FEDERALISM NCERT CBSE CLASS 10 SOCIAL SCIENCE CIVICS DEMOCRATIC POLITICS QUESTION BANK 2017-2018

1) In what way can changes be made in the federal Constitution?

2)   Mention the basic idea behind the power sharing of Indian federalism?

3) Which of the form of government has two or more levels of government?

4)   Give an example of a country which is an example of coming together federation.

5)   Who presides over the meetings of a Municipal Corporation?

6)   The Indian federation consists of how many states and union territories?

7) Name some countries where we find coming together type of federations.

8)   What will be the role of the Apex Court, if disputes arise between different levels of government in the exercise of their power?

9)   Name the state which enjoys special status in Indian territory.

10) What is panchayati raj?

11) How many languages are included in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution?

12)   Which country has carried out an extraordinary experiment that combines both, decentralization and participative democracy?

13)   In which list do agriculture and irrigation fall?

14)   Where did India conduct its nuclear tests?

15)   In which list do education, forest and marriages fall?

16)   Which are the basic objectives of a federal system?

17)   What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?

18)   Which body conducts the election to panchayats and municipalities?

19)   Which level of government in India has the power to legislate on the 'residuary' subject?

20)   When was the report of the states reorganisation commission implemented?

21)   Who administers the whole district?

22)   Which language was recognised as the national language by the Constitution of India?

23)   Which period saw the rise of regional political parties in many states of our country?

24)     Name some states which were created not on the basis of language, but to recognize differences based on culture, ethnicity or geography. 

25) Point out one feature in the practice of federalism in India that is similar to and one feature that is different from that of Belgium.

26)   What is the main difference between a federal form of government and a unitary one? Explain with an example.

27)   State any two differences between the local government before and after the Constitutional amendment in 1992.

28) What is federalism? Or Explain any four/five key features of federalism which have been incorporated in the Indian Constitution.

29) Distinguish between 'coming together' and 'holding together' type of federations. Or Distinguish between 'coming together federations' and 'holding together' federations with examples. India comes under which type of federation?

30)   What do you mean by 'classical languages'?

31) What is the meaning of decentralization? Explain any four provisions that have been made towards decentralisation in India after the Constitutional Amendment in 1992.

32)   How have the centre-state relations been restructured to strengthen federalism?

33)   How challenge of language policy is adopted by our Constitution to promote federalism in our country?

34) What is gram sabha? Describe any four functions of a gram sabha.

35) How are the powers divided between the states and the centre? Or Describe the division of powers divided between State and Central Governments in India.

36)   "The creation of a linguistic state was the first and major test for democratic politics in our country". Justify the statement.

37)   Who is a Mayor? What are his functions?

38) What is coalition government? What is its impact on Indian politics?

39)   Which values can be associated with federalism?

40) Which important values can be derived from the concept of decentralisation?

41) Identify and shade three federal countries (other than India) on a blank outline political map of the world. (i) Brazil (ii) South Africa (iii) Russia

42)   Locate the following states on a blank outline political map of India-Manipur, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Goa.

43)   What are the dual objectives of the federal system?

44) Name two countries, besides India, which are federations.

45)   Fill in the blanks Since the United States is a ......... type of federation, all the constituent states have equal powers and states are ........ vis-?-vis the Federal Government. But India is a ........ type of federation and some states have more powers than others. In India, the ........ government has more powers.

46)     On which Amendment of the Constitution is the panchayati raj system in India based?

47)   Who is head of gram panchayat? How is he elected?

48)   Who is a Mayor? Name two cities which have a Municipal Corporation.

49)   What do you mean by 'holding together federation'?

50)   The Panchayat works under the overall supervision of the (a) Mandal (b) Zilla Parishad (c) District Magistrate (d) Gram Sabha

51)   What do you mean by 'coming together federation'?

52)   Select the two bases on which new states of India have been created (a) Religion and geography (b) Language and region (c) Culture and religion (d) Geography and language

53)   Whose laws prevail if there is conflict between the State Government and Central Government on the subjects of the concurrent list? (a) The laws made by the State Government (b) The laws made by both State and Union Governments (c) The laws made by the Union Government (d) The laws would be cancelled

54)   A major step towards decentralisation of powers was taken in (a) 1965 (b) 1982 (c) 1992 (d) 1995

55)     Which city has carried out an extraordinary experiment in combining decentralisation with participative democracy?

