This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Belgium is shifted from ..... to ..... form of government. A) Parliamentary to Presidential. B) Federal to unitary. C) Unitary to federal. D) Parliamentary to federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unitary to federal. 2. Number of Scheduled Languages by the Constitution are? A) Besides Hindi 22 Languages. B) Besides Hindi 21 Languages. C) Except Hindi 22 Languages. D) Except Hindi 21 Languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besides Hindi 21 Languages. 3. Which house of Congress begins the impeachment and which house handles the impeachment trial? A) Senate; House of Representatives. B) House of Representatives; Senate. C) Senate; Supreme Court. D) House of Representatives; Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House of Representatives; Senate. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Pick the odd one out with respect to division of Powers. A) Currencies. B) Foreign Policies. C) Armed Forces. D) Education Policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education Policies. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Rural local Government is popularly known as ..... A) Gram sabha. B) Gram panchayat. C) Panchayat committee. D) Panchayati raj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayati raj. 11. 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. 12. The major step towards Decentralisation was taken in the year ..... A) 1892. B) 1993. C) 1992. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1992. 13. 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) Central law. C) Law passed first. D) Law passed last. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central law. 14. One of the following was the first and a major test for democratic politics in our country A) Centre state relationship. B) Language policy. C) Creation of linguistic states. D) Interim government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creation of linguistic states. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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). 21. What percentage of each house of Congress must approve a proposed Constitutional amendment for it to be considered for ratification? A) 3/4. B) 1/2. C) 2/3. D) 4/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2/3. 22. 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. 23. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Who establishes public schools? A) Federal. B) State. C) Shared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. 25. Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Which of the following holds true in the case of India? A) The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity. B) Language based states have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language. C) The language policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 1Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 2Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 3Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 4Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 6Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 7Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 8Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 9Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 10Class 10 Political Science Chapter 2 Federalism Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books