CBSE Class 10 Social Science Competency Based Questions Power-sharing avilable here. We have included total 3 set of passage. Each passage has 3 questions. Students who are going to prepare their Board exam please Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Power-sharing Class 10 Competency Based Questions:
1.) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected government adopted a series of majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.
1.) Read the following statements.
1.) The 1956 Act recognized Sinhala as the only official language in Sri Lanka.
2.) New constitution sought to eliminate the spread of Buddhism.
3.) Sinhala applicants were preferred in government jobs and universities.
Which of the above factors were responsible for civil war in Sri Lanka?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
2) The demand of Tamils in Sri Lanka included-
1) Regional autonomy
2) Official language status
3) Equal opportunity in jobs and education.
Which of the following pair of options are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
3) What is the concept of Tamil Eelam?
Several political organizations in Sri Lanka started demanding an independent state for Tamilians in 1980s which was named as Tamil Eelam. It comprised of northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
2) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
Belgium is a small country in Europe. It has a population of a little over one crore. The ethnic composition of this small country is very complex. Dutch, French, and German speaking people live in Belgium. There was tension between the French speaking and the Dutch speaking communities in Belgium during 1950s and 1960s.
1.) Belgium shares boundaries with which of the following pair of countries?
a) France, Ukraine, Germany, and Luxembourg
b) France, Netherlands, Ukraine, and Luxembourg
c) France, Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg
d) France, Sweden, Finland, and Luxembourg
2.) People living in Wallonia region in Belgium spoke which language?
a) Dutch
b) French
c) German
d) English
3.) What is community government which was worked out to solve the linguistic issue of Belgium?
Community government was a third type of government which was worked out to solve the linguistic issue of Belgium, other than the central and state governments. Community government was elected by people belonging to one language community irrespective of their place of residence. This government had powers regarding cultural, educational and language related issues.
3) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
The Belgian leaders took a different path. They recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities. Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country. The arrangement they worked out is different from any other country and is very innovative.
1.) Read the following statements.
1.) It was decided that the French and Dutch speaking minister would be in proportion to their respective language speaking population.
2.) More powers were transferred to central government for law and order.
3.) Brussels had a separate government which had proportionate representation of different language speaking population.
Which of the following statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d.) None of the above statements are correct.
2) The constitution of Belgium gave what kind of representation to French and Dutch speaking ministers in the central government?
The constitution of Belgium gave equal representation to French and Dutch speaking ministers in the central government to ensure the proper representation.
3.) How was the division of powers between the central and the state government in Belgium?
After the introduction of the new constitution many powers of the central government have been given to the state governments. Moreover, the state government was not subordinated to the central government in the new constitutional system of Belgium.
4.) DIRECTIONS for the question: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion(A): Power sharing reduces the social conflicts and induces political stability in the region.
Reason(R): Power sharing gives representation to various stakeholders in the society.
a) A is false but R is true.
b) A is true but R is false.
c) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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