Power sharing MCQ

Choose the incorrect statement.

• (a) Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies
  

• (b) Both of them dealt with the question of power-sharing similarly
  

• (c) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country was possible only by respecting the feelings and interests of all communities
  

• (d) In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others and refused to share power.

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

• (a) French Speaking
  

• (b) Dutch Speaking
  

• (c) German Speaking
  

• (d) None of them

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

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

• (a) People belonging to one language community only
  

• (b) By the leader of Belgium
  

• (c) The citizens of the whole country
  

• (d) The community leaders to Belgium

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

• (a) French Speaking
  

• (b) Dutch Speaking
  

• (c) German Speaking
  

• (d) None of them

In which one of the following countries principle of majoritarianism led to civil war?

• (a) Pakistan
  

• (b) Sri Lanka
  

• (c) Belgium
  

• (d) India

Which of the following statements is not true?

• (a) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power
  

• (b) In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others
  

• (c) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted
  

• (d) Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing

Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?

• (a) French and English
  

• (b) Dutch and English
  

• (c) French and Dutch
  

• (d) Dutch and Sinhala

Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population?

• (a) Walloon
  

• (b) Flemish
  

• (c) German
  

• (d) None of the above

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

• (a) horizontal distribution
  

• (b) parallel distribution
  

• (c) vertical division
  

• (d) diagonal division