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Federalism MCQs|MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Federalism with Answers:-
1. What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?
(a) States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue.
(b) States are dependent on revenue or funds on the central government.
(c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.
(d) States have no financial autonomy.
Answer: (c) Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy
2. Identify the distinguishing feature of the Federal system:
(a) Power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary
(b) Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government
(c)The national government gives some power to the provincial government
(d) Government power is divided between different levels of government
Answer: (d) Government power is divided between different levels of government
3. When power is taken away from central and state governments and given to local government, it is called:
(a) Distribution
(b) Centralisation
(c) Recentralisation
(d) Decentralisation
Answer: (d) Decentralisation
4. In the data for Scheduled Languages of India, which is the second highest in proportion of speakers (%) after Hindi?
A. Telugu
B. Tamil
C. Bengali
D. Urdu
Answer: C. Bengali
5. The Union List includes subjects such as:
(a) Education, forests, trade unions, marriages, adoption and succession.
(b) Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation.
(c) Residuary subjects like computer software.
(d) Defence, foreign affairs, banking, currency, communications.
Answer: (d) Defence, foreign affairs, banking, currency, communications.
6. Which of the following is not an example of ‘holding together’ federations?
(a) India
(b) Spain
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland
Answer: (d) Switzerland
7. Who among the following is the head of a Municipal Corporation?
(a) Home Minister
(b) Sarpanch
(c) Governor
(d) Mayor
Answer: (d) Mayor
8. Which of the given options is not included in the state’s list?
(a) National Defence
(b) Law and Order
(c) Agriculture
(d) Education
Answer: (a) National Defence
9. On which given subject can both the Union as well as the State Governments make laws?
A. Currency
B. Defence
C. Trade Unions
D. Agriculture
Answer: C. Trade Unions
10. The number of seats reserved for women in the panchayats and municipalities is
(a) one-fourth
(b) one-third
(c) half
(d) one-fifth
Answer: (b) one-third
11. The system of Panchayati Raj involves:
(a) Village, State and Union levels
(b) Village, District and State levels
(c) Village and State levels
(d) Village, Block and District levels
Answer: (d) Village, Block and District levels
12. Who among the following is called head of the state at the state level?
(a) Chief Minister
(b) Speaker of Vidhan Sabha
(c) Governor
(d) Mayor
Answer: (a) Chief Minister
13. States such as Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram enjoy special powers under certain provisions of the Constitution of India (Article 371), under which context do they get these provisions?
A. Because of trade and commerce
B. Protection of land rights of indigenous people
C. Special provisions for agriculture
D. For Defence purposes
Answer: B. Protection of land rights of indigenous people
14. Which period saw the rise of regional political parties in many states of the country?
(a) Period after 1990
(b) Period after 2000
(c) Period after 1980
(d) Period after 1970
Answer: (a) Period after 1990
15. How many other lanugages are recognised as Scheduled Languages by the constitution, besides Hindi?
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 19
Answer: (b) 21
16. Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Which of the following holds true in the case of India?
(a) The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
(b) Language based states have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
(c) The language policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages
(d) All of the above
Answer: (a) The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
17. Who administers the whole district?
(a) Sarpanch
(b) Mayor
(c) District Magistrate or Collector
(d) Sessions Judge
Answer: (c) District Magistrate or Collector
18. Which one of the following States in India has its own Constitution?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Nagaland
Answer: (c) Jammu and Kashmir
19. Rural local government is popularly known as:
(a) Panchayati Raj
(b) Zila Parishad
(c) State Government
(d) Gram Panchayat
Answer: (a) Panchayati Raj
20. Which of the following subjects is not included in the Union list?
(a) Defence
(b) Foreign affairs
(c) Police
(d) Banking
Answer: (c) Police
21. Consider the following statements:
1. In a federation the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated.
2. 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.
3. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
4. India is no longer a federation because some powers of the States have been devolved to the local government bodies.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: C. 1 and 2 only
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