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Federalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-Belgium initially had

a)

a unitary form of government

b)

a federal form of government

2.

federalism is a form of government where

a)

power is shared

b)

power is shared between state and centre

c)

power is not decentralised

d)

there could be a third level of government

3.

In a unitary form of government there can be two levels of government, but the second level has no authority

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The Constitution is the main source of power in a federation

a)

true

b)

false

5.

An example of a coming together federation is

a)

USA

b)

India

c)

Spain

6.

Choose the most appropriate answers

In a holding together federation:

a)

a large country decides to divide power between centre and states

b)

independent states hold on to each other to form a large nation

c)

power rests with the centre

d)

Each of the levels are dependent on each other

7.

The Supreme Court in India decides disputes between

[There can be more than 1 option]

a)

states

b)

centre and state

c)

two nations

8.

A coming together federation

a)

gives equal power to the centre and state

b)

gives the centre more power than the constituent units

9.

union territories do not have the power of a state

a)

true

b)

false

10.

This government has the right to make laws on residuary subjects

a)

the state

b)

the zila parishad

c)

the union

11.

In 1947 boundaries of several states were changed to ensure

a)

that people who spoke the same language lived in the same state

b)

that people who followed the same religion lived in the same state

c)

that people who ate the same food lived in the same state

d)

people who followed same culture lived in the same state

12.

The Constitution in its eighth schedule has

a)

21 languages other than Hindi

b)

22 languages other than Hindi

c)

20 languages other than Hindi

13.

The Supreme Court has made it difficult for the centre to dismiss state governments in an arbitrary manner.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The head of the municipal corporation is the

a)

chief minister

b)

district collector

c)

mayor

15.

one - third of the seats are reserved for women in the panchayat system

a)

false

b)

true

16.

This is an image of the Indian system which is called

a)

Coming Together

b)

Unitary

c)

Federalism

17.

The jurisdiction of different tiers of government are specified by the .....

a)

State Government

b)

Central Government

c)

Constitution

18.

This map of India denotes accommodation based on

a)

Linguistic Diversity

b)

Economic and Social Diversity

c)

System of government

19.

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

a)

Bicameral

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

20.

Example of Holding Together is

a)

India,US ,Canada

b)

Spain ,Belgium ,Australia

c)

India,Spain,Belgium

21.

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

a)

regional diversity

b)

administration

c)

financial autonomy

22.

Belgium has a

a)

unitary system of governance

b)

federal system of governance

c)

where constituent units have equal power vis -a vis the federal system

23.

Example of coming together

a)

USA ,Australia ,Switzerland

b)

Australia,Spain and Switzerland

c)

USA,India ,Spain

24.
The central government of the United States is called the 
a)
federal government
b)
executive branch
c)
constitution
d)
congress
25.
The branch of government that makes laws
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court