Power Sharing

Srilanka emerged as an independent country in ----

• 1947

• 1948

• 1949

• 1950

Tamil Eelam was demanded in the -----parts of Srilanka

• Northern & Southern

• Eastern & Western

• Northern & Eastern

• Southern & Western

---------was chosen as the headquarters of European union

• India

• Brussels

• Brazil

• Columbo

Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called------

• Coalition govwrnment

• Horizontal division

• Prudential reason

• Vertical division

Who elects the community government in Belgium?

• Central government

• People belonging to one language community

• State government

Decentralization of power means____

• Divide power among different levels of government

• Divide power among different political parties

• Divide power among different organs of government

Which language is mainly spoken in the Flemish region of Belgium?

• French

• Dutch

• English

• Sinhali

A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war is called...

Population in Belgium comprised of

• French in minority

• Christians in majority

• Dutch in minority

• Equal numbers of all

Prudential reasons for power-sharing stress the facts that:

• It ensures the stability of political order.

• It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups.

• It gives a fair share to minorities.

• It is the very spirit of democracy.