Power Sharing Part 4

Name one prudential reason for power sharing?

• Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.
•  People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed.
• Citizens, through participation, acquire a stake in the system
• Power sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups

All these government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the ………...among the Sri Lankan Tamils?

• Protests
• Favouritism
• Feeling of alienation
• Subordination

Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils?

• Recognition of Tamil as an official language
• Regional autonomy
• Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education
• Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state)

The Constitution of Belgium  prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers ……….. in the central government?

• Shall be equal
• Dutch speaking shall be more
• French speaking will be more
• None of the above

Which of the following is not one of the aspects of federal division of powers?

• Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments
• Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government
• The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of government
• There is no vertical division of powers

Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?

• Sinhalas
• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Indian Tamils
• Muslims

Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?

• Sinhalas
• Indian Tamils
• Parsis
• Sri Lankan Tamils

Which of the following is not a major social group in Sri Lanka?

• Sinhala-speakers or Sinhala Community
• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Indian Tamils
• Anglo-Indians

Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called:

• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Indian Tamils
• Muslim Tamils
• None of the above

The people whose forefathers came from India to Srilanka  as plantation workers during the colonial period are called…….

• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Indian Tamils
• Tamil Indians
• Indian Sri Lankans