CBSE Class 10 Power Sharing — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 10 Power Sharing in the app →In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking (Flemish) community forms what share of the country's population?In the Belgian capital Brussels, the majority of people speak:In Sri Lanka, the major social group, the Sinhala-speakers, form about:In 1956, the Sri Lankan government passed an Act recognising which language as the only official language?Majoritarianism is the belief that:Between 1970 and 1993, the Belgian leaders amended their constitution:A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes as intense as a war is called a:The civil war in Sri Lanka finally ended in the year:Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in the year:The sharing of power among the legislature, executive and judiciary is called the ___ distribution of power:The sharing of power among governments at different levels — central, state and local — is the ___ division ofThe prudential reason for power sharing emphasises that it:The term 'ethnic' refers to a social division based on:In Belgium, what is the linguistic composition of the population?The 1956 Act passed in Sri Lanka was important because it:Belgium amended its constitution four times between 1970 and 1993 mainly to:A 'prudential' reason for power-sharing emphasises that:The moral reason for power-sharing, as the chapter sets it out, is that:The chapter argues that 'tyranny of the majority' is harmful because:Power-sharing among the legislature, executive and judiciary is best described as:Power shared between the Union (central) government and State governments of India is an example of:Reserved constituencies in the Lok Sabha and State assemblies for SC and ST candidates is an example of:When two or more parties form an alliance and run a government together, the arrangement is called:Power sharing as a chapter is set up around case studies of which two countries?In Sri Lanka, which community forms the linguistic majority?Which language was declared the only official language of Sri Lanka in 1956?Which of the following is a horizontal form of power sharing?Power sharing between central and state governments is an example of:Belgium has how many official languages?Which is NOT a reason why power sharing is desirable in a democracy?Brussels has a special government because:In Belgium, the community government is elected by:What was the main grievance of Sri Lankan Tamils against the Sinhala majority?Belgium's leaders chose accommodation over majoritarianism because:Which of these is a prudential reason for power sharing?Which arrangement is an example of power sharing among different social groups?Power sharing among political parties is best illustrated by:Pressure groups and movements also exercise a form of power sharing because they:What was the result of Sri Lanka's majoritarian policies on its national unity?Belgium's central government has equal representation from:Which case shows the moral reason for power sharing better than the prudential one?The Belgian model is described as 'innovative' because:Which of the following statements about power sharing is FALSE?In a democracy, power-sharing is desirable mainly because it:The Belgian model of power sharing is an example of:The MAJORITY community of Sri Lanka is the:Power sharing between different levels of government (centre and state) is called:Horizontal power sharing means distribution of power among:Coalition governments illustrate sharing of power between:The 1956 'Sinhala only' policy in Sri Lanka aimed to:Belgium's capital BRUSSELS is special because:The system of CHECKS AND BALANCES involves which form of power sharing?The Belgian linguistic groups speak:Power sharing in democracy means:The PRUDENTIAL reason for power sharing emphasises:Belgium's 'COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT' is concerned with:In Sri Lanka, the Tamil-speaking population is concentrated in the:Belgium serves as the headquarters of which international organisation?