1. Find Manipur, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Goa on a political outline of India that is blank.

Explanation:


2. Using a blank outline political map of the world, circle and shade three federal nations (apart from India).

Explanation:

1.United States.

2. Russia.

3. Australia.


3. Indicate one aspect of Indian federalism that is comparable to and one one that is distinct from Belgian federalism.

Explanation:

1) The Indian government is divided into regional and central administrations. One aspect of India's federalist system that is comparable to Belgium's is that authority is shared between the central government and regional governments.

2) State and central administration are both present in Belgium.

In addition to the federal, state, and local governments, Belgium also has a community government. In contrast, India does not currently have a community government.

This is one distinction between Belgium's federalism and that of India that has been made.


4. What distinguishes a unitary system of governance from a federal one? Describe using an example.

Explanation:

Federal Form: The states and the federal government share authority. India is one example. As an illustration, consider the federal nation of India. It has a union government at the federal level, state governments at the state level, and Panchayati Raj at the local level.).

Unitary Form: The unitary form is presented here. Only the federal government has any jurisdiction; state governments have none. Sri Lanka is one example of a cohesive shape. The national government has total control over every aspect of life.


5. Identify two differences between local governance before to and during the 1992 constitutional amendment.

Explanation:

Pre-1992 Local Government

  • These municipal governments' elections weren't held frequently.

  • Municipal governments lacked independent authority and funding.

Following the 1992 Constitutional Amendment, local government

  • Nowadays, holding regular elections for local government entities is required under the constitution.

  • Local governmental entities must receive a portion of the state government's authority and funds. Sharing takes different forms in different states.


6. Fill in the blanks:

Since the United States is a ___________________ type of federation, all the constituent States have equal powers and States are ______________vis-à-vis the federal government. But India is a _____________________ type of federation and some States have more power than others. In India, the ____________ government has more powers.

Explanation:

Since the United States is a coming-together type of federation, all the constituent States have equal powers and States are strong vis-à-vis the federal government. But India is a holding-together type of federation and some States have more power than others. In India, the central government has more power.


7. These are three responses to the Indian language policy. Provide a justification and a concrete illustration to back up each of these claims.

Sangeeta: The accomodation strategy has boosted national cohesion.

Arman: By making everyone aware of their language, the language-based States have separated us.

Harish: This approach has only served to strengthen English's position as the dominant language in the world.

Explanation:

The accommodation strategy Sangeeta described is a suitable response to the linguistic policy used in India. India is united despite its several states speaking diverse languages as a result of this approach. Several states could have suggested seceding from India if India had not adopted the accommodationist approach.


8. A federal government is distinguished by: 

  • The national government delegated certain authority to the province governments.

  • The distribution of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

  • The highest authority in the government is held by elected officials.

  • Several levels of government have various spheres of influence.

Explanation:

" Governmental power is divided between different levels of government is the defining characteristic of a federal government."

The distinguishing feature of a federal system is the division of authority among various levels of government.


9. Below are a few topics from the Indian Constitution's numerous Lists. As shown in the table below, group them under the Union, State, and Concurrent Lists.Defence

  • Police

  • Agriculture

  • Education

  • Banking

  • Forests

  • Communications

  • Trade

  • Marriages

Union List




State List




Concurrent List




Explanation:

  • Union List:

Defence

Communications

Banking

  • State List:

Police

Agriculture

Trade

  • Concurrent List:

Education

Forests

Marriages


10. Look at the following pairings, which list the levels of government in India and the authority each level has to enact laws on the matters specified against it. Which of the following pairs doesn't make sense together?

State government

State List

Central government

Union List

Central and State governments

Concurrent List

Local governments

Residuary powers

Explanation:

The following pair—local governments and residuary powers—is not matched since schedule 7 of the Indian constitution splits the legislative powers into a union list, state list, and concurrent list, which represent the powers provided to the union, states, and shared powers, respectively. The subjects not covered by any of the three lists are residuary powers. The topics on the residuary list require legislation from the legislature. Hence, the following pair is mismatched:

Local governments

Residuary powers


11. Use the codes provided below the lists to compare List-I and List-II, then choose the right response:

List-I

List-II

Union of India

Prime Minister

State

Sarpanch

Municipal Corporation

Governor

Gram Panchayat

Mayor

Explanation:

List-I

List-II

Union of India

Prime Minister

State

Governor

Municipal Corporation

Mayor

Gram Panchayat

Sarpanch


12. Think about the next two claims.

  1. The boundaries between the federal and provincial administrations are quite apparent in federations.

  2. India is a federation since the Constitution specifies the powers of the Union and State Governments and grants them sole authority over their respective subjects.

  3. India is no longer a federation since certain of the States' functions have been transferred to the local governments

  4.  Sri Lanka is a federation because the nation is divided into provinces.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A, B, and C

A, C, and D

A and B only

B and C only

Explanation:

The roles of the federal and provincial administrations in a federation are clearly separated (c) A and B alone.

India is a federation since the Constitution specifies the powers of the Union and State Governments and grants them sole authority over their respective subjects.