Below you will find MCQ Questions of Chapter 1 Power Sharing Class 10 Civics Free PDF Download that will help you in gaining good marks in the examinations and also cracking competitive exams. These Class 10 MCQ Questions with answers will widen your skills and understand concepts in a better manner. MCQ Questions for Class 10 Civics Chapter 1 Power Sharing with answers 1. Which is the capital city of Belgium? (a) Wallonia (b) Brussels (c) Bonn (d) Paris ► (b) Brussels 2. In which part of Sri Lanka are the Sri Lankan Tamils concentrated? (a) North and South (b) North and East (c) East and West (d) South and East ► (b) North and East 3. Which language is spoken by 80 per cent people of Brussels? (a) French (b) Dutch (c) German (d) Latin ► (a) French 4. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956? (a) Tamil (b) Sinhala (c) Hindi (d) English ► (b) Sinhala 5. Which of the following was not one of the initial demands of the Sri Lankan Tamils? (a) Recognition of Tamil as an official language (b) Regional autonomy (c) Equality of opportunity in securing jobs and education (d) Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state) ► (d) Creation of an independent Tamil Eelam (state) 6. Which of the following is not a major social group in Sri Lanka? (a) Sinhala-speakers or Sinhala Community (b) Sri Lankan Tamils (c) Indian Tamils (d) Anglo-Indians ► (d) Anglo-Indians 7. Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are correct? (a) In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people (b) In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority (c) The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power-sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs (d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines. ► (d) The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of country on linguistic lines. 8. What led to tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities in Belgium during the 1950s and 1960s? (a) Both the communities demanded special powers (b) The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community (c) The majority Dutch-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the minority French-speaking community (d) Both the communities were equal in socio-economic ladder and this was resented by the French-speaking community ► (b) The minority French-speaking community was richer and more powerful than the majority Dutch-speaking community 9. Which is a prudent reason for power-sharing? (a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of political order (b) Power-sharing is the very spirit of democracy (c) Both the above (d) None of the above ► (a) It reduces the possibility of conflict between communities and ensures the stability of political order 10. Non-sharing of power leads to (a) peace among all the communities (b) tyranny of the majority and oppression of the minority (c) negation of the very spirit of democracy (d) both (b) and (c) ► (d) both (b) and (c) 11. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of federal division of powers? (a) Sharing of powers among central provincial and local governments (b) Division of powers involving higher and lower levels of government (c) The Constitution clearly lays down powers of different levels of government (d) There is no vertical division of powers ► (d) There is no vertical division of powers 12. Which of the following is not one of the three organs of government powers are shared? (a) Legislature (b) Bureaucracy (c) Executive (d) Judiciary ► (b) Bureaucracy 13. Which language was declared as the only official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956? (a) Tamil (b) Sinhala (c) Hindi (d) English ► (b) Sinhala 14. Which one of the following systems of power sharing is called checks and balances? (a) Horizontal distribution of powers (b) Federal division of powers (c) Separation of powers (d) Power shared among different levels of government ► (a) Horizontal distribution of powers 15. Power sharing is good because: (a) It increases the conflict between social groups (b) It ensures the instability of political order (c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups (d) It leads to violence ► (c) It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups 16. ‘Sri Lankan Tamil’ refers to which of the following? (a) Tamil Muslim (b) Tamil native of the country (c) Tamil whose forefathers came from India in the colonial period (d) Tamil Hindu ► (b) Tamil native of the country 17. Which of the following was not a provision of the Act of 1956 passed in Sri Lanka? (a) Sinhala was recognised as the only official language (b) Buddhism was to be protected by the state (c) Provinces were given autonomy (d) Sinhalas were favoured in government jobs ► (c) Provinces were given autonomy 18. Which one of the following communities constituted majority in Brussels? (a) French Speaking (b) Dutch Spekaing (c) German Speaking (d) None of them ► (a) French Speaking 19. Who elects the community government in Belgium? (a) People belonging to one language community only (b) By the leader of Belgium (c) The citizens of the whole country (d) The community leaders to Belgium ► (a) People belonging to one language community only 20. In the city of Brussels (a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch (b) 80% people speak Dutch while 20% speak French (c) 80% people speak German while 20% speak French (d) 80% people speak German while 20% speak Dutch ► (a) 80% people speak French while 20% speak Dutch 21. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for power sharing? (a) for majoritarianism (b) being part and parcel of democracy (c) to reduce tensions (d) for political stability ► (a) for majoritarianism 22. Among the following countries to which one do ‘Indian Tamils’ belong to : [2010 (T-1)] (a) Belgium (b) Germany (c) Sri Lanka (d) France ► (c) Sri Lanka 23. Which one of the following statements about coalition Government is ture? (a) Power is shared among the different organs of the government (b) Power is shared among governments at different levels (c) Power is shared by different social groups (d) Power is shared by two or more political parties ► (d) Power is shared by two or more political parties 24. The Government in which power is shared by two or more political parties, is known as : (a) Community Government (b) Unitary Government (c) Federal Government (d) Coalition Government ► (c) Federal Government Hope the given MCQ Questions will help you in cracking exams with good marks. These Power Sharing MCQ Questions will help you in practising more and more questions in less time.