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WorksheetsPOWER SHARING CLASS X
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
. 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:
Power Sharing
Central Government
Majoritarianism
Community Government
In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about democracy?
People are the source of all political power. !
In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.
In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society.
In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick decisions and enforce them
Prudential Reason of Power Sharing stresses more on:
Reducing the possibility of conflict between various social groups
A fair chance to minority
Bringing stability in the political order
All of the Above
Which of the statement is an example of horizontal sharing of power?
Power-sharing between different organs of the government
Power-sharing between different political parties
Power-sharing between different levels of the government
Power Sharing between different states
Assertion - Power can be shared among governments at different levels
Reason - Power may also share among different social groups
A and R is true and R is correct explanation for A
A and R is true and R is correct not the explanation for A
A is true R is false
A is false R is true
Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the
Indian Tamils
Muslim Tamils
Sri Lankan Tamils
Christian Tamils
Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
horizontal division
parallel division
vertical division
none of the above
Power sharing is
the very spirit of democracy
separation of powers at different levels.
system of checks and balances.
a type of balancing powers.
Who elects the community government in Belgium?
People belonging to one language community only.
By the leader of Belgium.
The citizens of the whole country.
The community leaders of Belgium.
Assertion - Belgium and Sri Lanka both faced ethnical tension among different communities
Reason - Both the countries resolved the conflicts by power sharing arrangement which gave equal representation to all community
A and R are true and R is correct explanation to A
A and R are true and R is not correct explanation to A
A is true R is false
A is false R is true
When European countries came together to form the European Union (EU), ………. was chosen as the headquarters.
(a)
The ………. distribution of power is also called a system of checks and balances.
(a)
In the year ………. an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the official language
(a)
………. division of power means power to be shared among the government at different levels.
(a)
