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Worksheets2021-22
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Under which of the following is power shared in the ‘community government’ of Belgium?
(a) Different social groups
(b) Different organs of government
(c) Central and State government
(d) State government and community governm
The countries in which the constitution clearly lays down the powers of different levels of government is called:
(a) Unitary division of power
(b) Federal division of power
(c) Constitutional division of power
(d) None of the above
Which one of the following is a major ethnic group of Sri Lanka:
(a) Christian and Tamil
(b) Buddhist and Hindu
(c) Sinhala and Tamil
(d) Sinhalia and Christian
Belgium is a small country, located in which of the following continent?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) None the these
By 1980s several political organisations were formed in Sri Lanka demanding an independent Tamil Eelam in which of the following part of Sri Lanka?
(a) Northern parts
(b) Eastern parts
(c) Western parts
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Modern democracies maintain a check and
balance system. Identify the correct option based on the horizontal power sharing arrangement.
(a) Central government, state government and local bodies.
(b) Legislature, executive and judiciary.
(c) Among different social groups.
(d) Among different pressure groups
Which one of the following statements describes a special problem that Brussels presented?
(a) The Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but minority in the capital.
(b) The French-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but minority in the capital.
(c) The Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country and in the capital as well.
(d) None of these
Power sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. This is an example of which reason of the power sharing?
(a) Prudential
(b) Moral
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in which of the following year?
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1949
Which country has successfully negotiated differences among ethnic populations ?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Belgium
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
What major steps the Belgian government took to enable everyone to live together within the same country? Choose the most correct option from the following:
(a) They amended their constitution four times
(b) They amended their constitution three times
(c) They just asked them to form the communist government
(d) Only (a) and (c)
Which of the following was the main reason for the killing of thousands of people in Sri Lanka?
(a) Cold war between Sinhala and Tamilspeakers
(b) Civil war between Sinhala and Tamilspeakers
(c) Atomic war between Sinhala and Tamilspeakers
(d) None of the above
Belgium shares its border with how many countries of Europe?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
Which of the following government in Belgium has the power regarding cultural, educational and language related issues?
(a) The Communist Government
(b) The Community Government
(c) The Central Government
(d) The Provincial Government
find true or false: In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak Dutch while 20 percent are Frenchspeaking.
false
true
can't be determined
none of the above
find true of false: The Belgian government shifted to a federal from a unitary government.
true
false
(a) is the headquarters of European Union.
In modern democracies, which of the following options is not a form of power sharing arrangements?
(a) Among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary.
(b) Among governments at different levels- a general government for the entire country and governments at the provincial or regional level.
(c) Among different social groups.
(d) Among different genders
A country in which principle of majoritarianism led to civil war:
(a) Belgium
(b) SriLanka
(c) Netherlands
(d) Germany
Rural Local Government is popularly known as (a) .
