MAYOOR SCHOOL, NOIDA

POLITICAL SCIENCE
GRADE-X
CHAPTER-1 POWER SHARING

1. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever
way it wants is known as :
i) Community Government ii) Federal Government
iii) Prudential iv) Majoritarian

2. Prudential reason of power sharing stress on :

i) The stability of political power ii) A fair share to the minorities
iii) to reduce the possibility of conflict iv) All the above

3. The Sri Lankan Government recognized Sinhala as the only official language by the
Act of:
i) 1946 ii) 1956
iii) 1966 iv) 1976

4. The two main linguistic groups of Belgium were :

i) English & Dutch speaking ii) French & Dutch speaking
iii) French & English speaking iv) English & German speaking

5. Horizontal division of power means ;

i) Power shared among different levels of Government
ii) Power shared among different organs of Government
iii) Power shared among different political parties
iv) Power shared among different social groups

6. Civil war is a conflict between

i) Two countries ii) Two people
iii) Many countries iv) Two or more communities within a country

7. System of checks and balances means:

i) Horizontal division of power
ii) Separation of power
iii) Federal division of power
iv) Put a check on the exercise of Unlimited power of the organs of the
Government
8. A legitimate Government is one where:
i) Citizens through participation acquire a stake in the system

ii) Citizens do not participate in the system

iii) Citizens are treated as slaves
iv) Citizens do not have any liberties
9. Belgium is a small country in :
i) Asia ii) Africa
iii) Australia iv) Europe
10. In Sri Lanka most of the Tamilians are :
i) Hindus or Muslims ii) Muslims or Buddhist
 iii) Hindus or Sikhs iv) Buddhist or Sikhs

11. 59 per cent of the country‘s total population who speaks Dutch, lives in
i) Wallonia region
ii) Brussels
iii) Flemish region
iv) none of these
12. Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggled
i) to adopt majoritarianism
ii) b to recognize Sinhalese as the only official language
iii) to recognize Tamil as an official language
iv) to dominate other language
13. Main significance of Belgian Model of Power Sharing
i) Majoritarianism
ii) power shared in all ethnic groups according to their population
iii) on the basis of adult franchise
iv) none of the above
14. What is a coalition government?
i) power shared among different social group
ii) power shared among different levels of government
iii) power shared among different political parties
iv) power shared among different organs of government
15. Where is the parliament of European Union
i) Belgium
ii) Britain
iii) Germany
iv) France
16. Which of the following community is in majority in Sri Lanka
i) Tamil
ii) Sinhala
iii) Buddhist
iv) Hindu
17. Which one of the following is the 3rd tier of government in India
i) Community Government
ii) State Government
iii) Panchayati Raj Government
iv) b & c

18. How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?

i) 60 percent French 40 percent Dutch

ii) 50% Dutch 50% French

iii) 80% French 20% Dutch

iv) 80% Dutch 20% French
19. How many times leaders of Belgium amended their constitution?

i) Two times
ii) Three times

iii) Four times

iv) Five times

20. Which one of the following is correct regarding power sharing?

i) It leads to conflict between different groups.

ii) It ensures the stability of the country.

iii) It helps to reduce the conflict between different groups.

a) Only A is true b) Only B is true c) Both A and B are true

d) Both B and C are true

21. Which was the only official language of Sri Lanka?

i) Tamil

ii) Malyalam

iii) Sinhala

iv) none of the mention above

22. Which community was rich and powerful in Belgium?

i) German

ii) French

iii) Dutch

iv) none of the mention above

23. What is civil war?

 A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so

intense that it appears like a war.
24. Why did the Belgian leaders amend the constitution four times?

 In order to work out an arrangement that would enable people from all
communities to live together within the same country.
25. What is power sharing?
  Power sharing is an intelligent step to the design of democracy. It is a process of
distribution of power among the organs of the government and different levels of
the government.
26. What is a coalition government?

 When two or more parties form an alliance to contest elections and form a
government to share power in a democracy, this kind of government is called a
Coalition Government
27. Define the term ‘majoritarianism’.
 A belief that the majority community should be able to rule the country in
whichever ways it want, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority
community is majoritarianism’