Federalism

Federalism

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5. The Constitution of India

• divided powers between centre and states in three lists.

• divided powers between centre and states in two lists.

• listed the powers of the states and left the undefined powers to the state.

• Specified the pow ers of the states and left the residuary powers with the centre.

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In case of a clash between the laws made by the centre and a state on a subject in the concurrent list:

• the state law prevails.

• the central law prevails.

• both the laws prevail within their respective jurisdictions

• the Supreme Court has to intervene to decide.

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Consider the following statements on the practice of federalism in India. Identify those which hold true for decentralisation after 1992.

• Local governments did not have any power or resources of their own.

• It became constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies.

• The state governments are required to share some powers and revenue with local government bodies.

• No seats are reserved in the elected bodies for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward

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In a ‘Holding together federation’:

• The Central government tends to be more powerful vis-a-vis the States.

• A large country divides its power between constituent states and the national government.

• All the constituent states usually have equal powers.

• Constituent states have unequal powers.

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What is the basic idea behind decentralization?

• Large number of problems and issues are best settled at the local level

• People have better knowledge of problems in their localities

• It helps to inculcate a feeling of democratic participation

• All of the above

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How Belgium shifted from a unitary to a federal form of government?

• Changes in the Belgian constitution

• Regional governments were no longer dependent on the Central government

• Reducing the powers of the Central government and giving these to the regional governments

• All of the above

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Which form of government existed in Sri Lanka?

• Federal form of government

• Unitary form of government

• Parliamentary form of government

• None of these

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What are residuary subjects?

• Subjects that do not fall into the category of any three lists

• Subjects like computer software

• Union government has the power to legislate over these subjects

• All of the above

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Which third tier was added later on in the system of Indian government?

• Lok Sabha

• Panchayats and Municipalities

• Centre

• States

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Which subject is not included in the Union List?

• Defence

• Foreign Affairs

• Agriculture

• Banking

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What is federalism?

• Two or more than two levels of government

• Rulers elected by the people

• A system where monarch is the head

• One man rule

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Example of coming together

• USA ,Australia ,Switzerland

• Australia,Spain and Switzerland

• USA,India ,Spain

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In a Unitary System.......

• State government has power of its own

• safeguards unity and accommodates regional diversity

• one level of government or sub units are subordinate to the central government

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Sources of revenue of each level of government are specified to ensure

• regional diversity

• administration

• financial autonomy

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What form of federalism is practiced in the US

• Holding Together

• Coming Together

• Unitary

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Example of Holding Together is

• India,US ,Canada

• Spain ,Belgium ,Australia

• India,Spain,Belgium

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System of governance where states are weak and centre is strong is .....

• Bicameral

• Unitary

• Federal

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This map of India denotes accommodation based on

• Linguistic Diversity

• Economic and Social Diversity

• System of government

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This is an image of the Indian system which is called

• Coming Together

• Unitary

• Federalism

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This is an image of the Indian system which is called

• Coming Together

• Unitary

• Federalism