positive sense refer to?
- Love for one's area or region of living (correct)
- Advocacy of national interests
- Desire for separatist movements
- Love for one's own region over others
In what scenario is negative regionalism present in India?
In what scenario is negative regionalism present in India?
What do regional aspirations typically involve?
What do regional aspirations typically involve?
Why did the framers consider the mixed system desirable in channelizing regional forces into the national mainstream?
Why did the framers consider the mixed system desirable in channelizing regional forces into the national mainstream?
What is a popular form of regionalism in India that involves demanding separate statehood within the Indian Union?
What is a popular form of regionalism in India that involves demanding separate statehood within the Indian Union?
Which state was carved out of Assam in 1963?
Which state was carved out of Assam in 1963?
What is one manifestation of regionalism involving demands for regional autonomy within a state?
What is one manifestation of regionalism involving demands for regional autonomy within a state?
Which pair of states is involved in a dispute over the transfer of Chandigarh?
Which pair of states is involved in a dispute over the transfer of Chandigarh?
What has been a formidable basis of regionalism, leading to demands based on language differences?
What has been a formidable basis of regionalism, leading to demands based on language differences?
What does the rise in the number of states from 14 in 1956 to 28 in 2024 indicate?
What does the rise in the number of states from 14 in 1956 to 28 in 2024 indicate?
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