This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Political Science > Federalism > Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What form of govt. was demanded by the tamil leaders in Sri Lanka? A) Unitary. B) Parliamentary. C) Federal. D) Presidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal. 2. Who has power to make laws on 'Residuary Subjects ' A) State Government. B) Both Union and State Government. C) Only Union Government. D) Union, State and Local Governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only Union Government. 3. Expressed power:Coin money. Implied power? A) Use gold as money. B) Borrow money. C) Create counterfeit money. D) Print money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Print money. 4. Which issues are included in Concurrent List of constitution A) Defence, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. B) Police, trade, commerce, agriculture, and irrigation. C) Education, forests, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education, forests, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession. 5. Under the Articles of Confederation the United States did not have one of these A) President. B) Military. C) Government. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 6. ..... made the shift from a unitary to a federal system of government. A) Sri Lanka. B) Belgium. C) Both Belgium and Sri Lanka. D) No e of tha above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belgium. 7. The Constitution declared India as ..... A) United States. B) Union of States. C) United Provinces. D) Diplomatic country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Union of States. 8. The power to enforce laws A) Expressed powers. B) Concurrent powers. C) Reserved powers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concurrent powers. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The central law prevails. 10. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir? A) Article 370. B) Article 356. C) Article 360. D) Article 371. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 370. 11. According to Census 2011, How many languages were included in 'Scheduled Languages'? A) 25. B) 21. C) 22. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 12. Belgium shifted from a unitary to a federal form of Government from the year A) 1994. B) 1992. C) 1993. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1993. 13. An example of a coming together federation is A) India. B) Switzerland. C) Spain. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Switzerland. 14. An association of independent states is called a unitary form of government. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The number of seats reserved for women in the Panchayat and municipalities are A) One fourth. B) Half. C) One third. D) Two third. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One third. 16. Assertion(A):Hindi is identified as official language of India. Reason(R):It helped in creating supremacy of Hindi speaking people over others. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 17. Assertion:Hindi is identified as the only official language of India. Reason:It helped in creating supremacy of Hindi speaking people over others. A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. C) If assertion is true but reason is false. D) If both assertion and reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If assertion is true but reason is false. 18. The power to declare war A) Expressed powers. B) Concurrent powers. C) Reserved powers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressed powers. 19. Who has the power to interpret the constitution? A) High Court. B) District Court. C) Supreme Court. D) All three levels of Courts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supreme Court. 20. Which country has adopted 'Holding together' type of federation? A) India. B) Spain. C) Belgium. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 21. The Founders had to create a federal government system because there weren't any other systems to choose from. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What is a concurrent power? A) A power only held by state governments. B) A power that is only held by the national government. C) A power that is held by both the national and state government. D) An electric based super power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A power that is held by both the national and state government. 23. Example of coming together A) USA, Australia, Switzerland. B) Australia, Spain and Switzerland. C) USA, India, Spain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA, Australia, Switzerland. 24. Example of Holding Together is A) India, US, Canada. B) Spain, Belgium, Australia. C) India, Spain, Belgium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India, Spain, Belgium. 25. The power to provide for the general welfare A) Expressed powers. B) Concurrent powers. C) Reserved powers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concurrent powers. 26. Which one of the following subjects is included in the concurrent list? A) Police. B) Trade. C) Education. D) Banking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 27. Which of these powers is a concurrent power according to the Constitution? A) Creating post offices. B) Printing money. C) Creating courts. D) Declaring war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating courts. 28. Which of the following is not included in State List A) Law and Order. B) National Defence. C) Education. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Defence. 29. The elections to Municipal Council are conducted by A) Muncipalties. B) State Election Commission. C) Election Commission of India. D) Municipal Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State Election Commission. 30. Political head of Municipal Corporations is called ..... A) Mayor. B) Municipal head. C) Block Development Officer. D) Municipal Chairperson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mayor. 31. This amendment found in the Bill of Rights states that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the states (or the people). A) 1st Amendment. B) 9th Amendment. C) 10th Amendment. D) 5th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10th Amendment. 32. Sri Lanka is a ..... form of government. A) Unitary. B) Parliamentary. C) Presidential. D) Federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unitary. 33. Whose decision is final when conflicts occur to make laws on the subjects given in ' Concurrent List'? A) Union Government. B) State Government. C) Local Government. D) All the 3 are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Union Government. 34. "Implied powers" could BEST be defined as powers A) Congress has interpreted it as being given to them. B) That the Supreme Court has taken away from Congress. C) Congress is given as listed in the U.S. Constitution. D) The President is given explicitly in the U.S. Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress has interpreted it as being given to them. 35. ..... list includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well as the state government A) Concurrent. B) Residuary. C) State. D) Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concurrent. 36. What is the Supremacy clause? A) It says that laws are supreme by the year they were written. B) It says the constitution is the supreme law of the US. C) It says that the local laws are the most important laws for the country. D) It says that the President is the supreme leader of the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It says the constitution is the supreme law of the US. 37. America's central government is known as the federal government. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Belgium is shifted from ..... to ..... form of government. A) Parliamentary to Presidential. B) Parliamentary to federal. C) Unitary to federal. D) Federal to unitary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unitary to federal. 39. Number of Scheduled Languages by the Constitution are? A) Except Hindi 22 Languages. B) Besides Hindi 21 Languages. C) Besides Hindi 22 Languages. D) Except Hindi 21 Languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besides Hindi 21 Languages. 40. Which house of Congress begins the impeachment and which house handles the impeachment trial? A) Senate; House of Representatives. B) Senate; Supreme Court. C) House of Representatives; Senate. D) House of Representatives; Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House of Representatives; Senate. 41. Which court case first cited supported the in supporting the power of the federal government over the states? A) Plesy v.Ferguson. B) McCulloch v. Maryland. C) Dred Scott v. Sandford. D) Brown v. Board of Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) McCulloch v. Maryland. 42. The System of Panchayati Raj involves A) The village, block and district levels. B) The village, and state levels. C) The village district and state levels. D) The village, state and Union levels. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The village, block and district levels. 43. 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-. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. Pick the odd one out with respect to division of Powers. A) Armed Forces. B) Education Policies. C) Currencies. D) Foreign Policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education Policies. 45. The President appoints Cabinet secretaries but the Senate must approve them by a 2/3 majority. This is an example of A) Separation of Powers. B) Rule of Law. C) Checks and Balances. D) Popular Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checks and Balances. 46. Select the two bases on which the new states of India have been created A) Religion and geography. B) Language and Regional. C) Culture and Religion. D) Geography and Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language and Regional. 47. Rural local Government is popularly known as ..... A) Gram sabha. B) Panchayati raj. C) Panchayat committee. D) Gram panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panchayati raj. 48. The concept of Decentralisation signifies A) The three tier government at urban level. B) The two tier government at only rural level. C) Power taken away from both State and Centre and given to local governance at both urban and rural levels. D) Autonomy given to State government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power taken away from both State and Centre and given to local governance at both urban and rural levels. 49. The major step towards Decentralisation was taken in the year ..... A) 1992. B) 1892. C) 1993. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1992. 50. In a federal system, when a state law conflicts with a central law on a concurrent list subject, the law that prevails is: A) State law. B) Law passed last. C) Law passed first. D) Central law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central law. 51. One of the following was the first and a major test for democratic politics in our country A) Creation of linguistic states. B) Language policy. C) Centre state relationship. D) Interim government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation of linguistic states. 52. The Constitution in its eighth schedule has A) 21 languages other than Hindi. B) 22 languages other than Hindi. C) 20 languages other than Hindi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21 languages other than Hindi. 53. Assertion:Third-tier of government is local government. Reason:It made democracy weak. A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. C) Assertion is true but reason is false. D) Assertion is false but reason is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion is true but reason is false. 54. What is meant by Coming together federations A) None of these. B) Large country divide its power between States and national government. C) Different social groups in a country come together to form government then such system is called coming together federation. D) All independent states come together to form bigger unit that have equal power and strong relation to federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All independent states come together to form bigger unit that have equal power and strong relation to federal government. 55. People today still debate about how much power states and the federal government should have. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Power to interpret the Constitution is with the: A) Centre Government. B) State Governments. C) Judiciary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judiciary. 57. 4) Why have the subjects like defence, foreign affairs, banking etc; been introduced in the Union list.i) These subjects are of local importance.ii) Require a uniform policy for execution.iii) These subjects are of national importance.iv) Require a separate policy of each subject. A) (ii) and (iv). B) (ii) and (iii). C) (i) and (ii). D) (i) and (iv). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (ii) and (iii). 58. What percentage of each house of Congress must approve a proposed Constitutional amendment for it to be considered for ratification? A) 2/3. B) 3/4. C) 1/2. D) 4/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2/3. 59. Which statement is true about the concept of Federalism? A) Americans must only obey state laws. B) Federalism was designed to give the president more power. C) It does not put a limit on the government. D) The power is shared by the state and national governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The power is shared by the state and national governments. 60. How Belgium shifted from a unitary to a federal form of government? A) Changes in the Belgian constitution. B) Regional governments were no longer dependent on the Central government. C) Reducing the powers of the Central government and giving these to the regional governments. D) All of the above. 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