Power Sharing and Federalism CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise

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Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism (Social Science) had 22 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 7 of them. Asked in 7 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Decentralisation, Forms of Power Sharing, Belgian Model.

Year-wise question count

Asked in 7 of 10 years.

Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

How to practise Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year’s Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

CBSE Class 102026

• Q.20 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Belgium and Sri Lanka: Assertion-reason on diversity challenges in Sri Lanka and Belgium PDF
• Q.23 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Decentralisation: Correct statements on the 1992 decentralisation steps PDF
• Q.24 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Very short answer · Features of Federalism: Two features of federalism PDF
• Q.28 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Case-based · Forms of Power Sharing: Source on power sharing via parties and pressure groups PDF

CBSE Class 102025

• Q.12 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Belgian Model: Type of government Belgium strengthened against majoritarianism PDF
• Q.13 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Federal and Unitary Systems: Correctly matched country and system of government PDF
• Q.27 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Power Sharing: Why sharing power with citizens makes democracy good PDF
• Q.35 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Case-based · Decentralisation: Source on Porto Alegre participatory budgeting and local government PDF

CBSE Class 102024

• Q.10 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Division of Powers: Match legislative lists with their jurisdiction PDF
• Q.11 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Belgian Model: Purpose of Belgium's separate government in Brussels PDF
• Q.13 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Forms of Power Sharing: Role of checks and balances in a democracy PDF
• Q.23 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Very short answer · Power Sharing: Why power sharing is desirable PDF
• Q.36 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Case-based · Decentralisation: Source on local government and its democratic impact PDF

CBSE Class 102023

• Q.15 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Power Sharing: Correct statements about the merits of power sharing PDF
• Q.17 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Division of Powers: Match subjects with Union, State, Concurrent and residuary lists PDF
• Q.36 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Case-based · Decentralisation: Case on decentralisation and local self-government in India PDF

CBSE Class 102020

• Q.13 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Power Sharing in Sri Lanka: Major social groups of Sri Lanka PDF
• Q.14 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Very short answer · Belgian Model: One step Belgium took to handle regional and cultural diversity PDF
• Q.15 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · MCQ · Forms of Power Sharing: Identify horizontal power sharing PDF
• Q.25 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Short answer · Features of Federalism: Three features of federal government PDF

CBSE Class 102019

• Q.23 (Social Science (32/1/1)) · Long answer · Belgium and Sri Lanka: Compare the social situations of Belgium and Sri Lanka PDF

CBSE Class 102018

• Q.12 (Social Science (32/1)) · Short answer · Decentralisation: Three provisions of the 1992 amendment on local government PDF

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FAQ

How many Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism questions come in CBSE Class 10?

In the official papers we tagged: 4 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2020, 1 in 2019 and 1 in 2018. Not asked in the other 3 years. That is 22 questions in all, about 7% of Social Science.

Which Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?

Asked in the most papers: Decentralisation, Forms of Power Sharing, Belgian Model. The concept table lists every one with its count.

Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?

Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.