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WorksheetsRevision of Federalism (Set 1)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which among the following are examples of ‘Coming together federations’?
India, Spain and Belgium
India, USA and Spain
USA, Switzerland and Australia
Belgium and Sri Lanka
The Union List includes subjects such as:
Education, forests, trade unions, marriages, adoption and succession.
Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation.
computer software
Defence, foreign affairs, banking, currency, communications.
The system of Panchayati Raj involves:
Village, State and Union levels
Village, District and State levels
Village and State levels
Village, Block and District levels
.Belgium shifted from a unitary form of government to:
democratic
federal
authoritarian
none of the above
federalism, power is divided between various constituent units and:
central authority
states
People
none of the above
.In federal system, central government cannot order the:
Finance minister
State Government
Prime minister
None of the above
A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and various
constituent unit of the country is called
Federalism
Socialism
Majoritarianism
None of the above
State government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the:
central government
Judiciary
Executive
None of these
Power to interpret the constitution is with the:
Executive
Lagislature
State Government
Judiciary
.In Unitary form of government
all the power is divided between the centre/union and the state provincial
government.
all the power is with the citizens.
State Government has all the powers
power is concentrated with the Central Government.
The place of Rajasthan where India conducted its nuclear tests is
Kavaratti
Kalikat
Pokharan
None of these
The first and major test for democratic politics in our country was
caste problem
language problem
problems related to union territories
creation of linguistic state
Indian official language is:
Hindi
Sanskrit
Urdu
None of these
How many languages are included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
15
22
25
21
Which language has status of the national language in India?
Tamil
Hindi
English
None of these
The municipal corporation officers are called:
Mayors
MLAs
Sarpanchs
None of these
Who can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union list?
State Lagislature
Union Lagislature
Both
None of these
Who makes laws on the subjects of state list?
Governor
Judge of High court
State lagislature
Union Lagislature
Who makes laws on the subjects of concurrent list?
State lagislature
Union Lagislature
Both of these
None of these
Who makes laws on Residuary subjects?
State legislature
Union Lagislature
Both make laws
None of these
The state which violently demanded that the use of English for official purpose should be continued, is
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
To make India a strong federation, we need:
written constitution
rigid constitution
Independent Judiciary
All of these
Major step towards decentralisation in India was taken up in
1992
1993
1991
1990
Who has special power in administering the Union Territories in India?
Central Government
Chief minister
President
None of these
Who is the head of urban local government?
Sarpanch
Ward Commissioner
Mukhiya
Mayor
When power is taken away from state governments and is given to local government, it is called
Decentralisation
Centralisation
Federalism
Panchayat samiti
The number of seats reserved for women in the panchayats and municipalities is
one-fourth
one-third
half
one-fifth
Holding together federations are not found in
India
Spain
Belgium
Australia
Subjects like computer software comes in the
Union list
State list
Concurrent list
Residuary list
Which of the following states has been given a special status?
Jammu and Kashmir
Tripura
Bihar
Haryana
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.
What is the third tier of government known as?
Village Panchayats
State government
Local self-government
Zila Parishad
What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?
States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue.
States are dependent on revenue or funds on the central government.
Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.
States have no financial autonomy.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding a unitary government?
There is either only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the central government.
The central government can pass on orders to the provincial government.
A state government is conservable to central government.
The powers of state governments are guaranteed by the Constitution.
Which period saw the rise of regional political parties in many states of the country?
Period after 1990
Period after 2000
Period after 1980
Period after 1970
Which state of India enjoys a special status and has its own Constitution?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Kerala
Which of the following subjects is not included in the Union list?
Defence
Foreign affairs
Banking
Police
What is the government at Block level called?
Gram sabha
Gram panchayat
Block samiti
Nayay panchayat
Which local government works at district level?
Panchayat samiti
Village panchayat
Zila parishad
None of these
The constitution declares India as a
Federation
Unitary government
Union of states
All of these
