POWER SHARING

Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-sharing arrangements?

A. Power is shared among governments at different levels.

B. Power is shared among different organs of government.

C. Power is shared among different social groups.

D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.

(a) A, B, C, D

(b) B, C and D

(c) A and C

(d) A, C and D

• A

• B

• C

• D

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:

(a) Power Sharing

(b) Central Government

(c) Majoritarianism

(d) Community Government

• A

• B

• C

• D

How many times the Constitution of Belgium was amended between 1970 and 1993?

(a) Two times

(b) Three times

(c) Five times

(d) Four times

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

(a) Sinhalas

(b) Sri Lankan Tamils

(c) Indian Tamils

(d) Muslims

• A

• B

• C

• D

Power sharing is desirable because it helps

(a) to increase pressure on government

(b) to reduce possibilities of conflicts

(c) to generate awareness among people

(d) to increase percentage of votes

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is known as:

(a) Community Government

(b) Unitary Government

(c) Federal Government

(d) Coalition Government

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?

(a) French and English

(b) Dutch and English

(c) French and Dutch

(d) Dutch and Sinhala

• A

• B

• C

• D

Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways:

(a) Among different organs of the government

(b) Among various levels

(c) Among different social groups

(d) All the above

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which language is dominantly spoken in Belgium?

a. Dutch (b) Spanish

(c) France (d) Italian

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sri Lanka is an island nation, just a few kilometres from the Southern coast of

a. Goa (b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Lakshadweep

• A

• B

• C

• D