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 :
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 3 :
Between 1970 and 1993, in order to work out an arrangement that would enable every community to live in Belgium, the Belgians _________.

Question 6 :
In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.

Question 8 :
How many times was Belgium constitution amended between 1970 to 1993?

Question 9 :
Which of the following country has the headquarter of the European Union?

Question 11 :
The horizontal distribution of power sharing takes place between the _________________.

Question 12 :
Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?

Question 13 :
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 15 :
The concept of power sharing is based on the principle of ______________.

Question 17 :
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 18 :
What was the most serious demand of the Sri Lankan Tamils which resulted in a civil war in Sri Lanka?

Question 19 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?

Question 23 :
Which one of the following languages was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?

Question 26 :
Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?

Question 27 :
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.

Question 30 :
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 31 :
Which one of the following were the two super powers in the world up to 1991 ?

Question 35 :
The religion which is practiced by 7 percent of Sri lankan population is ___________________ .

Question 37 :
The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.

Question 38 :
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 43 :
A type of government in which many political parties join together to prove their majority in the house ______________.

Question 44 :
Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.

Question 47 :
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 48 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?

Question 49 :
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.<br/>

Question 50 :
Which one of the following is a moral reason behind power-sharing?

Question 51 :
How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?

Question 52 :
What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?