Based on the first few articles of Belgian constitution given below, explain how federalism is visualized in that country. Try and write a similar Article for the Constitution of India.Article 1: Belgium is a Federal State made up of communities and regions. 2. Article 2: Belgium is made up of three communities: The French Community, the Flemish Community and the German Community. 3. Article 3: Belgium is made up of three regions: The Walloon region, the Flemish region and the Brussels region. 4. Article 4: Belgium has four linguistic regions: The French-speaking region, the Dutchspeaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels Capital and the German-speakingregion. Each commune (county borough) of the Kingdom is a part of one of these linguistic regions 5. Article 5: The Walloon region is made up of the following provinces: The Walloon Brabant, Hainault, Liege, Luxemburg and Namur. The Flemish region is made up of the following provinces: Antwerp, the Flemish Brabant, West Flanders, East Flanders and Limburg
Political ScienceClass 10CBSEAnswered 31 Mar 2026
Answer
1. Article (1): It says that India shall be a union of States.
2. Article (2): India aspires to be a society free from caste discrimination but seats in
each province have been distributed among the communities of Hindus, Muslims,
Sikhs and General.
3. Article (3): India is a union of 29 states and seven union territories. As per Article (1)
of constitution of India:
India, shall be a union of states.
The states and union territories shall be specified in the first schedule.
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