Federalism Class 10 Social Science MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

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Are you ready to revise Class 10 Political Science for your CBSE exams? The chapter "Federalism" is essential as it covers the division of powers between different levels of government, decentralization, and real-life examples of federal structures.

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Chapter Name: Federalism
Subject: Social Science (Political Science)
Book: NCERT Class 10 Civics
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Chapter 2 - Federalism

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Which one of the following subjects comes under the legislation of the Centre and State in India?

Education

Trade

Forests

Banking

2 / 15

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

1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A

1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B

1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C

3 / 15

Belgium shifted from a unitary form of government to ____.

None of the above

Federal

Democratic

Authoritarian

4 / 15

Look at the world map given below and answer the following question.

Which of the following deductions can DEFINITELY be made from the map?

Asia has the maximum number of federal nations.

China does not have provincial administrations.

Argentina is the largest federal country in South America.

Germany has states that share power with the center.

5 / 15

Identify the correct statement(s) about the theory of Federalism in the Indian Constitution.

The Constitution declared India as a Union of States.

Sharing of power between the Union Government and the State government is basic to the structure of the Constitution.

It is easy to make changes to this power-sharing arrangement.

The parliament can on its own change this arrangement.

2 & 4

1 & 3

1 & 2

2 & 3

6 / 15

Which of the following statements are true with respect to decentralization in India after 1992?

No seats were reserved for SC/ST in the elected bodies.

State governments have to share some powers and revenues with the local bodies.

It became mandatory to hold regular elections for local government bodies.

Local governments did not have any powers or resources of their own.

1 and 2

2 and 3

2 and 4

3 and 4

7 / 15

Match the following items given in Column A with those in Column B.

Column A	Column B
I. Information Technology	1. Concurrent List
II. Police	2. Union List
III. Education	3. State List
IV. Defence	4. Residuary Subjects

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

I-4, II-2, III-1, IV-3

I-4, II-3, III-1, IV-2

I-3, II-4, III-1, IV-2

I-4, II-1, III-3, IV-2

8 / 15

Identify the administrative system of the Indian Government with the help of the following information.

Power is shared between Central and State Governments to Local Governments.

It is called the third tier of the Government.

The State Governments are required to share some powers and revenue with them.

Select the appropriate option from the following:

Unitary system

Federal system

Unitary Federal system

Decentralized system

9 / 15

The central government is more powerful in relation to the states in a _____.

Holding together federation

Unitary government

Coming together federation

Democratic government

10 / 15

The system of Panchayati Raj involves

The village, district, and state levels

The village and state levels

The village, block, and district levels

The village, state, and union levels

11 / 15

Which of these is not a function of Gram Sabha?

Supervising the work of the Zila Parishad

Approving the annual budget of the Gram Panchayat

Making decisions for the village

Supervising the work of Gram Panchayat

12 / 15

What is the originally provided system of the Constitution of India?

A three-tier system of government

A four-tier system of government

A single-tier system of government

A two-tier system of government

13 / 15

Who conducts Panchayat elections?

State government

Zila Parishad

State Election Commission

Central government

14 / 15

Which administrative authority legislates on Residuary subjects?

Union Government

Local Government

State Government

All of the above

15 / 15

How many scheduled languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution?

21 languages besides Hindi

18 languages besides Hindi

22 languages besides Hindi

19 languages besides Hindi

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ What is Federalism?
✔ Features of a Federal Government
✔ Different Tiers of Government in India
✔ Union List, State List, and Concurrent List
✔ Decentralization and Panchayati Raj
✔ Real-life Examples of Federalism (India, USA, Belgium, etc.)
✔ Challenges to Federalism in India