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Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created in 2000. Which State was formed in 2014?Read the answer and worked solution →Maharashtra and Karnataka have a long running dispute over which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the unitary biasRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the new StatesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the articlesRead the answer and worked solution →Border or riverRead the answer and worked solution →Who fights whomRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Federalism bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A villager says her Gram Panchayat now has constitutional status. Since which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The word Panchayat comes from an assembly of how many persons?Read the answer and worked solution →Elected local boards were first created in India after 1882 by which Viceroy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act of the British period led to village panchayats being set up in many provinces?Read the answer and worked solution →Before 1992, where in the Constitution did local government appear?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1952 programme first sought people's participation in local development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which States adopted elected local bodies around 1960, before most others?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1989 which committee recommended constitutional recognition for local bodies?Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Amendment deals with rural bodies. What does the 74th Amendment cover?Read the answer and worked solution →After the 73rd Amendment, how long did States get to bring their laws into line?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body sits at the apex of the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure, covering a whole district?Read the answer and worked solution →Smaller States may skip one tier of Panchayati Raj. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →Every adult voter in a village is part of one body created by the 73rd Amendment. Which?Read the answer and worked solution →A State dissolves a Panchayat early. Within how long must fresh elections be held?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of seats in every Panchayat body is reserved for women?Read the answer and worked solution →A Sarpanch seat is reserved for both a woman and a Scheduled Caste member. Is this allowed?Read the answer and worked solution →How many subjects were listed in the Eleventh Schedule for transfer to Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article empowers a State legislature to give Panchayats powers over Eleventh Schedule matters?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1996 a separate Act extended Panchayats to Adivasi areas with extra powers for the Gram Sabha. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Who conducts elections to Panchayati Raj institutions in a State?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created in 2000. Which State was formed in 2014?

  1. Goa state
  2. Mizoram st.
  3. Telangana
  4. Sikkim state
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Correct answer: C. Telangana

1. Three new States came in 2000. 2. Telangana was carved from Andhra Pradesh in 2014. 3. Vidarbha still seeks statehood. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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Maharashtra and Karnataka have a long running dispute over which city?

  1. Pune city
  2. Mysore city
  3. Hubli city
  4. Belgaum city
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Correct answer: D. Belgaum city

1. Border disputes arise where languages mix. 2. Belgaum is claimed by both Maharashtra and Karnataka. 3. Manipur and Nagaland also have a border dispute. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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Catch the unitary bias

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Emergency powers
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Centre gets tax
  3. Matches the category
    No
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    Gov. holds bill
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    Yes
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    Article 356
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    Yes
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    IAS under centre
  6. Matches the category
    Yes
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    Parl. redraws St
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    No
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    Dual citizenship
  8. Matches the category
    No
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    States mint coin
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    No
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    States pick SC
Category
Strong centre
Instructions
Catch the features that make India's centre strong. Let the rest fall.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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