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Which List does it belong to?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each tier to its headRead the answer and worked solution →Fill in the local-government lawRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: sharing powerRead the answer and worked solution →Pop only the Union List subjectsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the federalism termsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which List does it belong to?

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Defence
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Foreign affairs
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Banking
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Currency
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Police
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Agriculture
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Union List
  2. Items
    1. Text
      Police
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Trade
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Agriculture
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Irrigation
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Defence
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Education
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    State List
  3. Items
    1. Text
      Education
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Forests
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Trade unions
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Adoption
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Currency
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Irrigation
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Concurrent List
Instructions
Tap only the subjects that sit in the List named on top.
_Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Ch2 'Federalism', p.16_

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Match each tier to its head

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Union of India
    Right
    Prime Minister
  2. Left
    State
    Right
    Governor
  3. Left
    Municipal Corp.
    Right
    Mayor
  4. Left
    Gram Panchayat
    Right
    Sarpanch
  5. Left
    Zilla Parishad
    Right
    Elected chairperson
Instructions
Tap a tier on the left, then the person who heads it.
_Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Ch2 'Federalism', Exercise 11_

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Fill in the local-government law

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    1992
    Choices
    1. 1992
    2. 1976
    3. 2005
  2. Answer
    one-third
    Choices
    1. one-half
    2. one-third
    3. one-tenth
  3. Answer
    Election
    Choices
    1. Finance
    2. Planning
    3. Election
Complete the statement
In {0} the Constitution was amended so that local body elections are held regularly. At least {1} of all seats are reserved for women, and a State {2} Commission conducts the polls.
Instructions
Tap a word into each blank to complete the rule.
_Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Ch2 'Federalism', p.20 (decentralisation)_

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