56)   Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Given an argument and an example to support any of these positions. Sangeeta The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity. Arman Language based states have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language. Harish This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

57) A few subjects in various lists of the Indian Constitution are given here. Group them under the Union, State and Concurrent Lists as provided in the table below. (a) Defense (b) Police (c) Agriculture (d) Education (e) Banking (f) Forests (g) Communications (h) Trade (i) Marriages Union List State List Concurrent List

58)   States like Nagaland, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created not on the basis of language but on (a) Culture (b) Ethnicity (c) Geography (d) All of these

59)   Belgium shifted from a ........ to a federal form of government. (a) Constitutional (b) Dictatorship (c) Unitary (d) None of these

60)   Examine the following pairs that give the level of government in India and the powers of the government at that level to make laws on the subjects mentioned against each. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) State Government - State List (b) Central Government - Union List (c) Central and State Governments - Concurrent List (d) Local Government - Residuary Powers

61)   The distinguishing feature of a federal government is (a) National government gives some powers to the provincial governments. (b) Power is distributed among the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. (c) Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government. (d) Governmental power is divided between different levels of government.

62)   Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I                                                    List II

1. Union of India                    a. Prime Minister

2. State                                    b. Sarpanch

3.Municipal Corporation      c. Governor

4.Gram Panchayat                 d. Mayor

Codes 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (a) D A B C (b) B C D A (c) A C D B (d) C D A B

63)   Consider the following statements a. In a federation the power of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated. b. India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State Governments are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects. c. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces. d. India is no longer a federation because some powers of the states have been devolved to the local government bodies. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) A, B and C (b) A, C and D (c) A and B (d) B and C

64)   The present structure of panchayati raj is based on the following Constitutional Amendment Act (a) 65th (b) 73rd (c) 74th (d) 76th

65)   The system of panchayati raj involves (a) the village, block and district levels. (b) the village and state levels. (c) the village, district and state levels. (d) the village, state and union levels.

66)   Read the given article carefully and answer the given question Some Nepalese citizens were discussing the proposals on the adoption of federalism in their new constitution. This is what some of them said: Khag Raj: I don't like federalism. It would lead to reservation of seats for different caste groups as in India. Sarita: Ours in not a very big country. We don't need federalism. Babu Lal; I am hopeful that the Terai areas will get more autonomy if they get their own state government. Ram Ganesh: I like federalism because it will mean that powers that were earlier enjoyed by the king will now be exercised by our elected representatives. If you were participating in this conversation what would be your response to each of these? Which of these reflect a wrong understanding of what federalism is? What makes India a federal country?

67)   Answer the following questions (i) Pokharan, the place where India conducted its nuclear tests, lies in Rajasthan. Suppose the Government of Rajasthan was opposed to the Central Government's nuclear policy, could it prevent the Government of India from conducting the nuclear tests? (ii) Suppose the Government of Sikkim plans to introduce new textbooks in its schools. But the Union Government does not like the style and content of the new textbooks. In that case, does the State Government need to take permission from the Union Government before these textbooks can be launched? (ii) Suppose the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa have different policies on how their state police should respond to the naxalites. Can the Prime Minister of India intervene and pass an order that all the Chief Ministers will have to obey?

68)   Match Colum I with Column II and Select correct answering using the Codes given below

Column I                                                         Column II

a. State Government                         Union List

b. Central Government                     State List

c. Central and State Government     Concurrent List

Codes A BC A B C (a) 3 2 1 (b) 2 1 3 (c) 3 1 2 (d) 1 2 3

69)   Match Column I with Column II and select Correct answer using the codes given below

Column I                                             Column II

State                                        Prime Minister

Union of India                        Mayor

Gram Panchayat                    Governor

Municipal Corporation         Sarpanch

Codes A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 2 3 1 4 

70)   How was Belgian government shifted from a unitary to federal form of government?

71)   What form of government was existing in Sri Lanka?

72)   What is 'Federalism'?

73)   Which two levels of Federation government exist?

74)   What is 'Unitary System'?

75)   What is Federal system of Government?

76)   What does 'Jurisdiction' mean?

77)   How can you say that, 'Each tier of government has its own Jurisdiction?

78)   What is the role of courts in our Constitution?

79)   How is financial autonomy of each tier of government ensured?

80)   What are the dual objectives of a federal system?

81)   Which two aspects are crucial for the practice of Federalism?

82)   What is 'coming together federation'?

83)   What does 'holding together federation' mean?

84)   What are the examples of coming together federation?

85)   What are the examples of holding together federation?

86)   What was originally two tier system of government according to Indian Constitution?

87)   Which third tier was added later on the system of Indian Government?

88)   Which subjects are included in the union list?

89)   Why are these subjects included in the union list?

90)   Which subjects are included in the state list?

91)   Give the subjects of Concurrent List.

92)   What happens, if there is a conflict in the decision of state and Central Government?

93)   What are residuary Subjects?

94)   Is it true that all states in the Indian Union do not have identical powers?

95)   What are 'Union Territories'?

96)   Name the Union Territories of India.

97)   Is it easy to make changes in the power sharing arrangement of India?

98)   How are changes made in power sharing arrangement of one country?

99)   What is the role of judiciary in power sharing arrangement?

100)   What is the reason for real success of federalism in India?

101)   How were the new states created in India after independence?

