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1. What is Federalism?

• Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country.
• Federalism is acquiring power by the central government
• Both
• None of the Above

2. The countries under coming together’ federations are…………

• USA,
• Switzerland
• Australia
• All of the above

3. The countries under coming together’ federations are…………

• USA,
• Switzerland
• Australia
• All of the above

4. What are the dual objectives of the federal system?

• To safeguard and promote unity of the country,
• while at the same time accommodate regional diversity
• Both
• None of the above

5. Which of the statement is correct regarding Jurisdiction?

• The area over which someone has legal authority.
• The area may be defined in terms of geographical boundaries or in terms of certain kinds of subjects.
• Both
• None of the above

6. The fundamental provisions of the constitution cannot be unilaterally changed by one level of government.

• True
• False

7. Who acts as an umpire if disputes arise between different levels of government in the exercise of their respective powers?

• Legislature
• President
• Governors of the states
• High Court

8. Which of the statement is correct in a federal system of government?

• The central government cannot order the state government to do something.
• State government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the central government.
• Both these governments are separately answerable to the people.
• All of the above.

9. Which of the statements is correct?

• In 1993 Belgium shifted from a unitary to a federal form of government.
• Sri Lanka continues to be a unitary form of government
• Both
• None of the Above

10. In which year the regional governments were given constitutional powers that were no longer dependent on the central government in Belgium?

• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995

11.Subjects that do not fall in any of the three lists are included in ………..?

• Residuary
• Leftover
• Unused
• Exorbitant

12. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Concurrent List?

• List includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well as the State Governments such as education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession.
• Both the Union as well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list.
• If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will prevail.
• All of the above

13. Both the Union as well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list. This is about which of the following List?

• Union List
• State List
• Concurrent List
• All of the above

14. State List contains subjects of State and local importance, such as……

• defence of the country and foreign affairs.
• police and trade
• education and forest
• All of the above

15. Union List includes subjects of national importance, such as…………. And ……….

• defence of the country and foreign affairs
• police and trade
• education and forest
• All of the above

16. Which of the following is correct regarding the list of the constitution?

• Union List
• State List
• Concurrent List
• All of the above

17. How Many List does Constitution contain?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

18. What is the third tier of federalism practised in India?

• Central
• State
• Panchayats and Municipalities
• None

19. The Constitution declared India as a…………

• Union of States
• Combination of States
• Nation of States
• Country of States

20. In which federation the Central Government tends to be more powerful vis-àvis the States.

• coming together’ federations
• holding together’ federations

21. India, Spain and Belgium are examples ……….

• coming together’ federations
• holding together’ federations

22. What do you mean by holding together’ federations?

• Independent States coming together on their own to form a bigger unit, so that by pooling sovereignty and retaining identity, they can increase their security.
• large country decides to divide its power between the constituent States and the national government.
• Only the President holds power
• Both the prime minister and President only holds power

23. What do you mean by coming together’ federations?

• Independent States coming together on their own to form a bigger unit, so that by pooling sovereignty and retaining identity, they can increase their security.
• large country decides to divide its power between the constituent States and the national government.
• Only the President holds power
• Both the prime minister and President only holds power

24. Who plays an important role in overseeing the implementation of constitutional provisions and procedures?

• Legislature
• Executive
• Judiciary
• None of the above

25. What is the criteria needed to bring change in sharing of power between the Union Government and the State Governments?

• The Parliament cannot on its own change this arrangement. Any change to it has to be first passed by both the Houses of Parliament with at least two-thirds majority.
• Then it has to be ratified by the legislatures of at least half of the total States.
• Both
• None

26. What are the things correct about the special status states under Article 371?

• These special powers are especially enjoyed in relation to the protection of land rights of indigenous peoples
• Their culture and also preferential employment in government services.
• Indians who are not permanent residents of this State cannot buy land or house here.
• All of the above

27. Which of the following States enjoy special powers under certain provisions of the Constitution of India (Article 371) due to their peculiar social and historical circumstances.

• Assam, Nagaland,
• Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
• Both
• None

28. Coalition government:- Since no single party got a clear majority in the Lok Sabha or Vidhan sabha, the major national parties / regional parties had to enter into an alliance with many parties to form a government at the Centre/state.

Is the statement True or False.

• True
• False

29. Besides Hindi, there are ………….. other languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution.

• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25

30. The formation on states on Linguistic nature has led to…………

• the country more united.
• It has also made administration easier.
• Both
• None of the above

31.Which state were made on basis of culture, ethnicity or geography?

• Nagaland, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand.
• Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
• Kerala and Karnataka
• Assam, Manipur

32. On What basis the Indian states were separated?

• Culture
• Linguistic
• ethnicity or geography
• All of the above

33. ……………………the place where India conducted its nuclear tests.

• Pokharan
• Ambala
• Ahmednagar
• Silchar

34. The head of municipal corporation is called………..

• Mayor
• Zila Parishad
• Commissioner
• None

35. A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form ………………

• Panchayat samiti or block or mandal
• District
• Both
• None of the above

36. The panchayat works under the overall supervision of the…………..

• Sarpanch
• Elder of Village
• Deputy Collector
• Gram Sabha

37. Which of the statement is correct regarding Local Self Government?

• At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women.
• Seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
• Rural local government is popularly known by the name panchayati raj.
• All of the above

38. Which of the statement is correct regarding Decentralisation?

• When power is taken away from Central and State governments and given to local government, it is called decentralisation.
• A major step towards decentralisation was taken in 1992. The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective.
• Due to decentralisation, at the local level it is possible for the people to directly participate in decision making.
• All of the above

39. Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution talks about which of the following?

• Religion
• Language
• Ethnic Groups
• Population

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