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 type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?

Question 3 :
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 6 :
Which one of the following languages was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?

Question 7 :
Match List I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government)&#160;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 9 :
What was the most serious demand of the Sri Lankan Tamils which resulted in a civil war in Sri Lanka?

Question 11 :
Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?

Question 14 :
In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.

Question 15 :
A type of government in which many political parties join together to prove their majority in the house ______________.

Question 22 :
Which one of the following cannot be called a majoritarian measure adopted by the Sri Lankan government ?

Question 23 :
Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?

Question 24 :
How many times was Belgium constitution amended between 1970 to 1993?

Question 26 :
Which of the following country has the headquarter of the European Union?

Question 31 :
Which one of the following were the two super powers in the world up to 1991 ?

Question 33 :
Between 1970 and 1993, in order to work out an arrangement that would enable every community to live in Belgium, the Belgians _________.

Question 34 :
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 38 :
The concept of power sharing is based on the principle of ______________.

Question 39 :
Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.

Question 41 :
The religion which is practiced by 7 percent of Sri lankan population is ___________________ .

Question 42 :
The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.

Question 43 :
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 44 :
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.

Question 45 :
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 46 :
The horizontal distribution of power sharing takes place between the _________________.

Question 47 :
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 48 :
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.<br/>

Question 49 :
How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?

Question 50 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?

Question 51 :
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 53 :
Social division takes place when some social differences_________ with other differences.

Question 54 :
Which one of the following is a moral reason behind power-sharing?

Question 55 :
What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?