Power Sharing and Federalism

Why power sharing between different organs of the government is being referred as the horizontal distribution of power?

• Different organs can exercise unlimited powers.
• Organs of governme can check each other
• Different organs of the government can exercise different powers.
• Inability of the different groups to act independently.

Why power sharing is desirable ?

• Itreduces the conflict between socia groupsand ensures the stability fo political order.
• Imposing the wil of the majority community over others is an attractive option.
• It helps the people of the country to ove frely within the counry.
• It helps the people of different comunities to celebrates their festivals.

Which of the following is not a provision of the Act 1956 passed in Sri Lanka?

• It recognises Sinhala as the only official languae, thus disregarding Tamil.
• The governments followied preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.
• A new constitution stipulated that the state should protect and foster Buddhism.
• Provincial auonomy was given to Tamils.

Which one of the following was not a demand of Sri Lankan Tamils?

• Rservation of seats in parliament.
• Equality of opportunity in jobs.
• Regional automomy
• Recognition of Tamil as the official language.

Most of the Sinhala speaking people in Sri Lanka are

• Hindus
• Buddhists
• Christians
• Telugu

Which two main languages are spoken in Belgium?

• German and French
• Dutch and French
• English and Dutch
• French and Danish

Name the linguistic group that is dominant in Belgium?

• French
• Dutch
• British
• German

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

• German Speaking
• Dutch Speaking
• English Speaking
• French Speaking

What is the percentage of Tamil natives of Sri Lanka?

• 0.25
• 0.18
• 0.13
• 0.33

An intelligent sharing of poweris among ……………..

• legislature and executive
• executive and judiciary
• legislature, executive and judiciary
• legislature and central government