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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 24

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section C, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerFederalism

Highlight any two key features of federalism.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

How many levels of government exist in a federation?

Hint 2

Who decides disputes between them?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. There are two or more levels of government, each governing the same citizens but with its own jurisdiction in legislation, taxation and administration.

    1 mark

  2. Jurisdictions are specified in the constitution, and its fundamental provisions cannot be changed by one level alone; courts interpret powers and settle disputes between levels.

    1 mark

Answer: Two or more tiers with constitutionally specified powers; courts act as umpire.

Where the marks are

  • Any one feature (1 mark)
  • Any second feature (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Federalism (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Federalism, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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