Class 10 political Science Chapter 1|Power Sharing|Questions and Answers MCQ
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. There was a tension between ........ and ..... in Belgium
(a) The minority French speaking community and the Dutch-speaking community.
(b) The Dutch and the Germans
(c) The Dutch and the English speaking
(d) The English and the Germans
2. The ....are in majority in Sri Lanka.
(a) The Tamils
(b) The Sinhalase
(c) The French
(d) The Dutch
3.The Sri Lankan Govemment passed an Act in 1956 to recognise........ as only the official language
(a) Hindi
(b) Tamil
(c) Sinhala
(d) French
4. A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country
(a) Casteism
(b) Communalism
(c) Civil War
(d) Terrorism
5. Community government prevails in
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Belgium
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
6. Different arguments are usually put forth in favour and against power sharing Select those which are in the favour of power sharing, and select one answer from the answers given below. Power sharing:
(a) Reduces conflict among the different communities.
(b) Decreases the possibility of arbitrariness.
(c) Delays the decision making process.
(d) Accommodates diversities
(e) Increases instability and divisiveness.
(f)Promotes people's participation in the government.
(g) Undermines the unity of a country.
7. Consider the following statements about the power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.
(a) In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority of the people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
(b) In Sri Lanka, the policies of the govemment ensured the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
(c) 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
(d) The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) A, B, C and D
(b) A, B and D
(c) C and D
(d) B, C and D
Political Sharing Class 10 previous year Board questions.
1. Define Coalition Government.
[CBSE All India 2008]
2. How is the political system in Belgium innovative and different from the other countries of the world? Explain any three points.
[CBSE All India 2008]
3. Explain four forms of participation in government under modem democratic systems.
4. State two main basis of social division in Sri Lanka.
[CBSE All India (Comp.) 2008] [CBSE Delhi (Comp.) 2008)
5. Why is it very difficult to make changes to the power sharing arrangement between the Union Government and State Goverments ? Explain with examples.
[Foreign 2008
6. Which are the two social groups in Sri Lanka?
[Foreign 2008
7. Define the term "Majoritarianism'. How it has been adopted in Sri Lanka ?
[Foreign 2008, 2013]
8. Explain any two important differences between the power sharing model accepted by Belgium and Sri Lanka.
(CBSE 2013, 2014]
9. What is the ethnic composition of Belgium ?
[CBSE 2011]
10. Why is power sharing necessary in democracy? Explain.
[CBSE 2011]
11. Describe horizontal and vertical power sharing in modem democracies?
[CBSE 2011, 2012]
11. Which language is spoken by majority of Sri Lankans ?
(CBSE 2015]
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