Political Science: Federalism: Class 10 Previous Year Questions

Political Science: Federalism questions asked in CBSE board exams

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1. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option : Column I Column II (List) (Subject) Union list i. a. Police b. State list ii. Computer software Concurrent list iii. C. Adoption d. Residuary subjects iv. Defence Options : (A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-i…
   Board 20263 marksshort answerRepeated: 2023,2026
2. Page 21 of 27 35. Read the given source and answer the questions that follow : An Experiment in Brazil A city called Porto Alegre in Brazil has carried out an extraordinary experiment in combining decentralisation with participative democracy. The city has set…
   Board 20254 markscase-based
3. Choose the correctly matched pair from the following : 1 (Country) (System) (A) Canada Unitary (B) Bolivia Federal (C) Australia Unitary (D) Spain Federal
   Board 20251 markMCQ
4. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? 1 (Subject List in the Indian Constitution) (Subject) (A) Union List Subjects – Communication (B) State List Subjects – Education (C) Concurrent List Subjects – Adoption (D) Residuary Subjects – Marriages
   Board 20241 markMCQ
5. Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow : LOCAL GOVERNMENT This new system of local government is the largest experiment in democracy conducted anywhere in the world. There are now about 36 lakh elected representatives in the p…
   Board 20244 markscase-based
6. Read the given extract and answer all questions : DECENTRALISATION IN INDIA When power is taken away from Central and State governments and given to local government, it is called decentralization. The basic idea behind decentralization is that there are a lar…
   Board 20234 markscase-based
7. There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27. 27 B ‘The Constitution declared India as a Union of States. Although it did not use the word federation, the Indian Union is based on the principles of federal…
   Sample paper 2026-275 markslong answer
8. The focus on caste in politics can sometimes give an impression that elections are all about caste and nothing else. However, that is far from true. Analyze this statement by giving three valid arguments. 3 27A Explain any five provisions of the constitutional…
   Sample paper 2026-273 marksshort answer
9. Read the passage given below and answer the questions 20-24 that follow. Political legitimacy arising from active participation of people in grass roots governance is regarded as a litmus test for democracy. On April 24, 1993, India took a decisive step in mee…
   CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
10. How did the Panchayati Raj Institutions get political legitimacy? A. by getting constitutional status B. by debating on political matters C. by being a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy D. by getting grants from the central and state governments
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
11. Which of the following BEST describes decentralisation in India? A. sharing of equal powers among the three levels of the government B. dissolution of the powers of the state governments to strengthen the centre C. taking some powers from the centre and the st…
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
12. The panchayat has to face a biannual or annual performance review conducted by the gram sabha. How is this review a good example of democratic governance? A. It helps the panchayat keep tabs on the work the gram sabha does. B. It increases the influence of the…
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
13. 'The Parliament cannot change the sharing of power between the union government and the state governments on its own. Any change to it has to be first passed by both the Houses of Parliament with at least two-thirds majority.' Which feature of federalism does …
    CBSE practice 2021-221 markMCQ
14. Look at the world map given below and answer the following question. Which of the following deductions can DEFINITELY be made from the map? 1 A. Argentina is the largest federal country in South America. B. Germany has states that share power with the centre. …
    CBSE practice 2022-231 markvery short
15. The principle of subsidiarity emphasises that decisions should be made by the people who are most affected by them, promoting decentralisation, efficiency, and citizen participation in governance, with higher levels of authority intervening only when lower lev…
    CBSE practice 2023-241 markvery short

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