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Ch 1,2 Politics+ 1History

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct percentage of population living in the following areas in Belgium.

1.Dutch Speaking area

2.French Speaking area

3.German Speaking area

a)

59% Dutch, 40% French and 1% German

b)

57% Dutch, 41% French and 2% German

c)

55% Dutch, 43% French and 3% German

d)

51% Dutch, 48% French and 1% German

2.

Choose the correct percentage of population living in the following areas in Belgium.

1.Dutch Speaking area

2.French Speaking area

3.German Speaking area

a)

59% Dutch, 40% French and 1% German

b)

57% Dutch, 41% French and 2% German

c)

55% Dutch, 43% French and 3% German

d)

51% Dutch, 48% French and 1% German

3.

Were the French speaking community in Belgium rich and powerful?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

What is Majoritarian?

a)

It is the distribution of powers among organs of the government, the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.

b)

A type of government which is elected by people belonging to

one language community is called community government.

c)

A social division based on shared culture and may not have same religion or nationality.

d)

A concept which signifies a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in which ever way they want.

5.

Which community leaders dominated other community leaders in Sri Lanka?

a)

Dutch

b)

Sri Lankan Tamils

c)

Sinhalese

d)

French

6.

What are the importance of Power Sharing?

[CHECKBOX: select all viable answers]

a)

PRUDENTIAL REASONS

b)

MORAL REASONS

c)

PERSONAL REASONS

d)

PUBLIC OPINION

7.

What is Vertical Power Sharing?

a)

Power is shared among different organs of government

b)

Power is shared among different levels of government

c)

Political parties, pressure groups and movements controlling those in power.

d)

This arrangement is also called as a system of ‘Check and Balance’

8.

Which is not one of the benefits of power sharing?

a)

It uploads the spirit of democracy

b)

reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups

c)

All political parties get their expected share

d)

ensure political stability in the long run

9.

Community government of Belgium is a good example of power sharing among :

a)

Different organs of government

b)

Different social groups

c)

Government at different levels

d)

Political Parties

10.

People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both. They need always to have the same religion or nationality.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements

a)

Power sharing among different social groups.

b)

Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.

c)

Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

d)

Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

12.

Brussels presented a special problem: What was it?

a)

English was becoming dominant

b)

Other foreign languages were seeping in

c)

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

d)

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

13.

The people whose forefathers came from India to Sri Lanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called…….

a)

Indian Sri lankans

b)

Indian Tamils

c)

Tamil Sri Lankans

d)

Sri Lankan Tamils

14.

Most of the Sinhalese Speaking people in Srilanka are…………?

a)

Hindus

b)

Muslims

c)

Buddhists

d)

Christians

15.

What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking?

a)

74

b)

50

c)

18

d)

13

16.

Belgium is a small country in ------

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

17.

Srilanka emerged as an independent country in ----

a)

1947

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

18.

The system of 'Check and Balance' comes under which form of power sharing ?

a)

Horizontal power sharing

b)

Vertical power sharing

19.

Which is prudential reason for power sharing ?

a)

it reduces the possibility of conflicts between communities and ensures of stability

b)

it is the spirit of democracy

c)

both the above

d)

none

20.

The principal of majoritarianism led to a civil war in ------

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Belgium

c)

England

d)

France

21.

Amsterdam is the capital of Belgium

a)

True

b)

False

22.

People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both. They need always to have the same religion or nationality.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christian

24.

Who elect the community government in Belgium?

a)

Central government

b)

People belonging to one language community

c)

State government

25.
Which of the following is not a provision of the Act 1956 passed in Sri Lanka?
a)
It recognises Sinhala as the only official languae, thus disregarding Tamil.
b)
The governments followied preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.
c)
A new constitution stipulated that the state should protect and foster Buddhism.
d)
Provincial auonomy was given to Tamils.
26.
What is the name of the third tier government in metropolitan cities?
a)
Municipal corporation
b)
Mayor
c)
Zilla Parishad
d)
Muncipal Council
27.
Who is the head of the Urban Local Governement in metropolitian cities?
a)
Sarpanch
b)
Mayor
c)
Mukhiya
d)
Ward commissioner
28.
Prior to 1990's there was less problem between central and state governments because
a)
Same party ruled the central and state governments.
b)
Power sharing arrangement was managed by Supreme Court
c)
The regional parities were very strong.
d)
All the above.
29.
The first major test of Indian federalism was
a)
Language problem
b)
Creation of linguistic states
c)
Caste problem
d)
Problems related to Union territories
30.

Which of the following city is the headquarters of “The European Union”?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Brussels

d)

Rome

31.

The functioning of executive or laws made by legislature are checked by the -

a)

Law Committee

b)

Parliament

c)

Judiciary

d)

Executive

32.

Example of 'coming together federation' is -------

a)

India

b)

Spain

c)

USA

d)

Belgium

33.

India comes under which form of federation?

a)

Coming together federalism

b)

Holding together Federalism

c)

Both

d)

None

34.

India comes under which form of federation?

a)

Coming together federalism

b)

Holding together Federalism

c)

Both

d)

None

35.

Which of the following is not included in State List

a)

Law and Order

b)

National Defence

c)

Education

d)

Agriculture

36.

The concept of Decentralisation signifies

a)

The three tier government at urban level

b)

The two tier government at only rural level

c)

Power taken away from both State and Centre and given to local governance at both urban and rural levels

d)

Autonomy given to State government

37.

The Highest institution of Panchayati Raj System in rural

a)

Gram Sabha

b)

Gram Panchayat

c)

Gram Samiti

d)

Zilla Parishad

38.

In what way changes can be made in the federal constitution

a)

Changes can be Unilateral

b)

Changes require consent of both the levels of government

c)

Changes can be through Judiciary

d)

Changes require only consent of the people

39.

Residuary Powers rest in the hands of (a)   Government

40.

Who is known as the Father of Panchayati Raj System?

a)

Balwant Rai Mehta

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Sardar Valla Bhai Patel

41.

Select the two bases on which the new states of India have been created

a)

Religion and geography

b)

Language and Regional

c)

Culture and Religion

d)

Geography and Language

42.

Who is the Political Head of Municipality and Gram Panchayat?

a)

Mayor and Sarpanch

b)

Deputy Collector and Mayor

c)

Sarpanch and Deputy Collector

d)

Mayor and Chief Minister

43.

According to Census 2011, How many languages were included in 'Scheduled Languages'?

a)

25

b)

23

c)

21

d)

22

44.

Hindi is (a)   language of the country

45.

How many languages are spoken in India and what is the ratio of Hindi speaking people in India

a)

114 languages spoken and 40% people speak Hindi

b)

20 languages spoken and 60% people speak Hindi

c)

21 languages spoken and 54% people speak Hindi

d)

114 languages spoken and 60% people speak Hindi

46.

Which Indian State had been given special status

a)

Haryana

b)

Assam

c)

Delhi

d)

Jammu & Kashmir

47.

The jurisdiction of different tiers of government are specified by the .....

a)

State Government

b)

Central Government

c)

Constitution

48.

System of governance where states are weak and centre is strong is .....

a)

Bicameral

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

49.

In case of a clash between the laws made by the centre and a state on a subject in the concurrent list:

a)

the state law prevails.

b)

the central law prevails.

c)

both the laws prevail within their respective jurisdictions

d)

the Supreme Court has to intervene to decide.

50.

In 1848, a French artist, prepared a series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’, as he called them. Who was 'He' ?

a)

Andreas Rebmann

b)

Frédéric Sorrieu

c)

Karl Kaspar Fritz

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

51.

Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fourteenth century

a)

True

b)

False

52.

‘When ________ sneezes,’ Metternich once remarked, ‘the rest of Europe catches cold.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

USA

d)

Italy

53.

Who were admitted only as observers in the Frankfurt parliament in the Church of St. Paul?

a)

senior citizens

b)

Men

c)

Women

d)

Germans

54.

