MCQs For NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 2 Federalism

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Federalism Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

Please see below Federalism Class 10 Social Science MCQ Questions, solve the questions and compare your answers with the solutions provided below. 

Question. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and various constituent unit of the country is called
(a) Federalism 
(b) Communalism
(c) Socialism
(d) Democracy

Question. The place of Rajasthan where India conducted its nuclear tests
(a) Kalikat
(b) Pokharan
(c) Kavaratti
(d) Karaikal

Question. Who makes law in the Concurrent list?
(a) State government
(b) Union government
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these

Question. In federal system, central government cannot order the :
(a) principal 
(b) local government
(c) state government
(d) none of the above

Question. In Unitary form of government:
(a) All the power is divided between the Centre/union and the state provincial government.
(b) All the power is with the citizens.
(c) State Government has all the powers
(d) Power is concentrated with the Central Government.

Question. Which type of government does the Belgium have?
(a) Federal
(b) Communist
(c) Unitary
(d) Central

Question. Which kind of Subject is listed in the State list?
(a) Foreign affairs, Banking
(b) Police ,Trade
(c) Forest, Trade Unions
(d) Computer Software

Question. Which countries follow the unitary system of government?
(a) Belgium, Spain and India
(b) USA Japan and Belgium
(c) United Arab Emirates, China and Sri Lanka
(d) France, Germany and India

Question. Education, forests, trade unions come under…………
(a) Union list
(b) State list
(c) Concurrent list
(d) Residuary Powers

Question. In federalism, power is divided between various constituent units and:
(a) Central authority
(b) states
(c) both
(a) and(b)
(d) none of the above

Question. Which country is an example of coming together federation?
(a) Belgium
(b) USA
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India

Question. Belgium shifted from a unitary form of government to:
(a) democratic
(b) federal
(c) authoritarian
(d) none of the above

Question. Consider the following statements regarding language policy of Indian federation:
1. Hindi was identified as the official language.
2. Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognised as scheduled languages.
3. English can be used along with Hindi for official purpose.
Choose the combination that provides the correct statement(s) from the following :
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) only 1
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question. How is Panchayat Samiti formed?
(a) By a few gram panchayats when are grouped together.
(b) By most members of the zilla parishad
(c) By all MPs and MLAs in the block
(d) None of the above

Question. Arrange the following institutions of power according to the size of their jurisdiction in increasing order:
(a) Panchayat Samiti or Mandal
(b) State Government
(c) Gram Panchayat
(d) Zilla Parishad
Options:
(i) (a)—(b)—(c)—(d)
(ii) (d)—(a)—(b)—(c)
(iii) (c)—(a)—(d)—(b)
(iv) (b)—(a)—(c)—(d)

Question. What type of distribution of powers does the Indian Constitution provide for?
(a) Single-fold
(b) Two-fold
(c) Three-fold
(d) Four-fold 

Question. Which of the following group of countries are an example of coming together federation?
(a) India, USA, Belgium
(b) USA, Switzerland, Australia
(c) India, Belgium, Spain
(d) USA, Spain, Australia

Question. Which of the following pair of languages is NOT included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Pali and Tulu
(b) Bodo and Maithili
(c) Nepali and Oriya
(d) Sindhi and Urdu

Question. Who presides over the meetings of Municipal Corporations?
(a) District Magistrate
(b) Mayor
(c) Deputy Mayor
(d) Governor

Question. Which of the following pair of subjects is incorrect?
(a) Police and agriculture
(b) Banking and currency
(c) Computer software and trade unions
(d) Marriage and adoption

Question. Read the source given below and answer the question that follows:
A second test for Indian federation is the language policy. Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language. Hindi as identified as the official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40 per cent of Indians.
Therefore, there were many safeguards to protect other languages.
Which among the following is not a scheduled language of India?
(a) Santhali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Angika
(d) Sindhi

Question. Study this picture and identify which of the following option best signifies this cartoon?
(a) Sharing of responsibility between Centre and State
(b) Centre undermining the power of States 
(c) States pleading from centre for more power
(d) Misuse of power by the States

Question. Following image shows that the states are pleading for more powers. What kind of powers can the states be seen demanding here?

(a) To get more resources
(b) Power to run their governments independently
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Misuse of powers by the states.

