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Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) Power Sharing — practice questions

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In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking (Flemish) community forms what share of the country's population?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Belgian capital Brussels, the majority of people speak:Read the answer and worked solution →In Sri Lanka, the major social group, the Sinhala-speakers, form about:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1956, the Sri Lankan government passed an Act recognising which language as the only official language?Read the answer and worked solution →Majoritarianism is the belief that:Read the answer and worked solution →Between 1970 and 1993, the Belgian leaders amended their constitution:Read the answer and worked solution →A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes as intense as a war is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →The civil war in Sri Lanka finally ended in the year:Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in the year:Read the answer and worked solution →The sharing of power among the legislature, executive and judiciary is called the ___ distribution of power:Read the answer and worked solution →The sharing of power among governments at different levels — central, state and local — is the ___ division of power:Read the answer and worked solution →The prudential reason for power sharing emphasises that it:Read the answer and worked solution →The term 'ethnic' refers to a social division based on:Read the answer and worked solution →In Belgium, what is the linguistic composition of the population?Read the answer and worked solution →A 'prudential' reason for power-sharing emphasises that:Read the answer and worked solution →Power shared between the Union (central) government and State governments of India is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Reserved constituencies in the Lok Sabha and State assemblies for SC and ST candidates is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →When two or more parties form an alliance and run a government together, the arrangement is called:Read the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Power Sharing — Horizontal or VerticalRead the answer and worked solution →Power sharing as a chapter is set up around case studies of which two countries?Read the answer and worked solution →In Sri Lanka, which community forms the linguistic majority?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language was declared the only official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a horizontal form of power sharing?Read the answer and worked solution →Power sharing between central and state governments is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →Belgium has how many official languages?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is NOT a reason why power sharing is desirable in a democracy?Read the answer and worked solution →Belgium's leaders chose accommodation over majoritarianism because:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a prudential reason for power sharing?Read the answer and worked solution →Power sharing among political parties is best illustrated by:Read the answer and worked solution →What was the result of Sri Lanka's majoritarian policies on its national unity?Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking (Flemish) community forms what share of the country's population?

  1. 59 per cent
  2. 20 per cent
  3. 74 per cent
  4. 40 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 59 per cent

59% of Belgians are Dutch-speaking (Flemish region); 40% French (Wallonia), 1% German.

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In the Belgian capital Brussels, the majority of people speak:

  1. English
  2. French
  3. Dutch
  4. German
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Correct answer: B. French

In Brussels 80% speak French, reversing the national majority — the crux of Belgium's problem.

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In Sri Lanka, the major social group, the Sinhala-speakers, form about:

  1. 18 per cent of the population
  2. 74 per cent of the population
  3. 40 per cent of the population
  4. 59 per cent of the population
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Correct answer: B. 74 per cent of the population

Sinhala-speakers are 74%; Tamil-speakers 18%.

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