Question 1 :
A government in which different social groups are given the power to handle the affairs related to their communities is called  ________________.
Question 2 :
Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?
Question 3 :
Between 1970 and 1993, in order to work out an arrangement that would enable every community to live in Belgium, the Belgians _________.
Question 5 :
Consider the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka. <br/>A. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.<br/>B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.<br/>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.<br/>D. The transformation of Belgium from the unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.<br/>Which of the statements given above are correct?<br/>
Question 7 :
Which one of the following languages was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?
Question 8 :
In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.
Question 13 :
Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:<br>A. Power sharing is good for democracy.<br>B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.<br>Which of these statements are true and false?<br>
Question 14 :
What was the most serious demand of the Sri Lankan Tamils which resulted in a civil war in Sri Lanka?
Question 18 :
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.
Question 21 :
Which of the following country has the headquarter of the European Union?
Question 22 :
The concept of power sharing is based on the principle of ______________.
Question 24 :
The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.
Question 27 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?
Question 29 :
Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
Question 31 :
The religion which is practiced by 7 percent of Sri lankan population is ___________________ .
Question 32 :
How many times was Belgium constitution amended between 1970 to 1993?
Question 35 : Match List I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:<br/><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td><br/></td><td>List I<br/></td><td><br/></td><td>List II<br/></td></tr><tr><td>1<br/></td><td>Power shared among different organs of government</td><td>A<br/></td><td>Community government</td></tr><tr><td>2<br/></td><td>Power shared among governments at different levels</td><td>B<br/></td><td>Separation of powers</td></tr><tr><td>3<br/></td><td>Power shared by different social groups</td><td>C<br/></td><td>Coalition government</td></tr><tr><td>4<br/></td><td>Power shared by two or more political parties</td><td>D<br/></td><td>Federal government</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>
Question 36 :
The horizontal distribution of power sharing takes place between the _________________.
Question 39 :
Which of the following statements/s is/are true?<br>A. India is among the bottom group of nations in the world when it comes to the representation of women in legislatures.<br>B. Women in the Arab countries are most active in public life.<br>C. India has lesser representation of women in legislatures as compared to Sub-SaharanAfrica.<br>D. The share of women in legislative assemblies in India is lower than that of theirrepresentation in Parliament.
Question 40 :
Which one of the following cannot be called a majoritarian measure adopted by the Sri Lankan government ?
Question 42 :
Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. This system of power sharing can also be termed as ___________________.
Question 43 :
Which one of the following were the two super powers in the world up to 1991 ?
Question 44 :
Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.
Question 46 :
A type of government in which many political parties join together to prove their majority in the house ______________.
Question 47 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?
Question 48 :
What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?
Question 49 :
Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:<br>I. Power sharing is good for democracy.<br>II. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.<br>Which of these statements are true and false?<br>
Question 51 :
How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?
Question 52 :
Which one of the following is a moral reason behind power-sharing?
Question 53 :
Social division takes place when some social differences_________ with other differences.
Question 54 :
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.<br/>
Question 56 :
Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power sharing. Identify those which are in favour of power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below. Power sharing:<br/>I. reduces conflict among different communities.<br/>II. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness.<br/>III. delays decision-making process.<br/>IV. accommodates diversities.<br/>V. increases instability and divisiveness.<br/>VI. promotes people's participation in government.<br/>VII. undermines the unity of a country.
Question 57 :
India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for ___________________.
Question 58 :
All revenues received by the Union Government by way of taxes and other receipts for the conduct of Government business are credited to the ________________.
Question 59 :
Funds belonging to the Government of India are kept in ______________.
Question 60 :
Which Article of Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?
Question 62 :
Which of the following statement/s is/are true about federal system ?<br>A. All federations have a similar scheme of distribution of powers.<br>B. The origins of different federations are dissimilar.<br>C. Federalism promotes unity at the cost of diversity.<br>D. Federalism promotes unity in diversity.
Question 63 :
The first state in the Indian Union formed on the basis of linguistic differences is ___________.
Question 64 :
The number of subjects listed in the Union list of Indian Constitution is ____________.
Question 67 :
The state governments were rescued in power sharing by the ______.
Question 69 :
______ is a system of government in which the power is divided between central authority and various constituents of the country.
Question 70 :
Under the unitary system, either there is only _____ of government or the sub-unit are subordinate to the central government.
Question 71 :
The main feature of India as a Federal State is ____________.
