Q.
Which one of the following countries does not share its
boundary with Belgium?
A. France
B. Netherlands
C. Sweden
D. Luxembourg
Q. Which one of the following elements is not included in the
Belgium model?
A. Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the
government.
B. Many powers of the central government have been given
to state governments.
C. Brussels has a separate government in which both the
communities have equal representation
D. There is a community government which has special
powers of administration.
Q. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using
the codes below in the lists:
α. 1. b), 2. c), 3. d), 4. a)
b. 1. c), 2. b), 3. d), 4. a)
c. 1. c), 2. a), 3. b), 4. d)
d. 1. a), 2. c), 3. d), 4. b)
Q. A war-like conflict between two opposite groups in a
country is called-
A. Cold war
B. Civil war
C. Ethnic war
D. None of these
Q. When power is shared among different organs of the
government it is called as-
A. Horizontal distribution of power
B. Community distribution of power
C. Coalition of power
D. Federal distribution of power
Q. What is the percentage of Sinhala-speaking people in Sri
Lanka?
A. 74%
B. 75%
C. 14%
D. 19%
Q. An Act of recognising Sinhala as the official language was
signed in:
A. 1942
B. 1956
C. 1954
D. 1948
Q. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule
a country in which way it wants, by disregarding the
wishes and needs of the minority is:
A. Power Sharing
B. Central Government
C. Majoritarianism
D. Community Government
Q. When many countries of Europe came together to form the
European Union, ______ was chosen as the headquarter?
A. Paris
B. Brussels
C. Rome
D. London
Q. Arrange the following events in sequential order. Options:
I. The Civil War in Sri Lanka ended. a. (I), (II), (IV), (III)
II. The final amendment for inclusivity v made in the b. (III), (IV), (II). (I)
Belgian Constitution.
c. (IV), (II), (III), (I)
III. Sri Lanka gained Independence.
d. (III), (I), (IV), (II)
IV. Tensions arise in Belgium between the linguistic
groups and communities.
Match the following keywords from column A with their Codes:
meaning explanation in column B: a. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Column A (Keywords) Column B (Explanation) b. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
I. A policy/philosophy that let majority c. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
A. Ethnic
community to rule a country
d. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
B. Civil War II. Calculation of gains and losses
C. Prudential III. Conflict between opposing groups
IV. Classification of people into groups
D. Majoritarianism
based on shared culture
Q. Apart from the Central and the State Government,
Belgium has a third kind of government as well.
Identify this third kind of government from the
following options.
a. Democratic Government
b. Socialist Government
c. Community Government
d. Liberal Government
Q. Which one of the following religions was
protected and fostered by Sri Lankans in their
constitution?
a. Christianity
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Islam
Q. Which of the following is correct with respect to the
ethnic composition of Belgium?
a) 59% of people live in the Flemish region and speak
the Dutch language.
b) 30% of people living in the wallonia region speak
French.
c) 10% of Belgians speak
d) 1% Belgian speak Russian.
Q. 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.
d) The government enjoys privileges to safeguard the
interest of a particular community.
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Que The number of Scheduled Languages in India is
(a) 21
A.
(b) 22
B.
(c) 23
C.
(d) 25
D.
Look at the given map of Belgium and mention the colour region where
French speaking communities lived?
A. Yellow colour region
B. Blue Colour region
C. Red Colour region
D. None of the above
Which of the following best
signifies this image?
❖ Concentration of power in a few hands.
❖ Democracy is like a horse-cart.
❖ Putin and Bush are good Friends.
❖ None of the above.
In 2005, some new laws were
made in Russia giving more
powers to its president. During
the same time, the US president
visited Russia. What, according to
this cartoon, is the relationship
between democracy and
concentration of power? Can you
think of some other examples to
illustrate the point being made
here?
What were the reasons for the alienation of Sri Lankan Tamils? What was
the effect of this in the country?
Sri Lankan Tamils felt alienated because:
(i) Government adopted majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala
Supremacy. In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official
language thus, disregarding Tamil.
(ii) The governments followed preferential politics that favoured Sinhala
applicants for university positions and government jobs.
(iii) A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster
Buddhism.
What were the reasons for the alienation of Sri Lankan Tamils? What was
the effect of this in the country?
(iv)Sri Lankan Tamils felt that none of the major political parties led by
the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture.
(v) As result, the relations between the Sinhala and Tamil communities
strained overtime and it soon turned into a Civil War.
Give reasons why power sharing is desirable
OR
Write one prudential and one moral reason for power sharing.
Power sharing is desirable in democracy because:
(i) Prudential reasons :
a) It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Since, social conflict often
leads to violence and political instability.
(b) It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order.
(c) Imposing the will of the majority community, over others may look like an attractive option
in the short run, but in the long run it undermines the unity of the nation.
Give reasons why power sharing is desirable
OR
Write one prudential and one moral reason for power sharing.
Power sharing is desirable in democracy because:
(ii) Moral reasons :
(a) Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves sharing power
with those affected by its exercise and who have to live with its effect.
(b) People have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed.
(c) A legitimate government is one where citizens through participation, acquires a stake in the
system
What are some of the basic elements of the Belgium model of power sharing?
OR
Describe the path of accommodation adopted in Belgium. What were its
consequences?
What does the sharing of power among political parties, pressure groups
and movements ensure?
The sharing of powers among political parties, pressure groups and
movements ensures the influence in decision making process
❖ In a democracy, the citizens must have freedom to choose among
various contenders for power.
❖ This takes the form of competition among different parties
❖ Such competition ensures that power does not remain in one hand.
What does the sharing of power among political parties, pressure groups
and movements ensure?
❖ In a democracy, we find interest groups, such as those of
traders, businessmen, industrialists, farmers and
industrial workers.
❖ They also will have a share in governmental power,
either through participation in governmental
committees or bringing influence on the
decision-making process through dharna, rallies,
protest, strike ., etc.,
Q. In modern democracies, power is often shared among different organs
of the government.
Power is shared among different organs of government
Legislature Executive Judiciary
Called this Horizontal Distribution of Power
Q. In modern democracies, power is often shared among different organs of
the government.
❖ It allows different organs of government placed at the
same level to exercise different powers.
❖ Such a separation ensures that none of the organs can
exercise unlimited power.
❖ Each organ checks the others.
❖ This results in a balance of power among various
institutions.
❖ This arrangement is called a system of checks and
balances
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