Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956?
2. After the Sinhala act was passed, which religion was protected according to the new constitution?
3. The ..... ministers of Nigeria although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures.
4. A war-like conflict between two opposite groups in a country is called
5. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called .....
6. Belief that the majority of community should be able to rule a country in whatever way it wants is .....
7. Which is the capital city of Belgium?
8. Which of the Following is an example of horizontal power sharing:
9. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties of the citizens of India?
10. System of checks and balances means
11. 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.
12. After peace which international agency established their headquarter in Brussels?
13. What led to non sharing of power
14. Meaning of Majoritarianism?
15. Which government in Belgium is a good example of "Power sharing among different social groups"
16. In Belgium, the leaders have realized that the unity of the country is impossible only by respecting the feelings and interests of different communities and regions.
17. In Belgium .....
18. In which year, Sri Lanka got it's Independence?
19. 4: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.
20. Which is not one of the benefits of power sharing?
21. Brussels presented a special problem:What was it?
22. What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking?
23. In 1980 several political parties were formed demanding of
24. What is the percentage of Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka?
25. Which type of power sharing arrangement is called a system of checks and balances?
26. ..... Is the example of pressure group.
27. Which organ of the Indian Government has the power to amend the Constitution?
28. Amsterdam is the capital of Belgium
29. Division of power between higher and lower level of government is known as
30. Power shared at different level of the government is known as .....
31. Majoritarianism was adopted by
32. The people whose forefathers came from India to Sri Lanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called .....
33. The power of the states to make laws on subjects listed in the State List is called .....
34. Composition of population on brussels is
35. What does LTTE stands for:
36. Sri Lanka gained independence in .....
37. All power of a government resides in one person or group of persons located at one place.
38. Which of the following is not the form of power sharing?
39. 59% od population of belgium lives in
40. Similarly, although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures. what is this arrangement called?
41. What is the term given to a form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states?
42. Which community lived in the wallonia region?
43. People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both. They need always to have the same religion or nationality.
44. What was the percentage of indian tamils living in Sri Lanka
45. What was the percentage of sinhala speaking community in sri-lanka
46. The minority French speaking community were relatively rich and powerful
47. In Belgium the percentage of French community
48. When was the Tamil Eelam formed?
49. In which year sinhala was recognised as the official language
50. Power sharing between different levels of government is:
51. Who elects the community government in Belgium?
52. How many times was the Constitution of Belgium amended between 1970 and 1993?(a) Two times(b) Three times(c) Five times(d) Four times
53. A system of 'checks and balances' is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements?
54. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is:
55. Decentralization of power means .....
56. 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.Which of the above statements are correct?
57. Tamil speakers in srilanka are of
58. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of
59. When did Belgium amended their constitution?
60. Which language is spoken by majority of Belgiuns?