Power Sharing: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

12 MCQs

1. Percentage of Dutch speakers in Belgium
   (a) 40 (b) 59 (c) 80 (d) 20
2. In Brussels, French speakers are
   (a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 59% (d) 80%
3. Sri Lankan Tamils are about ___ of the population.
   (a) 18% (b) 13% (c) 7% (d) 74%
4. Sri Lanka became independent in
   (a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1956 (d) 1970
5. Sinhala was made the only official language in
   (a) 1948 (b) 1956 (c) 1983 (d) 2009
6. Belgium amended its constitution four times between
   (a) 1950–1960 (b) 1970–1993 (c) 1956–1980 (d) 1993–2009
7. The community government in Belgium deals with
   (a) defence (b) foreign affairs (c) culture, education and language (d) taxes
8. "Tyranny of the majority" is opposed by
   (a) prudential reasons (b) moral reasons only (c) majoritarianism (d) unitary rule
9. Checks and balances belong to ___ power sharing.
   (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) community (d) party
10. Reserved constituencies are power sharing among
    (a) organs (b) levels (c) social groups (d) parties
11. A legitimate government is one where citizens
    (a) obey (b) acquire a stake through participation (c) pay taxes (d) vote once
12. Germany's 2005 grand coalition was of CDU and
    (a) Greens (b) Social Democratic Party (c) Liberals (d) Left

1 (b) · 2 (d) · 3 (b) · 4 (b) · 5 (b) · 6 (b) · 7 (c) · 8 (a) · 9 (b) · 10 (c) · 11 (b) · 12 (b)

Assertion–Reason (5)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: The French accepted equal representation in Brussels. R: The Dutch accepted equal representation in the central government.
2. A: Belgian state governments are subordinate to the central government. R: Belgium is a federal country.
3. A: Sri Lankan Tamils felt alienated. R: Policies favoured Sinhala applicants for jobs and universities.
4. A: Power sharing delays decisions, so it is bad. R: Undivided power allows quick decisions.
5. A: Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. R: People have a right to be consulted on how they are governed.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (d) · 3 (a) · 4 (d) · 5 (a)