Federalism

The third tier of rural local body in India is

• State government

• Panchayat Samiti

• Municipal Corporation

• Zila Parishad

What is the basic idea behind decentralization?

• Large number of problems and issues are best settled at the local level

• People have better knowledge of problems in their localities

• It helps to inculcate a feeling of democratic participation

• All of the above

How Belgium shifted from a unitary to a federal form of government?

• Changes in the Belgian constitution

• Regional governments were no longer dependent on the Central government

• Reducing the powers of the Central government and giving these to the regional governments

• All of the above

The jurisdiction of different tiers of government are specified by the .....

• State Government

• Central Government

• Constitution

What are the aspects of Ideal Federal structure

• Authority

• Mutual trust and Coordination

• balance of power

• Division of Power

All those matters , which requires uniform policy are stated under

• Concurrent lists

• State lists

• Union Lists

• Residuary Lists

In a unitary form of government there are two levels of government

• true

• false

An example of a coming together federation is

• India

• Switzerland

• Spain

• China

Any changes in the constitution requires

• Approval of central government

• 2/3rd majority of Lok Sabha

• 2/3rd majority of both the houses + Ratification by state legislature(1/2)

• Approval of state and central government

The real success for federalism lies in __________ of nation.

• Constitution

• Democratic Structure

• Power Sharing

• Shared Ideals