Out of the total population in Belgium, 59% live in the Flemish region and speak _______ language. - Dutch
There were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and ______-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s, in Belgium. - French
The Sri Lankan Tamil population is concentrated in the _______ and _____ of part of Sri Lanka. - North and East
Most of the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka are ______. - Buddhists
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______. - 1948
In __________, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. - 1956
The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of ______ and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government. - Dutch
_______ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. This government has the power regarding cultural, educational and language-related issues. - Community Government
When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union, ______ was chosen as its headquarters. - Brussels
Which of the given statements are false about Power Sharing? - Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.
Which of the given statements are true about Power Sharing? - All of the above
__________ means a social division based on shared culture. - Ethnic
_________ is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority. - Majoritarianism
________ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different social groups. - Community Government
The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala-speakers which constitute _____ of the population. - 74 %
In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak ______ while 20 percent are _____ speaking. - French, Dutch
Out of the total population of Belgium, _________ of people live in the Wallonia region and speak French. - 40 %
Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ________ and Luxembourg. - Germany
Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the - Sri Lankan Tamils
Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called - vertical division
Which one of the following countries does not share its boundary with Belgium? - Sweden
Which language is dominantly spoken in Belgium? - Dutch
Power struggle demanding separate Eelam was launched by: - Tamilians
What proportion of population speaks French in the capital city of Belgium? - Antwep
Power shared among governments at different levels is also called: - vertical distribution
A war-like conflict between two opposite groups in a country is called - Civil war
Belgium has worked on the principles of: - accommodation
Sri Lanka is an island nation, just a few kilometres from the Southern coast of - Tamil Nadu
What is the percentage of Sri Lankan Tamils out of the total population of Sri Lanka? - 13 %
Power sharing is desirable because it - reduces the conflict between social groups.
Division of power between higher and lower level of government is known as - vertical division of power
When power is shared among different organs of the government it is called as - horizontal distribution of power
Which of the following is not the form of power sharing? - Division of power between people
A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements: - Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.
Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct? - Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.
