Power Sharing Revision Quiz

I In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 per cent live in the Flemish region and speak _______ language.

• French

• English

• Dutch

• German

In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and ______-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.

• German

• French

• Dutch

• English

In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is concentrated in the _______ and _____ of the country.

• South and West

• North and West

• South and East

• North and East

Most of the Sinhala-speaking people of Sri Lanka are ______.

• Hindus

• Muslims

• Christians

• Buddhists

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______.

• 1956

• 1948

• 1950

• 1947

In __________, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.

• 1952

• 1954

• 1956

• 1950

The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of ______ and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government.

• French

• Russian

• German

• Dutch

_______ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. This government has the power regarding cultural, educational and language-related issues.

• District Government

• State Government

• Community Government

• Central Government

When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union, ______ was chosen as its headquarters.

• Paris

• Russia

• Brussels

• New York

Which of the following statements about power sharing is false?

• Power sharing helps in reducing the conflicts between social groups.

• Power sharing is a good way to establish political order.

• Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.

• All of the Above