CBSE Class 10 Social Science Power Sharing Worksheet Set 02

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :-

Question.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
Answer: C

Question. Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launch parties and struggle?
(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
Answer: C

Question. Main significance of Belgium 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
Answer: B

Question. 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
Answer: C

Question. Where is the parliament of European Union?
(a) Belgium
(b) Britain
(c) Germany
(d) France
Answer: A

Question. Which of the following community is in majority in Sri Lanka?
(a) Tamil
(b) Sinhala
(c) Buddhist
(d) Hindu
Answer: B

Question. Which one of the following is the 3rd tier of government in India?
(a) Community Government
(b) State Government
(c) Panchayati Raj Government
(d) b & c
Answer: C

Question. Federalism is:
(a) a form of unitary government
(b) a government with two or multi levels of government
(c) a form of autocratic government
(d) a & c
Answer: B

Question. Which of the following is not a federal country?
(a) India
(b) Belgium
(c) USA
(d) Malaysia
Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is an example of holding together federation?
(a) Spain
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) a & c
Answer: A&C

Question. How many languages are scheduled in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 22
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 20
Answer: A

Question. How many subjects are enlisted in the Concurrent List?
(a) 66
(b) 62
(c) 47
(d) 66
Answer: C

Question. When did the Panchayati Raj System become a constitutional entity?
(a) 1992
(b) 1991
(c) 1993
(d) 1995
Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is very important factor for better understanding between Centre and State’s Government?
(a) Emergence of regional political party
(b) the beginning of the era of coalition government
(c) when no single party got a clear majority
(d) all the above factors
Answer: D

Question. 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
Answer: C

Question. How many times the leaders of Belgium amended their constitution?
(a) Two times
(b) Three times
(c) Four times
(d) Six times
Answer: C

Question. 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
Answer: D

Question. Which is the only official language of Sri Lanka?
(a) Tamil
(b) Malyalam
(c) Sinhala
(d) none of the mentioned above
Answer: C

Question. Which community was rich and powerful in Belgium?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) none of the mention
Answer: B

More Question-

Question-1 Point out one feature in the practice of federalism in India that is similar to and one feature that is different from that of Belgium.
Solution: India and Belgium are similar in the aspect of ‘holding together’ federations.

Question-2 What is the main difference between a federal form of government and a unitary one? Explain with an example.
Solution: A unitary system of government is where the national government has all the powers. But, whereas the federal form of government has two powers. One at the state level and one at the central level.

Question-3 State any two differences between the local government before and after the Constitutional amendment in 1992.
Solution: A major step towards decentralization was taken in 1992. The Constitution was amended to make the third-tier of democracy more powerful and effective. Now it is constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local government bodies. Seats are reserved in the elected bodies and the executive heads of these institutions for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women. An independent institution called the State Election Commission has been created in each State to conduct panchayat and municipal elections. The State governments are required to share some powers and revenue with local government bodies. The nature of sharing varies from State to State.