St.

Johns High School

Class 10 Chapter 1

Power Sharing
1. Describe the geography and the ethnic composition of Belgium?
2. What led to the tension between Dutch speaking and French speaking communities?
3. What made Sri Lankan Tamils feel abandoned?
4. How did the Sri Lankan Tamils struggle for their demands?
5. Mention the measures taken by the Sinhalese community to establish their supremacy
over the country?
6. What were the result of the struggle?
7. Describe the path of accommodation in Belgium. What were its consequences?
8. What do we learn from the two stories of Belgium and Sri- Lanka?
9. Why power sharing is desirable?
10. What are the Prudential and modern reasons for power sharing?
11. What is power sharing and what are its four types?