MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Power Sharing with Answers
1. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the
2. The term Eelam stands for
3. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
4. ___ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. This government has the power regarding cultural, educational and language-related issues.
5. ___ is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority.
6. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements:
7. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about democracy?
8. System of ‘checks and balances’ means:
9. Power sharing is:
10. Who elects the community government in Belgium?
11. In which year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?
12. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
13. Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?
14. Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?
15. Which religion is followed by Sinhala speaking people?
16. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956?
17. In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speak ___ language.
18. In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and __-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.
19. In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is concentrated in the ___ and ___ of the country.
20. Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are __.
21. Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in ___.
22. In ____, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.
23. The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of __ and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.
24. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
25. When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union, __ was chosen as its headquarters.
26. Which of the following statements about Power Sharing is false?
27. Which of the following statements are true about power sharing?
28. ____ means a social division based on shared culture.
29. Brussels is the capital of
30. ____ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different social groups.
31. The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala-speakers which constitute ___ of the population.
32. In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak __ while 20 percent are ___ speaking.
33. Out of the total population of Belgium, ___ of people live in the Wallonia region and speak French.
34. Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ____ and Luxembourg.
35. ___ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war.
36. Which of the following statements are true?
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