UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: D Explanation: India is a constitutionally established “holding together” federation: states did not form it through a sovereign compact. Judicial independence and division of powers are federal features. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - An independent judiciary helps enforce federal constitutional allocations. B: Incorrect - Allocation of subjects in Union, State and Concurrent Lists is a federal feature. C: Incorrect - Unequal Rajya Sabha seat distribution among states is compatible with India’s particular federal design. D: Correct - Correct-India is not the product of an agreement among independent federating states.