Power Sharing

Of the total population of Belgium, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speaks the Dutch language. Another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region and speakFrench. Remaining one percent of the Belgians speak German

• True

• False

The minority French-speaking community was relatively poor and powerful in Belgium

• Flase

• True

Which one of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium?

• French

• Dutch

• Hindi

• German

Which is note one of the benefits of power sharing?

• It uploads the spirit of democracy

• reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups

• All political parties get their expected share

• ensure political stability in the long run

Community government of Belgium is a good example of power sharing among :

• Different organs of government

• Different social groups

• Government at different levels

• Political Parties

A belief that the majority community should be able to rule over a country in which ever way it wants is -

• Prudential

• Majoritarianism

• Central government

• Community Government

Which of the following city is the headquarters of “The European Union”?

• London

• Paris

• Brussels

• Rome

Amsterdam is the capital of Belgium

• True

• False

People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both. They need always to have the same religion or nationality.

• False

• True

in Sri Lanka major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 percent)and the Tamil-speakers (18 percent).

• True

• False