Power sharing

1) In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and

speak _______ language.

• Dutch

• French

• English

• German

In Belgium there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and ______-speaking

communities during the 1950s and 1960s.

• German

• French

• English

• Russian

In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is

concentrated in the _______ and _____ of the country.

• a) South and West

• b) South and East

• c) North and Central

• d) North and East

Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are ______

• a) Christians

• b) Hindus

• c) Buddhists

• d) Muslims

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______.

• a) 1948

• b) 1947

• c) 1949

• d) 1958

In __________, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official

language, thus disregarding Tamil.

• a) 1958

• b) 1956

• c) 1968

• d) None of the above

The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of ______ and

French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.

• a) Italian

• b) German

• c) English

• d) 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.

• a) District Government

• b) State Government

• c) Community Government

• d) Central Government

When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union,

______ was chosen as its headquarters.

• a) Brussels

• b) Paris

• c) London

• d) Zurich

Which of the following statements are true about power sharing?

• a) Power is shared among different organs of government

• b) Power can be shared among governments at different levels

• c) Power may also be shared among different social groups

  d) All the above statements are true.

• d) All the above statements are true.