Competency Focused Questions of Chapter 1 Power Sharing Class 10 Civics
Important Questions1
Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power?
(a) Power sharing between different states
(b) Power sharing between different organs of the government.
(c) Power sharing between different levels of the government.
(d) Power sharing between different political parties.
Answer
(b) Power sharing between different organs of the government.
2
Which one of the following is a major caste group of Sri Lanka?
(a) Christian and Tamil
(b) Sinhala and Tamil
(c) Buddhist and Hindu
(d) Sinhala and Christian
Answer
(b) Sinhala and Tamil3
Community Government is:
(a) A general government for the entire country
(b) A government elected by the people belonging to one community.
(c) A social division based on shared culture.
(d) A government which literally means "rule by the people".
Answer
(b) A government elected by the people belonging to one community.
4
Power sharing is good because:
(a) It increases the conflict between social groups.
(b) It ensures the instability of political order.
(c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups.
(d) It leads to violence.
Answer
(c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups.
5
Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Political instability
(ii) Violence
(iii) Social conflict
(iv) Social Groups
(a) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(b) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(c) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer
(a) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
6
Study the cartoon and pick the best option that defines the picture.
(a) Problem running coalition government.
(b) Problem created due to pressure groups.
(c) Problems related to Constitution.
(d) Problems related to truck repairing
Answer
(a) Problem running coalition government.
7
Study the picture and pick the best option.
(a) Religious accommodation of Belgium
(b) Gender accommodation of Belgium
(c) Linguistic accommodation of Belgium
(d) Cultural accommodation of Belgium
Answer
(c) Linguistic accommodation of Belgium
8
Which one of the following was not a demand of the Sri Lankan Tamils?
(a) Recognition of Tamils as an official language
(b) Regional autonomy
(c) Equality of opportunity in jobs
(d) Reservation of seats in Parliament
Answer
(d) Reservation of seats in Parliament9
Which of the following ethnic groups in Belgium has the largest population?
(a) Walloon
(b) Flemish
(c) German
(d) None of the above
Answer
(b) Flemish
10
A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country is called as-
(a) Communitarianism
(b) Majoritarianism
(c) People's Rule
(d) Democracy
Answer
(b) Majoritarianism
11
Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called:
(a) Horizontal distribution
(b) Parallel distribution
(c) Vertical division
(d) Diagonal division
Answer
(c) Vertical division
12
Which of the following is not the form of power sharing?
(a) Vertical division of power
(b) Horizontal division of power
(c) Division of power between people
(d) Division of power among social groups
Answer
(c) Division of power between people
13
Choose the correctly matched pair about the different forms of sharing of power from the following options:
(i) Vertical Power sharing- UK
(ii) Horizontal Power sharing- India
(iii) Federal Division of Power-Sri Lanka
(a) (i) only
(b) (ii) only
(c) (iii) only
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer
(b) (ii) only
14
Which of the following measures does not establish Sinhala supremacy in Sri Lanka?
(a) Sinhala is the only official language.
(b) Preferential Policies for government jobs.
(c) The state shall protect and foster Buddhism.
(d) Equal political rights to Sri Lankan Tamils.
Answer
(d) Equal political rights to Sri Lankan Tamils.15
Identify the community:
(a) They form a majority in Belgium.
(b) They do not speak French.
(c) They are concentrated in the Flemish Region.
Answer
The Dutch speaking community