BHAVAN’S

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

POWER SHARING
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Short Answer Questions. 3 Marks each
1. How is the ethnic composition of Belgium very complex? Explain.
2. Explain any three consequences of the majoritarian policies adopted by the Sri Lankan Govt.
3. Describe the power sharing arrangement made by Belgium.
4. Mention the reasons for the alienation of the Sri Lankan Tamils? What was the effect of it on the
country?
5. Compare the different ways in which the Belgians and the Sri Lankans have dealt with the
problem of cultural diversity.
6. Explain any three consequence of the majoritarian policies adopted by the Sri Lankan Govt.
7. Mention any three demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils.
8. What is power sharing? Why power sharing is important in a democracy?
9. ‘Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy’. Justify the statement with three suitable points.
10. Why is power sharing desirable? Explain moral reasons in this regard.
11. Why power sharing is desirable? Explain giving any three prudential reasons.
12. How can power be shared among government at different levels? Explain.
13. Differentiate between horizontal and vertical division of powers.
14. In modern democracies, power is often shared among different organs of the government,
explain.
15. ‘Both Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies, but they follow different systems of power
sharing’. Support the statement by giving three points of difference.

Long Answer Questions. 5 Marks each

16. State the main elements of the power sharing model evolved in Belgium.

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