sri lanka facts

What is the percentage of Sinhala speakers in Sri Lanka?

• 85

• 73

• 74

• 76

In which year did Sri Lanka get independence?

• 1948

• 1950

• 1940

• 1944

What did Sri Lankan Tamils demand for?

• Tamil as official language

• Self rule in their region

• Equal job opportunities

• Independent Tamils state

why did civil war occur between Sinhales and tamils

• Because their demands were declined.

• Because the Tamils wanted to take control over the country.

What is the religion followed by Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka ?

• Buddhism

• Hindus

• Muslims

• Christians

The Tamils in Sri Lanka were divided into -

• Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese people

• Indian Tamils and Sinhalese people

• Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils

• Sinhalese and Buddhist people

Two languages spoken in Sri Lanka are English and Sinhalese.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Christians in Sri Lanka are

• Tamils only

• SInhalas only

• Both

• None

An act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. When was this act passed?

• 1956

• 1958

• 1955

• 1954

When did the civil war end in Sri Lanka?

• 2007

• 2005

• 2010

• 2009