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Power Sharing Class 10 MCQs Questions With Answers

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to power sharing, focusing on the political situations in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It covers topics such as the majority communities, the concept of power sharing in democracies, and the implications of majoritarianism. The questions test knowledge on the ethnic groups, languages, and governance structures in these countries.

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Power Sharing Class 10 MCQs Questions With Answers

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to power sharing, focusing on the political situations in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It covers topics such as the majority communities, the concept of power sharing in democracies, and the implications of majoritarianism. The questions test knowledge on the ethnic groups, languages, and governance structures in these countries.

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Power Sharing Class 10 MCQs Questions with Answers

Question 1.
Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies
(b) Both of them dealt with the question of power-sharing similarly
(c) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country was possible only by
respecting the feelings and interests of all communities
(d) In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others and
refused to share power.

Question 2.
Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?
(a) French Speaking
(b) Dutch Speaking
(c) German Speaking
(d) None of them

Question 3.
Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways:
(a) Among different organs of the government
(b) Among various levels
(c) Among different social groups
(d) All the above

Question 4.
Who elects the community government in Belgium?
(a) People belonging to one language community only
(b) By the leader of Belgium
(c) The citizens of the whole country
(d) The community leaders to Belgium

Question 5.
Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?
(a) French Speaking
(b) Dutch Speaking
(c) German Speaking
(d) None of them

Question 6.
In which one of the following countries principle of majoritarianism led to civil
war?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Belgium
(d) India

Question 7.
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by
sharing power
(b) In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others
(c) In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by
Tamils has been granted
(d) Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing
Question 8.
Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
(a) French and English
(b) Dutch and English
(c) French and Dutch
(d) Dutch and Sinhala

Question 9.
Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population?
(a) Walloon
(b) Flemish
(c) German
(d) None of the above

Question 10.
Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
(a) horizontal distribution
(b) parallel distribution
(c) vertical division
(d) diagonal division

Question 11.
Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing?
(a) for majoritarianism
(b) being part and parcel of democracy
(c) to reduce tensions
(d) for political stability

Question 12.
Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is true?
(a) Power is shared among the different organs of the government
(b) Power is shared among governments at different levels
(c) Power is shared by different social groups
(d) Power is shared by two or more political parties

Question 13.
The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is
known as:
(a) Community Government
(b) Unitary Government
(c) Federal Government
(d) Coalition Government

Question 14.
Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhalas
(b) Indian Tamils
(c) Parsis
(d) Sri Lankan Tamils
Question 15.
Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called:
(a) Sri Lankan Tamils
(b) Indian Tamils
(c) Muslim Tamils
(d) None of the above

Question 16.
What is the percentage of German-speaking people in Belgium?
(a) 59
(b) 40
(c) 60
(d) 10

Question 17.
Which one of the following is the only official language of Sri Lanka?
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Tamil
(d) Sinhala

Question 18.
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 votes

Question 19.
Which one of the following statements about community government is true?
(a) Power is shared among different organs of the government
(b) Power is shared among governments at different levels
(c) Power is shared by different social groups
(d) Power is shared by two or more political parties

Question 20.
Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri
Lanka?
(a) Sinhalas
(b) Sri Lankan Tamils
(c) Indian Tamils
(d) Muslims

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