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Power Sharing Part 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
20 % of the people of Brussels Speak………?
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
German
d)
Italian
2.

Brussels presented a special problem:What was it?

a)

Dutch-speaking people constituted a minority in the country, but a majority in the capital

b)

Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital

c)

Other foriehn languages were seeping in

d)

English was becoming dominant

3.

Belgium Shares borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and ……?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Italy

4.

Which one of the following is the only official language of Sri Lanka?

a)

English

b)

Hindi

c)

Tamil

d)

Sinhala

5.

In Srilanka the democratically elected government adopted a series of ……….. measures to establish Sinhala supremacy?

a)

Extreme

b)

Democratic

c)

Political

d)

Majoritarian

6.
Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing?
a)
for majoritarianism
b)
being part and parcel of democracy
c)
to reduce tensions
d)
for political stability
7.

Which of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium?

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

Danish

d)

German

8.

Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?

a)

French and English

b)

Dutch and Sinhala

c)

French and Sinhala

d)

Dutch and French.

9.

Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?

a)

French Speaking

b)

Dutch Speaking

c)

German Speaking

d)

None of them

10.

Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

English

11.

The term Eelam stands for

a)

government

b)

state

c)

country

d)

political party

12.
Which is a federal division of power?
a)
governments at the provincial or regional level.
b)
legislature, executive and judiciary
c)
among different social groups
d)
political parties, pressure groups and movements
13.
In Srilanka, a new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster ………...Tamil Indians
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhist
c)
Christain
d)
Islam
14.

Which religion is followed by Sinhala speaking people?

a)

Hindus

b)

Muslims

c)

Buddhists

d)

None of these

15.

System of ‘checks and balances’ means:

a)

Horizontal distribution of powers.

b)

Separation of powers.

c)

Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions.

d)

Federal division of powers

16.

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

a)

horizontal division

b)

parallel division

c)

vertical division

d)

none of the above