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19 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Federalism & Centre–State Relations (Indian Polity). Spanning from 1995 to 2024. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 19 questions across 16 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Federalism & Centre–State Relations within the broader Indian Polity syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Federalism & Centre–State Relations. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India ?
Q: 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?
Q: With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements: 1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President. 2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block. 3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States. How many of the above statements are correct?
Q: If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the consequence of it?
Q: Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federal in character?
Q: Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?
Q: Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
Q: The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the
Q: The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to
Q: The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the:
Q: Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union?
Q: Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship. 3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: 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?
Q: Consider the following events: 1. Fourth general elections in India 2. Formation of Haryana State 3. Mysore named as Karnataka State 4. Meghalaya and Tripura become full States Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?
Q: Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
Q: Which of the following is/are extra-constitutional and extra-legal device(s) for securing cooperation and coordination between the States in India? I. The National Development Council II. The Governors’ Conference III. Zonal Councils IV. The Interstate Council Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
UPSC has asked 19 questions on Federalism & Centre–State Relations in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2024. This sub-topic falls under Indian Polity.
Questions on Federalism & Centre–State Relations have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2000, 1995. The topic has appeared in 16 out of 31 years.
Among 19 questions on Federalism & Centre–State Relations: 8 are easy, 9 are moderate, and 2 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
