In Sri lanka, there are about…..  percent Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala?
  • 10
  • 15
  • 7
  • 12
What is the percentage of German-speaking people in Belgium?
  • 59
  • 40
  • 60
  • 10
In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
In ……….an Act was passed to recognise Sinhalese as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhalese applicants for university positions and government jobs?
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
When did the Civil War of Sri Lanka end?
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2005
  • 2011
The ‘community government’ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking. What powers does it hold?
  •  Cultural, educational and language-related issues.
  • Political issues
  • Defence related issues
  • All of the above
In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak………?
  •  French
  • Dutch
  • German
  • English
Power can be shared in modern democracies in the following ways:
  • Among different organs of the government
  • Among various levels
  • Among different social groups
  • All the above
Brussels is the capital of
  • Belgium
  • the Netherland
  • Sri Lanka
  • West Indies
Choose the incorrect statement
  • Belgium and Sri Lanka are democracies
  • Both of them dealt with the question of power-sharing similarly
  • In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country was possible only by respecting the feelings and interests of all communities
  • In Sri Lanka, majority community forced its domination over others and refused to share power.
What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s?
  • Both the communities demanded special powers
  • The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community
  • The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the minority French-speaking community
  • Both the communities were equal in socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the French-speaking community
Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Christianity
Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are
  • Buddhists
  • Hindus
  • Muslims
  • Christians
By the 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding ……..?
  • Certain rights
  • Independent Tamil Eelam (state)
  • Sovereign State
  • Priority in Jobs for Tamils
The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is known as:
  • Community Government
  • Unitary Government
  • Federal Government
  • Coalition Government
The idea of power-sharing has emerged in opposition to …….?
  • Democracy
  • Dictatorship
  • Monarchy
  • Undivided political power under one sect
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