Q77 · UPSC Prelims 2021 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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We adopted parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how does our model differ from that model?1.As regards legislation, the British Parliament is supreme

A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

  1. A

    1 only

    1 only. India’s constitutional supremacy / judicial review is also a difference.

  2. B

    2 only

    2 only. British parliamentary supremacy is also true as framed.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 2

    Both. UK: Parliament is legally supreme. India: the Constitution is supreme and courts review laws.

  4. D

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Neither. Both differences hold.

Summary. Official key is (c) both. We copied the Westminster cabinet-parliament form, not Dicey’s unlimited Parliament. In India the Constitution sits above the legislature; the Supreme Court can strike a law down.

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