MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Federalism with Answers

1. ‘Holding together federations are not found in

A. India
B. Spain
C. Belgium
D. Australia

ANSWER= D. Australia

 

2. Subjects like computer software comes in the

A. Union List
B. State List
C. Concurrent List
D. Residuary List

ANSWER= D. Residuary List

 

3. Which of the following states has been given a special status?

A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Tripura
C. Bihar
D. Haryana

ANSWER= A. Jammu and Kashmir

 

4. The number of Scheduled Languages in India is

A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 25

ANSWER= B. 22

 

5. Which one of the following States in India has its own Constitution?

A. Uttarakhand
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. J & K
D. Nagaland

ANSWER= C. J & K

 

6. Which among the following are examples of ‘Coming together federations’?

A. India, Spain and Belgium
B. India, USA and Spain
C. USA, Switzerland and Australia
D. Belgium and Sri Lanka

ANSWER= C. USA, Switzerland and Australia

 

7. In India’s federal system, the state governments have the power to legislate on all those subjects which are included in the:

A. Union list
B. State list
C. Concurrent list
D. Residuary subjects

ANSWER= B. State list

 

8. The Constitution of India

A. divided powers between centre and states in three lists.
B. divided powers between centre and states in two lists.
C. listed the powers of the states and left the undefined powers to the state.
D. Specified the pow ers of the states and left the residuary powers with the centre.

ANSWER= A. divided powers between centre and states in three lists.

 

9. In case of a clash between the laws made by the centre and a state on a subject in the concurrent list:

A. the state law prevails.
B. the central law prevails.
C. both the laws prevail within their respective jurisdictions.
D. the Supreme Court has to intervene to decide.

ANSWER= B. the central law prevails.

 

10. What is the third tier of government known as?

A. Village Panchayats
B. State government
C. Local self-government
D. Zila Parishad

ANSWER= C. Local self-government

 

11. What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal system?

A. States have no financial powers or independent sources of revenue.
B. States are dependent on revenue or funds on the central government.
C. Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.
D. States have no financial autonomy.

ANSWER= C. Sources of revenue for each level of government are clearly specified to ensure its financial autonomy.

 

12. Which of the following is incorrect regarding a unitary government?

A. There is either only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the central government.
B. The central government can pass on orders to the provincial government.
C. A state government is conservable to central government.
D. The powers of state governments are guaranteed by the Constitution.

ANSWER= D. The powers of state governments are guaranteed by the Constitution.

 

13. What are the kinds of routes through which federations have been formed?

A. One route involves independent states coming together on their own to form a bigger unit
B. The second route is where a large country decides to divide its powers between the states and the national government
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

ANSWER= C. Both a and b

 

14. Which period saw the rise of regional political parties in many states of the country?

A. Period after 1990
B. Period after 2000
C. Period after 1980
D. Period after 1970

ANSWER= A. Period after 1990

 

15. Which language is recognised as the national language by the Constitution of India?

A. Hindi
B. English
C. Tamil
D. None of these

ANSWER= D. None of these

 

16. Which among the following is an example of the Unitary system of Government?

A. Belgium
B. Sri Lanka
C. Both Sri Lanka and Belgium
D. None of the above

ANSWER= B. Sri Lanka

 

17. How many of the world’s 193 countries have federal political systems?

A. 25
B. 100
C. 145
D. 70

ANSWER= A. 25

 

18. __ made the shift from Unitary to Federal system of Government.

A. Sri Lanka
B. Belgium
C. None of the above
D. Both Belgium and Sri Lanka

ANSWER= B. Belgium

 

19. Which of the following does not have a Federal system of Government?

A. India
B. USA
C. Russia
D. None of the above

ANSWER= D. None of the above

 

20. Which of the following does not have a federal political system?

A. China
B. New Zealand
C. Japan
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

21. As per the Census, India has ___ major languages.

A. 22
B. 131
C. 121
D. 161

ANSWER= C. 121

 

22. The number of seats reserved for women in the panchayats and municipalities is

A. one-fourth
B. one-third
C. half
D. one-fifth

ANSWER= B. one-third

 

23. Which of the following is an example of ‘holding together’ federations?

A. India
B. USA
C. Switzerland
D. None of the above.

ANSWER= A. India

 

24. Which of the following is an example of ‘coming together’ federations?

A. Spain
B. Belgium
C. USA
D. All the above.

ANSWER= C. USA

 

25. Which of the following are included in the Union List?

A. Banking
B. Foreign Affairs
C. Defence of the country
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

26. Which of the following subjects are included in the State List?

A. Agriculture
B. Irrigation
C. Police
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

27. If there is a conflict in the laws made for the subjects in the Concurrent List, then the decision made by ___ will prevail.

A. State Government
B. Union Government
C. President
D. All of the above

ANSWER= B. Union Government

 

28. Who has the power to make laws on the ‘residuary’ subjects?

A. Union Government
B. State Government
C. Supreme Court
D. None of the above

ANSWER= A. Union Government

 

29. Which of the following states in India enjoys a special status.

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Mizoram
C. Nagaland
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

30. Due to their peculiar social and historical circumstances, the Constitution of India gives special status to some Indian states. These provisions are given in ____.

A. Article 371
B. Article 271
C. Article 172
D. Article 152

ANSWER= A. Article 371

 

31. Some States were created not on the basis of language but to recognise differences based on culture, ethnicity or geography. Examples of such states are____.

A. Jharkhand
B. Uttarakhand
C. Nagaland
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

32. Besides Hindi, there are __ other languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution.

A. 21
B. 24
C. 12
D. 31

ANSWER= A. 21

 

33. The number of languages in India depends on the way one counts it. As per information recorded in Census 2011, there are ___ distinct languages which people mentioned as their mother tongues.

A. 1200
B. 150
C. 1300
D. 1100

ANSWER= C. 1300

 

34. Which of the following statements are true about the Unitary system of Government?

A. Under the unitary system, either there is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the central government.
B. The central government can pass on orders to the provincial or the local government.
C. State government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the central government.
D. All of the above .

ANSWER= D. All of the above .

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