WorksheetsFEDERALISM
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Which subject is not included in the Union List?
Defence
Foreign Affairs
Agriculture
Banking
Which third tier was added later on in the system of Indian government?
Lok Sabha
Panchayats and Municipalities
Centre
States
Which form of government existed in Sri Lanka?
Federal form of government
Unitary form of government
Parliamentary form of government
None of these
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.
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
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
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.
This is an image of the Indian system which is called
Coming Together
Unitary
Federalism
Example of Holding Together is
India,US ,Canada
Spain ,Belgium ,Australia
India,Spain,Belgium
Sources of revenue of each level of government are specified to ensure
regional diversity
administration
financial autonomy
Belgium has a
unitary system of governance
federal system of governance
where constituent units have equal power vis -a vis the federal system
In 1947 boundaries of several states were changed to ensure
that people who spoke the same language lived in the same state
that people who followed the same religion lived in the same state
hat people who ate the same food lived in the same state
The head of the municipal corporation is the
chief minister
district collector
mayor
one - third of the seats are reserved for women in the panchayat system
false
true
System of governance where states are weak and centre is strong is .....
Bicameral
Unitary
Federal
What form of federalism is practiced in the US
Holding Together
Coming Together
Unitary
The Constitution in its eighth schedule has
22 languages other than Hindi
23 languages
24 languages