Question 72 :
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding unitary government?
Question 75 :
Which among the following is/are the feature (s) of a Federal State?<br/>1. The powers of the Central and the State (Constituent Unit) Governments are clearly laid down.<br/>2. It has an unwritten Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<br/>
Question 77 :
Which of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
Question 78 :
India borrowed the idea of federal system with a strong centre from __________.<br/>
Question 80 :
Which one of the following subjects is not included in the Union List.
Question 82 :
Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from ___________.
Question 85 :
Under the Indian Constitution the residuary powers are enjoyed by the ______________.
Question 87 :
Which one of the following subjects is included in the state list?
Question 88 :
Identify the federation which is an example of 'pooling sovereignty and retaining identity'.
Question 89 :
Any changes in the power sharing arrangement can be done by _______________.
Question 90 :
Our Constitution has provided for a central government and many state governments. It has also distributed powers between the centre and the states. Therefore, ours is a ____________.
Question 91 :
Which one of the following is not a feature of a Federal system of government?
Question 92 :
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below it.<br/>        List-I                                                         List-II<br/>A.  Union of India                                     (i)  The Prime minister<br/>B.  State                                                    (ii)  Sarpanch<br/>C.  Municipal corporation                        (iii) The Governor<br/>D.  Gram Panchayat                                 (iv)  Mayor
Question 93 :
The Constitution has rested the residuary powers with the centre. But the final authority to decide whether a matter falls under residuary powers or not rests with __________.
Question 94 :
The year in which use of English for official purpose was to end in India was ____________.
Question 97 :
India is a Union of States and the powers are distributed between the Centre and the States by the _________.
Question 102 :
In 'holding together federation' which government tends to be more powerful?
Question 104 :
The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the nature of _________ in our country.
Question 105 : Match List I(political Systems) with List II(Nations) and select the answer using the codes given below<br><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td>List I(political Systems)</td><td>List II(Nations)</td></tr><tr><td>(A) Federal Presidential Republic</td><td>(I) India</td></tr><tr><td>(B) Federal, Parliamentary Republic</td><td>(II) United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>(C) Unitary, Parliamentary Monarchy</td><td>(III) Germany</td></tr><tr><td>(D) Presidential cum Parliamentary Republic<br></td><td>(IV) United States of America<br></td></tr></tbody></table> (V) France
Question 109 : <p>Which of the following country is an example for 'holding together' federations?</p>
Question 110 :
Mark the correct combination of countries with the federal form of government.
Question 111 :
Both the union as well as the state governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in ___________ list.
Question 112 :
In which of the following lists of Indian constitution is the subject of 'population' control and family planning included?
Question 113 :
India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for  ________.<br/>
Question 115 :
In Belgium the federal executive power, as regulated by the Constitution, belongs to the ______________.
Question 116 :
The State created on the basis of culture, ethnicity or geography, out of the following is ____________.
Question 117 :
Mark out the difference between 'coming together' and 'holding together' federations _____________.
Question 119 :
Which of the following regions did not become part of Indian Union in August, 1947?
Question 120 :
Identify the personality who said, "it is the formation of linguistic states that has allowed India to escape what might have been a worse fate still".
Question 121 :
Identify the factor responsible for maintaining the balance of power between the Centre and the State in India.
Question 122 :
Which of the following is the demerit of a federation ?
Question 123 :
Read the following statements and choose the correct code.<br/>a. In a federation, the power of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated.<br/>b. India is a federation because the powers of the union and state governments are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects.<br/>c.Sri Lanka is a federation because the country is divided into provinces.<br/>d. India is no longer a federation because some powers of the states have been devolved to the local government bodies.<br/>
Question 125 :
Which of the following country is an example for 'coming together' federation?
Question 126 :
Who in India can legislate on subjects which are not listed under Union List, State List and Concurrent List?
Question 127 :
Belgium was shifted from unitary form of government to federal form of government in 1993. What does it mean?
Question 128 :
Which of the following statements is not the federal characteristic of the constitution?
Question 129 :
Tax which is not imposed by the Central Government is ___________.
Question 130 :
If it is desired in India to switch over to unitary system of government from the present federal structure such a change can be brought about by ______________________________.
Question 132 :
 The report of the states reorganization commission (SRC) was implemented on ___________.
Question 134 :
Which of the following lists contains the subject for legislative purposes ?
Question 135 :
Of the following which one is correct about a federation ?
