Chapter Mock Test
Total Marks:40
Duration:45 min
Total Questions:20
Difficulty:Mixed
Test Structure
- —Section A: 10 MCQs (1 mark each)
- —Section B: 6 Short Answer (3 marks each)
- —Section C: 2 Long Answer (5 marks each)
Key topics to study
- —Power sharing concept: prevents tyranny, represents all communities
- —Federalism and three lists: Union (defense, foreign affairs), State (police, education), Concurrent (law, commerce)
- —Separation of powers: Legislature (makes laws), Executive (implements), Judicial (interprets)
- —Checks and balances: each branch limits others; parliament removes PM, court strikes laws
- —Power sharing between communities: religious freedom (Articles 25-28), SC/ST reservations (84+47 seats), linguistic autonomy, 33% women in local govt
- —Majoritarian vs Consensual: majoritarian (majority dominates, UK), consensual (power shared, Belgium, India)
- —Why India consensual: diverse religions, languages, castes; majoritarian would oppress minorities
- —Minority rights: religious freedom, cultural preservation, political representation, educational access
- —Belgium example: Dutch (Flanders 60%) and French (Wallonia 40%) communities share power separately
- —Coalition governments give smaller parties (minorities) voice in power sharing