Power Sharing

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

• (a) French Speaking

• (b) Dutch Speaking

• (c) German Speaking

• (d) None of them

Assess the reasons for ethnic problem in Belgium​ ​

• (i) Dutch speaking people constitute 59% of Belgium’s population. French speaking people constitute 40% of the population and the remaining 1% speaks German.

• (ii) The French were rich and powerful. The Dutch were poor.

• (iii) Tension and conflicts started between the French and the Dutch.

• None of above

Which demands of the Sri lankan Tamils accepted and met with, can settle the ethnic conflict in Sri lanka for good ? Explain.

• (i) Tamils demanded official language status for Tamil.

• (ii) They demanded equal educational and job opportunities for all the citizens

• (iii) They demanded a separate state called Elam.

• ONLY first two

Which of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium?

• Danish

• French

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

• parallel distribution

• verticle division

Power sharing is the distribution of powers at only one level of government.

• 1. True

• 1. False

In Sri Lanka the democratically elected govt. followed which type of governance ?

• Federal

• Majoritarian

___________ is the percentage of Dutch speaking people in Belgium?