Quiz  /  Power sharing Class 10 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    When was the Act passed which established Sinhala as the official language to be used in Sri Lanka?

  • 1948
  • 1956
  • 1964
  • 1980

  • 2. 
    After the independence of Sri Lanka witnessed the supremacy of which community?

  • The Tamils
  • The Muslims
  • The Sinhalas
  • The Christians

  • 3. 
    Which of the following is the capital of the city of Belgium?

  • Bruges
  • Brussels
  • Ghent
  • Antwerp

  • 4. 
    Where there are different levels of government, the constitution lays down the powers of different levels of government. This is called as__________.

  • Union government
  • Vertical Distribution of powers
  • Federal Government
  • Panchayat

  • 5. 
    Which country does not share its borders with Belgium?

  • Netherlands
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg

  • 6. 
    In which year was the act passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language in Sri Lanka:

  • 1954
  • 1956
  • 1948
  • 1957

  • 7. 
    _______is the capital of Belgium

  • Brussels
  • Vienna
  • Baghdad
  • Rome

  • 8. 
    What is the 'community government' that exists in Belgium?

  • It is elected by people belonging to one language community
  • It is elected by the Prime Minister, for the community
  • It is elected by people belonging to multiple communities
  • It is elected by the French speaking citizens of Brussels

  • 9. 
    Why is power sharing good?

  • it resolves conflicts without any violence
  • it does not involve political instability
  • power sharing is the very spirit of democracy
  • power sharing invokes unity in a nation
  • All of above

  • 10. 
    Which of the Following is an example of horizontal power sharing:

  • Power shared among Central and State government.
  • Power shared among legislature executive and judiciary.
  • Power shared among central government state government and local bodies.
  • Power shared among different linguistic groups.

  • 11. 
    Who elects the community government in Belgium?

  • People belonging to one language community only.
  • By the leader of Belgium.
  • The citizens of the whole country.
  • The community leaders of Belgium

  • 12. 
    “ Sri Lanka was an independent country in 1948. The Act passed to recognize Sinhala as the official language was in the year ______.”

  • 1948
  • 1956
  • 1972
  • 1950

  • 13. 
    Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?

  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Buddhism
  • Christian

  • 14. 
    What about the accommodation schemes of Belgium is correct?

  • Brussels had a government to represent French community and the rest of the nation had a government to represent Dutch community.
  • Between 1970-1983, the constitution was amended four times to enable an equal arrangement to support each linguistic group of the country.
  • The community government was to solely represent one kind of language speaking group and their rights.
  • The French-speaking and Dutch-speaking community has accepted equal representation in the Central Government and Brussel Government for the European Union.

  • 15. 
    The majority social group in Srilanka was --------

  • Srilankan Tamils
  • Sinhala
  • Indian Tamil
  • Dutch

  • 16. 
    Trincomalee, Batticalao and colombo were dominated by which community?

  • sinhalese
  • indian tamil
  • sri lankan tamil
  • muslim

  • 17. 
    A violent conflict between two or more countries that becomes so intense that it appears like a war is called a ______.

  • Civil war
  • ethnic war
  • Cold War
  • None of these

  • 18. 
    How does India practice power sharing?

  • between different organs of the government
  • between linguistic groups
  • between states
  • Both A & B

  • 19. 
    Sri Lanka gained independence in _______________

  • 1940
  • 1968
  • 1974
  • 1948

  • 20. 
    Which ethnic group is in majority in Sri Lanka ?

  • Christians
  • Sri Lankan Tamils
  • Sinhala
  • Indian Tamils

  • 21. 
    ______ had been chosen as the headquarters of the European Union.

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Brussels
  • Sri Lanka

  • 22. 
    In which region did the dutch speaking population lived:

  • Wallonia Region
  • Brussels
  • Flemish Region
  • France

  • 23. 
    The situation in Belgium was an example of __________

  • accomodation
  • majoritarinism
  • communism
  • none of these
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