Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Chapter: Federalism, Exercise 12: Exercises

Locate the following states on the political map of India: Manipur, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Goa.

 Identify and shade three federal countries (other than India) on the political map of the world.

State any two differences between the Local Government before and after the Constitutional amendment in $1992$.

Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Give an argument and an example to support any of these positions.
Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity.
Arman: Language-based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

The distinguishing feature of the federal government is:

A few subjects in various Lists of the Indian Constitution are given here. Group them under the Union, State and Concurrent Lists as provided in the table below.
A. Defence; B. Police; C. Agriculture; D. Education; E. Banking; F. Forests; G. Communications; H. Trade; I. Marriages

Examine the following pairs that give the level of Government in India and the powers of the Government at that level to make laws on the subjects mentioned against each. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements.

A. In a federation, the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated.
B. India is a federation because the powers of the Union and State Governments are specified in the Constitution, and they have exclusive jurisdiction over their respective subjects.
C. Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.
D. 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?