Ans) Jurisdiction refers to the area over which someone has legal authority. The area may be defined in terms of geographical boundaries or in terms of certain kinds of subjects.

Ans) Three such states which are created from big states are:-

1. From Madhya Pradesh → Chhattisgarh
2. From Uttar Pradesh → Uttarakhand
3. From Bihar → Jharkhand

Ans) A coalition government is a type of government where two or more politic parties join together to run the government usually the parties form a political allian and adopt a common political programme.

Ans) Presently there are 28 states and 8 union territories in Indian union.

Ans) Indian union is based on the principle of federalism.

Ans) In case of any dispute about the division of powers, the High Courts and the Supreme Court make a decision.

Ans) Belgium has diverse population made up of multilingual groups. It was mandatory to safeguard and promote unity in the country and to accomodate regional diversity, so Belgium adopted federal system of power sharing.

Ans) Asam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are the states who enjoy special powers under certain provision (article 371) of the constitution

Ans) Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and the various constituent units of the country.

Ans) In the unitary system is the form of government in which the constitutional concentrates all the powers are exercised by the central government. The existence of local government and there powers are depends on the central government.

Ans) Disadvantages united form of government are:-

1. In a unitary system, all powers are centralized, so the workload becomes very heavy.
2. It has a tendency to become territorial.
3. It is suitable for small and homogeneous states.

Ans) In Panchayati Raj system 3 levels are:-

1. Gram panchayat – village level
2. Panchayat samiti – block level
3. Jila Parishad – district level

Ans) Two achievements Panchayati raj system in India are:-

1. The constitutional status for local government has helped to depend root of democracy in India.
2. It has also increased representation and voice of schedule caste, schedule tribe, women in India through reservation.

Ans) Indian Union is based on the principals of federalism.

Ans) A unitary government is a system in which all political power is concentrated in a single central authority, which is the supreme body over the entire country.