Who described India as a ‘Quasi-Federation’?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (A) ​KC Wheare​.

• The Constitution of India establishes a federal system of government as it contains all the usual features of a federation, viz., dual administration, division of powers, written Constitution, the supremacy of Constitution, the rigidity of Constitution, independent judiciary and bicameralism.
• However, the Indian Constitution also contains a large number of unitary or non-federal features.
• Moreover, Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as a ‘Union of States’.
• The Supreme Court in Kuldip Nayar v Union of India held that Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution of India and it is unique in its nature and is tailored according to the specific needs of the country.
• Therefore, it would not be wrong to conclude that the Constitution of India is federal in structure and unitary in spirit i.e. it is quasi-federal in nature, as stated by KC Wheare.