CLASS X
SOCIAL SCIENCE - CIVICS
CHAPTER - POWER SHARING
Time Allowed: 1 Hours Maximum Marks: 30
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General Instructions:
This question paper is divided into four sections-Section A, B, C and D.
All questions are compulsory.
Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are objective type questions of 1 marks each.
prientSection-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are defined type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 40 words.
Section-C: Question no. 9 to 11 are Short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. The
answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
Section-D: Question no. 12 and 13 are Long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 120 words.
All the best!!
SECTION-A
Objective Type Questions 1X5=5
1. 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
2. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?
A. Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.
B. Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
C. Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social
divisions.
D. Power-sharing is not necessary at all.
SOCIAL SCIENCE - CIVICS
CHAPTER - POWER SHARING
Time Allowed: 1 Hours Maximum Marks: 30
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:
This question paper is divided into four sections-Section A, B, C and D.
All questions are compulsory.
Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are objective type questions of 1 marks each.
prientSection-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are defined type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 40 words.
Section-C: Question no. 9 to 11 are Short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. The
answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
Section-D: Question no. 12 and 13 are Long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 120 words.
All the best!!
SECTION-A
Objective Type Questions 1X5=5
1. 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
2. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct?
A. Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.
B. Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
C. Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social
divisions.
D. Power-sharing is not necessary at all.
