This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Political Science > Power Sharing > Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956? A) Tamil. B) Hindi. C) English. D) Lione. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lione. 2. After the Sinhala act was passed, which religion was protected according to the new constitution? A) Christianism. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Jainism. E) Muslim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 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. A) Prime. B) Revenue. C) Educational. D) Finance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finance. 4. A war-like conflict between two opposite groups in a country is called A) Civil war. B) Cold war. C) Ethnic war. D) World War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil war. 5. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called ..... A) Coalition government. B) Horizontal division. C) Vertical division. D) Prudential reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertical division. 6. Belief that the majority of community should be able to rule a country in whatever way it wants is ..... A) Majoritarian. B) Coailition. C) Monarchy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Majoritarian. 7. Which is the capital city of Belgium? A) Sweden. B) Brussels. C) Netherlands. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brussels. 8. Which of the Following is an example of horizontal power sharing: A) Power shared among Central and State government. B) Power shared among legislature executive and judiciary. C) Power shared among central government state government and local bodies. D) Power shared among different linguistic groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power shared among legislature executive and judiciary. 9. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties of the citizens of India? A) Article 51A. B) Article 18. C) Article 21. D) Article 19. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 51A. 10. System of checks and balances means A) Put a check on exercises of power Of the organs of the government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions. B) Federal divisions of power. C) Separation of powers. D) Horizontal distributions of power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put a check on exercises of power Of the organs of the government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions. 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. A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 12. After peace which international agency established their headquarter in Brussels? A) NATO. B) United Nations Organisation. C) European Union. D) SAARC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) European Union. 13. What led to non sharing of power A) Peace among all the communities. B) The tyranny of the majority and operation of minority. C) Negations of the very spirit of democracy. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 14. Meaning of Majoritarianism? A) 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. B) A rumor that the minority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the majority. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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. 15. Which government in Belgium is a good example of "Power sharing among different social groups" A) Modern government. B) Municipal government. C) State government. D) Community government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community government. 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. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. In Belgium ..... A) The state governments are subordinate to the Central Government. B) The state govt can contradict the Central government. C) The state governments have no say before the central govt. D) The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government. 18. In which year, Sri Lanka got it's Independence? A) 1957. B) 1848. C) 1947. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1948. 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. A) (a) Only A is true. B) (c) Both A and B are true. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (c) Both A and B are true. 20. Which is not one of the benefits of power sharing? A) It uploads the spirit of democracy. B) Reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups. C) All political parties get their expected share. D) Ensure political stability in the long run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All political parties get their expected share. 21. Brussels presented a special problem:What was it? A) Dutch-speaking people constituted a minority in the country, but a majority in the capital. B) Other foriehn languages were seeping in. C) Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital. D) English was becoming dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital. 22. What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking? A) 74. B) 18. C) 50. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 23. In 1980 several political parties were formed demanding of A) Tamil eelam. B) Tamil party. C) Tamil tiger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil eelam. 24. What is the percentage of Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka? A) 74%. B) 75%. C) 14%. D) 19%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 74%. 25. Which type of power sharing arrangement is called a system of checks and balances? A) Horizontal. B) Vertical. C) Social groups. D) Political parties and pressure group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizontal. 26. ..... Is the example of pressure group. A) Farmers. B) SC/ST. C) Local government. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers. 27. Which organ of the Indian Government has the power to amend the Constitution? A) Parliament. B) President. C) Council of Ministers. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parliament. 28. Amsterdam is the capital of Belgium A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Division of power between higher and lower level of government is known as A) Union division of power. B) Community division of power. C) Horizontal distribution of power. D) Vertical division of power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertical division of power. 30. Power shared at different level of the government is known as ..... A) Monarchy. B) Unitary form of government. C) Community form of government. D) Federal Form of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal Form of government. 31. Majoritarianism was adopted by A) Pakistan. B) India. C) Sri Lanka. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sri Lanka. 32. The people whose forefathers came from India to Sri Lanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called ..... A) Indian Sri lankans. B) Sri Lankan Tamils. C) Tamil Sri Lankans. D) Indian Tamils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian Tamils. 33. The power of the states to make laws on subjects listed in the State List is called ..... A) Concurrent Authority. B) Center's Authority. C) Joint Authority. D) State Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State Authority. 34. Composition of population on brussels is A) 80% dutch speaking and 20% french speaking. B) 80% french speaking and 20% dutch speaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 80% french speaking and 20% dutch speaking. 35. What does LTTE stands for: A) Liberation of Tiger Tamil Eelam. B) Liberated Tigers of Tamil Eelam. C) Liberated Tamils of Tiger Eelam. D) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. 36. Sri Lanka gained independence in ..... A) 1948. B) 1974. C) 1940. D) 1968. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1948. 37. All power of a government resides in one person or group of persons located at one place. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Which of the following is not the form of power sharing? A) Vertical division of power. B) Horizontal division of power. C) Division of power among social groups. D) Division of power between people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Division of power between people. 39. 59% od population of belgium lives in A) Flemish region and speaks dutch. B) Wallonia reigion and speaks dutch. C) Flemish region and speaks french. D) Wallonia region and speaks french. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flemish region and speaks dutch. 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? A) System of checks and balances. B) Executives. C) Judiciary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) System of checks and balances. 41. What is the term given to a form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states? A) Unitary Government. B) Federal Government. C) Confederal Government. D) Devolutionary Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal Government. 42. Which community lived in the wallonia region? A) Dutch. B) French. C) Swiss. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 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. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 44. What was the percentage of indian tamils living in Sri Lanka A) 18. B) 13. C) 5. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 45. What was the percentage of sinhala speaking community in sri-lanka A) 72%. B) 70%. C) 0%. D) 73%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 72%. 46. The minority French speaking community were relatively rich and powerful A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. In Belgium the percentage of French community A) 40%. B) 20%. C) 54%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40%. 48. When was the Tamil Eelam formed? A) 1975. B) 1980. C) 1964. D) 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1975. 49. In which year sinhala was recognised as the official language A) 1950. B) 1942. C) 1956. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1956. 50. Power sharing between different levels of government is: A) Vertical form of power sharing. B) Horizontal form of power sharing. C) Oblique form of power sharing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertical form of power sharing. 51. Who elects the community government in Belgium? A) People belonging to one language community only. B) The community leaders of Belgium. C) By the leader of Belgium. D) The citizens of the whole country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People belonging to one language community only. 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 A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 53. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government. 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: A) Majoritarianism. B) Central Government. C) Power Sharing. D) Community Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Majoritarianism. 55. Decentralization of power means ..... A) Divide power among different levels of government. B) Divide power among different political parties. C) Divide power among different organs of government. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide power among different levels of government. 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? A) A, B. B) A, C and D. C) All are correct. D) A, B & C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All are correct. 57. Tamil speakers in srilanka are of A) 80%. B) 13%. C) 18%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18%. 58. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of A) Population. B) Political order. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political order. 59. When did Belgium amended their constitution? A) 1876-1743. B) 1943-1969. C) 2000-2013. D) 1970-1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1970-1993. 60. Which language is spoken by majority of Belgiuns? A) French. B) English. C) Dutch. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutch. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 1Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 3Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 4Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books