MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Power Sharing with Answers

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Power Sharing with Answers


1. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the





ANSWER= C. Sri Lankan Tamils

 

2. The term Eelam stands for





ANSWER= B. state

 

3. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called





ANSWER= C. vertical division

 

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.





ANSWER= C. Community Government

 

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.





ANSWER= A. Majoritarianism

 

6. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements:





ANSWER= C. Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

 

7. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about democracy?





ANSWER= D. In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick decisions and enforce them.

 

8. System of ‘checks and balances’ means:





ANSWER= C. Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions.

 

9. Power sharing is:





ANSWER= A. the very spirit of democracy

 

10. Who elects the community government in Belgium?





ANSWER= A. People belonging to one language community only.

 

11. In which year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?





ANSWER= B. 1948

 

12. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?





ANSWER= A. Buddhism

 

13. Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka?





ANSWER= A. Sinhalas

 

14. Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?





ANSWER= C. Dutch

 

15. Which religion is followed by Sinhala speaking people?





ANSWER= C. Buddhists

 

16. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956?





ANSWER= B. Sinhala

 

17. In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speak ___ language.





ANSWER= A. Dutch

 

18. In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and __-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.





ANSWER= B. French

 

19. In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is concentrated in the ___ and ___ of the country.





ANSWER= D. North and East

 

20. Most of the Sinhala speaking people of Sri Lanka are __.





ANSWER= C. Buddhists

 

21. Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in ___.





ANSWER= A. 1948

 

22. In ____, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil.





ANSWER= B. 1956

 

23. The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of __ and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.





ANSWER= D. Dutch

 

24. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?





ANSWER= D. Dutch and French.

 

25. When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union, __ was chosen as its headquarters.





ANSWER= A. Brussels

 

26. Which of the following statements about Power Sharing is false?





ANSWER= C. Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.

 

27. Which of the following statements are true about power sharing?





ANSWER= D. All the above .

 

28. ____ means a social division based on shared culture.





ANSWER= A. Ethnic

 

29. Brussels is the capital of





ANSWER= A. Belgium

 

30. ____ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different social groups.





ANSWER= Sunny30

 

31. The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala-speakers which constitute ___ of the population.





ANSWER= C. 74 percent

 

32. In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak __ while 20 percent are ___ speaking.





ANSWER= A. French, Dutch

 

33. Out of the total population of Belgium, ___ of people live in the Wallonia region and speak French.





ANSWER= A. 40 percent

 

34. Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ____ and Luxembourg.





ANSWER= D. Germany

 

35. ___ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war.





ANSWER= A. Civil War

 

36. Which of the following statements are true?





ANSWER= D. All the above.

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