GRADE 10 - POWER SHARING - TEST - 02

The Community Government signifies:

• The powers of government regarding community development.

• The powers of the government regarding law making for the community.

• The powers of the government regarding cultural, educational and language related issues.

• The government enjoys privileges to safeguard the interest of a particular community.

Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power?

• Power sharing between different states.

• Power sharing between different organs of the government.

• Power sharing between different levels of the government.

• Power sharing between different political parties.

Choose the correct option:

Power sharing is desirable because it helps:

• To increase pressure on government.

• To reduce possibilities of conflicts.

• To generate awareness among people.

• To increase percentage of voters.

Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-sharing arrangements?

A. Power is shared among governments at different levels.

B. Power is shared among different organs of government.

C. Power is shared among different social groups.

D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.

• A, B, C, D

• B, C and D

• A and C

• A, C and D

A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is:

• Power Sharing

• Central Government

• Majoritarianism

• Community Government

Consider the following statements about the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka:

A. Major social groups are the Sinhala- speaking (74%) and Tamil-speaking (18%)

B. Among the Tamils, there are two sub-groups, Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils.

C. There are about 7% Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.

D. Most of the Sinhala-speaking are Hindus or Muslims and most of the Tamil-speaking are Buddhists.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A, B, C

• A, B, D

• B, C, D

• A, B, C, D

Sinhala was recognised as the only official language by the __________

Power sharing arrangement among the different organs of the government is known as horizontal sharing.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Belgium amended _____ times constitution between 1970 and 1993.

Power sharing is the distribution of powers at only one level of government

• TRUE

• FALSE