WorksheetsRevision of Power sharing (Set 1)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
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
A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements:
Power sharing among different social groups.
Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.
Where is the headquarter of European union?
Genoa
Paris
Brussels
None of these
Belgium Shares borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and ……?
England
Norway
Luxembourg
Italy
In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak………?
French
Dutch
German
English
20 % of the people of Brussels Speak………?
Dutch
English
German
Italian
Brussels presented a special problem:What was it?
Dutch-speaking people constituted a minority in the country, but a majority in the capital
Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital
English was becoming dominant
None
What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking?
50%
20%
18%
16%
The people whose forefathers came from India to Srilanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called…….
Sri Lankan Tamils
Indian Tamils
Tamil Indians
Indian Sri Lankans
Most of the Sinhalese Speaking people in Srilanka are…………?
Hindus
Christians
Muslims
Buddhists
When did Sri Lanka emerge as an independent country?
1949
1950
1948
1951
In ……….an Act was passed to recognise Sinhalese as the only official language
1955
1956
1957
1958
By the 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding ……..?
Certain rights
Independent Tamil Eelam (state)
Sovereign State
Priority in Jobs for Tamils
When did the Civil War of Sri Lanka end?
2010
2009
2005
2011
When was the civil War started in Srilanka?
1980
1990
1995
1983
How many times was the constitution of Belgium amended between 1970 and 1993?
Once
Two Times
Three Times
Four Times
The Constitution of Belgium prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers ……….. in the central government?
Shall be equal
Dutch speaking shall be more
French speaking will be more
None of the above
The ‘community government’ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking. What powers does it hold?
Cultural, educational and language-related issues.
Defence related issues
Political issues
All of the above
Give one moral reason as why power sharing is good?
it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups
It does not lead to confusion in managing the state
People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed.
power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order
Give an example of horizontal distribution of power?
governments at the provincial or regional level.
legislature, executive and judiciary
among different social groups
political parties, pressure groups and movements
Which is a federal division of power?
governments at the provincial or regional level.
legislature, executive and judiciary
among different social groups
political parties, pressure groups and movements
In Sri lanka, there are about….. percent Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala?
10
12
7
15
In Srilanka the democratically elected government adopted a series of ……….. measures to establish Sinhala supremacy?
Extreme
Democratic
Political
Majoritarian
In Srilanka, a new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster …………Tamil Indians
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Name one prudential reason for power sharing?
Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy.
People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed.
Citizens, through participation, acquire a stake in the system
Power sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups
Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the
Indian Tamils
Muslim Tamils
Sri Lankan Tamils
Christian Tamils
The term Eelam stands for
government
state
Country
Political party
Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
horizontal division
parallel division
vertical division
None of the above
Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
French and English
Dutch and Sinhala
French and Sinhala
Dutch and French.
Brussels is the capital of
Belgium
Netherland
Sri Lanka
West Indies
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.
Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?
Sinhalas
Sri Lankan Tamils
Indian Tamils
Muslims
Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?
German
French
Dutch
English
Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956?
Tamil
Sinhala
Hindi
English
Which community was rich and powerful in Belgium?
German
French
Dutch
None
In which part of Srilanka are the Srilankan Tamils concentrated?
North and South
North and East
East and West
South and East
Which one of the following was not the initial demands of Srilankan Tamils?
Recognition of Tamil as an official language
Regional autonomy
Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state)
Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education
Which of the following countries have federal division of power?
India
Belgium
Srilanka
Both India and Belgium
Non sharing of power leads to
Peace among all the communities
Tyranny of the majority and oppression of the minorities
Negation of the very spirit of democracy
Tyranny........& Negation......
