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CLASS 10 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 2: FEDERALISM (NCERT CLASS 10 — DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-II)

Federalism 🗳️

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What is federalism?
A system of govt where power is divided between central authority and various constituent units.
Name two features of federalism.
Two or more levels of govt; written constitution; supreme judiciary; revenue sharing.
Which chapter discusses 'Definition of Federalism'?
NCERT Class 10 — Federalism.
Name the two routes to federation.
'Coming together' (e.g. USA, Switzerland) and 'Holding together' (e.g. India, Spain).
Which route did India follow?
Holding together — large country divided into states.
Which chapter discusses 'Two Routes to Federation'?
NCERT Class 10 — Federalism.
Where are Union, State, Concurrent Lists found?
Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
How many subjects in the Union List?
About 100 subjects (97 originally).
How many subjects in the State List?
About 61.
How many subjects in the Concurrent List?
About 52.
Name two Union List subjects.
Defence, foreign affairs, currency, banking, communications.
Name two State List subjects.
Police, public health, agriculture, irrigation.

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This topic is part of the NCERT Class 10 Geography syllabus, drawn from the chapter Ch 2: Federalism (NCERT Class 10 — Democratic Politics-II). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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