This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following language is not spoken in Belgium? A) Dutch. B) French. C) English. D) Danish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danish. 2. Belgium successfully solved its problem by: A) Rejecting the policy of majoritarianism. B) Developing a power sharing mechanism. C) Respecting the interest of different communities. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 3. Of the total population of Belgium, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speaks the Dutch language. Another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region and speakFrench. Remaining one percent of the Belgians speak German A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launch parties and struggle? A) To recognise Sinhalese as the only official language. B) To recognise Tamil as an official language. C) To adopt Majoriitarianism. D) To dominate other religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To recognise Tamil as an official language. 5. Belgium has worked on the principles of: A) Majoritarianism. B) Accommodation. C) Both (a) and (b). D) No (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accommodation. 6. Decentralisation of power means ..... A) Divide power among different organs of government. B) Divide power among different levels of government. C) Divide power among different political parties. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divide power among different levels of government. 7. What is the population of Sri Lanka as compared to Haryana? A) About same as Haryana(Approximately). B) Exact as Haryana. C) Half of Haryana. D) More than Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About same as Haryana(Approximately). 8. Which of the following statements of power sharing is true? A) Power sharing is necessary only in countries that have religious and ethnic diversity. B) Power sharing is possible only in countries that do not have religious and ethnic diversity. C) Power sharing is not necessary. D) Every society needs power sharing whether small or big. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Every society needs power sharing whether small or big. 9. .Intelligent sharing of power is done among A) Legislature and Central Government. B) Executive and Judiciary. C) Legislature and Executive. D) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. 10. Vertical division of power is: A) (a) a system in which each organ of government checks the others. B) B) a type of distribution in which power is shared among different organs of government. C) A type of distribution of power which involves the distribution of levels of government. D) (d) a type of government elected by people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A type of distribution of power which involves the distribution of levels of government. 11. Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are ..... A) Christians. B) Muslims. C) Buddhists. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhists. 12. The principal of majoritarianism led to a civil war in ..... A) Sri Lanka. B) Belgium. C) England. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sri Lanka. 13. Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels? A) Latin. B) German. C) Dutch. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) French. 14. Belgium shares its boundary with A) France, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. B) France, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. C) France, Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg. D) France, Germany, Hungary and Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France, Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg. 15. ..... means a social division based on shared culture. A) Ethnic. B) Democracy. C) Secularism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnic. 16. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants is A) Community Government. B) Federal Government. C) Majoritarian. D) Prudential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majoritarian. 17. In which year was the act passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language in Sri Lanka: A) 1954. B) 1956. C) 1948. D) 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1956. 18. Belgium Shares borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and ..... ? A) England. B) Norway. C) Luxembourg. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luxembourg. 19. ..... was chosen as the headquarters of European union A) India. B) Brussels. C) Belgium. D) Colombo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brussels. 20. Brussels has a separate government in which both communities have equal representation A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. The vertical division of power is called ..... A) Federalism. B) Unitary System. C) Devolution. D) Confederation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalism. 22. Although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. In which year was the Act to recognize Sinhala as the only official language passed? A) 1967. B) 1984. C) 1885. D) 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1956. 24. Which statement justifies the ethnic complexity of Sri Lanka? A) (a) Sinhalese-80%, Tamils-20%. B) (b) Sinhalese-60%, Tamils-40%. C) (c) Sinhalese-74%, Tamils-18%. D) D) Sinhalese-76%, Tamils-18%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (c) Sinhalese-74%, Tamils-18%. 25. Belgium is smaller in area of stare of A) Delhi. B) Pondicheery. C) Chennai. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haryana. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 1Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 2Class 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 5Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 6Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 7Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 9Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 10Class 10 Political Science Chapter 1 Power Sharing Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books