Question

The reason behind formation of ‘coming together’ federation is to _____________________.
A)Uphold sovereignty
B)Maintain peace
C)Provide security
D)Preserve culture

Answer 1

Hint: Coming together a federation is a form of federalism where different independent states tend to come together to form a (bigger unit or) Nation to ensure protection, security, and maintain their sovereignty.

Complete answer:
Countries forming a single big group is known as Coming Together.
In such cases, Independent states pool their sovereignty but retain their independent status to do so they provide dual citizenship. This is done so that they can increase their power, security, and level of peace while maintaining their sovereignty. Examples of coming together to form a federation are – USA, Switzerland, etc.
The sovereignty of a country means that it has the authority to govern itself, i.e. it is independent and has its freedom.
Let us assess the options-
Option A. Uphold sovereignty – means to be independent and have the authority to govern one's nation, which is important for being secure and powerful.
Option B. Maintain peace – if a nation is free, powerful, and has security then only the nation can maintain peace.

Option C. Provide security – if a country is free it can provide its citizens proper security and if states have come together they can increase power.

Option D. Preserve culture – if we are independent & secure we can preserve our culture otherwise a nation's culture will get mixed with the culture of the governing nation.


Therefore, the main reason for forming a coming together federation is to uphold sovereignty.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: Holding together a federation is nothing but the division of powers between the states of the country and the central government of that country (opposite of coming together as a federation).
Examples for such federations in – India, Belgium, and Spain.
The Coming Together ideology increases the unity between countries and reduces the chances of an outbreak of conflicts.