MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.1. 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
Ans.
(b)
Q.2. Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are
(a) Buddhists (b) Hindus (c)
Muslims (d) Christians
Ans.
(a)
Q.3. Which is the capital city of Belgium?
(a) Wallonia (b) Brussels (c)
Bonn (d) Paris
Ans.
(b)
Q.4. Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?
(a) German (b) French (c)
Dutch (d) English
Ans.
(c)
Q.5. Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels?
(a) French (b) Dutch (c)
German (d) Latin
Ans.
(a)
Q.6. 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
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. 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
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
(a) Buddhism (b) Hinduism (c)
Islam (d) Christianity
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan
Tamils?
(a) Recognition of Tamil as an
official language
(b) Regional autonomy
(c) Equality of opportunity in
securing jobs and education
(d) Creation of an independent
Tamil Eelam (state)
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. Which of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in
Belgium are
correct?
(i) Constitution prescribes
that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be
equal in the central
government
(ii) The state governments are
not subordinate to the central government
(iii) Brussels has a separate
government in which both the communities have equal
representation
(iv) The ‘community
government’ is elected by people belonging to one linguistic community.
(a) 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c)
1, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3
Ans.
(b)
Q.11. 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.
Ans.
(d)
Q.12. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies
(b) Both of them dealt with
the question of power-sharing similarly
(c) In Belgium, leaders
realised that unity of the country was possible only by respecting the
feelings and interests of all
communities
(d) In Sri Lanka, majority
community forced its domination over others and refused to share
power.
Ans.
(b)
Q.13. What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking
communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s?
(a) Both the communities
demanded special powers
(b) The minority
French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority
Dutch-speaking community
(c) The majority
Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the minority
French-speaking community
(d) Both the communities were
equal in socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the
French-speaking community
Ans.
(b)
Q.14. 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)
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. 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
Ans.
(a)
Q.16. 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
Ans.
(d)
Q.17. Which of the following countries have federal division of powers?
(a) India (b) Belgium (c) Sri
Lanka (d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans.
(d)
Q.18. Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers
are shared?
(a) Legislature (b)
Bureaucracy (c) Executive (d) Judiciary
Ans.
(b)
Q.6. 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
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. 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
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
(a) Buddhism (b) Hinduism (c)
Islam (d) Christianity
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan
Tamils?
(a) Recognition of Tamil as an
official language
(b) Regional autonomy
(c) Equality of opportunity in
securing jobs and education
(d) Creation of an independent
Tamil Eelam (state)
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. Which of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in
Belgium are correct?
(i) Constitution prescribes
that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the
central government
(ii) The state governments are
not subordinate to the central government
(iii) Brussels has a separate
government in which both the communities have equal representation
(iv) The ‘community
government’ is elected by people belonging to one linguistic community.
(a) 1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c)
1, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3
Ans.
(b)
Q.11. 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.
Ans.
(d)
Q.12. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies
(c) Majoritarian Government
(d) Prudential Government
Ans.
(c)
Q.6. Power sharing is good because:
(a) It increases the conflict
between social groups
(b) It ensures the instability
of political order
(c) It reduces the possibility
of conflict between social groups
(d) It leads to violence
Ans.
(c)
Q.7. In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent
country?
(a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1948 (d) 1950
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. Which one of the following systems of power sharing is called checks and
balances?
(a) Horizontal distribution of powers
(b) Federal division of powers
(c) Separation of powers
(d) Power shared among
different levels of government
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. How many times the Constitution of Belgium was amended between 1970 and
1993?
(a) Two times (b) Three times (c) Five
times (d) Four times
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following? [2010(T-1)]
(a) Tamil Muslim (b) Tamil
native of the country
(c) Tamil whose forefathers
came from India in the colonial period
(d) Tamil Hindu
Ans.
(b)
Q.11. Which of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium?
(a) French (b) Dutch (c)
Danish (d) German
Ans.
(c)
Q.12. When different parties share power to form a government, it is called?
(a) Majoritarian (b) Federal (c)
Community (d) Coalition
Ans.
(d)
Q.13. Which of the following was not a provision of the Act of 1956 passed in
Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhala was recognized as the only
official language
(b) Buddhism was to be
protected by the state
(c) Provinces were given autonomy
(d) Sinhalas were favoured in
government jobs
Ans.
(c)
Q.14. Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways :
(a) Among different organs of
the government (b) Among various levels
(c) Among different social
groups (d) All the above
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power?
(a) Power sharing between
different states
(b) Power sharing between
different organs of the government
(c) Power sharing between
different levels of the government
(d) Power sharing between
different political parties
Ans.
(b)
Q.16. Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels?
(a) French Speaking (b) Dutch
Spekaing (c) German Speaking (d) None of them
Ans.
(a)
Q.17. 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
Ans.
(a)
Q.18. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) In Belgium, leaders
realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power
(b) In Sri Lanka, the majority
community wants to force domination over others
(c) In Sri Lanka, the demand
for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted
(d) Division of Belgium along
linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing
Ans.
(c)
Q.19. 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
Ans.
(a)
Q.20. In which one of the following countries principle of majority Arianism led
to civil war?
(a) Pakistan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Belgium
(d) India
Ans.
(b)
Q.21. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
(a) horizontal distribution (b) parallel
distribution
(c) vertical division (d)
diagonal division
Ans.
(c)
Q.22. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
(a) French and English (b)
Dutch and English
(c) French and Dutch (d) Dutch
and Sinhala
Ans.
(c)
Q.23. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing?
(a) for majority Arianism (b)
being part and parcel of democracy
(c) to reduce tensions (d) for
political stability
Ans.
(a)
Q.24. The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties,
is known as :
(a) Community Government (b)
Unitary Government
(c) Federal Government (d)
Coalition Government
Ans.
(c)
Q.25. Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest
population?
(a) Walloon (b) Flemish (c)
German (d) None of the above
Ans.
(b)
Q.26. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called :
(a) Sri Lankan Tamils (b)
Indian Tamils (c) Muslim Tamils (d) None of the above
Ans.
(a)
Q.27. Among the following countries to which one do ‘Indian Tamils’ belong to :
(a) Belgium (b) Germany (c)
Sri Lanka (d) France
Ans.
(c)
Q.28. Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhalas (b) Indian Tamils
(c) Parsis (d) Sri Lankan Tamils
Ans.
(c)
Q.29. What is the percentage of German-speaking people in Belgium ?
(a) 59 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 10
Ans.
(d)
Q.30. Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is true?
(a) Power is shared among the different
organs of the government
(b) Power is shared among
governments at different levels
(c) Power is shared by
different social groups
(d) Power is shared by two or
more political parties
Ans.
(d)
Q.31. Which one of the following statements about community government is true?
(a) Power is shared among different
organs of the government
(b) Power is shared among
governments at different levels
(c) Power is shared by
different social groups
(d) Power is shared by two or
more political parties
Ans.
(c)
Q.32. Power sharing is desirable because it helps
(a) to increase pressure on
government
(b) to reduce possibilities of
conflicts
(c) to generate awareness
among people
(d) to increase percentage of
votes
Ans.
(b)
Q.33. Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of
Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhalas (b) Sri Lankan Tamils
(c) Indian Tamils (d) Muslims
Ans.
(a)
Q.34. Which one of the following is the only official language of Sri Lanka?
(a) English (b) Hindi (c)
Tamil (d) Sinhala
Ans.
(d)
Q.35. Power is shared among different political parties that represent
(a) different candidates (b)
same ideologies
(c) different ideologies and
social groups (d) none of these
Ans.
(c)