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Mark the correct combination of countries with the federal form of government.
  1. Sri Lanka and Belgium
  2. Russia and United Kingdom
  3. India and United States of America
  4. India and China

A
India and United States of America
B
Sri Lanka and Belgium
C
Russia and United Kingdom
D
India and China
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‘Coming together’ federations include the USA, Switzerland and Australia. In this first category of federations, all the constituent States usually have equal power and are strong vis-à-vis the federal government.
India, Spain and Belgium are examples of ‘holding together’ federations. In this second category, the central government tends to be more powerful vis-à-vis the States.

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