Powersharing ( Politics) Grade 10

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

A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements

• Power sharing among different social groups.

• Vertical division of power sharing

• Horizontal division of power

• Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

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

• Power is shared among governments at different levels.

• Power is shared among different organs of government.

• Power is shared among different social groups

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

When European countries came together to form the European Union (EU), ………. was chosen as the headquarters.

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

• German

• Sinhala

• Dutch

• French

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

• Hindus

• Muslims

• Buddhist

• Christians

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______.

• 1946

• 1956

• 1948

• 1958

__________ means a social division based on shared culture.

a)

b) Democracy

c) Secularism

d) None of the above

• Tribe

• Ethnic

• Democracy

• Secular

________ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different social groups.

• Central Government

• State Government

• Dutch Government

• Community Government

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

• 1954

• 1948

• 1957

• None of these