Power Sharing Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. The people whose forefathers came from India to Srilanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called

1. Sri Lankan Tamils
2. Indian Tamils
3. Tamil Indians
4. Indian Sri Lankans

17. What is the percentage of Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka?

1. 74%
2. 75%
3. 14%
4. 19%

18. What is the percentage of Sri Lankan Tamils out of the total population of Sri Lanka?

1. 10 percent
2. 19 percent
3. 13 percent
4. 25 percent

19. What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking

1. 50%
2. 20%
3. 18%
4. 16%

20. What proportion of population speaks French in the capital city of Belgium?

1. Bruges
2. Brussels
3. Ghent
4. Antwep

21. When did Sri Lanka emerge as an independent country?

1. 1949
2. 1950
3. 1948
4. 1951

22. When did the Civil War of Sri Lanka end

1. 2010
2. 2009
3. 2005
4. 2011

23. When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union,.......... was chosen as the headquarter?

1. Paris
2. Brussels
3. Rome
4. London

24. When power is shared among different organs of the government it is called as

1. horizontal distribution of power
2. community distribution of power
3. coalition of power
4. federal distribution of power

25. Where power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary, what is the functioning of this system called?

1. Horizontal system
2. system of checks and balances
3. System of shared duties
4. System of limited power

26. Which is a federal division of power?

1. governments at the provincial or regional level.
2. legislature, executive and judiciary
3. among different social groups
4. political parties, pressure groups and movements

27. Which language is dominantly spoken in Belgium?

1. Dutch
2. Spanish
3. France
4. Italian

28. Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-sharing arrangements?
Power is shared among governments at different levels.
Power is shared among different organs of government.
Power is shared among different social groups.
Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.

1. A, B, C, D
2. B, C and D
3. A and C
4. A, C and D

29. Which of the following is not the benefit of power sharing?

1. It upholds the spirit of democracy.
2. Political parties get their expected share.
3. It ensures political stability in the long-run.
4. It reduces the possibility of conflicts between social groups.

30. Which of the following is not the form of power sharing?

1. Vertical division of power
2. Horizontal division of power
3. Division of power between people
4. Division of power among social groups