Who was proclaimed King of united Italy in 1861?

a)

Mazzini

b)

Louis Philippe

c)

Victor Emmanuel II

d)

Cavour

55.

Who is shown in the given image?

a)

Marianne

b)

Germania

c)

Bharat Mata

d)

Columbia

56.

Who was a political activist and the founder of the women's journal and subsequently a feminist political association?

a)

Carl Welcker

b)

Johann Gottfried Herder

c)

Karol Kurpinski

d)

Louise Otto-Peters

57.

Name the King of Prussia, who rejected the crown so as to join other monarchs to oppose the elected assembly

a)

Friedrich Wilhelm IV

b)

Kaiser William I

c)

Victor Emmanuel II

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

58.

System of ideas reflecting a particular social and political vision

a)

Feminist

b)

Utopian

c)

Ideology

d)

Plebiscite

59.

In 1833 Giuseppe Garibaldi met __________, joined the Young Italy movement and participated in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834.

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Otto von Bismark

c)

Carl Welcker

d)

None of these

60.

Identify the image

a)

Club of Thinkers

b)

Club of Speakers

c)

Club of Imaginaries

d)

Silent Club

61.

The term ‘Universal Suffrage’ means:

a)

the right to vote and get elected, granted only to men.

b)

the right to vote for all adults.

c)

the right to vote and get elected, granted exclusively to property owning men.

d)

the right to vote and get elected, granted only to educated men and women

62.

The Napoleonic Code was exported to which of the following regions?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Poland

d)

Regions under French control

63.

The liberal nationalism stands for:

a)

freedom for the individual and equality before law.

b)

preservation of autocracy and clerical privileges.

c)

freedom for only male members of society and equality before law.

d)

freedom only for senior citizens.

64.

Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom in which year?

a)

1912

b)

1801

c)

1811

d)

1909

65.

How many colors did the new French flag have?

(Pl. Select more than two options)

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Gold

d)

White

e)

Purple

66.

When was Napoleon defeated?

a)

1815

b)

1820

c)

1911

d)

1803

67.

Who was called as the architect of the Germany's Unification?

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Otto von Bismark

c)

Count Camillio de Cavour

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

68.

What does a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales symbolise ?

a)

Liberty

b)

Peace

c)

Freedom

d)

Justice

69.

Who were the Junkers?

a)

Large Landowners

b)

soldiers

c)

Aristocracy

d)

Monarch

70.
Who established the Civil Code 1804?
a)
Garibaldi
b)
Kaiser Willam I
c)
Count Camillo de Cavour
d)
Napoleon
71.
Which one of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house before unificatoin of Italy?
a)
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
b)
Lambardy
c)
Venetia
d)
Sardinia-Piedmont
72.
Who was the Chief Minister of Sardinia Piedmont?
a)
Count Camillo de Cavour
b)
Victor Emmanuel
c)
Otto von Bismark
d)
Metternich
73.
Which treaty recognised Greece as an independent nation?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Vienna
c)
Treaty of Constantinople
d)
Treaty of Lausanne
74.
Who was the main architect of nation-building in Germany?
a)
Count Camillo de Cavour
b)
Otto von Bismark
c)
Kaiser Willam I
d)
None of these
75.
Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed as king of United Italy in 1861.
a)
true
b)
false
76.
Which of the following is not true with the reference to Napoleon
a)
He introduced Napoleonic Code
b)
He promoted democracy in France
c)
he made the administrative system more rational and efficient
d)
The napoleonic Code was exported to all regions under french Control.
77.

Q8 Who hosted the 'Treaty Of Vienna' ?

a)

Frederic Sorrieu

b)

Garibaldi

c)

Metternich

d)

Mazzini

78.

Q12 Which of the following nations was represented by Marianne , a female allegory ?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Austria

d)

England

79.

Which Treaty recognised Greece as independent nation?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Constantinople 1834

c)

Treaty of Constantinople 1832

d)

Treaty of Greece 1832