Q.1. In which part of Sri Lanka are
the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated?
(a)
North and South (b) North and
East
(c) East and West (d)
South and East
Ans. (b)
Q.2. Most
of the Sinhala-speaking people are
(a)
Buddhists (b)
Hindus (c) Muslims (d) Christians
Ans. (a)
Q.3. Which
is the capital city of Belgium?
(a)
Wallonia (b)
Brussels (c) Bonn (d)
Paris
Ans. (b)
Q.4. Which language is spoken by the
majority of Belgians?
(a)
German (b)
French (c) Dutch (d) English
Ans. (c)
Q.5. Which language is spoken by 80
per cent people of Brussels?
(a)
French (b)
Dutch (c) German (d) Latin
Ans. (a)
Q.6. Power sharing is good
because:
(a)
It increases the conflict between social groups
(b)
It ensures the instability of political order
(c)
It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups
(d)
It leads to violence
Ans. (c)
Q.7. In which one of the following
year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?
(a)
1947 (b)
1948 (c) 1948 (d) 1950
Ans. (b)
Q.8. Which one of the following
systems of power sharing is called checks and balances?
(a)
Horizontal distribution of powers
(b)
Federal division of powers
(c)
Separation of powers
(d)
Power shared among different levels of government
Ans. (a)
Q.9. How many times the Constitution
of Belgium was amended between 1970 and 1993?
(a)
Two times (b) Three
times (c) Five times (d) Four times
Ans. (d)
Q.10. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to
which of the following?
(a)
Tamil Muslim
(b) Tamil native of the country
(c)
Tamil whose forefathers came from India in the colonial period
(d)
Tamil Hindu
Ans. (b)
Q.11. Which of the following languages
is not spoken in Belgium?
(a)
French (b)
Dutch (c)
Danish (d) German
Ans. (c)
Q.12. When different parties share power
to form a government, it is called?
(a)
Majoritarian (b)
Federal (c)
Community (d) Coalition
Ans. (d)
Q.13. Which of the following was not a
provision of the Act of 1956 passed in Sri Lanka?
(a)
Sinhala was recognised as the only official language
(b)
Buddhism was to be protected by the state
(c)
Provinces were given autonomy
(d)
Sinhalas were favoured in government jobs
Ans. (c)
Q.14. What led to tensions between the
Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and
1960s?
(a
Both the communities demanded special powers
(b) The minority French-speaking
community was richer and more powerful than the majority
Dutch-speaking community
(c)
The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than
the minority
French-speaking community
(d) Both the communities were equal in
socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the
French-speaking community
Ans. (b)
Q.15. Non-sharing of power leads to
(a)
peace among all the communities
(b) tyranny of the majority and
oppression of the minority
(c)
negation of the very spirit of democracy
(d) both (b) and (c)
Ans. (d)
Q.16. Which is a prudent reason for
power-sharing?
(a)
It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures
the stability of political order
(b) Power-sharing is the very spirit
of democracy
(c)
Both the above
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.17. Which of the following is not
one of the aspects of federal division of powers?
(a)
Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments
(b)
Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government
(c)
The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of
government
(d)
There is no vertical division of powers
Ans. (d)
Q.18. Which of the following countries
have federal division of powers?
(a)
India (b)
Belgium (c) Sri
Lanka (d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
Q.19. Which of the following is not
one of the three organs of government powers are shared?
(a)
Legislature (b) Bureaucracy (c) Executive (d) Judiciary
Ans. (b)
Q.20. Power can be shared in modern
democracies in the following ways :
(a)
Among different organs of the government (b) Among various levels
Ans. (d)
Q.21. Which of the following is an
example of horizontal sharing of power?
(a)
Power sharing between different states
(b)
Power sharing between different organs of the government
(c)
Power sharing between different levels of the government
(d)
Power sharing between different political parties
Ans. (b)
Q.22. Which one of the following
communities constituted majority in Brussels?
(a)
French Speaking (b) Dutch
Spekaing (c) German Speaking (d) None of them
Ans. (a)
Q.23. In the city of Brussels
(a)
80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch
(b)
80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French
(c)
80% people speak German while 20% speak French
(d)
80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch
Ans. (a)
Q.24. Which of the following
statements is not true?
(a)
In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only
by sharing power
(b)
In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over
others
(c)
In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by
Tamils has been granted
(d)
Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power
sharing
Ans. (c)
Q.25. Who elects the community
government in Belgium?
(a)
People belonging to one language community only
(b)
By the leader of Belgium
(c)
The citizens of the whole country
(d)
The community leaders to Belgium
Ans. (a)
Q.26. In which one of the following
countries principle of majoritarianism led to civil war?
(a)
Pakistan (b) Sri
Lanka (c) Belgium (d) India
Ans. (b)
Q.27. Division of powers between
higher and lower levels of government is called
(a)
horizontal distribution (b) parallel distribution
(c)
vertical division (d)
diagonal division
Ans. (c)
Q.28. Which two languages are
generally spoken in Belgium?
(a)
French and English (b)
Dutch and English
(c)
French and Dutch (d)
Dutch and Sinhala
Ans. (c)
Q.29. Which one of the following is
not a valid reason for power sharing? [2010, 2011 (T-1)]
(a)
for majoritarianism (b)
being part and parcel of democracy
(c)
to reduce tensions (d)
for political stability
Ans. (a)
Q.30. The Government in which power is
shared by two or more political parties, is known
as :
(a)
Community Government (b)
Unitary Government
(c)
Federal Government (d) Coalition Government
Ans. (c)
Q.31. Which of the following ethnic
groups in Belgium has the largest population?
(a)
Walloon (b)
Flemish (c) German (d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.32. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are
called :
(a)
Sri Lankan Tamils (b) Indian
Tamils (c) Muslim Tamils (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.33. Among the following countries to
which one do ‘Indian Tamils’ belong to :
(a)
Belgium (b)
Germany (c) Sri
Lanka (d) France
Ans. (c)
Q.34. Which one of the following
communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
(a)
Sinhalas (b) Indian
Tamils (c) Parsis (d) Sri Lankan Tamils
Ans. (c)
Q.35. What is the percentage of
German-speaking people in Belgium ?
(a)
59 (b)
40 (c) 60 (d) 10
Ans. (d)
Q.36. Which one of the following
statements about coalition Government is true?
(a)
Power is shared among the different organs of the government
(b)
Power is shared among governments at different levels
(c)
Power is shared by different social groups
(d)
Power is shared by two or more political parties
Ans. (d)
Q.37. Which one of the following
statements about community government is true?
(a)
Power is shared among different organs of the government
(b)
Power is shared among governments at different levels
(c)
Power is shared by different social groups
(d)
Power is shared by two or more political parties
Ans. (c)
Q.38. Power sharing is desirable
because it helps
(a)
to increase pressure on government
(b)
to reduce possibilities of conflicts
(c)
to generate awareness among people
(d)
to increase percentage of votes
Ans. (b)
Q.39. Which major social group
constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?
(a)
Sinhalas
(b) Sri Lankan Tamils
(c)
Indian Tamils (d) Muslims
Ans. (a)
Q.40. Which one of the following is
the only official language of Sri Lanka?
(a)
English (b)
Hindi (c)
Tamil (d) Sinhala
Ans. (d)
Q.41. Power is shared among different
political parties that represent
(a)
different candidates (b) same
ideologies
(c)
different ideologies and social groups (d) none of these
Ans. (c)
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