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‭) In Belgium, out of the total population, 59 per cent live in the Flemish region and‬

‭speak _______ language.‬

‭a) Dutch‬

‭b) French‬

‭c) English‬

‭d) German‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭2) In Belgium, there were tensions between the Dutch-speaking and‬


‭______-speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s.‬

‭a) German‬

‭b) French‬

‭c) English‬

‭d) Russian‬

‭Answer: Option (b)‬

‭3) In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Tamil population is‬
‭concentrated in the _______ and _____ of the country.‬

‭a) South and West‬

‭b) South and East‬

‭c) North and Central‬

‭d) North and East‬

‭Answer: Option (d)‬


‭4) Most of the Sinhala-speaking people of Sri Lanka are ______.‬

‭a) Christians‬

‭b) Hindus‬

‭c) Buddhists‬

‭d) Muslims‬

‭Answer: Option (c)‬

‭5) Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in _______.‬

‭a) 1948‬

‭b) 1947‬

‭c) 1949‬

‭d) 1958‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭6) In __________, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official‬
‭language, thus disregarding Tamil.‬

‭a) 1958‬

‭b) 1956‬

‭c) 1968‬

‭d) None of the above‬

‭Answer: Option (b)‬

‭7) The amended Constitution of Belgium prescribed that the number of ______‬
‭and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government.‬
‭a) Italian‬

‭b) German‬

‭c) English‬

‭d) Dutch‬

‭Answer: Option (d)‬

‭8) _______ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch,‬


‭French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. This government has‬
‭the power regarding cultural, educational and language-related issues.‬

‭a) District Government‬

‭b) State Government‬

‭c) Community Government‬

‭d) Central Government‬

‭Answer: Option (c)‬

‭9) When many countries of Europe came together to form the European Union,‬
‭______ was chosen as its headquarters.‬

‭a) Brussels‬

‭b) Paris‬

‭c) London‬

‭d) Zurich‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭10) Which of the following statements about power sharing is false?‬


‭a) Power sharing helps in reducing the conflicts between social groups.‬

‭b) Power sharing is a good way to establish political order.‬

‭c) Power sharing is not the spirit of democracy.‬

‭d) All of the above.‬

‭Answer: Option (c)‬

‭11) Which of the following statements are true about power-sharing?‬

‭a) Power is shared among different organs of government.‬

‭b) Power can be shared among governments at different levels.‬

‭c) Power may also be shared among different social groups.‬

‭d) All of the above.‬

‭Answer: Option (d)‬

‭12) __________ means a social division based on shared culture.‬

‭a) Ethnic‬

‭b) Democracy‬

‭c) Secularism‬

‭d) None of the above‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭13) _________ is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a‬
‭country in whichever way it wants by disregarding the wishes and needs of the‬
‭minority.‬

‭a) Majoritarianism‬
‭b) Minoritarianism‬

‭c) Secularism‬

‭d) None of the above‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭14) ________ in Belgium is a good example of power sharing among different‬


‭social groups.‬

‭a) Community Government‬

‭b) District Government‬

‭c) Central Government‬

‭d) State Government‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭15) The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhala speakers, which‬
‭constitute _____ of the population.‬

‭a) 35 per cent‬

‭b) 50 per cent‬

‭c) 74 per cent‬

‭d) 30 per cent‬

‭Answer: Option (c)‬

‭16) In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent of people speak ______ while 20 per‬
‭cent are _____ speaking.‬

‭a) French, Dutch‬


‭b) Dutch, French‬

‭c) French, German‬

‭d) German, French‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭17) Out of the total population of Belgium, _________ of people live in the‬
‭Wallonia region and speak French.‬

‭a) 40 per cent‬

‭b) 50 per cent‬

‭c) 20 per cent‬

‭d) 10 per cent‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭18) Belgium has borders with France, the Netherlands, ________ and‬
‭Luxembourg.‬

‭a) Sweden‬

‭b) Austria‬

‭c) Italy‬

‭d) Germany‬

‭Answer: Option (d)‬

‭19) _________ is a violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that‬
‭becomes so intense that it appears like a war.‬

‭a) Civil war‬


‭b) Proxy war‬

‭c) Colonial war‬

‭d) None of the above‬

‭Answer: Option (a)‬

‭20) Which of the following statements is true?‬

‭a) A legitimate government is one where citizens, through participation, acquire a stake‬
‭in the system.‬

‭b) Prudential reasons stress that power-sharing will bring out better outcomes; moral‬
‭reasons emphasise the very act of power sharing as valuable.‬

‭c) A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and who‬
‭have to live with its effects.‬

‭d) All of the above.‬

‭Answer: Option (d)‬

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