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    SHREE SWAMINARAYAN ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL [CBSE]-

    SALVAV, VAPI
    SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
    CIVICS CH. 2 FEDERALISM
    SECTION A [MCQS]
    1) 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

    2) Which of the following statements are true about the federalism system of
    government?
    a) Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a
    central authority and various constituent units of the country.
    b) In federalism, there is usually more than one level of government for the entire
    country.
    c) In federalism, there will be a government at the level of provinces or states that look
    after much of the day-to-day administering of their state.
    d) All of the above.

    3) Which of the following does not have a federal system of government?


    a) India b) USA c) Russia d) None of the above

    4) Which of the following is an example of ‘holding together’ federations?


    a) India b) USA c) Switzerland d) None of the above.

    5) Which of the following is an example of ‘coming together’ federations?


    a) Spain b) Belgium c) USA d) All the above.

    6) 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

    7) Which of the following subjects are included in the State List?


    a) Agriculture b) Irrigation c) Police d) All of the above

    8) 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

    9) Which of the following states in India enjoys a special status?


    a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Mizoram c) Nagaland d) All of the above

    10) Assertion: In federalism, there is division of powers between the centre and the States.
    Reason: The legislation is not invalid merely because it incidentally encroaches upon matters
    which have been assigned to another organ.

    11) Assertion(A): Belgium shifted from a federal form of government to a unitary


    government.
    Reason(R): Usually, a federation has two levels of government.
    12) Assertion(A): When power is taken away from central and state governments and
    given to local governments it is called decentralisation.
    Reason(R): At least one third of all positions are reserved for women in local
    government bodies.

    13) Which of the following is not a subject of the Union List?


    (a) Foreign affairs (b) Currency (c) Banking (d) Law and order

    14. In local self government institutions at least one third of all positions are
    reserved for :
    (a) Men (b) Women (c) Children (d) Scheduled tribes

    15. The number of seats reserved for women in Panchayati Raj bodies is what
    part of total seats?
    (a) One fourth (b) One sixth (c) One third (d) Half

    16. Which type of state is India?


    (a) Democratic (b) Secular (c) Welfare (d) All the above

    17. Which one of the following is a subject of the Union List?


    (a) Foreign affairs (b) Education (c) Marriage (d) Agriculture

    18. Consider the following statements regarding language policy of Indian


    Federation.
    (1) Hindi was identified as the official langue.
    (2) Besides Hindi, there are 21 other languages recognized as scheduled
    languages.
    (3) English can be used along with Hindi for official purpose.
    Choose the right option from the following:
    (a) 1&3 (b) 1 &2 (c) only 1 (d) 1,2 & 3

    19. Which of the following countries is an example of 'coming together'


    federation?
    (a) United States of America (b) India (c) Spain (d) Belgium

    20. What is not an integral part of the government?


    (a) Office of the Prime Minister (b) Legislature (c) Executive (d) Judiciary

    SECTION B [2M EACH]

    VERY SHORT ANSWERS


    Q.1.What is federalism?
    Q.2.What is Unitary Government?
    Q.3."The federal system has dual objective'. Mention the dual objectives.
    Q4. 'There are two kinds of routes through which federations have been formed.' Name
    the two routes by giving one example of each.
    Q.5 What are Residuary Powers?
    Q.6 Mention any four difficulties of the local government in India.
    Q.7 What is a Panchayati Raj? What is its importance?
    Q.8 Explain two achievements and two difficulties of the local self-governments in India.

    SECTION C [3M EACH]

    SHORT ANSWERS
    1. Why is the central government of India not compelling states to adopt Hindi as their
    official language?
    2. Contrast a federal system of government with a unitary set-up with examples.
    3. Highlight the two types of routs through which the federations are formed. Give
    example.
    4. Explain the role of union list, state list and concurrent list with context to India.
    OR
    Explain the three fold legislative distribution of powers.
    5. What are significances of Panchayat Raj?
    6. Explain the organization of the local government bodies of urban areas.
    7. Differentiate between Federal Government and the Unitary Government.
    8. How federalism leads to reservation of seats for different caste groups?
    9. What was the Amendment in regard to decentralization?

    SECTION D [5M EACH]

    LONG ANSWERS
    1. Mention the five features which makes India a federal country.
    2. How is federalism practised in India? Explain.
    OR
    The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the nature of democratic
    politics in India.' Explain.
    3. Explain how law making powers are shared between centre and states in India.
    Mention three subjects each of Union List and State List.
    OR
    Describe the division of power between the Central and the State governments in India.
    Or How are the powers divided between the states and centre? Explain with examples.
    4. "The creation of linguistic states was the first and major test for democratic politics in
    our country." Justify this statement. Or Explain how the federal experiment has been
    successful in the matter of formation of states in India. Or Why were the linguistic states
    created? What are their advantages?
    5. Explain how law making powers are shared between centre and states in India.
    Mention three subjects each of Union List and State List.
    OR
    Describe the division of power between the Central and the State governments in India.

    SECTION E [4M EACH]

    CASE BASED QUESTIONS


    1) Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows:
    Union List includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country,
    foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list
    because we need a uniform policy on these matters throughout the country. The Union
    Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union List.
    State List contains subjects of State and local importance such as police, trade,
    commerce, agriculture and irrigation. The State Governments alone can make laws
    relating to the subjects mentioned in the state List. Concurrent List includes subjects of
    common interest to both the Union Government as well as the State Governments, such
    as education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. Both the Union as
    well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list. If
    their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will prevail.
    Questions:
    1. How many items are listed in the Union List? 1M
    2. Which kind of subjects are listed in the state list? 1M
    3. Who makes laws in the concurrent list? It conflict occurs then what happen in the
    List? 2M

    2) Read the given extract and answer the following questions.


    Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central
    authority and various constituent units of the country. Usually, a federation has two
    levels of government. One is the government for the entire country that is usually
    responsible for a few subjects of common national interest. The others are governments
    at the level of provinces or states that look after much of the day-to-day administering
    of their state. Both these levels of governments enjoy their power independent of the
    other.
    Questions:
    (i) How is unitary form of government different from federal form of government? 1M
    (ii) Mention any one aspect of Federalism. 1M
    (iii)Differentiate between coming together and holding together federations. 2M
    3) Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
    The need for decentralisation was recognised in our Constitution. Since then, there
    have been several attempts to decentralise power to the level of villages and towns.
    Panchayat in villages and municipalities in urban areas were set up in all the States. But
    these were directly under the control of state governments. Elections to these local
    governments were not held regularly. Local governments did not have any powers or
    resources of their own. Thus, there was very little decentralisation in effective terms. A
    major step towards decentralisation was taken in 1992. The Constitution was amended
    to make the third tier of democracy more powerful and effective. Now it is
    constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies. Seats
    are reserved in the elected bodies and the executive heads of these institutions for the
    Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes. At least one-third of
    all positions are reserved for women. An independent institution called the State
    Election Commission has been created in each State to conduct panchayat and
    municipal elections. The State governments are required to share some powers and
    revenue with local government bodies. The nature of sharing varies from State to State.
    Questions:
    i. What is the basic idea behind decentralization? 1M

    ii. In local self-government institutions at least one-third of all positions are reserved
    for? 1M
    iii. Explain the advantage of decentralisation. 2M

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