CBSE X Power-sharing practice questions

Question 1

Which approach helped Belgium accommodate its different communities?

Accepted Answer

Respecting their interests through power-sharing

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Majoritarian exclusion

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Rejecting accommodation

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Giving all power permanently to one language group

Question 2

What democratic idea supports sharing political power?

Accepted Answer

Those affected by decisions should have a voice,and power should not remain unchecked in one group

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Only one person may ever make decisions

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Citizens must never be consulted

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All groups must be excluded from governance

Question 3

Find the incorrect option from the following:

Accepted Answer

Belgium is a big country in North America.

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It has borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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It has a population of a little over one crore.

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The ethnic composition of this small country is very complex.

Question 4

Assertion: Brussels has a separate government with equal Dutch- and French-speaking representation. Reason: French speakers accepted equal representation there because Dutch speakers accepted equal representation in the central government. Which assessment is correct?

Accepted Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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(A)is correct but (R) is wrong.

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(A)is wrong but (R) is correct.

Question 5

Who elects Belgium’s community governments, and what do they handle?

Accepted Answer

Members of each language community, for cultural, educational and language matters

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Only the army, for all foreign wars

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Only hereditary nobles, for coinage

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Only one city’s mayor, for every national tax

Question 6

Which countries border Belgium?

Accepted Answer

France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg

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Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece

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India, Nepal, Bhutan and China

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Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland

Question 7

A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is regarded as

Accepted Answer

Majoritarianism

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Power Sharing

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Central Government

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Community Government

Question 8

Power shared by two or more political parties belongs to which form of government?

Accepted Answer

Coalition government

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Community government

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Federal government

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Unitary government