Class 10 Federalism

The highest institution of Panchayati Raj in rural areas is

• Zila parishad

• Gram Panchayat

• Panchayat samiti

• None of these

Banking and Defence are the subjects of

• Union list

• State list

• Concurrent list

• None of these

The system of government in which there is only one level of government is known as

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

• All of these

• None of these

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

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

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

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

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

• B and C

• A and C

• A and D

• B and D

Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Which of the following holds true in the case of India?

• The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.

• Language based states have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.

• The language policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

• None of these

The Union List includes subjects such as:

• Education, forests, trade unions, marriages, adoption and succession.

• Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation.

• Residuary subjects like computer software.

• Defence, foreign affairs, banking, currency, communications.

Which of the following government has two or more levels?

• Community Government

• Coalition Government

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

The Constitution of India

• divided powers between centre and states in two lists.

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

• divided powers between centre and states in three lists.

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

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.

The System of Panchayati Raj involves

• The village, block and district levels

• The village, and state levels

• The village district and state levels

• The village, state and Union levels