Question

Term 'Federal' has been used in the Indian Constitution in :

• A. Part-III
• B. Article-368
• C. Nowhere in the Constitution
• D. Preamble

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1 — Recall the Indian Constitution’s nature:
The Indian Constitution establishes India as a Union of States. It provides for a federal structure with division of powers between the Union and the States, but it also has strong unitary features.

Step 2 — Use of the word "federal":
Although India has a federal system in practice (division of powers, bicameralism, independent judiciary), the word “federal” itself is not used anywhere in the Constitution.
Instead, the framers chose the term "Union of States" (Article 1) to emphasize the indestructible unity of India.

Step 3 — Why the word was avoided:
B.R. Ambedkar explained in the Constituent Assembly that India’s system is unique and cannot be described purely as "federal." It is more accurate to describe it as federal in form but unitary in spirit when needed.

Step 4 — Conclusion:
Thus, the word "federal" does not appear anywhere in the Constitution, even though the system has federal characteristics.

Final Answer:
The correct option is (C) : Nowhere in the Constitution.