Unit 3 Ch 2 : Federalism — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Consider the following two statements.

1. In a federation the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated.
2. India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State Governments are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects.
3. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
4. India is no longer a federation because some powers of the States have been devolved to the local government bodies.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A democratic government is:

_____ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war.

In India:

Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have:

______ was started in Sri Lanka due to distrust between the two communities.

Which of the following does not have a Federal system of Government?

A ladder like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the ‘highest’ to the lowest castes is known as:

In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and ______ speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.

Which of these forms can communalism take in politics?