CBSE CBSE Class 10 Political Science CBSE Class 10 Social Science Class 10 Multiple Choice Questions Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp MCQs of Political Science Class 10 Chapter 1 Power Sharing MCQs of Political Science Chapter 1 Power SharingMCQsPolitical Science Chapter 1 Power SharingClass 10 1 / 48In the city of Brussels 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch 80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French 80% people speak German while 20% speak French 80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch 2 / 48Who elects the community government in Belgium? People belonging to one language community only By the leader of Belgium The citizens of the whole country The community leaders to Belgium 3 / 48Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is true? Power is shared among the different organs of the government Power is shared among governments at different levels Power is shared by different social groups Power is shared by two or more political parties 4 / 48In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated? North and South North and East East and West South and East 5 / 48Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called : Sri Lankan Tamils Indian Tamils Muslim Tamils None of the above 6 / 48When different parties share power to form a government, it is called? Majoritarian Federal Community Coalition 7 / 48The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is known as : Community Government Unitary Government Federal Government Coalition Government 8 / 48Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium? French and English Dutch and English French and Dutch Dutch and Sinhala 9 / 48Among the following countries to which one do ‘Indian Tamils’ belong to : Belgium Germany Sri Lanka France 10 / 48Which one of the following statements about community government is true? Power is shared among different organs of the government Power is shared among governments at different levels Power is shared by different social groups Power is shared by two or more political parties 11 / 48Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels? French Dutch German Latin 12 / 48Which of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium are correct?Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.The state governments are not subordinate to the central government.Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have equal representation.The ‘community government’ is elected by people belonging to one linguistic community. 1, 2, 4 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 3, 4 1, 2, 3 13 / 48In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country? 1947 1948 1948 1950 14 / 48‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following? Tamil Muslim Tamil native of the country Tamil whose forefathers came from India in the colonial period Tamil Hindu 15 / 48Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing? for majoritarianism being part and parcel of democracy to reduce tensions for political stability 16 / 48Power is shared among different political parties that represent different candidates same ideologies different ideologies and social groups none of these 17 / 48Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhists Hindus Muslims Christians 18 / 48In which one of the following countries principle of majoritarianism led to civil war? Pakistan Sri Lanka Belgium India 19 / 48Power sharing is desirable because it helps to increase pressure on government to reduce possibilities of conflicts to generate awareness among people to increase percentage of votes 20 / 48Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians? German French Dutch English 21 / 48Which of the following is not one of the aspects of federal division of powers? Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of government There is no vertical division of powers 22 / 48Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power? Power sharing between different states Power sharing between different organs of the government Power sharing between different levels of the government Power sharing between different political parties 23 / 48Which of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium? French Dutch Danish German 24 / 48Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population? Walloon Flemish German None of the above 25 / 48Which of the following countries have federal division of powers? India Belgium Sri Lanka Both (a) and (b) 26 / 48Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways : Among different organs of the government Among various levels Among different social groups All the above 27 / 48Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka? Sinhalas Indian Tamils Parsis Sri Lankan Tamils 28 / 48Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called horizontal distribution parallel distribution vertical division diagonal division 29 / 48Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels? French Speaking Dutch Spekaing German Speaking None of them 30 / 48Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka? Sinhalas Sri Lankan Tamils Indian Tamils Muslims 31 / 48Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka? Buddhism Hinduism Islam Christianity 32 / 48Which one of the following is the only official language of Sri Lanka? English Hindi Tamil Sinhala 33 / 48Choose the incorrect statement. Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies Both of them dealt with the question of power-sharing similarly In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country was possible only by respecting the feelings and interests of all communities In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others and refused to share power. 34 / 48Power sharing is good because: It increases the conflict between social groups It ensures the instability of political order It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups It leads to violence 35 / 48Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are correct? In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines. 36 / 48Non-sharing of power leads to peace among all the communities tyranny of the majority and oppression of the minority negation of the very spirit of democracy both (b) and (c) 37 / 48Which is the capital city of Belgium? Wallonia Brussels Bonn Paris 38 / 48Which of the following is not a major social group in Sri Lanka? Sinhala-speakers or Sinhala Community Sri Lankan Tamils Indian Tamils Anglo-Indians 39 / 48Which one of the following systems of power sharing is called checks and balances? Horizontal distribution of powers Federal division of powers Separation of powers Power shared among different levels of government 40 / 48Which of the following was not a provision of the Act of 1956 passed in Sri Lanka? Sinhala was recognised as the only official language Buddhism was to be protected by the state Provinces were given autonomy Sinhalas were favoured in government jobs 41 / 48Which of the following statements is not true? In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing 42 / 48How many times the Constitution of Belgium was amended between 1970 and 1993? Two times Three times Five times Four times 43 / 48Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils? Recognition of Tamil as an official language Regional autonomy Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state) 44 / 48Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers are shared? Legislature Bureaucracy Executive Judiciary 45 / 48Which is a prudent reason for power-sharing? It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of political order Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy Both the above None of the above 46 / 48Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956? Tamil Sinhala Hindi English 47 / 48What is the percentage of German-speaking people in Belgium ? 59 40 60 10 48 / 48What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s? Both the communities demanded special powers The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the minority French-speaking community Both the communities were equal in socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the French-speaking community Your score isThe average score is 59% 0% Restart quiz
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