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System of governance & relations - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    CAPF 2019
    The parliamentary system ensures harmony between which two organs of government?
    1. Legislature and Judiciary
    2. Executive and Judiciary
    3. Legislature and Executive
    4. President and Prime Minister
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  2. Question 2

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    One of the merits of the presidential system is:
    1. Instability due to frequent elections
    2. Stability due to fixed tenure
    3. Overlap of legislative and executive functions
    4. Lack of accountability to the legislature
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  3. Question 3

    A criticism of the parliamentary system is:
    1. Excessive executive dominance
    2. Lack of legislative accountability
    3. Over-reliance on judicial review
    4. Fixed-term governance
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC CSE 2018
    Why did India adopt the parliamentary system of government?
    1. To ensure judicial supremacy
    2. Due to familiarity with British colonial administration
    3. To establish a unitary state
    4. To promote a fixed-term executive
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CGL 2021
    India’s adoption of the parliamentary system was influenced by:
    1. The French Constitution
    2. The Government of India Act, 1935
    3. The US federal model
    4. The Soviet centralized system
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  6. Question 6

    UPSC CSE 2020
    A key feature of a federal system is:
    1. Centralization of all powers
    2. Division of powers between central and state governments
    3. Absence of a written constitution
    4. Supremacy of the judiciary
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  7. Question 7

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    Which of the following is a feature of a federal system?
    1. Single citizenship
    2. Flexible constitution
    3. Independent judiciary
    4. Centralized taxation
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  8. Question 8

    JPSC Prelims 2022
    A unitary system is characterized by:
    1. Division of powers
    2. Concentration of powers at the center
    3. Dual government structure
    4. Independent state legislatures
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  9. Question 9

    CAPF 2021
    Which article of the Indian Constitution divides legislative powers between the Union and states?
    1. Article 245
    2. Article 356
    3. Article 368
    4. Article 370
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  10. Question 10

    D.D. Basu characterized the Indian federal system as:
    1. Unitary with federal features
    2. Federal with unitary features
    3. Purely federal
    4. Confederal
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  11. Question 11

    NET Paper II (Political Science) 2021
    Who termed the Indian federal system as “bargaining federalism”?
    1. Morris Jones
    2. Paul Appleby
    3. K.C. Wheare
    4. Granville Austin
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  12. Question 12

    BPSC Prelims 2023
    The term “fiscal federalism” in India relates to:
    1. Division of taxation powers
    2. Judicial independence
    3. Legislative supremacy
    4. Executive dominance
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2023
    The Finance Commission in India is constituted to:
    1. Regulate monetary policy
    2. Recommend distribution of taxes between Union and states
    3. Oversee elections
    4. Amend the Constitution
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  14. Question 14

    NET Paper II (Political Science) 2022
    The concept of asymmetric federalism in India refers to:
    1. Equal powers for all states
    2. Uniform taxation across states
    3. Special provisions for certain states
    4. Centralized governance
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC CSE 2024
    The concept of cooperative federalism in India refers to:
    1. Complete autonomy of states
    2. Supremacy of the Union government
    3. Isolation of state governments
    4. Collaboration between Union and states
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  16. Question 16

    In the British Parliamentary system, the Prime Minister must be a member of:
    1. House of Lords
    2. House of Commons
    3. Either House
    4. Nominated by the Monarch irrespective of House membership
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  17. Question 17

    The concept of a 'Shadow Cabinet' is a feature of which parliamentary system?
    1. India
    2. Britain
    3. Canada
    4. Australia
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  18. Question 18

    The Indian Constitution is considered federal in structure but unitary in spirit. Which of the following is a unitary feature of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Written Constitution
    2. Supremacy of the Constitution
    3. Appointment of State Governors by the Centre
    4. Independent Judiciary
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  19. Question 19

    Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the division of legislative powers between the Union and the States?
    1. Fourth Schedule
    2. Sixth Schedule
    3. Seventh Schedule
    4. Tenth Schedule
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  20. Question 20

    Amendments to provisions of the Constitution related to the federal structure (e.g., election of the President, extent of executive power of Union/States, distribution of legislative powers, representation of states in Parliament) require:
    1. Simple majority of Parliament
    2. Special majority of Parliament
    3. Absolute majority of both Houses
    4. Special majority of Parliament and ratification by half of the state legislatures
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