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Practice Sheet 2
Grade: X Topic: Ch 2 Federalism
Subject: Social Science Answer Scheme Maximum Marks: 10

Question 1 Choose the correct option.

(a) Whose laws prevail if there is conflict between the State government [1]
and Central government on the subject of concurrent list?
i) The laws made by the State government
ii) The laws made by both State and Union government
iii) The laws made by the Union government
iv) The laws would be cancelled
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(b) Who is the chairperson of the Municipal Corporation? [1]
i) Block development officer
ii) Member of Lok Sabha
iii) Sarpanch
iv) Mayor
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(c) Which of the following subjects falls under the concurrent list? [1]
i) Defence
ii) Currency
iii) Marriage
iv) Agriculture
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(d) Which of the following countries is an example of "Coming together [1]
federation"?
i) USA
ii) India
iii) Spain
iv) Belgium
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 (e) What is the basic idea behind the power sharing of Indian federalism? [1]
i) Centralisation of power
ii) Division of subjects
iii) Distribution of power
iv) Decentralisation of power
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Question 2 Answer the following questions. [1]

(a) Is India a federal country? Name other countries which practice
federalism.
India has federal government. Other examples of federal
government are USA and Switzerland.
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(b) What is meant by 'Holding together Federation'? [1]
In this type of federation a large country decides to divide its
power between 'Constituent States' and 'National Government'.
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(c) What is the main difference between a federal form of government and [1]
a unitary one?
In case of a unitary government, the central government is all
powerful and the lower tier of governance does not enjoy any real
power.
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(d) What are the dual objectives of federalism? [1]
The dual objectives of federalism are to safeguard and promote
unity of the country and to accommodate regional diversity.
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(e) Define federalism. [1]
A system of government where power is divided between centre
and states is called federalism.
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