Correct Answer is: The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government

Power Sharing MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers for Practice

Q: 3. 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:

Correct Answer is: Majoritarianism

Q: 4. A system of checks and balances is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements:

Correct Answer is: Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

Q: 6. All these government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the............among the Sri Lankan Tamils

Correct Answer is: Feeling of alienation

Q: 8. Belgium and Sri Lanka are the two similar causes in the struggle of people.

Correct Answer is: True Statement

Q: 9. Belgium has French people in majority whereas the others struggle for their rights.

Correct Answer is: False Statement

Q: 10. Belgium has worked on the principles of:

Correct Answer is: accommodation

Q: 12. Belgium shares its border with:

Correct Answer is: all of the above

Q: 13. Brussels presented a special problem:What was it

Correct Answer is: Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital

Q: 14. By the 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding

Correct Answer is: Independent Tamil Eelam (state)

Q: 17. Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:1. Power sharing is good for democracy.2. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.Which of these statements are true and false?

Correct Answer is: Both 1 and 2 are true

1. Which one of the following countries does not share its boundary with Belgium?

France
Netherlands
Sweden
Luxembourg

2. 20 % of the people of Brussels Speak...........

Dutch
English
German
Italian

3. 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

4. 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.

5. A war-like conflict between two opposite groups in a country is called

Cold war
Civil war
Ethnic war
None of these

6. All these government measures, coming one after the other, gradually increased the............among the Sri Lankan Tamils

Protests
Favouritism
Feeling of alienation
Subordination

7. An Act of recognising Sinhala as the official language was signed in:

1942
1956
1954
1948

8. Belgium and Sri Lanka are the two similar causes in the struggle of people.

True Statement
False Statement

9. Belgium has French people in majority whereas the others struggle for their rights.

True Statement
False Statement

10. Belgium has worked on the principles of:

majoritarianism
accommodation
both a and b
none of the above

11. Belgium Shares borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and..........

England
Norway
Luxembourg
Italy

12. Belgium shares its border with:

France
Germany
Luxembourg
all of the above

13. 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
Other foreign languages were seeping in
English was becoming dominant

14. By the 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding

Certain rights
Independent Tamil Eelam (state)
Sovereign State
Priority in Jobs for Tamils

15. Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.
1. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
2. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
3. 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.
4. The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines Which of the statements is correct?

All of the above
1, 2 and 4
3 and 4
2, 3 and 4

16. Consider the following statements about the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka:
Major social groups are the Sinhala- speaking (74%) and Tamil-speaking (18%)?
Among the Tamils, there are two sub-groups, Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils.
There are about 7% Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.
Most of the Sinhala-speaking are Hindus or Muslims and most of the Tamil-speaking are Buddhists.
Which of the above statements are correct?

A, B, C
A, B, D
B, C, D
A, B, C, D

17. Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:
1. Power sharing is good for democracy.
2. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which of these statements are true and false?

1 is true but 2 is false
Both 1 and 2 are true
Both 1 and 2 are false
1 is false but 2 is true

18. Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power sharing. Identify those which are in favour of power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below? Power sharing:
1. reduces conflict among different communities
2. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness
3. delays decision making process
4. accommodates diversities
5. increases instability and divisiveness
6. promotes peopleâ€™s participation in government
7. undermines the unity of a country

1, 2, 4, 6
1, 3, 5, 6
1, 2, 4, 7
2, 3, 4, 7

19. Division of power between higher and lower level of government is known as

vertical division of power
horizontal distribution of power
union division of power
community division of power

20. 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

21. 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

22. Give reason as to why power sharing can be good for a country?

it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups
is a good way to ensure the stability of political order
It does not lead to confusion in managing the state
A & B

23. How many times was the constitution of Belgium amended between 1970 and 1993?

Three times
Two times
Four times
Once

24. In ..........an Act was passed to recognise Sinhalese as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhalese applicants for university positions and government jobs?

1956
1957
1958
1959

25. In Belgium

The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government
The state governments are subordinate to the Central Government
The state governments have no say before the central govt
The state govt can contradict the Central government

26. In Belgium, the percentage of French community is:

27. 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.

28. In Sri lanka, there are about..... percent Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala

29. In Srilanka the democratically elected government adopted a series of...............measures to establish Sinhala supremacy

Extreme
Democratic
Political
Majoritarian

30. In Srilanka, a new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster............Tamil Indians

Hindu
Buddhist
Christain
Islam

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