Power Sharing MCQs
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1. In which continent is Belgium located?
(a) Asia
(b) Russia
(c) Europe
(d) Australia
2. What is the name of the capital of Belgium?
(a) Delhi
(b) Flemish
(c) Brussels
(d) Wallonia
3. Which language speaks the most in the capital of Belgium?
(a) Armenian
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) German
4. Sri Lanka is a _______ country.
(a) Large country
(b) island
(c) Continent
(d) none of these
5. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?
(a) Delhi
(b) Brussels
(c) Flemish
(d) Sri Lanka
6. Which language majority of people speak in Belgium?
(a) Flemish
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) German
7. Which language is spoken by the majority of people in Sri Lanka?
(a) Malayali
(b) Tamil
(c) Sinhalese
(d) Hindi
8. In which year Sri Lanka became independent?
(a) 1998
(b) 1992
(c) 1948
(d) 1949
9. In which year the Sri Lankan government came out with the Majoritarianism Act?
(a) 1947
(b) 1956
(c) 1953
(d) 1958
10. Between 1970-93, the Belgian government made ___ amendments to its constitution so that all people could live together.
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 3
11. The third type of government was introduced in Belgium known as _____ government.
(a) State Government
(b) Government of Belgium
(c) moneylender government
(d) none of these
12. Power sharing is ______ of democracy
(a) claim
(b) spirit
(c) Partnership
(d) None of these
13. Power sharing is fine because it reduces the possibility of conflict between the various__________
(a) people
(b) countries
(c) Governments
(d) communities
14. Which of the following is not a form of power sharing?
(a) hierarchical distribution of power
(b) Distribution of power at different levels
(c) Community Government
(d) none of these@
15. The word ‘ethnic’ signifies:
(a) different religions.
(b) social division on shared culture.
(c) a violent conflict between opposite groups.
(d) a careful calculation of gains and losses.
16. Power sharing is desirable because it helps:
(a) To increase pressure on government.
(b) To reduce possibilities of conflicts.
(c) To generate awareness among people.
(d) To increase percentage of voters.
17. When power is divided into different level is known as ___________
(a) Horizontal distribution of powers.
(b) Separation of powers.
(c) Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions.
(d) Federal division of powers
18. Maximum number of people in Srilanka speak ____________
(a) Tamil
(b) Sinhala
(c) Hindi
(d) Urdu
19. Sri Lanka did not share the power due to which Sri Lanka was engulfed in ________
(a) Civil War
(b) caught in the grip of happiness
(c) coup
(d) none of these
20. Sinhalese was declared as the only official language in ___________ year.
(a) 1948
(b) 1956
(c) 1947
(d) 1950
21. Which of the following is an example of horizontal distribution of power? [CBSE 2011]
(a) Distribution of power among different states.
(b) Distribution of power among different organs of the government.
(c) Distribution of power among different levels of government.
(d) Power distribution among different political parties
22. By the 1980s, several political organizations were formed to demand the formation of an independent Tamil government in the ____________ part of Sri Lanka.
(a) Answer
(b) North West
(c) North East
(d) South
23. Belgium changed from unitary government to _______.
(a) State Government
(b) Central Government
(c) Center system
(d) Federal System
24. ________ percent of the people in Brussels spoke French.
(a) 10
(b) 40
(c) 80
(d) 59
25. India has ____________ system.
(a) Military
(b) Federal
(c) Central Government
(d) State Governance
26. The number of Dutch and French language ministers in the central government under the Belgian model is __________
(a) given large
(b) reduced
(c) equalized
(d) brought to 15
27. Community government means:
(a) Powers of the government in relation to development.
(b) Powers of the government with respect to making laws for the all community.
(c) Powers of the Government with respect to cultural, educational and linguistic issues.
(d) The government is privileged to protect the interests of all community.
28. Power sharing is desirable because it helps:
choose the right option:
(a) To increase pressure on the government.
