Css Political Science Questions And Answers - Part-3(Central Superior Service (css) ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. In a unitary form orf government local government derives its powers from:
  1.    Constitution
  2.    Heal of the state
  3.    Prime Minister
  4.    Legislative enactments
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Legislative enactments
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Question 2. In a federal form of government local government derives its powers from:
  1.    The head of the state
  2.    The legislature
  3.    The judiciary
  4.    The constitution
  5.    None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> The constitution
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Question 3. Which one of the following is a function which local government is usually required to perform?
  1.    Health and sanitation
  2.    Higher and technical education
  3.    Transport
  4.    Communication
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Health and sanitation
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Question 4. Local governments are found only in:
  1.    Unitary form of government
  2.    Federal form of government
  3.    Dictatorships
  4.    In all form of governments
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> In all form of governments
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Question 5. The main reason for the creation of local governments is:
  1.    To reduce the work of the central government
  2.    To effectively deal international problems
  3.    To strengthen a particular political system
  4.    To make political party system work successfully
  5.    None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> To reduce the work of the central government
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Question 6. Which one of the following is a function which local government is usually required to perform?
  1.    External affairs
  2.    Police administration
  3.    Defence
  4.    Finance
  5.    Railways
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Police administration
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Question 7. Which one of the following is not a merit of local government?
  1.    It helps in the creation of harmony
  2.    It promotes disharmony
  3.    It ignores harmony
  4.    None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> It promotes disharmony
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Question 8. Which one of the following is not true about local government?
  1.    It helps central government in discharging its duties
  2.    It helps in reducing the burden of central government
  3.    It helps in promoting efficiency
  4.    It performs such duties which are given to it by central government
  5.    It helps in promoting political ideologies
Explanation:-
Answer: Option E. -> It helps in promoting political ideologies
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Question 9. Which one of the following is not a merit of local government?
  1.    It helps in promoting efficiency
  2.    In it more attention can be paid to local needs
  3.    It is expensive
  4.    It provides good training ground
  5.    It has great educative value
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> It is expensive
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Question 10. Which one of the following is true about a local government?
  1.    It perform functions of national importance
  2.    It can amend the constition
  3.    It can get representation in world bodies
  4.    It can dictate central government
  5.    It is required to help central government in discharging its obligations
Explanation:-
Answer: Option E. -> It is required to help central government in discharging its obligations
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