Question 1 :
A government in which different social groups are given the power to handle the affairs related to their communities is called  ________________.

Question 4 :
Sharing of power among different levels of government is known as the _________________.

Question 5 :
The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.

Question 7 :
Which one of the following cannot be called a majoritarian measure adopted by the Sri Lankan government ?

Question 10 :
The horizontal distribution of power sharing takes place between the _________________.

Question 12 :
Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?

Question 16 :
Which of the following country has the headquarter of the European Union?

Question 17 :
Federal power-sharing is more effective today than in the past mainly because ________________________.<br/>

Question 19 :
What is the proportion of Tamilians in the total population of Sri Lanka?

Question 20 :
Social division takes place when some social differences_________ with other differences.

Question 21 :
Which one of the following is a moral reason behind power-sharing?

Question 22 :
Which type of social diversity or division do we find in Belgium?

Question 24 :
How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?

Question 25 :
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 26 :
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 27 :
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 28 :
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 29 :
Funds belonging to the Government of India are kept in ______________.

Question 31 :
The first state in the Indian Union formed on the basis of linguistic differences is ___________.

Question 32 :
India is a federal state because its Constitution provides for ___________________.

Question 33 :
Which Article of Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?

Question 35 :
The state governments were rescued in power sharing by the ______.

Question 38 :
In which of the following lists of Indian constitution is the subject of 'population' control and family planning included?

Question 40 :
Which of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?

Question 42 :
<p>Which of the following country is an example for 'holding together' federations?</p>

Question 44 :
&#160;The report of the states reorganization commission (SRC) was implemented on ___________.

Question 45 :
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 46 :
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 47 :
Identify the factor responsible for maintaining the balance of power between the Centre and the State in India.