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Power Sharing & Federalism

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Local government in big cities are called

a)

Municipal Corporation

b)

Municipality

c)

Panchayat

d)

Mandal

2.

Which of the following is is listed in the concurrent list?

a)

Marriage

b)

Forest

c)

Police

d)

Education

3.

Head of the municipal corporation is called -

a)

Political head

b)

Maja

c)

Sarpanch

d)

Mayor

4.

In which type of Federation all the constituent units enjoy equal power

a)

Holding together Federation

b)

Coming together Federation

c)

Both holding together federation and coming together Federation

d)

Neither holding together Federation nor together Federation

5.

Subjects which are not listed in any of the list are called

a)

Residuary subjects

b)

Union territories

c)

State subjects

d)

concurrent subjects

6.

According to the constitution the use of English for official purposes was to stop in

a)

1966

b)

1967

c)

1965

d)

1964

7.

A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form-

a)

Mandal

b)

Panchayat Samiti

c)

Block

d)

None of the above

8.

According to our constitution who has the power to legislate on residuary subjects?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

High Court

c)

Union government

d)

State government

9.

Power sharing among legislature, judiciary and executive is known as

a)

Vertical power sharing

b)

Horizontal power sharing

c)

Power sharing among different social groups

d)

Power sharing among political parties

10.

According to potential region power sharing is desirable because

a)

It is the spirit of democracy

b)

People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed

c)

A legitimate government is one where citizens through participation acquire a stake in the system

d)

Power sharing is desirable to ensure stability of political order

11.

Community government in Belgium is elected by

a)

By people belonging to one language community

b)

Dutch French and German speaking people together le

c)

Union government and state government

d)

None of the above

12.

The numbers of Dutch speaking and French speaking Minister shall be................... in the central government in Belgium.

a)

Equal

b)

Unequal

c)

More than the dunch ministers

d)

More than the French ministers

13.

A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war is called

a)

. Majoritarianism

b)

World war

c)

Civil war

d)

Cold war

14.

The word 'Tamil Elam' refers to-

a)

Country

b)

territory

c)

State

d)

None of the above

15.

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in...............

a)

1947

b)

1958

c)

1948

d)

1984

16.

The official language of Sri Lanka is

a)

Sinhala

b)

German

c)

Tamil

d)

Hindi

17.

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 is known as

a)

Majoritarianism

b)

Fascism

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

18.

Which religion is fostered entry Lanka as per the Sri Lankan constitution

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

19.

In the capital of Belgium there are 80% people who speak

a)

German

b)

Dutch

c)

French

d)

Spanish

20.

A social division based on shared culture where people belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common Descent because of similarities of physical type aur off culture or both-

a)

Majoritarianism

b)

Racism

c)

Ethnic

d)

Fascism

21.

The key change to convert Unitary form of government to federal form of government in Belgium was ______

a)

to give more power to state government

b)

to reduce the power of the Central Government

c)

To solve the problem with judiciary

22.

In which year the change took place in Belgian government?

a)

1993

b)

1994

c)

1995

d)

1996

23.

In ------ government national government has all the powers.

a)

Parliamentary

b)

federal

c)

unitary

d)

democratic

24.

Belgium is shifted from ------- to ---------- form of government.

a)

Parliamentary to Presidential

b)

federal to unitary

c)

unitary to federal

d)

parliamentary to federal

25.

What form of govt. was demanded by the tamil leaders in Sri Lanka?

a)

Federal

b)

Unitary

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

26.

In Unitary form of govt ------- government can pass or orders to the provincial govts.

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Presidential

27.

-------- have the power to interpret the constitution and the powers of different levels of government.

a)

Judiciary

b)

Central government

c)

State government

d)

local government

28.

The Constitution declared India as ------------

a)

United States

b)

United Provinces

c)

Union of States

d)

Diplomatic country

29.

This subject is under the Union list.

a)

police

b)

defence

c)

commerce

d)

trade

30.

The Central Government has special powers in running the ----

a)

state governments

b)

union government

c)

union territories

d)

local governments

31.

Any change in the power sharing arrangement needs ------ majority in both the houses of the parliament

a)

2/3

b)

1/4

c)

3/4

d)

1/2

32.

In case of any dispute about the division of powers ------- and -------- make a decision.

a)

central and state governments

b)

state and local governments

c)

judges and lawyers

d)

High courts and Supreme Court

33.

The Union and State govts have the power to raise resources by --------

a)

levying taxes

b)

loans

c)

banks

d)

people

34.

59 per cent of the country’s total population who speaks Dutch, lives in

a)

Wallonia regiion

b)

Brussels

c)

Flemish region

d)

None of these

35.

Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launch parties and struggle?

a)

To recognise Sinhalese as the only official language

b)

To recognise Tamil as an official language

c)

To adopt Majoitarianism

d)

To dominate other religions

36.

The system of "Checks and Balances" is....

a)

Vertical distribution of power

b)

When the government checks the powers of the citizens to bring a balance

c)

Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government and bring a balance

d)

Equal sharing of power

37.

Which of the following statements of power sharing is true?

a)

Power sharing is necessary only in countries that have religious and ethnic diversity

b)

Power sharing is possible only in countries that do not have religious and ethnic diversity

c)

Power sharing is not necessary

d)

Every society needs power sharing whether small or big

38.

___________was chosen as the headquarters of the European Union

a)

Brussels

b)

Geneva

c)

The Hague

d)

Frankfurt

39.

Belgium shares its boundary with

a)

France, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary

b)

France, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg

c)

France, Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg

d)

France, Germany, Hungary and Netherlands

40.

Between 1970 to 1993 how many times was the constitution of Belgium amended?

a)

10 times

b)

5 times

c)

2 times

d)

4 times