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In a federation, the powers of the federal and provincial governments are demarcated.

India is a federation because the power of the Union and State Government are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects.

Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.

Both (1) and (2)

answer is D.

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Federalism is the vertical form of power-sharing. It entails that the power is divided between governments at various levels in the power hierarchy. In India, there is a Union government for the entire country and a regional government for each state, which looks after the day-to-day administration of that particular state. The powers of both the Union and the State government are laid down in the Constitution. Another major aspect is that they are independent and have exclusive jurisdiction over their respective subjects.

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