CBSE Questions for Class 10 Political Science Federalism Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

Which one of the following subjects is not included in the Union List.
  • Defence
  • Bank
  • Police
  • Post and Telegraph
Under the unitary system, either there is only _____ of government or the sub-unit are subordinate to the central government.
  • One level
  • Two level
  • Three level
  • No level
The list which includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency.
  • Union list
  • State list
  • Concurrent list
  • Residuary subjects
The main objective of the federal system is to ______________.
  • Accomodate regional diversity .
  • Promote diversity .
  • Make centre more powerful .
  • Distribute finances to different organs .
Under the Indian Constitution the residuary powers are enjoyed by the ______________.
  • The Parliament
  • The State Assembly
  • The Local Government
  • The District Administration
The federal form of government was first established in the _________________.
  • United States of America .
  • India .
  • Belgium .
  • Sri Lanka .
The better ways to resolve conflicts in a society is provided by the _______________.
  • Monarchy
  • Democracy
  • Oligarchy
  • Tyranny
Government collects taxes to spend money on the _____________.
  • Leaders
  • Welfare programmes
  • Political parties
  • Elections
The seventh schedule consists of ______________.
  • List of national languages
  • List of oaths and affirmations
  • List of subjects
  • List of States and Union Territories
Arunachal Pradesh was granted statehood in _________.
  • 1972
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1987
The Indian Constitution provides for a _______________.
  • one-tier system of government
  • two -tier system of government
  • three -tier system of government
  • four -tier system ofgovernment
One of the following is a 'coming-together' type  of federation.
  • India
  • Former USSR
  • Australia
  • Canada
Any changes in the power sharing arrangement can be done by _______________.
  • Simple majority in both the houses of parliament
  • Clear majority in both the houses of parliament
  • Two-Third majority in both the houses of Parliament and passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.
  • None of these
Indian states have been constituted on the basis of ______________.
  • Geographical continuity
  • Language
  • Administrative convenience
  • Economic conditions
The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the nature of _________ in our country.
  • Religious politics
  • Politics based on casteism
  • Money politics
  • Democratic politics
One of the following is a State List item.
  • Banking
  • Foreign affairs
  • Police
  • Military
One of the following is a concurrent List item.
  • Communication
  • Agriculture
  • Police
  • Education
Besides Hindi, there are _______other languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the constitution.
  • 11
  • 21
  • 22
  • No
The Constitution of India describes India as ____________.
  • A federal state
  • Unitary state
  • A quasi-federal state
  • A union of states
Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal ?
  • A written and rigid Constitution
  • An independent Judiciary
  • Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
  • Distribution of powers between the Centre and State.
The Indian federation is similar to that of _______________.
  • United States of America
  • Switzerland
  • Australia
  • Canada
A subject is said to be in the concurrent list when a law can be passed on it by ________________.
  • The Central Government
  • The Central and State Government both
  • The State Government
  • The President and the Prime Minister together
Which of the following lists contains the subject for legislative purposes ?
  • The union list
  • The state list
  • The concurrent list
  • All the above
One of the following is false.
  • India is a federal country as the USA
  • India has adopted the parliamentary form of government
  • Residuary powers are vested in the Centre
  • India is a Union of States
'Residuary Powers' means those powers which are ___________________.
  • Delegated by the centre to the states
  • Enjoyed by the king or the president only
  • Delegated by the state to the centre
  • Retained by the centre or the state for themselves after division of powers between the centre and the unit states in a federation
The Constitution of India was amended in 1992 to make the third-tier of democracy more effective. As a result, at least one-third of all positions in the local bodies are reserved for women. This is because ___________.
  • Women are good at managing resources
  • Women had inadequate representation in decision-making bodies
  • We have many powerful women leaders
  • Women are obedient and would follow the constitutional provisions well
One of the following is not a scheduled language.
  • Bodo
  • English
  • Manipuri
  • Punjabi
Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from ___________.
  • England
  • America
  • Australia
  • Russia
Which of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism? 
  • It provides equal representation to the states in the Rajya Sabha
  • It provides for an independent judiciary
  • It has a written constitution
  • It divides the powers between the centre and the states
The Constitution of India vents the residuary powers in  _______________.
  • The States
  • The Union Government
  • The Union and State Governments jointly
  • None of the above
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