Power Sharing 1

1. Which one of the following countries does not share its boundary with Belgium?

• (a) France

• (b) the Netherlands

• (c) Sweden

• (d)Luxembourg

Power struggle demanding separate Eelam was launched by:

• (a) Sinhalese

• (b)Buddhists

• (c) Tamilians

• (d) none of these

A war-like conflict between two opposing groups in a country is called

• (a) Coldwar

• (b) Civilwar

• (c) Ethnicwar

• (d) None of these

Power-sharing is desirable because it

• (a) helps the people of different communities to celebrate their festivals.

• (b) imposes the will of the majority community over others.

• (c) ensures the stability of political order.

Intelligent sharing of power is done among

• (a) The legislature and Central Government

• (b) Executive and Judiciary

• (c) Legislature and Executive

• (d) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary

Power-sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of:

• (a) population

• (b) political order

• (c) both (a) and (b)

• (d) none of the above

When power is shared among different organs of the government it is called as

• (a) horizontal distribution of power

• (b) community distribution of power

• (c) coalition of power

• (d) federal distribution of power

Assertion: Tyranny of the majority is highly desirable.

Reason: It helps in making the political order more stable.

• (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• (b) If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• (c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

• (d) If both assertion and reason are false.

.Assertion: French-speaking community in Belgium was rich and powerful.

Reason: Belgian Government favored French speaking community.

• (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.

• (d) If both assertion and reason are false.

.Assertion: In a democracy, everyone has voice in the shaping of public policies.

Reason: India has federal system.

• (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (

• c) If assertion is true but reason is false.

• (d) If both assertion and reason are false.