Question 1 :
A government in which different social groups are given the power to handle the affairs related to their communities is called  ________________.
Question 3 :
Which one of the following cannot be called a majoritarian measure adopted by the Sri Lankan government ?
Question 5 : 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 6 :
Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?
Question 8 :
What was the most serious demand of the Sri Lankan Tamils which resulted in a civil war in Sri Lanka?
Question 9 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?
Question 11 :
The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.
Question 13 :
The horizontal distribution of power sharing takes place between the _________________.
Question 15 :
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 16 :
The religion which is practiced by 7 percent of Sri lankan population is ___________________ .
Question 17 :
A type of government in which many political parties join together to prove their majority in the house ______________.
Question 19 :
Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.
Question 20 :
Which one of the following were the two super powers in the world up to 1991 ?
Question 21 :
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 23 :
Which one of the following languages was recognized as the official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?
Question 24 :
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 25 :
Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
Question 26 :
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.
Question 32 :
Between 1970 and 1993, in order to work out an arrangement that would enable every community to live in Belgium, the Belgians _________.
Question 39 :
Which of the following country has the headquarter of the European Union?
Question 40 :
In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.
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 :
The concept of power sharing is based on the principle of ______________.
Question 45 :
How many times was Belgium constitution amended between 1970 to 1993?
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 one of the following is a moral reason behind power-sharing?
Question 49 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?
Question 50 :
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.<br/>
Question 52 :
Social division takes place when some social differences_________ with other differences.
Question 53 :
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 54 :
How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?
Question 56 :
What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?
Question 57 :
India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for ___________________.
Question 58 :
Funds belonging to the Government of India are kept in ______________.
Question 59 :
The first state in the Indian Union formed on the basis of linguistic differences is ___________.
Question 61 :
Which Article of Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?
Question 62 :
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 63 :
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 65 :
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 66 :
Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal ?
Question 67 :
Mark the correct combination of countries with the federal form of government.
Question 69 :
India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for  ________.<br/>
Question 70 :
The federal form of government was first established in the _________________.
Question 71 :
The list which includes subjects of national importancesuch as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency.
Question 73 :
Subjects of national importance such as defence, railway, banking are listed under the _________.
Question 75 :
The number of subjects listed in the Union list of Indian Constitution is ____________.
Question 78 :
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 79 : 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 83 :
Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation ?
Question 84 :
India borrowed the idea of federal system with a strong centre from __________.<br/>
Question 85 :
Which one of the following subjects is not included in the Union List.
Question 87 :
The state governments were rescued in power sharing by the ______.
Question 88 :
Which one of the following subjects is included in the state list?
Question 89 :
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 90 :
Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from ___________.
Question 93 : <p>Which of the following country is an example for 'holding together' federations?</p>
Question 94 :
The inspiration of 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was derived from _____.
Question 95 :
The real success of federalism in India can be attributed to the nature of _________ in our country.
Question 96 :
In India, the relationship between the Centre and the States were deteriorated because of _______________ .
Question 97 :
India is a Union of States and the powers are distributed between the Centre and the States by the _________.
Question 98 :
Which of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
Question 106 : <p>In which of the following states, Indians who are not residents of that state, are not allowed to buy property of any form?</p>
Question 107 :
Both the union as well as the state governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in ___________ list.
Question 109 :
Besides Hindi, there are _______other languages recognised as Scheduled Languages by the constitution.
Question 111 :
After independence, the first state organised on the basis of language is _____________.
Question 113 :
The better ways to resolve conflicts in a society is provided by the _______________.
Question 114 :
Which of the following country is an example for 'coming together' federation?
Question 116 :
 The report of the states reorganization commission (SRC) was implemented on ___________.
Question 118 :
Mark out the difference between 'coming together' and 'holding together' federations _____________.
Question 119 :
In Belgium the federal executive power, as regulated by the Constitution, belongs to the ______________.
Question 120 :
Which of the following statements is not the federal characteristic of the constitution?
Question 121 :
Which of the following regions did not become part of Indian Union in August, 1947?
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 :
Who in India can legislate on subjects which are not listed under Union List, State List and Concurrent List?
Question 126 :
Identify the factor responsible for maintaining the balance of power between the Centre and the State in India.
Question 127 :
Of the following which one is correct about a federation ?
Question 129 :
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 130 :
Tax which is not imposed by the Central Government is ___________.
Question 132 :
The State created on the basis of culture, ethnicity or geography, out of the following is ____________.
Question 133 :
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 134 :
Belgium was shifted from unitary form of government to federal form of government in 1993. What does it mean?
Question 135 :
Which of the following lists contains the subject for legislative purposes ?
