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WorksheetsQuiz on Power-sharing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the main idea behind power-sharing in a democracy?
To delay decision-making process
To reduce conflict among different social groups
To concentrate power in one organ of government
To promote instability and divisiveness
Which country adopted a federal division of power to prevent a possible division of the country on linguistic lines?
India
Belgium
Sri Lanka
Canada
What is one prudential reason for power sharing mentioned in the text?
To increase instability and divisiveness
To accommodate diversities
To decrease the possibility of arbitrariness
To promote people's participation in government
Which statement is true regarding power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka?
In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture, language, and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.
Which form of power sharing involves power shared among different organs of government?
Coalition government
Federal government
Separation of powers
Community government
What is one argument in favor of power sharing mentioned in the text?
It undermines the unity of a country
It increases instability and divisiveness
It delays decision-making process
It decreases the possibility of conflict between social groups
Which statement is true regarding power sharing?
Both A and B are false
Power sharing is good for democracy.
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Both A and B are true
Which country adopted a federal division of power to prevent a possible division of the country on linguistic lines?
Belgium
Canada
Sri Lanka
India
What is one prudential reason for power sharing mentioned in the text?
To decrease the possibility of arbitrariness
To accommodate diversities
To increase instability and divisiveness
To promote people's participation in government
Which statement is true regarding power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka?
The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture, language, and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.
In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
Which form of power sharing involves power shared among different organs of government?
Coalition government
Community government
Federal government
Separation of powers
What is one argument in favor of power sharing mentioned in the text?
It undermines the unity of a country
It increases instability and divisiveness
It delays decision-making process
It decreases the possibility of conflict between social groups
Which statement is true regarding power sharing?
Both A and B are false
Both A and B are true
It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Power sharing is good for democracy.
Which country adopted a federal division of power to prevent a possible division of the country on linguistic lines?
Belgium
India
Canada
Sri Lanka
What is one prudential reason for power sharing mentioned in the text?
To promote people's participation in government
To increase instability and divisiveness
To accommodate diversities
To decrease the possibility of arbitrariness
