CBSE Questions for Class 10 Political Science Power Sharing Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

A type of government in which many political parties join together to prove their majority in the house ______________.
  • Community government
  • Democratic government
  • State government
  • Coalition government
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.
  • Concentrated in a few hands
  • Concentrated in the central government
  • Divided between a central authority and various constituents
  • Divided amongst various communities
In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.
  • Majoritarian measures
  • Minoritarian measures
  • Neutral measures
  • Racial measures
Belgium successfully solved its problem by
  • Rejecting policy of majoritarianism
  • Developing power sharing mechanism
  • Respecting the interest of different communities
  • All of these
  • None of these
The major social groups of Sri Lanka are _________________.
  • Sinhalse and Dutch
  • Dutch and Sri Lankan Tamils
  • Sinhalse and Sri Lankan Tamils
  • French and Dutch
Which form of government is prevalent in Sri Lanka?
  • Majoritarianism
  • Federal
  • Unitary government
  • Community government
Belgium government is a good example of ______________.
  • Monarchy
  • Community government
  • Unitary government
  • Federal government
How many times was Belgium constitution amended between 1970 to 1993?
  • Three times
  • Four times
  • Five times
  • Six times
Sri Lanks emerged as an independent nation in ____________.
  • 1948
  • 1943
  • 1953
  • 1958
Match List I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:

List I

List II
1
Power shared among different organs of governmentA
Community government
2
Power shared among governments at different levelsB
Separation of powers
3
Power shared by different social groupsC
Coalition government
4
Power shared by two or more political partiesD
Federal government
  • 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C
  • 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
  • 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
  • 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
Consider the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.
A. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
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 the unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • A, B, C and D
  • A, B and D
  • C and D
  • B, C and D
Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:
A. Power sharing is good for democracy.
B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which of these statements are true and false?
  • A is true but B is false
  • Both A and B are true
  • Both A and B are false
  • A is false but B is true
What is not an integral part of the government?
  • Office of the Prime Minister
  • Legislature
  • Executive
  • Judiciary
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Identify Horizontal power sharing arrangements among the following in modern democracies :
  • Different organs of government
  • Governments at different levels
  • Different social groups
  • Different parties, pressure groups and movements
Which one of the following ethnic communities is in majority in Sri Lanka ?
  • Sri Lankan Tamils
  • Indian Tamils
  • Muslims
  • Sinhalese
Which one of the following elements in not included in the Belgium model ?
  • Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the government.
  • Many powers of the central government have been given to state governments.
  • Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have equal representation.
  • There is a community government which has special powers of administration.
Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:
I. Power sharing is good for democracy.
II. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which of these statements are true and false?
  • I is true but II is false
  • Both I and II are true
  • Both I and II are false
  • I is false but II is true
Which community was rich and powerful in Belgium?
  • French
  • German
  • Itallian
  • None of these
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.
  • It is the age of coalition governments at the centre
  • States today are more conscious of their rights
  • Centre today depends more on states
  • There are more powerful leaders at the state level
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