1) In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 per cent live in the Flemish region

and speak _______ language.

a) Dutch

b) French

c) English

d) German

Answer: Option (a)

2) In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and ______-

speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.

a) German

b) French

c) English

d) Russian

Answer: Option (b)

3) In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is
concentrated in the _______ and _____ of the country.

a) South and West

b) South and East

c) North and Central

d) North and East

Answer: Option (d)

4) Most of the Sinhala-speaking people of Sri Lanka are ______.

a) Christians
b) Hindus

c) Buddhists

d) Muslims

Answer: Option (c)

5) Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______.

a) 1948

b) 1947

c) 1949

d) 1958

Answer: Option (a)

6) In __________, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official

language, thus disregarding Tamil.

a) 1958

b) 1956

c) 1968

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (b)

7) The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of ______

and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government.

a) Italian

b) German

c) English
d) Dutch

Answer: Option (d)

8) _______ 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.

a) District Government

b) State Government

c) Community Government

d) Central Government

Answer: Option (c)

9) When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union,
______ was chosen as its headquarters.

a) Brussels

b) Paris

c) London

d) Zurich

Answer: Option (a)

10) Which of the following statements about power sharing is false?

a) Power sharing helps in reducing the conflicts between social groups.

b) Power sharing is a good way to establish political order.

c) Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.

d) All of the above.

Answer: Option (c)

11) Which of the following statements are true about power-sharing?

a) Power is shared among different organs of government.

b) Power can be shared among governments at different levels.

c) Power may also be shared among different social groups.

d) All of the above.

Answer: Option (d)

12) __________ means a social division based on shared culture.

a) Ethnic

b) Democracy

c) Secularism

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a)

13) _________ 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.

a) Majoritarianism

b) Minoritarianism

c) Secularism

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a)

14) ________ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different

social groups.

a) Community Government
b) District Government

c) Central Government

d) State Government

Answer: Option (a)

15) The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala speakers, which
constitute _____ of the population.

a) 35 per cent

b) 50 per cent

c) 74 per cent

d) 30 per cent

Answer: Option (c)

16) In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent of people speak ______ while 20 per
cent are _____ speaking.

a) French, Dutch

b) Dutch, French

c) French, German

d) German, French

Answer: Option (a)

17) Out of the total population of Belgium, _________ of people live in the
Wallonia region and speak French.

a) 40 per cent

b) 50 per cent

c) 20 per cent
d) 10 per cent

Answer: Option (a)

18) Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ________ and
Luxembourg.

a) Sweden

b) Austria

c) Italy

d) Germany

Answer: Option (d)

19) _________ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that
becomes so intense that it appears like a war.

a) Civil war

b) Proxy war

c) Colonial war

d) None of the above

Answer: Option (a)

20) Which of the following statements is true?

a) A legitimate government is one where citizens, through participation, acquire a stake

in the system.

b) Prudential reasons stress that power-sharing will bring out better outcomes; moral
reasons emphasise the very act of power sharing as valuable.

c) A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and who
have to live with its effects.

d) All of the above.

Answer: Option (d)

21. Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called the

(a) Indian Tamils
(b) Muslim Tamils
(c) Sri Lankan Tamils
(d) Christian Tamils

Answer: (c) Sri Lankan Tamils

22. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct
about democracy?
(a) People are the source of all political power. !
(b) In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.
(c) In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a
society.
(d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

Answer: (d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take
quick decisions and enforce them.
23. Which is the capital city of Belgium?
(a) Wallonia
(b) Brussels
(c) Bonn
(d) Paris
Answer: (b) Brussels
24. The term Eelam stands for
(a) government
(b) state
(c) country
(d) political party

Answer: (b) state

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25. 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 is:
(a) Power Sharing
(b) Central Government
(c) Majoritarianism
(d) Community Government

Answer: (c) Majoritarianism

26. 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
Answer: (b) North and East
27. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called
(a) horizontal division
(b) parallel division
(c) vertical division
(d) none of the above

Answer: (c) vertical division

28. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is
correct?
(a) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic
divisions.
(b) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
(c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have
social divisions.
(d) Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

Answer: (c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does
not have social divisions.

29. Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels?

(a) French
(b) Dutch
(c) German
(d) Latin
Answer: (a) French
30. Which two languages are generally spoken in Belgium?
(a) French and English
(b) Dutch and Sinhala
(c) French and Sinhala
(d) Dutch and French.

Answer: (d) Dutch and French

31. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following
power-sharing arrangements:
(a) Power sharing among different social groups.
(b) Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.
(d) Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.
Answer:(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.
32. 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
Answer: (b) Sinhala
33. Which of the following features are common to Indian and Belgian form of power-
sharing arrangements?
A. Power is shared among governments at different levels.
B. Power is shared among different organs of government.
C. Power is shared among different social groups.
D. Power is shared among different parties and takes the form of competition.
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and C
(d) A, C and D

Answer: (b) B, C and D

34. Brussels is the capital of
(a) Belgium
(b) the Netherland
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) West Indies

Answer: (a) Belgium

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35. 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
Answer: (d) Anglo-Indians
36. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following
power-sharing arrangements:
(a) Power sharing among different social groups.
(b) Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.
(c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.
(d) Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

Answer: (c) Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the
government.
37. 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.
Answer: (d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one
prevented the division of country on linguistic lines.
38. In dealing with power sharing, which one of the following statements is NOT correct
about democracy?
(a) People are the source of all political power. !
(b) In a democracy, people rule themselves j through institutions of self-governance.
(c) In a democracy, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a
society.
(d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take quick
decisions and enforce them.

Answer: (d) In a democracy, if the power to decide is dispersed, it is not possible to take
quick decisions and enforce them.
39. 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
Answer: (a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the
stability of political order
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40. 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 of Belgium.
Answer: (a) People belonging to one language community only.
41. 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)
Answer: (d) both (b) and (c)
42. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Hinduism
(c) Islam
(d) Christianity

Answer: (a) Buddhism

43. 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
Answer: (d) There is no vertical division of powers
44.Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers are
shared?
(a) Legislature
(b) Bureaucracy
(c) Executive
(d) Judiciary
Answer: (b) Bureaucracy
45. Which language is spoken by the majority of Belgians?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) English

Answer: (c) Dutch

46. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following?
(a) Tamil Muslim
(b) Tamil native of the country
(c) Tamil whose forefathers came from India in the colonial period
(d) Tamil Hindu
Answer: (b) Tamil native of the country
47. Which religion is followed by Sinhala speaking people?
(a) Hindus
(b) Muslims
(c) Buddhists
(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Buddhists

48. 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
Answer: (a) People belonging to one language community only
49. 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

Answer: (b) Sinhala

50. 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
Answer: (a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch
51. 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
Answer:(d) There is no vertical division of powers
52. How many times was the Constitution of Belgium amended between 1970 and
1993?
(a) Two times
(b) Three times
(c) Five times
(d) Four times

Answer: (d) Four times

53. Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is ture?
(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
Answer: (d) Power is shared by two or more political parties
54. 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
Answer: (d) Coalition Government
55. In which one of the following year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1948
(d) 1950
Answer: (b) 1948