102)   What was the fear in forming linguistic states in India?

103)   What was the language policy of India?

104)   What are the official languages of the states?

105)   How has English been added as second official language of India?

106)   Had promotion of Hindi shown any formation to this language?

107)   How does sharing power in reality depend on ruling parties and their leaders?

108)   What is a Coalition Government?

109)   How did Coalition government lead to a new culture of power sharing?

110)   What is the need for power sharing within the states?

111)   What does 'decentralization' mean?

112)   What is the basic idea behind decentralization?

113)   Why do we need local governments?

114)   How is local government the best way to realize principle of democracy of grass root level?

115)   When was the major step towards decentralization taken in our county?

116)   What made the third tier of our country more effective?

117)   What is Panchayati Raj?

118)   How is Gram Panchayat formed?

119)   What is a Gram Sabha? The panchayat works under the overall supervision of the gram sabha.

120)   What is a Panchayat Samiti?

121)   How are members of Panchayat Samiti elected?

122)   What is a Zila Parishad?

123)   How are members of Zila Parishad elected?

124)   What are Municipalities and Municipal Corporations?

125)   Who are the chairpersons of Municipalities and Municipal Corporations? 

126)   Distinguish between unitary and federal government.

127)   What are the two levels of federalism?

128)   How are 'coming together federations' formed? Give an example.

129)   How are 'holding together federations' formed? Give an example.

130)   What is the role of the judiciary in a federal system?

131)   Why were the linguistic states created?

132)   How is Panchayat Samiti formed and at what level?

133)   What is Panchayati Raj?

134)   What difficulties are faced during local government elections?

135)   How are the centre-state relations able to strengthen federalism?

136)   "The constitution did not use the word 'Federation' but the Indian Union is based on the principles of federations." Explain this statement. 

137)     Give the main features of federalism.

138)   How did India emerge as a federal state?

139)   What was the basic idea behind decentralization of the government?

140)   What amendments were made by the constitution to make a third tier (local government) more powerful and effective?

141)   How are Gram Panchayats formed?

142)   Describe the three-fold distribution of legislative powers between the Union government and State government.

143)   How is a Zila Parishad formed?

144)   How are constitutional changes made in a federal system?

145)   What special provisions are provided to some of the states of India?

146)   Which territories in India do not enjoy the powers of a state?

147)   "Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of the Government of India." Elucidate.

148)   How is power shared in a coalition government?

149)   Which local government bodies exist for the urban areas?

150)   What are the power sharing arrangements in our country? Explain with examples.

151)   Explain briefly the structure of local government. 

152)     Which out of the following is an aspect of an ideal federal system? (a) Mutual trust (b) Economic growth (c) Wealth maximization (d) None of these

153)   Which out of the following is included in the Union List? (a) Trade (b) Foreign affairs (c) Police (d) Marriage

154)   Which state in India enjoys a special status that of having its own constitution? (a) Punjab (b) Himachal (c) Kerala (d) Jammu and Kashmir

155)   Which out of the following states in India does not have the powers of a state? (a) Jharkhand (b) Uttranchal (c) Delhi (d) Tamil Nadu

156)   Where did India conduct its nuclear tests? (a) Odisha (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat

157)   How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution? (a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 16

158)   The other name for Panchayat Samiti (gram panchayats grouped together) is: (a) Gram Parishad (b) Panchayat (c) Mandal (d) None of these

159)   Local government bodies for urban areas are called: (a) Zila Parishad (b) Municipal Corporations (c) Council (d) None of these

160)   Where in India was a similar experiment carried out? (a) Jammu (b) Kerala (c) Himachal (d) Gujarat   

161) How has the third tier of the government of our country been made more effective and powerful by the constitutional amendment of 1990?

162) How challenge of language policy was adopted by the Indian federalism?

163) What are the power sharing arrangements in our country? Explain with examples.

164) "Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of government of India." Elucidate.

165) State any two achievements and any two problems of the Panchayati Raj system.

166) How has the third tier of the government of our country been made more effective and powerful by the constitutional amendment of 1990?



Political Science Question
Chapter 2. Federalism


VSA
1. What is federal government?
2. Why have the subjects like defence foreign affairs, banking etc been included in union list?
3. Which level of government in India legi states on the residuary subjects.
4. What is decentralization?
5. Which two constitutional amendments of 1992 deal with local self- government?


SA
1. Federal system has two or more sets of government. Justify the statements.
2. Discuss the dual objective of federalism. What are the two aspects that are crucial in the practice of federalism?
3. Examine the controversy over Hindi and English as the official language.
4. Examine the concepts of three tiers of government of Indian federalism


LA (05 Marks)
1. Describe any five features of federal government.
2. How is federation practiced in India.
3. What is the basic nature of Indian federal system?

4. Explain five changes towards decentralization brought in the constitution after the amendments made in 1992.

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