Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing?

(b) being part and parcel of democracy

Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is true?

(d) Power is shared by two or more political parties

(a) Power is shared among the different organs of the government

(b) Power is shared among governments at different levels

(c) Power is shared by different social groups

Power sharing is desirable because it helps

(b) to reduce possibilities of conflicts

(a) to increase pressure on government

(c) to generate awareness among people

(d) to increase percentage of vote

Which one of the following statements about community government is true?

(c) Power is shared by different social groups

(a) Power is shared among different organs of the government

(b) Power is shared among governments at different levels

(d) Power is shared by two or more political parties

Power sharing is good because:

(c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups

(a) It increases the conflict between social groups

(b) It ensures the instability of political order

Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are correct?

(d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines.

(a) In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people

(b) In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority

(c) The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs

Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils?

(d) Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state)

(a) Recognition of Tamil as an official language

(c) Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education

Which is a prudent reason for power-sharing? e

(a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of political order

(b) Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy

Which of the following is not one of the aspects of federal division of powers?

(d) There is no vertical division of powers

(a) Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments

(b) Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government

(c) The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of government

Non-sharing of power leads to

(a) peace among all the communities

(b) tyranny of the majority and oppression of the minority

(c) negation of the very spirit of democracy

What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s?

(b) The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community

(a) Both the communities demanded special powers

(c) The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the minority French-speaking community

(d) Both the communities were equal in socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the French-speaking community

Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are correct? .

(d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines

(a) In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people

(b) In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority

(c) The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs

Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils?

(d) Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state)

(a) Recognition of Tamil as an official language

(c) Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education

Which of the following is not a major social group in Sri Lanka?

(a) Sinhala-speakers or Sinhala Community

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

(a) French Speaking

(b) Dutch Speaking

(d) None of them

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

(a) Among different organs of the government

(b) Among various levels

(d) All the above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

(a) People belonging to one language community only

(b) By the leader of Belgium

(d) The community leaders to Belgium

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

(a) French Speaking

(b) Dutch Speaking

(d) None of them

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

(a) Pakistan

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) India

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

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Power sharing MCQ

Choose the incorrect statement.

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

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

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

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

Which of the following statements is not true?

Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?

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

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

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