This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Political Science > Power Sharing > Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The majority of population in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium speaks: A) C) German. B) (b) Dutch. C) (d) Roman. D) A) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) French. 2. Tamil speakers in Srilanka are ..... A) 7%. B) 13%. C) 18%. D) 74%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18%. 3. How much is the population of Belgium as compared with Haryana A) Equal to Haryana. B) Three-Fourth of Haryana. C) Quarter of Haryana. D) Half of Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Half of Haryana. 4. Sri Lanka emerged independent in the year of A) 1947. B) 1948. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1948. 5. In which year did India's Constitution come into force? A) 1947. B) 1956. C) 1950. D) 1858. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1950. 6. Which regions stress that power sharing will bring out better outcomes A) Prudential. B) Moral. C) None of the above. D) Both Prudential and moral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prudential. 7. Power sharing is desirable because it helps: A) To reduce possibilities of conflicts. B) To generate awareness among people. C) To increase pressure on government. D) To increase percentage of voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reduce possibilities of conflicts. 8. What is the name of the procedure mentioned in the Indian Constitution by which the Centre and the States can exercise their powers? A) Devolution. B) Separation of Powers. C) Bicameral System. D) Cooperative System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation of Powers. 9. The majority of the population in Belgium lives in: A) A) Wallonia region and speaks French. B) (b) Wallonia region and speaks Dutch. C) C) Flemish region and speaks Dutch. D) D) Flemish region and speaks French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Flemish region and speaks Dutch. 10. The more appropriate definition of Power Sharing is A) A political arrangement to exercise, distribute and keep a check on power. B) Involves only local bodies. C) An economic arrangement to share wealth and resources. D) Exclusively to political parties and social groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A political arrangement to exercise, distribute and keep a check on power. 11. Community Government has the power regarding to? A) ADUction. B) Culture. C) Language Related issues. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 12. Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka A) Indian Tamil. B) Sinhalas. C) Muslims. D) Sri Layan Tamil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinhalas. 13. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule the country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minorities is: A) Majoritarianism. B) Community government. C) Central government. D) Power sharing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Majoritarianism. 14. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions. 15. Who elect the community government in Belgium? A) Central government. B) People belonging to one language community. C) State government. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People belonging to one language community. 16. 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. A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 17. Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the ..... , ..... and ..... A) Government itself. B) Legislature, executive and judiciary. C) None of the above. D) Only judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislature, executive and judiciary. 18. Power Sharing ..... A) Accomadates diversities. B) Undermines the unity of a country. C) Increases conflict. D) Delays decision making process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accomadates diversities. 19. Which ethnic group were feeling alienated by the acts taken by their government? A) Germany. B) Sri Lanka. C) Luxembourg. D) Netherlands. E) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sri Lanka. 20. What are the Tamil natives in Sri Lanka called? A) Sri Lankan Tamils. B) Indian Tamils. C) Sinhalee. D) Tamilians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sri Lankan Tamils. 21. What was the Proportion of Population of Sinhala speakers, Sri lankan Tamil speakers and Indian Tamil speakers respectively: A) 74, 13, 7. B) 74, 18, 7. C) 74, 13, 5. D) 75, 18, 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 74, 13, 5. 22. 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 A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 23. Which is prudential reason for power sharing? A) It reduces the possibility of conflicts between communities and ensures of stability. B) It is the spirit of democracy. C) Both the above. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It reduces the possibility of conflicts between communities and ensures of stability. 24. The situation in Belgium was an example of ..... A) Accomodation. B) Majoritarinism. C) Communism. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accomodation. 25. 40 of population of belgium lives in A) Flemish region and speaks dutch. B) Wallonia region and speaks dutch. C) Flemish region and speaks french. D) Wallonia region and speaks french. 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