61. The political head of the Zila Parishad is the
(a) Sarpanch
(b) President
(c) Chairperson
(d) All the above
62. After 1993, Belgium shifted from a unitary to ___________ .
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Federal form of government
(d) None of the above
63. Federalism is a system in which power is divided between
(a) Central authority and various constituent units of the country
(b) State Authority and various constituent units of the country
(c) State Government and local government
(d) None of the above
64. In a federal system, the central government
(a) can order the state government to take relevant action.
(b) cannot order the state governments to take relevant action.
(c) can order the state to take relevant action on certain occasions.
(d) none of the above
65. The jurisdiction of the respective levels of tiers of government
(a) are not specified in the constitution
(b) are specified in the constitution
(c) are written in the constitution
(d) all the above
66. Why Hindi was not given the status of national language?
(a) Because there were only 40% people speaking Hindi language
(b) To protect other languages
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
67. The subjects of National importance such as defence, currency is handled by-
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Local government bodies
(d) None of the above
68. Which type of government rule the union territories?
(a) These have their own governments
(b) These are looked after by the center
(c) These are ruled by the governments of neighbouring bigger states
(d) None of these
69. Gram Panchayats are grouped together to form
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Panchayat Samiti
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) None of the above
70. What is the role of judiciary in federal system of government?
(a) Judiciary plays an important role in implementing constitutional rules and procedures
(b) High courts and supreme court make decisions in case of disputes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
71. All panchayat samitis in the district forms
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Block committee
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) None of the above
72. What is meant by ‘coming together’ federations?
(a) All independent states come together to form bigger unit that have equal power and strong relation to federal government.
(b) Large country divides its power between states and national government.
(c) Different social groups in a country come together to form government.
(d) None of the above
73. An ideal federal system must have
(a) mutual trust between different levels of government
(b) agreement to live together
(c) both of (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above
74. When a large country divides its power between the constituent states and national government this is
(a) Coming together federation
(b) Holding together federation
(c) Both are same
(d) None of the above
75. How is federalism practiced in India?
(a) By the creation of linguistic states
(b) By the creation of state based on religion
(c) By the creation of states based on caste
(d) None of the above
76. What is federalism?
(a) The form of government in which power is in the hands of Central Government.
(b) The form of government in which power is shared between central and individual states or provinces.
(c) The form of government in which the ultimate power is given to State Government or provinces.
(d) None of the above
77. Transfer of powers from Central or State Governments to local governments is called
(a) Distribution
(b) Segregation
(c) Decentralization
(d) None of the above
78. What is the advantage of forming linguistic states in India?
(a) Formation of Unity
(b) Easy administration
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
79. What is a coalition government?
(a) The government formed at the centre is called coalition government.
(b) The government formed by two or more political parties together is called coalition government.
(c) The government formed by minority community people is called coalition government.
(d) None of the above
80. Why there is need of local governments in India?
(a) People have better knowledge of problems in their localities thus these problems could be best solved at local levels.
(b) People also know where to spend money and manage things efficiently.
(c) People directly participate in decision making.
(d) All of the above
Answers:-
61. (c)
62. (c)
63. (a)
64. (b)
65. (b)
66. (c)
67. (a)
68. (b)
69. (b)
70. (c)
71. (a)
72. (a)
73. (a)
74. (b)
75. (a)
76. (b)
77. (c)
78. (c)
79. (b)
80. (d)