CLASS-X QUIZ 1 : DEMOCRATIC POLITICS :- LESSON: 1 POWER SHARING

POWER SHARING Quiz

Time Left: 10:00

1. What is the meaning of power sharing?

a) Sharing power among all citizens b) Sharing power among different organs of government c) Sharing wealth d) Sharing resources

2. Which country has a complex ethnic composition of Dutch, French, and German-speaking people?

a) India b) Sri Lanka c) Belgium d) Nepal

3. What is majoritarianism?

a) Rule of minority b) Rule of majority with respect to minorities c) Rule of majority without considering minorities d) Rule of military

4. Which community in Sri Lanka formed the majority?

a) Indian Tamils b) Sinhalese c) Sri Lankan Tamils d) Muslims

5. What percentage of population in Belgium speaks Dutch?

a) 40% b) 59% c) 20% d) 80%

6. What percentage of people in Brussels speak French?

a) 59% b) 40% c) 20% d) 80%

7. What does the term 'ethnic' refer to?

a) A social division based on shared religion b) A social division based on shared culture c) A political division d) A linguistic division

8. Which community was economically and politically powerful in Belgium?

a) German-speaking b) Dutch-speaking c) French-speaking d) English-speaking

9. When did Sri Lanka become independent?

a) 1950 b) 1947 c) 1948 d) 1965

10. Which act made Sinhala the only official language of Sri Lanka?

a) 1948 Act b) 1956 Act c) 1965 Constitution d) 1972 Amendment