Forms of Government

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What is the main difference between a federal form of government and a unitary one? Explain with an example.

Q. What is/are the feature(s) of the unitary form of government?

1. Co-existence of the central polity with its subordinates.
2. Full authority of the central polity and its subordinates in the field assigned to them.
3. Existence of supremacy of the central polity.
4. Absence of subsidiary sovereign polities.

Q. Which of the following are important characteristics of a unitary form of government?

1. Existence of dual judicial system
2. The supremacy of the central government
3. The absence of subsidiary sovereign governments
4. Existence of dual-polity

Q.

In india the concept of single citizenship is adopted from

Q.

What do you mean by single citizenship?

Q. The Government of India Act, 1935, included which of the following provisions?

1. Supremacy of the Indian government over the British monarch
2. Federal form of government
3. Existence of two independent governments, or dyarchy
4. Federal legislature with a bicameral body

Q. When the Open Door Policy was introduced?

1. 1880
2. 1885
3. 1890
4. 1899

Q. Which of the following subjects is included in the concurrent list?

1. Defence
2. Laws of marriage
3. Police
4. Citizenship

Q. Which of the following lists contains subjects like defense, citizenship, and railways?

1. State list
2. Union list
3. Concurrent list
4. Panchayat list

Q. Which of the following are important characteristics of a unitary form of government?

1. Existence of dual judicial system
2. The supremacy of the central government
3. The absence of subsidiary sovereign governments
4. Existence of dual-polity

Q. Which of the following personalities argued that the proposals of the Draft Constitution were merely a copy of the Government of India Act, 1935?

1. Damodar Swarup Seth
2. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q. Which of the following refers to federalism or dual polity?

1. The existence of both President and Prime Minister
2. The existence of both executive and judiciary
3. The existence of both central and state governments
4. The supremacy of the central polity

Q. The central government cannot make laws on subjects mentioned in the concurrent list.

1. False
2. True

Q. The supremacy of the central polity is the most important characteristic of a unitary form of government.

1. True
2. False

Q. What are the two main forms of government?

1. Lateral government
2. Unitary government
3. Federal government
4. Quasi-federal government

Q. The Government of India Act, 1935, included which of the following provisions?

1. Supremacy of the Indian government over the British monarch
2. Federal form of government
3. Existence of two independent governments, or dyarchy
4. Federal legislature with a bicameral body