This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Federal > Relations > Centre And The States Relations – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Centre And The States Relations Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statements is correct? [CSAT 2011] A) It encourages the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development. B) It facilitates the proper distribution of finances among the Public Sector Undertakings. C) It ensures transparency in financial administration. D) None of the statements A, B and C given above is correct in this context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the statements A, B and C given above is correct in this context. 2. In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as 'municipal relations'? [IAS 1994] A) Centre's control of the State in the legislative sphere. B) Centre's control of the State in financial matters. C) Centre's control of the State in administrative sector. D) Centre's control of the State in planning process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centre's control of the State in planning process. 3. What can the President do if the States fail to comply with the directives of Central Government: A) He can dissolve State Legislature and order fresh elections. B) He can send reserve police to the State to secure compliance. C) He can declare the breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State and assume responsibility for the governance of the State. D) Any of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He can declare the breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State and assume responsibility for the governance of the State. 4. Which of the following does not give correctly the name of the original State out of whose territory the new State was created? A) Andhra Pradesh from the State of Madras. B) Arunachal Pradesh from Assam. C) Meghalaya from Assam. D) Goa from Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goa from Maharashtra. 5. Railways is a subject on the: [Teachers' Exam 1994] A) Concurrent List. B) Union List. C) State List. D) Residual List. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Union List. 6. The Concurrent List contains: A) 47 subjects. B) 68 subjects. C) 42 subjects. D) 38 subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 47 subjects. 7. An amendment of the Constitution of India can extend to Jammu and Kashmir: A) Automatically. B) Only if ratified by State Legislature. C) By an order of the President under Article 370. D) Under no circumstance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By an order of the President under Article 370. 8. English is the official language of which of the following States? [Railways 1995; MBA 1994] A) Manipur. B) Nagaland. C) Karnataka. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nagaland. 9. In the Constitution of India, the word 'Federal' is used in [Asstt Commdt 2011] A) The Preamble. B) Part III. C) Article 368. D) Nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nowhere. 10. Which one of the following was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State? [CDS 1992] A) Meghalaya. B) Mizoram. C) Sikkim. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikkim. 11. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the State Governments by: [IAS 1995] A) The Constitution of India. B) The National Development Council. C) The Finance Commission. D) The Inter-State Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Constitution of India. 12. Which subject was transferred from State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd amendment of the Constitution? [Teachers' Exam 1993] A) Agriculture. B) Education. C) Irrigation. D) Local Self Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 13. The idea of incorporation of the Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the Constitution of: A) Ireland. B) Britain. C) Australia. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia. 14. Who of the following shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament? [IAS 2010] A) The President of India. B) The Speaker of Lok Sabha. C) The Prime Minister of India. D) The Union Finance Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President of India. 15. The State List contains: A) 97 subjects. B) 69 subjects. C) 66 subjects. D) 103 subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 66 subjects. 16. For those Union Territories, which have no Legislative Councils of their own, laws are passed by: A) Union Ministry. B) President, through the appointed Administrator. C) Parliament. D) Appointed Administrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President, through the appointed Administrator. 17. Talking about "direct taxes" ..... A) Taxpayer pays it from his own resources. B) Are less predictable. C) VAT (Value Addition Tax) is an example. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxpayer pays it from his own resources. 18. Which of the following is not in the State List under the Constitution of India? A) Fisheries. B) Agriculture. C) Insurance. D) Gambling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insurance. 19. The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given? A) Karnataka - Mysore. B) Tamil Nadu - Madras. C) Lakshadweep - Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindiv Islands. D) Meghalaya - Eastern Hill Province. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meghalaya - Eastern Hill Province. 20. Which of the following tax is not subsumed in GST A) VAT. B) Stamp Duty. C) Entry Tax. D) Entertainment Tax. 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