Question. Assertion (A) Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of the government.
Reason (R) The flexibility shown by Indian political leaders helped our country avoid the kind of situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Question. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) It is very difficult to make changes in the basic structure of the Indian constitution.
Reason (R) Both the Houses have power to amend the constitution independently.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Question. Match the following.

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

Question. Identify the merit/s of local government in India from the given options:
(a) Elections are held regularly, but Gram Sabhas are not held regularly.
(b) It has given more powers to the local government as compared to state government.
(c) It has deepened democracy in our country.
(d) They lack adequate resources and powers.

Question. How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 24

Question. Which of following language is spoken by the majority of our population?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Bengali
(d) Punjabi

Question. Which of the following is an advantage of the local government in India?
(a) It has deepened the democracy in our country
(b) It has uprooted the democracy at local level in our country
(c) It has failed in conducting the regular elections of local bodies
(d) Only (d)

Question. Which of the following pairs of subjects NOT associated with the union list?
(a) Education and Marriage
(b) Communications and currency
(c) Foreign Affairs and Currency
(d) Banking and Defence

Question. According to the constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in 1956.

Question. At least two-third of all positions are reserved for women at local level.

Question. Who is a mayor? 

Fill in the blank: –

Question. The subjects that do not fall in any of the three lists are called ……………….. subjects.

Question. The …………………. declared India as a Union of States.

Question. Australia is an example of ……………….. type of federation.

Question. In 1956, an act passed by the Government in Sri Lanka recognised the Sinhala Language as the language of the state and disregard the …………….. language.

Question. India, Spain and Belgium are examples of the ……………….. type of federations.

Question. First major test of democratic politics in our country was the creation of………..

Question. Holding together country decides to divide its power between the……….and……

Question. Under the_________system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the central government.

True and false :

Question. Besides Hindi, India has 21 official languages.

Question. Second test for the Indian Federation was the language policy.

Question. 1980s was the era of coalition governments. 

ASSERTION-REASON QUESTIONS

The following questions consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

1. Assertion (A) : Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language.
Reason (R) : Restructuring the Centre-State relations is one more way in which federalism has been strengthened in practice.

2. Assertion (A) : A major step towards decentralisation was taken in 1992.
Reason (R) : The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective.

3. Assertion (A) : The local government structure goes right up to the state level.
Reason (R) : A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form what is usually called a panchayat samiti or block or mandal.

4. Assertion (A) : Rural local government is popularly known by the name panchayati raj.
Reason (R) : Zilla parishad chairperson is the political head of the zilla parishad.

5. Assertion (A) : Third-tier of government is local government.
Reason (R) : The fourth tier of Indian democracy is weak.

Match the following

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
1. ‘Coming together’ federations	(a) Belgium, India
2. ‘Holding together’ federations	(b) Chandigarh, Lakshadweep
3. Jammu and Kashmir	(c) Union list
4. Union Territories	(d) Australia, USA
5. Defence, foreign affairs, etc.	(e) Separate Constitution

Answer :

Column-A	Column-B
1. ‘Coming together’ federations	(d) Australia, USA
2. ‘Holding together’ federations	(a) Belgium, India
3. Jammu and Kashmir	(e) Separate Constitution
4. Union Territories	(b) Chandigarh, Lakshadweep
5. Defence, foreign affairs, etc.	(c) Union list

Question.

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Different tiers of government	(a) interpret	(A) same citizens
2. Courts have the power to	(b) as a Union	(B) for women
3. The constitution declared India	(c) are reserved	(C) district level
4. One-third of all positions	(d) govern the	(D) of states
5. The local government structure go	(e) right up to the	(E) the constitution

Answer :

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Different tiers of government	(d) govern the	(A) same citizens
2. Courts have the power to	(a) interpret	(E) the constitution
3. The constitution declared India	(b) as a Union	(D) of states
4. One-third of all positions	(c) are reserved	(B) for women
5. The local government structure go	(e) right up to the	(C) district level

Question. Match the following subjects from column A with the lists given in column B:

Column A (Subjects)	Column B (Lists)
(a) Banking	(i) State List
(b) Police	(ii) Union List
(c) Computer software	(iii) Concurrent List
(d) Education	(iv) Residuary subject

Answer :

Column A (Subjects)	Column B (Lists)
(a) Banking	(ii) Union List
(b) Police	(i) State List
(c) Computer software	(iv) Residuary subject
(d) Education	(iii) Concurrent List