Class 10 Federalism MCQ

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Class 10 Federalism MCQ Social Science with Answers

Below is a list of MCQ for Federalism chapter. Students are advised to practice all the below given MCQ to get check their understanding of the topic.

1) One of the key changes made in the Constitution of ______ was to reduce the power of the Central Government and to give these powers to the regional governments.
a ) Ukraine
b ) Switzerland
c ) Belgium
d ) France

2) Coming together federations include the USA, ______ and Australia.
a ) Ukraine
b ) France
c ) Austria-Hungary
d ) Switzerland

3) India, ______ and Belgium are examples of this kind of holding together federations.
a ) Spain
b ) Australia
c ) France
d ) Portugal

4) ______, Spain and Belgium are examples of this kind of holding together federations.
a ) Switzerland
b ) Australia
c ) India
d ) USA

5) Coming together federations include the USA, Switzerland and ______.
a ) Britain
b ) Belgium
c ) Germany
d ) Australia

6) The first route involves independent ______ coming together on their own to form a bigger unit, so that by pooling sovereignty and retaining identity they can increase their security.
a ) Provinces
b ) Units
c ) Groups
d ) States

7) One of the key changes made in the ______ of Belgium was to reduce the power of the Central Government and to give these powers to the regional governments.
a ) Legislation
b ) Rules
c ) Law
d ) Constitution

8) Assam, Nagaland,_________ and Mizoram enjoy special powers under certain provisions of the Constitution of India (Article 371) due to their peculiar social and historical circumstances.
a ) Arunachal Pradesh
b ) Bihar
c ) Delhi
d ) Manipur

9) The Constitution originally provided for a two-tier system of government, the ______ Government or what we call the Central Government, representing the ______ of India and the State governments.
a ) Alliance
b ) Group
c ) Union
d ) State

10) States such as Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram enjoy special powers under certain provisions of the Constitution of India Article _______ due to their peculiar social and historical circumstances.
a ) 369
b ) 370
c ) 371
d ) 372

11) Any changes to Constitution has to be first passed by both the Houses of Parliament with at least ________ majority.
a ) Half
b ) Two third
c ) One Third
d ) Full

12) In case of any dispute about the division of powers, the ________ shall make a decision.
a ) President
b ) Parliament
c ) Prime Minister
d ) Supreme court and High Court

13) Promotion of any language does not mean that the Central Government can impose ______ on States where people speak a different language.
a ) Telugu
b ) Sanskrit
c ) English
d ) Hindi

14) The Central Government responded by agreeing to continue the use of ______ along with Hindi for official purposes.
a ) Tamil
b ) English
c ) Telugu
d ) Bengali

15) Constitution does not use the word ______, the Indian Union is based on the principles of federalism.
a ) Union
b ) Confederation
c ) Alliance
d ) Federation

16) In constitution Later, a third tier of federalism was added in the form of ______ and Municipalities.
a ) Economic And Social Council
b ) City Council
c ) Panchayats
d ) Executive Council

17) ______ List contains subjects of ______ and local importance such as police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation.
a ) Residuary
b ) Union
c ) State
d ) Concurrent

18) In terms of population, Uttar Pradesh is bigger than ______, Maharashtra is about as big as Germany.
a ) China
b ) Russia
c ) US
d ) Pakistan

19) Seats are reserved in the elected bodies and the executive heads of these institutions for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled ______ and Other Backward Classes.
a ) Force
b ) Body
c ) Tribes
d ) Congregation

20) The ______ was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective in _____year.
a ) Law and 1992
b ) Constitution and 1992
c ) Law and 1991
d ) Constitution and 1991

21)Rural local government is popularly known by the name of
a ) Panchayati Raj
b ) Zila Parishad
c ) State government
d ) Gram Panchayat

22)As for English, only ……….per cent Indians recorded it as their mother tongue?
A. 20%
B. 5%
C. 0.5 %
D. 0.02%

23 )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

24 )In the local government elections at least ……… of all positions are reserved for women?A. One – third B. Two- third C. 50% D. 25%

25 )Which one comes under the Union List in India?
A. Police
B. Agriculture
C. Banking
D. Trade

26 ) What is meant by residuary subjects?
A. Subjects under union list
B. Subjects under state list
C. Subject under both state and union list
D. Subjects which are not under any list

27) 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 2 3 4
(a) D A B C
(b) B C D A
(c) A C D B
(d) C D A B

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