Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Working of the Constitution
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the three branches of government? [1]
(A) Legislature, executive, judiciary
(B) Only legislature and executive
(C) Only executive and judiciary
(D) Only legislature and judiciary
2. What does separation of powers ensure? [1]
(A) Checks and balances
(B) Complete power for one branch
(C) No accountability
(D) Chaos in governance
3. What is judicial review? [1]
(A) Courts examining law/action compliance with Constitution
(B) Only legislative law-making
(C) Only executive implementation
(D) Nothing related to courts
4. What does federal structure allow? [1]
(A) Power-sharing between central and state governments
(B) Only central government power
(C) Only state government power
(D) No power distribution
5. What defines central and state jurisdictions? [1]
(A) The Constitution
(B) Random decisions
(C) Foreign influence
(D) No specific document
6. What does effective Constitutional working depend on? [1]
(A) Cooperation between branches
(B) Conflict between branches
(C) Only one branch acting alone
(D) Ignoring other branches
7. What ensures accountable governance? [1]
(A) Checks and balances among branches
(B) No accountability mechanisms
(C) Only executive power
(D) Only legislative power
8. Why learn about the Constitution's working? [1]
(A) To understand balanced, accountable governance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What are the three branches of government? [1]
(A) Legislature, executive, judiciary
(B) Only legislature and executive
(C) Only executive and judiciary
(D) Only legislature and judiciary
10. What does separation of powers ensure? [1]
(A) Checks and balances
(B) Complete power for one branch
(C) No accountability
(D) Chaos in governance
11. What is judicial review? [1]
(A) Courts examining law/action compliance with Constitution
(B) Only legislative law-making
(C) Only executive implementation
(D) Nothing related to courts
12. What does federal structure allow? [1]
(A) Power-sharing between central and state governments
(B) Only central government power
(C) Only state government power
(D) No power distribution
13. What defines central and state jurisdictions? [1]
(A) The Constitution
(B) Random decisions
(C) Foreign influence
(D) No specific document
14. What does effective Constitutional working depend on? [1]
(A) Cooperation between branches
(B) Conflict between branches
(C) Only one branch acting alone
(D) Ignoring other branches
15. What ensures accountable governance? [1]
(A) Checks and balances among branches
(B) No accountability mechanisms
(C) Only executive power
(D) Only legislative power
16. Why learn about the Constitution's working? [1]
(A) To understand balanced, accountable governance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests