CBSE Class 10 Social Science Federalism MCQs Set 03

Question: Mark the correct example of the ‘coming together federations’.
a) Belgium
b) India
c) USA
d) Spain
Answer: c

Question: The smallest union territory of India is
a) Puducherry
b) Lakshadweep
c) Daman and Diu
d) Delhi
Answer: b

Question: Identify the type of government for which Tamilians are fighting in Sri Lanka.
a) unitary
b) federal
c) community
d) tyrant
Answer: b

Question: The non-scheduled language is
a) Khasi
b) Konkani
c) Santhali
d) Bodo
Answer: a

Question: The Centre and the State governments raise the resources to meet the requirements of administration by
a) pursuing business activities
b) forming cooperatives
c) levying taxes
d) setting up Public Sector Undertaking (PSU)
Answer: c

Question: The authority that has the power to run the administration of the Union Territories is
a) Election Commissioner
b) Governor
c) Central Government
d) Chief Minister
Answer: c

Question: Which constitutional Amendments implement Rural and Urban democracy in India?
a) 52nd and 46th Amendment
b) 73rd and 74th Amendment
c) 42nd and 64th Amendment
d) 74th and 73rd Amendment
Answer: b

Question: The government organ that resolves the disputes between the Center and the State government is
a) Parliament
b) Armed Forces
c) Supreme Court
d) President
Answer: c

Question: In India, special status is being given to the
a) Assam
b) Bihar
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Mumbai
Answer: c

Question: Define federalism:
a) A system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
b) A system of government in which the central government has all the powers.
c) A system of government in which all the citizens have the power.
d) A system of government in which the ministers exercise more powers.
Answer: a

Question: Identify the nation that provides special power to its constituents.
a) U.S.A.
b) Australia
c) Spain
d) India
Answer: d

Question: A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form, what is usually called a
a) Panchayat Samiti
b) Gram Panchayat
c) Naya Panchayat
d) Zilla Parishad
Answer: a

Question: Which Article of the Constitution of India gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Article 365
b) Article 370
c) Article 375
d) Article 380
Answer: b

Question: The term ‘jurisdiction’ in a federation means
a) area of influence
b) law
c) sovereignty
d) autonomy
Answer: a

Question: This subject is not in the State list.
a) Police
b) Irrigation
c) Forest
d) Agriculture
Answer: c

Question: The number of subjects listed in the Union list of Indian Constitution is
a) 90
b) 93
c) 95
d) 99
Answer: d

Question: Mark any one feature of the unitary form of government.
a) In a unitary government, the powers are divided between the centre and the state government.
b) All the power is with the people.
c) Power is concentrated with the central government.
d) State government has all the powers.
Answer: c

Question: Panchayati Raj System is based on
a) Centralisation of power
b) Decentralisation of power
c) Co-operation with people and administrator
d) All of the above
Answer: b

Question: The year in which use of English for official purpose was to end in India was
a) 1950
b) 1956
c) 1965
d) 1980
Answer: c

Question: The State Reorganization Commission was appointed by
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Patel
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: d

Question: Which State became 22nd State of India on 26th April, 1975?
a) Nagaland
b) Tripura
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
Answer: d

Question: The municipalities are set up in
a) big cities
b) towns
c) villages
d) districts
Answer: b

Question: Education is a part of which category?
a) State List
b) Union List
c) Concurrent List
d) Residuary Powers
Answer: c

Question: Mark the correct sentence.
a) Britain is a federal state
b) U.S.A is a unitary state
c) States are more powerful in India
d) India is a quasi-federal state
Answer: d

Question: The experiment of combining the decentralization with participative democracy was carried out in
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer: b

Question: Which among the following is the biggest and strongest obstacle in the way of National Integration of India?
a) Linguistic policy declared by the government
b) Financial crisis faced by the National Integration Council
c) Formation of states on the basis of language
d) Lack of strong and sound national consciousness
Answer: d

Question: The federal form of government was first established in the
a) United States of America
b) India
c) Belgium
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: a

Question: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Answer: using the codes given below it.
 List-I                                                 List-II
A. Union of India                          (i) the Prime minister
B. State                                       (ii) Sarpanch
C. Municipal corporation            (iii) the Governor
D. Gram Panchayat                   (iv) Mayor
(a) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii
(b) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv
(c) A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i
(d) A-i, B-iv, C-iii, D-ii
Answer: a

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Question: The area over which someone has legal authority is known as _________ .
Answer: Juridiction

Question: In India at least one third of all positions are reserved for women in _________ .
Answer: Panchayti Raj System

Question: _________ is the political head of Municipal corporation.
Answer: Mayor

Question: Indian constitution provides _________ tiers of government.
Answer: three

Question: The constitution declared India as a ‘Union of States’ which is based on the principle of _________.
Answer: Federalism

TRUE / FALSE

Question: Legislative has the right to solve controvercy regarding the division of power in India.
Answer: False

Question: Only centre has jurisdiction over residuarly subjects.
Answer: True

Question: Around 41%, Indian use hindi as their mother tongue.
Answer: True

Question: Belgium adopted federal type of government instead of unitary government.
Answer: True

Question: Match the following :

Column A                                                     Column B
1. Union of India                                        (A) Mayor
2. Central and State governments            (B) Concurrent List
3. Municipal Corporation                           (C) Prime Minister
4. State                                                     (D) Sarpanch
5. Gram Panchayat                                   (E) Governor
Answer: s : 1. (C), 2. (B), 3. (A), 4. (E), 5. (D)