Power Sharing- Grade 10 Test

By 1980's the Sri Lankan Tamils started demanding what?

• The recognition of Tamil as an official language

• For regional autonomy

• An independent Tamil Eelam in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka

• All of the above

In the Belgium constitution the state governments are not subordinate to the central government

• True

• False

Belgium is an example of which type of government? (Write only one word)

In which year in Sri Lanka did they pass the Act that made Sinhala the official language of the country?

• 1955

• 1956

• 1957

• 1958

In the Flemish region of Belgium the percentage of the Dutch speaking people are

• 80

• 20

• 59

• 40

Sri Lanka has emerged as an independent country since which year?

• 1956

• 1948

• 1970

• 1993

The power that is shared at the the different levels is also known as

• System of checks and balances

• Horizontal distribution of power

• Alliance governments

• Vertical distribution of power

The percentage of Tamil speaking people in Sri Lanka was

• 13

• 7

• 18

• 74

Most of the Sinhala speaking individuals are

• Buddhist

• Tamils

• Muslims

• Tamil Hindus

Which community in Belgium was fairly rich and powerful

• Dutch

• German

• French

• French speaking individuals in Wallonia region