Civics-Class 10 Federalism Important Subjective Questions | Important Question and Answer

 

      Very short answer type questions? (2 points)

 

Question 1. Who is the Mayor?

Answer- The chairman of the Municipal Corporation is called Mayor.

Question 2. Name any two cities in which Municipal Corporation has been established?

 

Answer- Delhi, Mumbai.

Question 3. Who is the Sarpanch?

Answer- The president of the Gram Panchayat is called Sarpanch.

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Question 4. What is an association formed by coming together?

Answer- 'Union formed by coming together' is called that union when a large unit is formed by bringing some independent states together. America and Switzerland are such federations.

Question 5. What do you understand by residual powers?

 

Answer- Residuary powers are those subjects which have not been included in any of the three lists-Federal List, State List and Concurrent List while dividing the powers.

Question 6. How many languages ​​have been recognized by the Indian Constitution?

Answer- 22 languages.

Question 7. The present Panchayati Raj of India is based on the constitutional amendment?

- Answer- 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

 Question 8. What is federation or federalism?

Answer- Federalism is such a governance system in which the powers of governance are divided between the central government and the provincial governments. 

Question 9. What is unitary government?

 Answer- A unitary government is a government in which all the powers of governance are concentrated in the hands of the central government.

Question 10. How many states and how many union territories are there in the Indian Union?

 Answer- At present there are 28 states and 8 union territories in India.

Q 11. What is meant by jurisdiction?

Answer- Such a scope on which someone has a legal right. This scope is defined within the geographical limit or some subjects can also be kept under it.

Question 12. Give some examples of subjects under Union List, State List and Concurrent List.

Answer – Union List – Railways, Communications, Banking, Currency, Defence, Foreign Affairs. 

State List—Police, Agriculture, Irrigation, Trade, Commerce.

Concurrent List - Education, Forest, Trade Union, Marriage, Adoption, Succession.

Question 13. What is the basic idea behind decentralization in India?

Answer- (i) Balance of power should be maintained.

(ii) The central government should not be autocratic.

(iii) Many issues and problems can be best resolved at the local level.

 

 

Question 14. Fill in the blanks:

Since the US is a federation, all the units have equal rights there. Provinces as compared to the federal government. But India's federal system is of ..... and here some states have more powers than others.

Answer- Since America is a kind of union with independent nations coming together to form a union, therefore all the units have equal rights there. The provinces are more powerful than the federal government. But India's federal system is of a federation made keeping in mind the internal diversity and here some states have more powers than others.

 Q 15. What is meant by coalition government?

Answer- A government formed by more than one political parties together is called a coalition government.

Q 16. What is the Concurrent List?

Answer- The list of subjects on which both the state and the central government have the right to make laws. But when there is a conflict between the two laws, then the law made by the central government is valid. 

Question 17. What is meant by decentralization of power?

Answer- The distribution of power is called decentralization of power. When powers are taken from central and state government and given to local governments, it is called decentralization of power.

Question 18. Name one big country in which federalism is not established.

Answer- China is such a country where federalism is not established.

Question 19. How many countries of the world have federalism?

 Answer- There is federalism in some 25 countries of the world whose population is 40% of the world's population.

Question 20. What type of government does Belgium have?

Answer – Federal.

Question 21. Which language has been given the status of official language in India? 

Answer- Hindi has been given the status of official language in India.

Question 22. Who is called the guardian of the constitution?

Answer – Supreme Court.

Question 23. When did the coalition government start in India?

Answer- The coalition government started in India after 1990 AD. Question 24. English is the mother tongue of how many people in India? Answer- English is the mother tongue of 0.2 percent people in India.

Question 25. How many seats are reserved for women in the local government?

Answer – one third

Question 26. Who is powerful in the association called Coming Together?

Answer – Equal powers.

Question 27. In which Schedule of the Constitution are the notified languages ​​placed?

Answer – In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Question 28. When was the constitution amended to make local government more powerful?

Answer – In 1992 AD.

 

Question 29. Why were linguistic states formed?

 

Ans- Linguistic states were formed to ensure that people speaking one language settle in one state.

 

Question 30. What is the local body called in urban areas?

 

Answer – Municipality.

 

Question 31. Mention any four subjects of the Concurrent List.

 

Answer- The four subjects of the Concurrent List are as follows-

 (i) Education, (ii) Forest, (iii) Trade Union, (iv) Marriage.