Practice Test -Class-10-Civics- Chapter 1 : Power Sharing

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In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.

Minoritarian measures

Neutral measures

Majoritarian measures

Racial measures

None

Which local government works at district level?

None of the mention above

Panchayat samiti

Zila Parishad

Village panchayat

None

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 refers to:

Majoritarianism

Communalism

Minoritarianism

domination

None

Belgium is a small country in which of the following continents?

Europe

Australia

Asia

North America

None

In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated?

South and West

South and East

North and West

North and East

None

By what name local government at urban area called?

A) Municipality

B) Municipal corporation

C) Panchayat samiti

Both A and B are true

Only B is true

Only A is true

Both B and C are true

None

Consider the following statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

A. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.

B. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.

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.

D. The transformation of Belgium from the unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A, B, C and D

A, B and D

C and D

B, C and D

None

How many scheduled languages are recognized by the constitution?

Besides Hindus, there are 22 scheduled, languages

Besides Hindus, there are 18 scheduled, languages

Besides Hindi, there are 21 scheduled, languages

Besides Hindus, there are 19 scheduled, languages

None

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:

List I	List II
1. Power shared among different organs of government	A. Community government
2. Power shared among governments at different levels	B. Separation of powers
3. Power shared by different social groups	C. Coalition government
4. Power shared by two or more political parties	D. Federal government

1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A

1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C

None

10.

A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense refers to:

dispute

struggle

Civil war

Criminal war

None

11.

Which one of the following is correct regarding power sharing?

A) It leads to conflict between different groups.

B) It ensures the stability of the country.

C) It helps to reduce the conflict between different groups.

Only B is true

Both A and B are true

Both B and C are true

Only A is true

None

12.

This community was relatively rich and powerful

minority French-speaking

English-speaking

German-speaking

Dutch-speaking

None

13.

A social division based on shared culture refers to:

religion

caste

ethnic

nationality

None

14.

Power shared among governments at different levels is also called

slant distribution

none of the above

vertical distribution

horizontal distribution

None

15.

What is a coalition government?

Alliance of different social groups

Alliance of two or more parties

power shared among different levels of government

power shared among different organs of government

None

16.

Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:

A. Power sharing is good for democracy.

B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.

Which of these statements are true and false?

A is true but B is false

A is false but B is true

Both A and B are true

Both A and B are false

None

17.

Following are the features of Belgium model. Identify the incorrect one.

no power sharing among centre-state will done.

The number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government

Many powers of the central government have been given to state governments of the two regions.

There will be third kind of government called ‘community government’.

None

18.

59 per cent of the country’s total population who speaks Dutch, lives in

None of these

Flemish region

Wallonia region

Brussels

None

19.

Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of

population

both (a) and (b)

political order

None

20.

Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:

I. Power sharing is good for democracy.

II. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.

Which of these statements are true and false?

I is false but II is true

I is true but II is false

Both I and II are false

Both I and II are true

None

Chapter 1 : Power Sharing

Chapter 2: Federalism

Chapter 3 Gender, Religion and Caste

Chapter 4 political parties

Chapter 5 outcomes of democracy

Curriculum

Ncert Class10 -civics- Democratic Politics - II

Chapter 1 : Power Sharing

Chapter 2: Federalism

Chapter 3 Gender, Religion and Caste

Chapter 4 political parties

Chapter 5 outcomes of democracy

Practice Test -Class-10-Civics- Chapter 1 : Power Sharing