POWER SHARING CLASS X

. 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

In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about democracy?

• People are the source of all political power. !

• In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.

• In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society.

• In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick decisions and enforce them

Prudential Reason of Power Sharing stresses more on:

• Reducing the possibility of conflict between various social groups

• A fair chance to minority

• Bringing stability in the political order

• All of the Above

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

• Power-sharing between different organs of the government

• Power-sharing between different political parties

• Power-sharing between different levels of the government

• Power Sharing between different states

Assertion - Power can be shared among governments at different levels

Reason - Power may also share among different social groups

• A and R is true and R is correct explanation for A

• A and R is true and R is correct not the explanation for A

• A is true R is false

• A is false R is true

Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the

• Indian Tamils

• Muslim Tamils

• Sri Lankan Tamils

• Christian Tamils

Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called

• horizontal division

• parallel division

• vertical division

• none of the above

Power sharing is

• the very spirit of democracy

• separation of powers at different levels.

• system of checks and balances.

• a type of balancing powers.

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

• People belonging to one language community only.

• By the leader of Belgium.

• The citizens of the whole country.

• The community leaders of Belgium.

Assertion - Belgium and Sri Lanka both faced ethnical tension among different communities

Reason - Both the countries resolved the conflicts by power sharing arrangement which gave equal representation to all community

• A and R are true and R is correct explanation to A

• A and R are true and R is not correct explanation to A

• A is true R is false

• A is false R is true