Chapter 2 – Federalism

The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the:

The creation of Linguistic States was the first and a major test for:

New states were created in India to:

Some states were created not on the basis of language but to recognise differences based on:

The official language of our country is:

The number of languages recognised as Scheduled languages by the Constitution are

According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in:

Restructuring the Centre-State relations is one more way in which:

When power is taken away from the Central and State governments and given to local government, it is called:

A major step towards decentralisation was taken in:

At least one-third of all positions are reserved for:

An independent institution to conduct Panchayat and municipal elections, in each state is called:

Rural local government is popularly known by the name:

The head of the gram panchayat is called:

The political head of the zilla parishad is the:

One of the key changes made in the constitution of Belgium was to reduce the power of the central government and to give their powers:

After 1993, Belgium shifted from a unitary to:

Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between:

The central government can pass on orders to the provincial or:

In a federal system, the central government:

The jurisdictions of the respective levels or tiers of government:

The ‘coming together’ federations is found in:

The ‘holding together’ federation is found in:

Defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, currency are subjects inducted in the:

Police, trade, commerce, agriculture, etc. are subjects included in the:

Education, forest, trade unions, marriage, etc. are subjects included in the :

Computer software is a:

Many provisions of the Indian Constitution are not applicable to the state of:

Areas, like Chandigarh, or Lakshadweep or the capital city of Delhi, are called:

In case of any dispute about the division of powers: