Power Sharing Civics Chapter 1 MCQs

Vishal Kumar 03/05/202003/05/2020

Important MCQs From Chapter 1 Power- Sharing Of Civics. The Given Questions Are From The Social Science NCERT Textbook of Political Science i.e Democratic Politics-II And The Latest Social Science Sample Paper. Students Preparing For The Upcoming Exam Will Find These Questions Extremely Helpful.

Created on May 03, 2020 By

Vishal Kumar

Power Sharing

Take online test of the chapter Power Sharing from NCERT Civics Textbook (S.St) of Class 9. The chapter wise multiple choice questions from Class 10 Civics will help you in understanding and checking your knowledge about the chapter. By taking online test of NCERT Class 10 Civics Textbook, you will be able to have deep understanding of that chapter. It will also help you in Summative Assessment and Formative Assessment examination.

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Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using codes given below:
A. Power sharing is good for democracy.
B. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which of the statements are true and false ?

A is true but B is false

Both A and B are true

Both A and B are false

A is false but B is true.

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Match the Following

A. Ethnic Composition	(i) A violent conflict between opposite groups within a country.
B. Majoritarianism	(ii) Based on prudence, i.e., a careful calculation of gains or losses.
C. Civil War	(iii) A social divisions based on shared culture.
D. Prudential reason	(iv) A belief that majority community should be able to rule a country.
E. Vertical division	(v) Power is shared among of power different organs of the government.
F. Horizontal	(vi) Power is involved at division of the higher and lower power levels of government.

A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D – (i), E – (v), F – (vi)

A – (iii), B – (iv), C – (i), D – (ii), E – (vi), F – (v)

A – (i), B – (ii), C – (iii), D – (iv), E – (v), F – (vi)

A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (iv), D – (v), E – (vi), F – (i)

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The power of different levels of government shows ?

Separation of powers.

Community Government.

Coalition Government.

Federal division of power.

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Belgium successfully solved its problem by ________ ?

Rejecting policy of majoritarianism.

Developing power sharing mechanism.

Respecting the interest of different communities.

All the above.

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The majority of population in Belgium ________ ?

Wallonia region and speaks French

Wallonia region and speaks Dutch

Flemish region and speaks Dutch

Flemish region and speaks French

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A strategy under which all the major segments of the society are provided with a permanent share of power in the governance of the country is known as ?

Secularism

Power sharing

Majoritarianism

Minoritism

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The religion of state in Sri Lanka is _______?

Christianity

Hinduism

Islam

Buddhism

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Choose the correct option.
Power sharing is desirable because it helps?

To increase pressure on government.

To reduce possibilities of conflicts.

To generate awareness among people.

To increase percentage of voters.

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Which major social group constituted the largest share in population of Sri Lanka ?

Sri Lankan Tamils

Indian Tamils

Sinhalas

Muslims

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Which of the following is an example of horizontal sharing of power ?

Power sharing between different organs of the government.

Power sharing between different states.

Power sharing between different levels of the government.

Power sharing between different political parties.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

In Sri Lanka, the demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by Tamils has been granted.

In Belgium, leaders realised that unity of the country is possible only by sharing power.

In Sri Lanka, the majority community wants to force domination over others.

Division of Belgium along linguistic lines was averted due to power sharing.

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Who elects the community government in Belgium ?

People belonging to one language community only.

By the leader of Belgium.

The citizens of the whole country.

The community leaders of Belgium.

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Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka :
A. In Belgium the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French speaking community.
B. In Sri Lanka the policies of government ensured the dominance of the Sinhala speaking majority.
C. The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharingto protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.
D. The transformation of Belgium from unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.
Which of the statements given are correct ?

A, B, C and D

A, B, and D

B, C and D

C and D

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Match List I (forms of powe- sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists :

List IList I	List IList II
(i) Power shared among different organs of government	A. Community government
(ii) Power shared among governments at different levels	B. Separation of Powers
(iii) Power shared by different social groups	C. Coalition government
(iv) Power shared by two or more political parties	D. Federal government

(i) – D, (ii) – A, (iii) – B, (iv) – C

(i) – B, (ii) – C, (iii) – D, (iv) – A

(i) – B, (ii) – D, (iii) – A, (iv) – C

(i) – C, (ii) – D, (iii) – A, (iv) – B

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The Community Government signifies?

The powers of government regarding community development.

The powers of the government regarding law making for the community.

The powers of the government regarding cultural, educational and language related issues.

The government enjoys privileges to safeguard the interest of a particular community.

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System of ‘checks and balances’ means ?

Horizontal distribution of powers.

Put a check on the exercise of unlimited powers of the organs of government by maintaining a balance of power among various institutions.

Separation of powers.

Federal division of powers.

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A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants is ?

Community Government

Federal Government

Prudential

Majoritarian

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What Is Power sharing ?

The very spirit of democracy.

Separation of powers at different levels.

System of checks and balances.

A type of balancing powers.

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What is Vertical division of power ?

A system in which each organ of government checks the others.

A type of distribution in which power is shared among different organs of government.

A type of government elected by people.

A type of distribution of power which involves the higher and lower levels of government.

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Coalition government is the government ?

An alliance government formed by two or more parties, if no single party gets majority in the election.

Based on prudential and moral reasons.

Government of majority community.

Government elected by the people.

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The word ‘ethnic’ signifies ?

Different religions.

Social division on shared culture.

A violent conflict between opposite groups.

A careful calculation of gains and losses.

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Which statement justifies ethnic complexity of Sri Lanka ?

Sinhalese – 80%, Tamils – 20%

Sinhalese – 60%, Tamils – 40%

Sinhalese – 74%, Tamils – 18%

Sinhalese – 76%, Tamils – 18%

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Which are the important features of prudential reason ?
(i) Emphasises intrinsic worth of power sharing.
(ii) Based on careful calculation of gains or losses.
(iii) Based on moral consideration.
(iv) Stresses on beneficial consequences.

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (iv)

(ii) and (iv)

(i) and (iii)

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Consider the statements on Ethnic composition ?

The Ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex because of diverse language speaking people like Dutch speaking, French speaking and German speaking.

French speaking community was in minority and more powerful.

Dutch speaking community was in majority and less powerful.

There was conflict between the French and the Dutch communities.

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Prudential reasons of power sharing stresses on?

The stability of political order.

To reduce the possibility of conflict between social group.

A fair chance/share to minority.

All the above.

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The majority of population in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium speaks ________?

French

Dutch

German

Roman

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The proportion of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s total population is about _______?

8 per cent

18 per cent

28 per cent

38 per cent

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In India, power sharing mechanism does not directly involve ?

Judiciary

Legislature

Executive

Industry

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Power sharing does not ___________?

Accommodate diversities.

Speed up the decision making process.

Increases conflict among different commuriities.

All the above.

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Coalition Government implies ___________?

Power sharing among different organs of the government.

Power sharing by different communities.

Power sharing by two or more political parties.

Power sharing within the government at different levels.

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