ALPINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Revision Test
Name: ________ Std: X

Subject: SST

Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power?

ENGLISH

(a) Power sharing between different states.

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(b) Power sharing between different organs of the government.
(c) Power sharing between different levels of the government.
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(d) Power sharing between different political parties.

ans: (b)

2 Who elects the community government in Belgium? 1

(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 of Belgium.

an: (a)

3 The Community Government signifies:

(a) The powers of government regarding community development.
(b) The powers of the government regarding law making for the community.
(c) The powers of the government regarding cultural, educational and language related issues.
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(d) The government enjoys privileges to safeguard the interest of a particular community.

Ans:

4 The word ‘ethnic’ signifies:

(a) different religions.
(b) social division on shared culture. 1
(c) a violent conflict between opposite groups.
(d) a careful calculation of gains and losses.

5 Power sharing is: 1

(a) the very spirit of democracy
 (b) separation of powers at different levels.
(c) system of checks and balances.
(d) a type of balancing powers.

6 Sinhala was recognised as the only official language by the _______________. 1

7 A government for the entire country is usually called _______________. 1

8 A belief that the majority community should be able to rule country in whichever way they want, by
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disregarding the wishes and needs of minority is known as ________________.

9 Power sharing is the distribution of powers at only one level of government. (True/False) 1

10 Power sharing arrangement among the different organs of the government is known as horizontal sharing.
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(True/False)

11 Belgium successfully solved its problem by Community Government. (True/False) 1

12 Match the columns 1

 Column A
(a) Coalition Government
(b) Civil War
(c) Check and Balance
(d) Community Government
Column B
(i) Each organ of the government checks the other
(ii) Government of more than two political parties
(iii) Power may also be shared among different social groups
(iv) A violent conflict between opposing groups

13 Choose the correct option:

Power sharing is desirable because it helps:
(a) To increase pressure on government.
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(b) To reduce possibilities of conflicts.
(c) To generate awareness among people.
(d) To increase percentage of voters.

14 System of ‘checks and balances’ means:

(a) Horizontal distribution of powers.
(b) Separation of powers.
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(c) Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government by maintaining a balance of
power among various institutions.
(d) Federal division of powers
15 ________________ is referred to as social division based on culture and language. 1

16 Community government is a very specific type of government in ________________. 1

17 ________________ was amended four times between 1970 and 1993. 1

18 Two languages spoken in Sri Lanka are English and Sinhalese. (True/False) 1

ENGLISH
In which continent is Belgium? 1
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20 Name the countries with which Belgium shares its boundaries. 1

21 What does the word ‘ethnic’ signify? 1

22 Where does the majority of population of Belgium live? 1

23 Which language is spoken by the majority of population in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium? 1
24 In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of which language speaking people? 1

25 What does the term majoritarianism signify? 1

26 What is the religion of Sri Lanka? 1

27 Which major social groups of Sri Lanka constituted the largest share in population?
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After independence, Sri Lanka witnessed the supremacy of which community?

28 How many times did Belgium amend its constitution regarding power sharing? 1

29 Name the third level government of Belgium. 1

30 Which city was chosen as the headquarters of the European Union? 1

31 What does the horizontal power sharing signify? 1

32 Give the meaning of coalition government. 1

33 In which form of power sharing, power is shared at different levels of government? 1

34 What is separation of power? 1

35 What does the federal division of power imply? 1

36 What is the proportion of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s total population? 1

37 What do you mean by checks and balances? 1

38 Define coalition government. 1