Chapter 1 - Power-Sharing MCQs
Question 1: In Belgium, the majority of people are:
a) Dutch
b) French
c) Germans
d) Austrians
Answer
Answer: a) Dutch
Question 2: In __________, some new laws were made in Russia giving more powers to its president.
a) 2003
b) 2004
c) 2005
d) 2006
Answer
Answer: c) 2005
Question 3: Which form of power sharing is also known as federal form of power sharing?
a) Power shared among different organs of government
b) Power shared among government at different levels
c) Power shared among people
d) Power shared among social groups
Answer
Answer: b) Power shared among government at different levels
Question 4: Which two parties are historically rivals of each other?
a) Christian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party
b) Christian Democratic Union, the Left
c) Free Voters, Social Democratic Party
d) None of these
Answer
Answer: a) Christian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party
Question 5: When were the above parties in coalition?
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 1998
Answer
Answer: b) 2005
Question 6: By when several political organisations formed demanding Tamil Eelam?
a) 1970s
b) 1980s
c) 1990s
d) 1940s
Answer
Answer: b) 1980s
Question 7: Between __________ & __________, the Belgian constitution was amended to enable everyone to live together within the same country.
a) 1970 & 1992
b) 1960 & 1992
c) 1970 & 1993
d) 1950 & 1960
Answer
Answer: c) 1970 & 1993
Question 8: When did the Civil War in Sri Lanka end?
a) 2006
b) 2005
c) 2009
d) 2010
Answer
Answer: c) 2009
Question 9: Community government in Belgium is a good example of:
a) Power shared among different social group
b) Power shared among different organs of government
c) Power shared among people
d) Power shared among governments and different levels
Answer
Answer: a) Power shared among different social group
Question 10: __________ decisions are usually constrated with decisions based purely in moral considerations.
a) Prudential
b) Moral
c) Both a) and b)
d) Neither a) nor b)
Answer
Answer: a) Prudential
Question 11: When did Sri Lanka emerge as independent country?
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1950
Answer
Answer: b) 1948
Question 12: What is Eelam?
a) Country
b) State
c) City
d) Town
Answer
Answer: b) State
Question 13: Those plantation workers whose forefathers came from India during colonial period are called?
a) Indian Tamils
b) Indian Muslims
c) Indian workers
d) None of these
Answer
Answer: a) Indian Tamils
Question 14: The tensions due to economic inequality between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities happened during __________ and __________.
a) 1950s and 1960s
b) 1960s and 1970s
b) 1960s and 1980s
b) 1930s and 1970s
Answer
Answer: a) 1950s and 1960s
Question 15: Dutch-speaking people constituted __________ in the capital city Brussels.
a) Majority
b) Minority
c) Neither majority nor minority
d) None of these
Answer
Answer: b) Minority
Question 16: The Sri Lankan Tamils are populated in __________ and __________ parts of Sri Lanka.
a) Northern and Eastern
b) Northern and Southern
c) Southen and Western
d) Southern and Eastern
Answer
Answer: a) Northern and Eastern
Question 17: __________ % of people lives in Flemish region and speak __________.
a) 59; Dutch
b) 40; French
c) 1; Dutch
d) 41; French
Answer
Answer: a) 59; Dutch
Question 18: Who elects the community government in Belgium?
a) People belonging to one language community only
b) The citizens of the whole country
c) By the ministers of Belgium
d) The community leaders of Belgium
Answer
Answer: a) People belonging to one language community only
Question 19: Which language was declared as official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?
a) Sinhala
b) Tamil
c) Hindi
d) Buddhist
Answer
Answer: a) Sinhala
Question 20: Prudential reason of power sharing stresses more on:
a) Reducing the possibility of conflict between various social groups
b) Bringing stability in the political order
c) A fair chance to minority
d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: d) All of the above
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