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WorksheetsFederalism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
-Belgium initially had
a unitary form of government
a federal form of government
federalism is a form of government where
power is shared
power is shared between state and centre
power is not decentralised
there could be a third level of government
In a unitary form of government there can be two levels of government, but the second level has no authority
true
false
The Constitution is the main source of power in a federation
true
false
An example of a coming together federation is
USA
India
Spain
Choose the most appropriate answers
In a holding together federation:
a large country decides to divide power between centre and states
independent states hold on to each other to form a large nation
power rests with the centre
Each of the levels are dependent on each other
The Supreme Court in India decides disputes between
[There can be more than 1 option]
states
centre and state
two nations
A coming together federation
gives equal power to the centre and state
gives the centre more power than the constituent units
union territories do not have the power of a state
true
false
This government has the right to make laws on residuary subjects
the state
the zila parishad
the union
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
that people who ate the same food lived in the same state
people who followed same culture lived in the same state
The Constitution in its eighth schedule has
21 languages other than Hindi
22 languages other than Hindi
20 languages other than Hindi
The Supreme Court has made it difficult for the centre to dismiss state governments in an arbitrary manner.
true
false
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
This is an image of the Indian system which is called
Coming Together
Unitary
Federalism
The jurisdiction of different tiers of government are specified by the .....
State Government
Central Government
Constitution
This map of India denotes accommodation based on
Linguistic Diversity
Economic and Social Diversity
System of government
System of governance where states are weak and centre is strong is .....
Bicameral
Unitary
Federal
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
Example of coming together
USA ,Australia ,Switzerland
Australia,Spain and Switzerland
USA,India ,Spain
