FEDERALISM
Punjab was earlier a part of which of these
provinces?
Rajputana
United Provinces
Central Provinces
North-West Frontier Province
In a unitary government, there is:
No division of administrative powers
Systematic division of administrative powers
Partial division of administrative powers
A body of special people to look into the division of administrative powers
How many levels are there in the federal form
of government?
Two
Four
One
Six
Which of these pairs is wrong?
Uttarakhand-Uttar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand-Bihar
Rajasthan-North-West Frontier Province
Point out a difference between the federal
structures in India and Belgium.
India has four levels of governments, while Belgium has three
In both countries, the governments are only for namesake, as the rule is in the people's hands
Belgium has four levels of government, while India has only three
Belgium has only one government, while in India, the government works at two levels.
In decentralisation:
Power is given to state governments
Power is given to local governments
Power is given to the Central government
Citizens are the custodians
A mayor is:
The elected chairman of a municipal corporation
Appointed by the chief minister to look after a municipal corporation
A representative of the Central government
Appointed by the state government
When were the regional governments of
Belgium given constitutional powers?
1993
1953
1953
1983
In a federal structure, the day-to-day
administration of a country is looked after by:
The centre
The states or the provinces
Both the centre and the states
A separate private agency
Who declared India as a union of states?
The British government
Freedom fighters
The Indian National Congress
The Constitution of India
Which state was earlier known as the Central
Provinces?
Chhattisgarh
Rajasthan
Nagaland
Madhya Pradesh
Which of these statements is true about the
unitary system of government?
There is only one level of government with subordinate sub-units
There is no subordinate body
The central government has no say in the administration
The judiciary does not get involved in matters of governance
Which of these is not a function of a Gram
Sabha?
Supervising the work of the Gram Panchayat
Making decisions for the entire village
Approving the annual budget of the Gram Panchayat
Supervising the work of the Zilla Parishad
What are the official languages of India?
Hindi and English
Hindi and Gujarati
English and Telugu
Tamil and Hindi
What is the third tier of federalism?
Judiciary
State governments
Central government
Panchayats and municipalities
Which of these countries have federal
governments?
USA, Australia, Canada and India
Japan, England, France and Italy
USA, Japan, India and Austria
France, USA, Canada and India
The State List in India consists of ____
subjects.
66
26
45
22
How many languages, does the Indian
Constitution recognize as Scheduled
Languages?
25
32
12
22
The highest tier of Panchyati Raj is the:
Zilla Parishad
Block Samiti
Municipality
Village Panchayat
Which amendment deals with the changes in
the provisions of the Indian Constitution
regarding local governments?
73rd
53rd
72nd
71st
Police, agriculture, and trade and commerce
come under the ____ List.
State
Local
Union
Concurrent
Who conducts the Panchyati elections?
Central government
Zilla Parishad
State Election Commission
State government
What type of distribution of powers does the
Indian Constitution provide for?
Single-fold
Two-fold
Three-fold
Four-fold
How many countries in the world have
adopted the federal form of government?
92
26
56
25
Where has an experiment regarding
decentralisation and participative democracy
taken place?
Brazil
Belgium
Sri Lanka
Australia
The Union List in India consists of ____
subjects.
98
97
21
88
In federalism, power is divided between:
A central authority and its constituent units
Small units of a state
The different states of a country
Constituencies
Which of these languages is not included in
the list of Scheduled Languages?
Marathi
Bodo
Nepali
Tulu
Which of these states were created on the
basis of culture, ethnicity and geography?
Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab
