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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The parliament can bring about a change in the power-sharing arrangement between the central and the state governments when _____.

It is passed by both Houses of Parliament with a one-third majority.

It is passed by both Houses of Parliament with a two-thirds majority.

It is passed by the Rajya Sabha.

It is passed by Lok Sabha.

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In India’s federal system, the Central and the State governments have the power to legislate on all those subjects which are included in the _____.

Residuary subjects

Concurrent list

Union list

State list

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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-1, III-3, IV-2

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

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

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

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

Trade

Education

Forests

Banking

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Which of the following subjects is not included in the state list?

Agriculture

Education

National defense

Law and order

6 / 15

Who conducts Panchayat elections?

Zila Parishad

Central government

State Election Commission

State government

7 / 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

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following subjects is not included in the Union list?

Foreign affairs

Defence

Police

Banking

9 / 15

Which countries follow the unitary system of government?

United Arab Emirates, China, and Sri Lanka

USA, Japan, and Belgium

Belgium, Spain, and India

France, Germany, and India

10 / 15

Identify the group of states that were not created on the basis of language.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand

Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand

Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand

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How many scheduled languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution?

19 languages besides Hindi

18 languages besides Hindi

22 languages besides Hindi

21 languages besides Hindi

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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:

Federal system

Unitary system

Decentralized system

Unitary Federal system

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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 & 3

1 & 2

2 & 4

1 & 3

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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.

3 and 4

2 and 4

1 and 2

2 and 3

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Which of the following countries is an example of a ‘Coming Together Federation’?

Sri Lanka

Belgium

India

USA

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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

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