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Of the total population of Belgium, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speaks the Dutch language. Another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region and speakFrench. Remaining one percent of the Belgians speak German
True
False
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The minority French-speaking community was relatively poor and powerful in Belgium
Flase
True
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Which one of the following languages is not spoken in Belgium?
French
Dutch
Hindi
German
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Which is note one of the benefits of power sharing?
It uploads the spirit of democracy
reduce the possibility of conflicts between social groups
All political parties get their expected share
ensure political stability in the long run
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Community government of Belgium is a good example of power sharing among :
Different organs of government
Different social groups
Government at different levels
Political Parties
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A belief that the majority community should be able to rule over a country in which ever way it wants is -
Prudential
Majoritarianism
Central government
Community Government
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Which of the following city is the headquarters of “The European Union”?
London
Paris
Brussels
Rome
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Amsterdam is the capital of Belgium
True
False
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People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of culture or both. They need always to have the same religion or nationality.
False
True
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in Sri Lanka major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 percent)and the Tamil-speakers (18 percent).
True
False
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In Sri Lanka, there are two subgroups of Tamils. Tamil natives of the country are called Sri Lankan Tamils and the rest are ‘Indian Tamils’
True
False
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What is the official religion of Sri Lanka-
Buddhism
Hindu
Islam
Jain
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A violent conflict between opposing groups within a country that becomes so intense that it appears like a war is called...
World War
Social Conflict
Civil War
Fight
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Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary is known as -
horizontal power sharing
vertical power sharing
direct power sharing
sharing in social group
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A coalition government is an example of ......
Power sharing among different social groups
power sharing among political parties, pressure groups and movements
horizontal distribution of power
checks and balances system
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above cartoon refers to -........
problems of running the Germany’s grand coalition government
problems of road
problems of fine German engineering
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When did Sri Lanka gain independence?
1949
1948
1950
1951
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The functioning of executive or laws made by legislature are checked by the -
Law Committee
Parliament
Judiciary
Executive
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A belief that the majority community should be able to rule over a country in which ever way it wants is -
Prudential
Majoritarianism
Central government
Community Government