Top 80+ Solved Indian Federalism and Center-State Relations MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following did India acquire from France?
a. Yanam
b. Mahe
c. Karaikal
d. All of these
Q. Which one of the following is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor?
a. Delhi
b. Puducherry
c. Chandigarh
d. Andaman and Nicobar
Q. The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given?
a. Karnataka - Mysore
b. Tamil Nadu - Madras
c. Lakshadweep - Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindiv Islands
d. Meghalaya - Eastern Hill Province
Q. Which of the following States and the year of their creation is incorrectly matched?
a. Andhra Pradesh : 1956
b. Maharashtra : 1960
c. Arunachal Pradesh : 1987
d. Goa : 1987
Q. The Sarkaria Commission dealing with the Centre-State .relationship has not laid down which of the following regarding the appointment of Governors?
a. A politician from the ruling party at the Centre should not be appointed to a State run by some other party
b. The person should not be too closely connected with the politics of the State where he is to be posted
c. He should have travelled extensively in and out of India
d. He should be eminent in some walk of life
Q. English is the official language of which of the following States? [Railways 1995; MBA1994]
a. Manipur
b. Nagaland
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q. Which one of the following was an associate State of India before becoming a fullfledged State? [CDS 1992]
a. Meghalaya
b. Mizoram
c. Sikkim
d. Manipur
Q. Which of the following features is/are contrary to the norms of a federal polity? 1. Common All India Service 2. Single integrated judiciary Select the correct answer using the code given below: [CDS 2011]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. A special category State invariably [CDS 2011]
a. is a border State
b. has harsh terrain
c. has low literacy rate
d. has poor infrastructure
Q. The vesting of 'residuary' powers in the central government by the Constitution of India indicates [Asstt Commdt 2010]
a. that India is a federal polity
b. that India is neither federal nor unitary
c. that India is quasi federal
d. unitary character of Indian polity
Q. Who of the following shall cause every recommendation made by the FinanceCommission to be laid before each House of Parliament? [IAS 2010]
a. The President of India
b. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. The Prime Minister of India
d. The Union Finance Minister
Q. In the Constitution of India, the word 'Federal' is used in [Asstt Commdt 2011]
a. the Preamble
b. Part III
c. Article 368
d. Nowhere
Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the Federal System' is/are correct? 1. In a federation, two sets of governments co-exist and there is distribution of power. 2. There is a written constitution. Select the correct answer using the code given below: [NDA 2011]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 2011]
a. Union List : Banking
b. State List : Agriculture
c. Concurrent List : Marriage
d. Residuary List : Education
Q. In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India gave verdicts which have a direct bearing on the Centre-State relations? [CDS 2011]
a. Keshavananda Bharati case
b. Vishakha case
c. S. R. Bommai case
d. Indira Sawhney case