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WorksheetsFEDERALISM
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Assertion : A major step towards decentralization was taken in 1992 by amending the constitution.
Reason : Constitution was amended to make the third tier of democracy more powerful and effective.
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is true but reason is false
Assertion is false but reason is true
Besides Hindi, there are __ other languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution?
21
22
23
24
Assertion : Third-tier of government is local government.
Reason : It made democracy weak.
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is true but reason is false.
Assertion is false but reason is true
Different tiers of government govern the same citizens, but each tier has its own ………….. in specific matters.
Administration
Jurisdiction
Execution
Policies
Which among the following are examples of ‘Coming together federation’?
India, Spain and Belgium
India, USA and Spain
USA, Switzerland and Australia
Belgium and Sri Lanka
Which level of government in India has the power to legislate on the ‘residuary’ subjects?
Union government
State government
Local self-government
Both a and b
Which one of the following subjects is included in the concurrent list?
Banking
Trade
Police
Education
Choose the correct statement regarding language policy of the Indian Government.
English is our national language
Citizens are free to choose any language as national language
Hindi is our national language
Constitution of India did not declare any language as national language
According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in:
1948
1955
1965
1975
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.
Belgium is shifted from ------- to ---------- form of government.
Parliamentary to Presidential
federal to unitary
unitary to federal
parliamentary to federal
In case of any dispute about the division of powers ------- and -------- make a decision.
central and state governments
state and local governments
judges and lawyers
High courts and Supreme Court
This map of India denotes accommodation based on
Economic and Social Diversity
System of government
Linguistic Diversity
Geographical Diversity
System of governance where states are weak and centre is strong is .....
Bicameral
Unitary
Federal
None of the above
What is the basic idea behind decentralization?
1.Large number of problems and issues are best settled at the local level
2.Local People have better knowledge of problems in their localities
3.It helps to inculcate a feeling of democratic participation
4. Gram Sabha members are elected by the villagers.
Only 2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
Only 1 and 4
1, 2 and 3
Any changes in the constitution requires
Approval of central and state governments
2/3rd majority of Lok Sabha
2/3rd majority of both the houses + Ratification by at least (1/2)state legislatures
2/3rd majority of both the houses + Ratification by at least (2/3)state legislatures
Pick the odd one out with respect to division of Powers.
Currencies
Foreign Policies
Armed Forces
Education Policies
Assertion(A) : Hindi is identified as official language of India.
Reason(R) : It helped in creating supremacy of Hindi speaking people over others.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true.
The System of Panchayati Raj involves
The centre and state levels
The village, state and Union levels
The village district and state levels
The village, block and district levels
Assertion (A) : Rural local government is popularly known by the name Panchayati raj.
Reason (R) : Zilla parishad chairperson is the political head of the zilla parishad.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A) : Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language.
Reason (R) : Restructuring the Centre-State relations is one more way in which federalism has been strengthened in practice.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Assertion : Zilla Parishad Chairperson is the political head of the zilla parishad.
Reason : Mayor is the head of Municipal Corporation.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false
Both A and R are false
Consider the following statements regarding language policy of Indian federation:(1) Hindi was identified as the official language.(2) Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognised as scheduled languages.(3) English can be used along with Hindi for official purposes.
Choose the combination that provides the correct statements) from the following :
(1) and (3)
(1) and (2)
only (1)
(1), (2) and (3)
Assertion (A): The sharing of power between the Union Government and the State governments is basic to the structure of the Constitution.
Reason(R): Any single government can change this arrangement.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Which of the following is an objective of the federal system?
To safeguard and promote unity of the country
To accommodate new territories
To filter people belonging to one caste or ethnic groups.
To reject regional diversity