(b) To reduce the possibility of conflict.@
(c) To create awareness among the people.
(d) To increase the percentage of voters.
29. Dutch speaking people in Belgium were _________
(a) 59%
(b) 60%
(c) 70%
(d) 95%
30. Which of the following features are common to the Indian and Belgian power-sharing systems?
A. Power is distributed among the governments at different levels.
B. Power is distributed among different organs of the government.
C. Power is shared among different social groups.
D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D
31. The number of Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka was ________.
(a) 18%
(b) 13%
(c) 8%
(d) 5%
32. Earlier Sri Lanka was known as _______.
(a) Lanka
(b) Ceylon
(c) island country
(d) none of these
33. When was Sri Lanka renamed as Sri Lanka?
(a) 1948
(b) 1972
(c) 1975
(d) 1950
34. Earlier Sri Lanka was ruled by _____________.
(a) Bangladesh
(b) British
(c) Indonesia
(d) none of these
35. ___________ is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule the country by any means, disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority:
(a) Power Sharing
(b) Central Government
(c) Majoritarianism
(d) Community Government
36. The civil war in Sri Lanka ended in _____.
(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) 2002
37. Sinhalese speaking people were given priority in universities and government jobs in Sri Lanka with the help of the law proposed in _______
(a)1956
(b)1972
(c) 1975
(d)1950
38. 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.
39. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?
(a) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.
(b) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
(c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.
(d) Power-sharing is not necessary at all
40. In the 1950s-60s, tensions began to rise in Belgium between ________ and the Dutch speaking people.
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Tamil
(d) none of these
41. The number of Sinhalese speaking people in Sri Lanka was ____.
(a) 59
(b) 58
(c) 71
(d) 74
42. Prudential reasons of power sharing stress on the facts that:
A. It ensures the stability of political order.
B. It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups.
C. It gives a fair share to minority.
D. It is the very spirit of democracy.
43. Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) A, B
(b) A, C and D
(c) All are correct
(d) A, B & C
44. The number of people of _____ religion in Sri Lanka was 7% and they speak both Tamil and Sinhalese.
(a) Christian
(b) Hindu
(c) Muslim
(d) none of these
45. There is a large number of people of _________ religion in the government of Sri Lanka.
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) Buddhism
(d) none of these
46. What is the meaning of Eelam?
(a) Government
(b) community
(c) people
(d) None of these.
47. The division of power into executive, judiciary and legislature is called ________ distribution of power.
(a) Horizontal
(b) levels
(c) Goods
(d) None of these.
48. When the power is divided between the executive, the judiciary and the legislature, it is also called a ___________ system.
(a) just system
(b) System of checks and balances
(c) Arrangement of Equilibrium
(d) None of these.
49. We can also divide the power in the country by forming ____________ government along with the central government, state government and regional government.
(a) Goods Government
(b) linguistic government
(c) Community Government
(d) none of these
50. Assertion: Sri Lanka is an island country.
Reason: Sri Lanka is few km away from Tamil Nadu (India).
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
51. Assertion: Tamil people started demanding separate government in Sri Lanka.
Reason: Tamil people were discriminated against in Sri Lanka.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
52. Assertion: Tension between French and Dutch people ended in Belgium.
Reason: The Belgian government divided power.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
53. Assertion: Sri Lanka became independent in 1948.
Reason: Earlier Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
54. Assertion: Many people lost their lives in Sri Lanka.
Reason: There was a civil war in Sri Lanka.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
55. Assertion: Indian Tamil population in Sri Lanka is 5%.
Reason: Many people settled in Sri Lanka from India.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
56. Assertion: Law came in Sri Lanka in 1956.
Reason: Sri Lanka used to provide equal opportunities to all.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
57. Assertion: The Belgian government was changed from a unitary system to a federal system.
Reason: The Belgian government did not want the partition of the country.
(a) A is correct but R is wrong.
(b) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) Both A and R are False.
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.