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    Mahatma Gandhi was a national leader of great stature. Many of his followers were part of constituent assembly. Mahatma Gandhi believed that strengthening Village Panchayats is a means of effective decentralization. Yet the subject of local government including panchayats did not receive adequate importance in the Original Constitution of 1950. The main reason attributed to this is?

    A)  Village panchayats were seen as backward and regressive

    B)  Mass illiteracy at ground level especially at village level

    C)  Extreme localism up to level of villages was seen as a threat to unity and integration of the nation

    D)  Gandhians were outnumbered by neo-liberals in constituent assembly

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The turmoil due to the Partition resulted in a strong unitary inclination in the Constitution. Extreme localism was seen as a threat to unity and integration of the nation.


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