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    The document discusses power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka through multiple choice questions. It asks about the language breakdown in Brussels, constitutional amendments in Belgium, benefits of power sharing, official languages in Sri Lanka, dominant community in Belgium, Dutch population distribution, reasons for Tamil struggles, significance of the Belgian power sharing model, definition of a coalition government, location of the European Union parliament, Tamil population proportion in Sri Lanka, meaning of terms like ethnic and types of conflicts, capitals of countries, official languages recognized, minority groups, major religions, and types of governments formed in Belgium beyond central and state levels.

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    The document discusses power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka through multiple choice questions. It asks about the language breakdown in Brussels, constitutional amendments in Belgium, benefits of power sharing, official languages in Sri Lanka, dominant community in Belgium, Dutch population distribution, reasons for Tamil struggles, significance of the Belgian power sharing model, definition of a coalition government, location of the European Union parliament, Tamil population proportion in Sri Lanka, meaning of terms like ethnic and types of conflicts, capitals of countries, official languages recognized, minority groups, major religions, and types of governments formed in Belgium beyond central and state levels.

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    POWER SHARING

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

    Q.1 How many people speak French and Dutch in the capital city of Brussels?
    a) 60 percent French 40 percent Dutch          b) 50% Dutch 50% French
    c) 80% French 20% Dutch                            d) 80% Dutch 20% French

    Q.2 How many times leaders of Belgium amended their constitution?


    A) Two times          B) Three times
    C) Four times         D) since time

    Q.3 which one of the following is correct regarding power sharing?

    A) It leads to conflict between different groups.    B) It ensures the stability of the country.  
     C) It helps to reduce the conflict between different groups.
    a) Only A is true                   b) Only B is true      
    c) Both A and B are true       d) Both B and C are true

    Q.4 which is the official language of Sri Lanka?


    a) Tamil         (b) Malayalam
    c) Sinhala      (d) none of the mention above

    Q.5 Which community was rich and powerful in Belgium?


    a) German       (b) French
    c) Dutch          (d) none of the mention above

    Q 6, 59 per cent of the country’s total population who speaks Dutch, lives in
    a. Wallonia region
    b. Brussels
    c. Flemish region
    d. none of these

    7. Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggled
    a. to adopt majoritarianism
    b to recognise Sinhalese as the only official language
    c. to recognise Tamil as an official language
    d. to dominate other language

    8. Main significance of Belgian Model of Power Sharing


    a. Majoritarianism
    b. power shared in all ethnic groups according to their population
    c. on the basis of adult franchise
    d. none of the above

    9. What is a coalition government?


    a. power shared among different social group
    b. power shared among different levels of government
    c. power shared among different political parties
    d. power shared among different organs of government

    10. Where is the parliament of European Union


    a. Belgium
    b. Britain
    c. Germany
    d. France
    11. What is the proportion of Tamil in Srilanka‘s total population
    a. 56percent
    b. 40 Percent
    c. 17 Percent
    d. 18 Percent

    12. Power sharing is:


    a) The very spirit of democracy b)Seperation of powers at different levels
    c) system of checks and balances d) a type of balancing powers

    13. The word ethnic signifies:


    a) different religions b) social division on shared culture.
    c) a violent conflict between opposite groups
    d) a careful calculation of gains and losses

    14. Aviolent conflict between opposing groups (people) of a country is called

    a)Civil War, b) Phoney war, c) Lightning war d) Cold war

    15. Brussels is the capital of

    a) France, b)England c) Germany d)Belgium


    16. The Act of 1956 recognised __________ as official language.

    a)Sinhala b)Tamil c) Urdu d) English Sinhala

    17.Name the minority group lives in Brussels


    a) French b)English c) German d)Dutch

    18. Majority sinhalese belongs to


    a) Hindu b) Budhism c) Jainism d) Islam
    19. The decisions based on careful calculatiojn of gains and losses. To be careful to
    avoid any undesired results, for the better outcomes

    a)Prudential b) Moral c)Critical d) Analytical


    20. Beyond the central and state governments what type of government is formed in
    Belgium?
    a)Local b)Monarchical c) Community d)Presidential

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