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Federalism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India comes under which form of federation?

a)

Coming together federalism

b)

Holding together Federalism

c)

Both

d)

None

2.

Which of the following is not included in State List

a)

Law and Order

b)

National Defence

c)

Education

d)

Agriculture

3.

The concept of Decentralisation signifies

a)

The three tier government at urban level

b)

The two tier government at only rural level

c)

Power taken away from both State and Centre and given to local governance at both urban and rural levels

d)

Autonomy given to State government

4.

In what way changes can be made in the federal constitution

a)

Changes can be Unilateral

b)

Changes require consent of both the levels of government

c)

Changes can be through Judiciary

d)

Changes require only consent of the people

5.

Who is the Political Head of Municipality and Gram Panchayat?

a)

Mayor and Sarpanch

b)

Deputy Collector and Mayor

c)

Sarpanch and Deputy Collector

d)

Mayor and Chief Minister

6.

According to Census 2011, How many languages were included in 'Scheduled Languages'?

a)

25

b)

23

c)

21

d)

22

7.

In case of a clash between the laws made by the centre and a state on a subject in the concurrent list:

a)

the state law prevails.

b)

the central law prevails.

c)

both the laws prevail within their respective jurisdictions

d)

the Supreme Court has to intervene to decide.

8.

What is federalism?

a)

Two or more than two levels of government

b)

Rulers elected by the people

c)

A system where monarch is the head

d)

One man rule

9.

An ideal federal system must have

a)

Mutual trust between different levels of government

b)

Agreement to live together

c)

Both of these

d)

None of these

10.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

11.

Which government makes treaties and deals with foreign countries

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

12.

Who can create an army and navy?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

13.

union territories do not have the power of a state

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Example of coming together

a)

USA ,Australia ,Switzerland

b)

Australia,Spain and Switzerland

c)

USA,India ,Spain

15.

Example of Holding Together is

a)

India,US ,Canada

b)

Spain ,Belgium ,Australia

c)

India,Spain,Belgium

16.

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

a)

Bicameral

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

17.

This map of India denotes accommodation based on

a)

Linguistic Diversity

b)

Economic and Social Diversity

c)

System of government

18.

5. The Constitution of India

a)

divided powers between centre and states in three lists.

b)

divided powers between centre and states in two lists.

c)

listed the powers of the states and left the undefined powers to the state.

d)

Specified the pow ers of the states and left the residuary powers with the centre.

19.

Consider the following statements on the practice of federalism in India. Identify those (more than one option) which hold true for decentralisation after 1992.

a)

Local governments did not have any power or resources of their own.

b)

It became constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies.

c)

The state governments are required to share some powers and revenue with local government bodies.

d)

No seats are reserved in the elected bodies for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward

20.

Which third tier was added later on in the system of Indian government?

a)

Lok Sabha

b)

Panchayats and Municipalities

c)

Centre

d)

States