NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science Democratic Politics Ii Chapter 2 Federalism

Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Give an argument and an example to support any of these positions.
Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
Arman: Language based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

• National government gives some powers to the provincial government.
• Power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary.
• Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government.
• Governing or ruling power is divided between different levels of government.

Consider the following statements:
A. In a federation the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated.
B. India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State governments are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects.
C. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
D. India is no longer a federation because the some powers of the states have been devolved to the local government bodies.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

• A, B and C
• A, C and D
• A and B only
• B and C only

• The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
• Language based states have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
• The language policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.
• None of the above.

• A, B, C and D
• A and D

• B and C

• A, B and D

• India, Spain and Belgium

• India, USA and Spain
• USA, Switzerland and Australia
• Belgium and Sri Lanka

___________ has a unitary form of government whereas ___________ has a federal government.

• Sri Lanka, Belgium

• Belgium, Sri Lanka

• India, Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka, China

__________ is a coming together federation.

• USA

• India

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka

____________ is a holding together federation.

• India

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka

• USA

In holding together federation the Central government tends to be _________

• More powerful than the state
• Weak
• Less powerful than the state
• A dictator

__________ is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country.

• Federalism 
• Unitary
• Dictatorship
• Democracy

Which of the following country is not an example of 'holding together' federation?

• USA

• Spain

• India

• Belgium

• 20

• 21

• 18

• 19

• Lok Sabha

• Cabinets

• State Legislative Assemblies

• Panchyati Raj bodies

• Agriculture
• Foreign affairs
• Banking 
• Currency

• Foreign Affairs
• Currency
• Banking
• Law and Order

• Two or more levels of government
• Different tiers of government govern the same citizens
• Courts have the power to interpret the constitution
• The centre government can order the state government

• Municipalities
• Village Panchayat
• Block Samiti
• Zila Parishad

• Uttarakhand
• Madhya Pradesh
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Nagaland

• Chief Minister
• Speaker of Vidhan Sabha
• Governor
• Mayor

• There is only one level of the government
• The sub-units of government are subordinate to the central government
• There are two or more tiers of government
• The central government can pass an order to the provincial or the local government

• Hindi is our national language
• Hindi is the official language
• Hindi has been accepted as the mother tongue of all the Indians
• None of the above

• Police

• Trade

• Foreign Affairs

• Commerce

• Banking

• Trade

• Police

• Education

• The parliament
• The District Court
• The State High Court
• The Supreme Court

• India

• The USA

• Belgium

• Spain

• feudalism
• communism
• federalism
• casteism

• Centre

• State

• Both have equal powers

• No one has the powers

• Democracy
• Jurisdiction
• Federalism
• None of these

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Union list
• Local government
• District Magistrate
• Residuary list

• Union list
• State list
• Concurrent list
• Residuary Powers

In 1947, the boundaries of several old states of India were changed in order to create new states. This was done ___________ .

• To ensure that people who speaks the same languge lived in the same state

• To please the political parties
• So that people of same religion can live in the same state
• To avoid communal clashes

• Municipality
• Zila Panchayat
• Zila Parishad
• None of these

• Zila Parishad Chairperson
• Chairperson of Municipality
• District Magistrate
• None of these

Write a short note on Federation in India.” 

Write two features of indian federalism.

Discuss in brief the major features of Indian federalism.

List out any three subjects each mentioned in three lists of the Indian Constitution.

• U.S.A

• India

• Spain

• Belgium

Which one of the following countries is an example of Holding together federation?

• India

• USA

• Australia

• Switzerland

• Punjab

• Jharkhand

• Jammu and Kashmir

• Himachal Pradesh

• Egypt

• Sri Lanka

• Australia

• England

• India

• Spain

• Belgium

• Japan

The third tier of federation that was added later to the Indian federation is

• the judiciary
• the Panchayats and municipalities
• the legislature
• the reservation

• Concurrent List

• State List

• Select List

• Union List

When was 73rd constitutional amendment passed?

• 1996 

• 1992

• 1990

• 1991

• One-third

• One-fourth

• One-fifth

• One-tenth

• Municipality

• Panchayati Raj
• Panchayats
• Block Samitis

Define federalism. Give two examples of a federation.

Which among the following countries does not have a federal government?

• Nigeria
  
  

• South Africa
  
  

• Poland
  
  

• Poland