NCERT Class 11 Chapter 7 Political Science Federalism MCQ

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1. Federalism stands for

A. separation of powers

B. decentralisation of power

C. centralisation of power

D. sharing of powers

2. India is ‘Union of States’ which is taken from

A. USA

B. Australia

C. Canada

D. Switzerland

3. Number of states in India are

A. 38

B. 28

C. 25

D. 26

4. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federation?

A. Written Constitution

B. Supremacy of the Constitution

C. Distribution of Powers

D. Dual Citizenship

5. The union territory that was given a special status in the year 1991 was

A. Delhi

B. Chandigarh.

C. West Bengal

D. Lakshadweep

6. Which one of the following articles declares India a ‘Union of States’?

A. Articles 1

B. Articles 10

C. Articles 4

D. Articles 2.

7. According to the Constitution, India is a

A. Federal state

B. Unitary state

C. Union of states

D. Quasi-federal state

8. Appointment of the Governor is dealt under the article

A. Article 167

B. Article 124

C. Article 162

D. Article 155

9. Which state of India has its own constitution:

A. Tripura

B. Meghalaya

C. Manipur

D. Jammu & Kashmir

10. Which one of the following articles authorise the Parliament to protect persons in the service of the union or a state in respect of any action taken by them during martial law to maintain or restore order?

A. Article 167 and 168

B. Article 24 and 25

C. Article 33 and 34

D. Article 155

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11. Which Commission was appointed by the central government to examine the issues relating to centre-State relations?

A. Punchhi Commission

B. Rajmannar Commission

C. Sarkaria Commission

D. None of the above

12. The State Reorganisation Commission recommended the creation of

A. Regional states

B. Religious states

C. Ethnic states.

D. Linguistic states

13. The concept of separate, sovereign national and state governments is known as

A. Oligarchy

B. Federalism

C. Aristocracy

D. Unicameralism

14. “The Constitution of India is neither purely federal nor unitary but it is a combination of both. It is a composite state of a novel type.” The quote is given by

A. Hamilton

B. D.D.Basu

C. Herbert Samuel

D. C.F.Strong

15. The union territory that was given a special status in the year 1991 was

A. Delhi

B. Chandigarh

C. West Bengal

D. Lakshadweep

16. 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

17. 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 the above statements are true.

18. How many of the world’s 193 countries have federal political systems?

A. 25

B. 100

C. 145

D. 70

19. _____ made the shift from Unitary to Federal system of Government.

A. Sri Lanka

B. Belgium

C. None of the above

D. Both Belgium and Sri Lanka

20. Which of the following does not have a Federal system of Government?

A. India

B. USA

C. Russia

D. None of the above

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21. Which of the following does not have a federal political system?

A. China

B. New Zealand

C. Japan

D. All of the above

22. As per the Census, India has _____ major languages.

A. 22

B. 131

C. 121

D. 161

23. Which of the following is an example of ‘holding together’ federations?

A. India

B. USA

C. Switzerland

D. None of the above

24. 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

25. Which of the following subjects are included in the State List?

A. Agriculture

B. Irrigation

C. Police

D. All of the above