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The political reason behind the conflicts in Sri Lanka is _________________.

  1. Preferential policies of government.

  2. Failure of non government organizations

  3. Unwillingness of parties to resolve conflict.

  4. Absence of representation for weak.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The origins of the Sri Lankan Civil War lie in the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils, and the preference given to Sinhalese by the government in the policies enacted, especially the SInhala Only Act. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the factors do not figure as the political reason, hence, incorrect. 

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Vertical power sharing helps in _______________.

  1. Concentration of power.

  2. Decentralization of power

  3. Creating differences

  4. Motivating leaders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Decentralisation of power means when power is distributed from the authoritative level (higher level) to local level. IT allows delegation of power and smoothening of functions at different levels. It improves efficiency and accountability. For example, Legislature works at central level, State level and local levels in India.

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The federal country is ______________.

  1. Bolivia .

  2. Belgium .

  3. Bangladesh .

  4. Bhutan .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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.

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Which form of power sharing is also termed as vertical division of power?

  1. Power shared among different organs of government.

  2. Power shared among different social groups.

  3. Power shared among different political parties, pressure groups and movements.

  4. Power shared among government at different levels.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The division of power involving higher and lower level of governments is called vertical division of power.

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Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. This system of power sharing can also be termed as ___________________.

  1. Unitary form of government

  2. Horizontal distribution of power

  3. Vertical division of power

  4. Community government
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. This is called horizontal distribution of power  because it allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers. 

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In Srilanka, after independence, the leaders of Sinhala community in order to establish Sinhala supremacy adopted series of____________.

  1. Majoritarian measures

  2. Minoritarian measures

  3. Neutral measures

  4. Racial measures
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 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.

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Federalism is a system of government in which the power is _____________________.

  1. Concentrated in a few hands

  2. Concentrated in the central government

  3. Divided between a central authority and various constituents

  4. Divided amongst various communities
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country.
 Usually, a federation has two levels of government.
 One is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for a  few subjects of common national interest. The others are governments at the level of provinces or states that look after much of the day-to-day administering of their state. Both these levels of governments enjoy their power independent of the other.
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Social division takes place when some social differences_________ with other differences.

  1. Get mixed

  2. Undergo

  3. Overlaps

  4. Criss-cross
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Social division takes place when some social differences overlaps with other differences.
  • The difference between the Blacks and Whites became a social division in the United States because the Blacks end to be poor, homeless and discriminated against.
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Which one of the following cannot be called a majoritarian measure adopted by the Sri Lankan government ?

  1. In 1956, Sinhala was recognised as the only official language.

  2. Preference was given to Sinhala applicants in government and university positions.

  3. Constitution stipulated that state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

  4. It was decided to send Indian Tamils to India.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Majoritarian measures adopted by the Sri Lankan government since independence are

In 1956, Sinhala was recognised as the only official language.

Preference was given to Sinhala applicants in government and university positions.

Constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism.

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The religion which is practiced by 7 percent of Sri lankan population is ___________________ .

  1. Hinduism .

  2. Buddhism .

  3. Christianity .

  4. Islam .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Christian population in Sri Lanka has declined from 10% in 1891 to 7.6%  at the latest census. Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. Thus, the religion which is practiced by approximately 7% of the Sri Lankan population is Christianity. The composition of other religions are:

Hindu- 12.6%
Buddhism- 70.1%
Muslim- 9.7%
Other/ None- 1.4%