Consider the following statements Assertion A As per the Constitution executive powers of the centre...........

Indian Political System(CSC) Evolution and Features of Constitution

Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A): As per the Constitution, executive powers of the centre are superior to the executive powers of the States.

Reason (R): According to the Constitution, India is a federation of states.

In the context of the above, which of these is correct?

A is correct, and R is an appropriate explanation of A.

A is correct, but R is not an appropriate explanation of A.

A is correct, but R is incorrect.

Both A and R are incorrect.

Assertion: The following extract from an article of the Constitution makes this clear.
Article 257 (1): The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.
Furthermore, the central government may choose to give instructions to the State government. Statement R: It is wrong because India is a union, and not federation, of states.