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The Sarkaria Commission was set up in 1983 to study centre-State relations. When did it report?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article provides for President's rule in a State?Read the answer and worked solution →President's rule in a State can be extended up to how long?Read the answer and worked solution →In which State was an elected government dismissed in 1959 despite having a majority?Read the answer and worked solution →Gujarat and Maharashtra were created in 1960. When were Punjab and Haryana separated?Read the answer and worked solution →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 →

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The Sarkaria Commission was set up in 1983 to study centre-State relations. When did it report?

  1. 1988
  2. 1984
  3. 1991
  4. 2000
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Correct answer: A. 1988

1. It was appointed by the central government in 1983. 2. It submitted its report in 1988. 3. It asked for non-partisan Governors. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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Which article provides for President's rule in a State?

  1. Article 1
  2. Article 356
  3. Article 370
  4. Article 257
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Correct answer: B. Article 356

1. Article 356 is one of the most controversial articles. 2. It applies when a State cannot be governed constitutionally. 3. Parliament must ratify the proclamation. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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President's rule in a State can be extended up to how long?

  1. One year
  2. Five years
  3. Three years
  4. Six months
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Correct answer: C. Three years

1. The proclamation needs Parliament's approval. 2. It can be extended till three years. 3. Courts can examine its validity. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._

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