CBSE - Power Sharing

1 Power Sharing Power sharing is good because:
(1) It increases the conflict between social groups
(2) It ensures the instability of political order
(3) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups
(4) It leads to violence

2 Power Sharing Main significance of Belgium Model of Power Sharing
(1) Majoritarianism
(2) power shared in all ethnic groups according to their population
(3) on the basis of adult franchise
(4) none of the above

3 Power Sharing In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?
(1) 1947
(2) 1948
(3) 1948
(4) 1950

4 Power Sharing Which of the following was not a provision of the Act of 1956 passed in Sri Lanka?
(1) Sinhala was recognised as the only official language
(2) Buddhism was to be protected by the state
(3) Provinces were given autonomy
(4) Sinhalas were favoured in government jobs

5 Power Sharing In which one of the following countries principle of majoritarianism led to civil war?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Belgium
(4) India

6 Power Sharing Which one of the following is correct regarding power sharing?
A. It leads to conflict between different groups.
B. It ensures the stability of the country.
C. It helps to reduce the conflict between different groups.
(1) Only A is true
(2) Only B is true
(3) Both A and B are true
(4) Both B and C are true

7 Power Sharing Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population?
(1) Walloon
(2) Flemish
(3) German
(4) None of the above

8 Power Sharing How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?
(1) 60 percent French 40 percent Dutch
(2) 50% Dutch 50% French
(3) 80% French 20% Dutch
(4) 80% Dutch 20% French

9 Power Sharing 59 per cent of the country’s total population who speaks Dutch, lives in
(1) Wallonia region
(2) Brussels
(3) Flemish region
(4) None of these

10 Power Sharing In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated?
(1) North and South
(2) North and East
(3) East and West
(4) South and East