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Class 10 Social Science Political Science

Chapter 1 Power Sharing MCQ

1. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the

(a) Indian Tamils
(b) Muslim Tamils
(c) Sri Lankan Tamils
(d) Christian Tamils

Answer: (c) Sri Lankan Tamils

2. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about
democracy?
(a) People are the source of all political power. !
(b) In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.
(c) In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society.
(d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

Answer: (d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

3. Which is the capital city of Belgium?

(a) Wallonia
(b) Brussels
(c) Bonn
(d) Paris
Answer: (b) Brussels

4. The term Eelam stands for

(a) government
(b) state
(c) country
(d) political party

Answer: (b) state

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5. 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 is:
(a) Power Sharing
(b) Central Government
(c) Majoritarianism
(d) Community Government

Answer: (c) Majoritarianism

6. In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated?
(a) North and South
(b) North and East
(c) East and West
(d) South and East

Answer: (b) North and East

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

(a) horizontal division
(b) parallel division
(c) vertical division
(d) none of the above

Answer: (c) vertical division

8. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?

(a) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic
divisions.
(b) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
(c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social
divisions.
(d) Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

Answer: (c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not
have social divisions.
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9. Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels?

(a) French
(b) Dutch
(c) German
(d) Latin

Answer: (a) French

10. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?

(a) French and English
(b) Dutch and Sinhala
(c) French and Sinhala
(d) Dutch and French.

Answer: (d) Dutch and French

11. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-
sharing arrangements:
(a) Power sharing among different social groups.
(b) Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
(d) Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Answer:(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.

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12. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed
in 1956?
(a) Tamil
(b) Sinhala
(c) Hindi
(d) English

Answer: (b) Sinhala

13. Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-sharing
arrangements?
A. Power is shared among governments at different levels.
B. Power is shared among different organs of government.
C. Power is shared among different social groups.
D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D

Answer: (b) B, C and D

14. Brussels is the capital of

(a) Belgium
(b) the Netherland
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) West Indies

Answer: (a) Belgium

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15. Which of the following is not a major social group in Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhala-speakers or Sinhala Community
(b) Sri Lankan Tamils
(c) Indian Tamils
(d) Anglo-Indians

Answer: (d) Anglo-Indians

16. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-
sharing arrangements:
(a) Power sharing among different social groups.
(b) Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
(d) Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Answer: (c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.

17. Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are
correct?(a) In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on
the minority French-speaking people
(b) In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the
Sinhala-speaking majority
(c) The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their
culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs
(d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the
division of country on linguistic lines.

Answer: (d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one
prevented the division of country on linguistic lines.
18. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct about
democracy?
(a) People are the source of all political power. !
(b) In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.
(c) In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society.
(d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

Answer: (d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

19. Which is a prudent reason for power-sharing?

(a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of
political order
(b) Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy
(c) Both the above
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability
of political order

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20. Who elects the community government in Belgium?

(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.

Answer: (a) People belonging to one language community only.

21. Non-sharing of power leads to

(a) peace among all the communities
(b) tyranny of the majority and oppression of the minority
(c) negation of the very spirit of democracy
(d) both (b) and (c)

Answer: (d) both (b) and (c)

22. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?

(a) Buddhism
(b) Hinduism
(c) Islam
(d) Christianity

Answer: (a) Buddhism

23. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of federal division of powers?
(a) Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments
(b) Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government
(c) The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of government
(d) There is no vertical division of powers

Answer: (d) There is no vertical division of powers

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24.Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers are shared?
(a) Legislature
(b) Bureaucracy
(c) Executive
(d) Judiciary

Answer: (b) Bureaucracy

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

(a) German
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) English

Answer: (c) Dutch

26. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following?

(a) Tamil Muslim
(b) Tamil native of the country
(c) Tamil whose forefathers came from India in the colonial period
(d) Tamil Hindu

Answer: (b) Tamil native of the country

27. Which religion is followed by Sinhala speaking people?

(a) Hindus
(b) Muslims
(c) Buddhists
(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Buddhists

28. Who elects the community government in Belgium?

(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 to Belgium

Answer: (a) People belonging to one language community only

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29. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed
in 1956?
(a) Tamil
(b) Sinhala
(c) Hindi
(d) English

Answer: (b) Sinhala

30. In the city of Brussels

(a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch
(b) 80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French
(c) 80% people speak German while 20% speak French
(d) 80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch