10th Class
Social Science
Power Sharing
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10th CBSE Social Science Power Sharing
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Consider the following statements about power sharing
arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.
a. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried
to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
b. In Sri Lanka, the policies of 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 unitary government
to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic
lines.
Which of the statements above are correct?
(a) A, B, C and D (b) A, B and D
(c) C and D (d) B, C and D