✍️ Class 10 Civics – Chapter 2 – Federalism
⭐ 50 Most Important MCQs for CBSE Board Exam 2025 (With Answers)
📝 MCQs (1–50)
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Federalism refers to:
a) Division of power between central & state govt
b) One-party rule
c) Monarchy
d) None -
India is a:
a) Unitary state
b) Federal state
c) Dictatorship
d) None -
Which level of government is NOT part of Indian federalism?
a) Local
b) State
c) National
d) Global -
Indian Constitution provides for:
a) Two-tier govt
b) Three-tier govt
c) Four-tier govt
d) None -
Third tier of government in India is:
a) Judiciary
b) Panchayati Raj
c) Police
d) Army -
Union List deals with:
a) Defence
b) Police
c) Health
d) Market -
State List includes:
a) Railways
b) Foreign affairs
c) Police
d) Currency -
Concurrent List contains:
a) Education
b) War
c) Banking
d) Defence -
Residuary powers belong to:
a) State Govt
b) Union Govt
c) Local Govt
d) Judiciary -
73rd Amendment relates to:
a) Panchayati Raj
b) Judiciary
c) President
d) Army -
74th Amendment relates to:
a) Municipalities
b) High Court
c) Lok Sabha
d) None -
Belgium adopted federalism to:
a) Increase monarchy
b) Reduce conflicts
c) Increase taxes
d) None -
Which country has ‘Community Government’?
a) India
b) Belgium
c) France
d) China -
Federalism ensures:
a) Concentration of power
b) Division of power
c) No power
d) None -
India has:
a) Dual citizenship
b) Single citizenship
c) No citizenship
d) None -
Linguistic states were created in:
a) 1956
b) 1947
c) 2000
d) 1992 -
Highest judicial authority in India is:
a) High Court
b) Supreme Court
c) Lok Adalat
d) Panchayat -
Checks & balances promote:
a) Dictatorship
b) Federalism
c) Unitary system
d) None -
Central Govt of India is also called:
a) Union Govt
b) State Govt
c) District Govt
d) None -
India’s federation is:
a) Coming together
b) Holding together
c) Breaking apart
d) None -
Local government became constitutional in:
a) 1992
b) 1956
c) 1947
d) 2000 -
Which is NOT in Union List?
a) Banking
b) Police
c) Defence
d) Currency -
In conflict between state & union laws, final authority is:
a) State
b) Local govt
c) Union govt
d) Panchayat -
Head of Panchayat is called:
a) Sarpanch
b) MLA
c) MP
d) Minister -
Urban local body is called:
a) Gram Sabha
b) Municipality
c) Lok Sabha
d) None -
Total languages in 8th Schedule:
a) 22
b) 14
c) 18
d) 25 -
Marriage & divorce come under:
a) State List
b) Union List
c) Concurrent List
d) Residuary -
Federalism works when disputes are settled by:
a) Police
b) Courts
c) Panchayat
d) None -
Disputes between Centre & State are settled by:
a) DM
b) Supreme Court
c) Panchayat
d) Police -
India has how many tiers of government?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5 -
Main feature of federalism is:
a) Power sharing
b) War
c) King
d) One-man rule -
Decentralisation improves:
a) Participation
b) Dictatorship
c) Conflict
d) None -
Union Territories are administered by:
a) Governor
b) President
c) CM
d) Sarpanch -
Article that provided special status to J&K:
a) 370
b) 356
c) 21
d) 14 -
India is divided into:
a) States & UTs
b) Countries
c) Villages
d) Provinces -
Giving more power to local govts is called:
a) Centralisation
b) Decentralisation
c) Dictatorship
d) None -
Gram Sabha consists of:
a) All voters of village
b) Only leaders
c) Only women
d) None -
Which is NOT a federal country?
a) India
b) Belgium
c) China
d) USA -
Which is a federal country?
a) UK
b) Sri Lanka
c) USA
d) Bangladesh -
Indian federal system is also called:
a) Quasi-federal
b) Dictatorial
c) Monarchical
d) None -
Which is NOT a tier?
a) Central Govt
b) State Govt
c) District Court
d) Local Govt -
First linguistic state formed was:
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Rajasthan
d) Kerala -
Coalition governments strengthened:
a) Federalism
b) Dictatorship
c) Unitary system
d) None -
Power to change names of states lies with:
a) Parliament
b) Supreme Court
c) President
d) MLA -
Panchayati Raj first introduced in:
a) Rajasthan
b) Bihar
c) Tamil Nadu
d) UP -
Zila Parishad works at:
a) District level
b) Village level
c) City level
d) None -
Indian federal structure described in:
a) Part V & VI
b) Part I
c) Part III
d) Part IX -
Head of State Government is:
a) Chief Minister
b) MP
c) PM
d) MLA -
Powers are divided using:
a) Three lists
b) Two lists
c) Four lists
d) Five lists -
Supreme Court is guardian of:
a) Constitution
b) PMO
c) Parliament
d) Law Minister
✅ Answer Key
| MCQ No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | a |
| 2 | b |
| 3 | d |
| 4 | b |
| 5 | b |
| 6 | a |
| 7 | c |
| 8 | a |
| 9 | b |
| 10 | a |
| 11 | a |
| 12 | b |
| 13 | b |
| 14 | b |
| 15 | b |
| 16 | a |
| 17 | b |
| 18 | b |
| 19 | a |
| 20 | b |
| 21 | a |
| 22 | b |
| 23 | c |
| 24 | a |
| 25 | b |
| 26 | a |
| 27 | c |
| 28 | b |
| 29 | b |
| 30 | b |
| 31 | a |
| 32 | a |
| 33 | b |
| 34 | a |
| 35 | a |
| 36 | b |
| 37 | a |
| 38 | c |
| 39 | c |
| 40 | a |
| 41 | c |
| 42 | a |
| 43 | a |
| 44 | a |
| 45 | a |
| 46 | a |
| 47 | a |
| 48 | a |
| 49 | a |
| 50 | a |