Federal System PYQs — 8 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India ?

Accepted Answer

C. Inter-State quarantine is a Union subject under the Union List.

Question 2

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. Statement-II : In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Question 3

Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federal in character?

Accepted Answer

A. The independence of judiciary is safeguarded.

Question 4

Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism ?

Accepted Answer

D. It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.

Question 5

The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties

Accepted Answer

D. without the consent of any State

Question 6

With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

B. Stock Exchange Concurrent List

Question 7

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?

Accepted Answer

A. Article 257

Question 8

Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct?

Accepted Answer

A. The Union levies, collects and distributes the proceeds of income tax between itself and the states