Power Sharing Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

WhatsApp Group Join Now

Telegram Group Join Now

Are you preparing for CBSE Class 10 Political Science? Test your understanding of Chapter 1: Power Sharing with this interactive MCQ quiz. These exam-focused questions will help you master the key concepts of power distribution in democracy.

About the Quiz

Chapter Name: Power Sharing
Subject: Class 10 Social Science (Political Science)
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Level: Exam-Oriented & Concept-Based
Leaderboard: Yes (Check your ranking after the quiz!)

Why Take This Quiz?

✔ Covers all important topics from NCERT & CBSE syllabus
✔ Includes competency-based and high-order thinking (HOTs) questions
✔ Helps in quick revision before exams

Click Below to Start the Quiz!

Chapter 1 - Power Sharing

1 / 15

Belgium is a small country in Europe and shares borders with France, _________, Germany, and Luxembourg.

Sweden

Italy

Spain

the Netherlands

2 / 15

Which of the following statements accurately distinguishes between Majoritarianism and Power sharing?

Majoritarianism emphasizes the need for peaceful resolution of conflicts, while Power sharing emphasizes the use of force to impose the majority's will.

Majoritarianism emphasizes the need for consensus building, while Power sharing emphasizes the exclusion of minority groups.

Majoritarianism emphasizes the dominance of the majority community, while Power sharing emphasizes the sharing of power among different groups.

Majoritarianism emphasizes the importance of accommodating minority interests, while Power sharing emphasizes the need for majority rule.

3 / 15

In Sri Lanka, an Act was passed in _______ to recognize _______ as the only official language, disregarding _________.

1948, Tamil, Sinhala

1956, Sinhala, Tamil

1956, Tamil, Sinhala

1948, Sinhala, Tamil

4 / 15

Fill in the blank:

__________ was chosen by the European Union as its headquarters.

Netherlands

Brussels

Britain

America

5 / 15

Although the French were in a majority in Brussels, they gave equal representation to the Dutch in government because:

The Dutch were relatively rich and powerful in Belgium

The French were given equal representation in the Central government

The Dutch were the natives of Belgium

None

6 / 15

Even though Ministers and government officials exercise power, they are responsible to the parliament or state assemblies. Such an arrangement is called

Power sharing with pressure groups

Vertical division of power

System of checks and balances

Power sharing with different political parties

7 / 15

Learning from Belgium’s experience, which of the following steps could have MOST LIKELY avoided a civil war in Sri Lanka that ended in 2009?

Making reservations in jobs for the Tamil-speaking minority community

Devising laws to accommodate the ethnic differences of citizens to ensure peace

Conducting a thorough census to strictly segregate the Indian Tamils from the Sri Lankan Tamils

Dividing the entire country on the basis of linguistic lines to appease the citizens

8 / 15

Choose the correct statement(s) about Belgium:

The French-speaking community in Belgium was rich and powerful.

The Dutch language is dominantly spoken in Belgium.

Brussels is the capital city of Belgium.

In Belgium, the leaders realized that the unity of the country is possible by respecting the feelings and interests of different countries.

All are correct

1,3

1,2,3

2,3,4

9 / 15

Which language is mainly spoken in the Flemish region of Belgium?

Dutch language

None of the above

German language

Tamil language

10 / 15

Match the following keywords from column A with their explanation in column B:

Column A (Keywords)	Column B (Explanation)
a. Ethnic	i. A belief that let the majority community rule a country.
b. Civil war	ii. Calculation of gains and losses.
c. Prudential	iii. Conflict between opposing groups.
d. Majoritarian	iv. Division based on shared culture.

a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i

a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii

a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

11 / 15

What is the language spoken by the people residing in the Wallonia region of Belgium?

b. Dutch language

a. French language

d. English language

c. German language

12 / 15

Match List I (forms of power sharing) with List II (forms of government) and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:

List I	List II
1. Power is shared among different organs of government.	A. Community government.
2. Power is shared among governments at different levels.	B. Separation of powers.
3. Power shared by different social groups.	C. Coalition government.
4. Power shared by two or more political parties.	D. Federal government.

	1	2	3	4
(a)	D	A	B	C
(b)	B	C	D	A
(c)	B	D	A	C
(d)	C	D	A	B

Option d

Option a

Option c

Option b

13 / 15

Population of Sri Lankan Tamils is concentrated in ____________ region of Sri Lanka.

South and East

North and East

North and South

East and West

14 / 15

Match the following percentage of the population from column A with the social groups in column B:

Column A (% of the population)	Column B (Social Groups)
a. 59 %	i. French speakers
b. 74 %	ii. Dutch speakers
c. 40 %	iii. Tamil speakers
d. 18 %	iv. Sinhala speakers

a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

a-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii

a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv

a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii

15 / 15

Choose the correct statements:

The official religion of Sri Lanka is Buddhism

Sri Lankan Tamil refers to Tamil natives of the country.

The leaders of Belgium amended their constitution 3 times.

1,2

1,2,3

1,3

Only 3

Your score is

The average score is 71%

Leaderboard

Check out the top scorers for this quiz below! Keep playing to improve your rank.

Pos.	Name	Score	Duration	Points
1	I	100 %	37 seconds	15
2	ஹோஸ்ட்	100 %	45 seconds	15
3	arnav	100 %	49 seconds	15
4	pro	100 %	58 seconds	15
5	Abhichal	100 %	59 seconds	15
6	PARU	100 %	1 minutes 5 seconds	15
7	Prince rajput saftyara	100 %	1 minutes 15 seconds	15
8	Zoro the 👑💖 queen	100 %	1 minutes 45 seconds	15
9	bvc	100 %	1 minutes 45 seconds	15
10	jennie	100 %	1 minutes 57 seconds	15
11	Pooja	100 %	2 minutes 1 seconds	15
12	wwwwww	100 %	2 minutes 7 seconds	15
13	nistha	100 %	2 minutes 27 seconds	15
14	prakhar rai	100 %	2 minutes 29 seconds	15
15	aaaaa	100 %	2 minutes 43 seconds	15
16	Laraib	100 %	3 minutes 31 seconds	15
17	chota pandit ka brooother	100 %	3 minutes 47 seconds	15
18	Amit	100 %	5 minutes 8 seconds	15
19	a	100 %	6 minutes 26 seconds	15
20	Barbie	93 %	39 seconds	14
21	ஹா	93 %	55 seconds	14
22	Abhichal	93 %	58 seconds	14
23	prakhar rai	93 %	1 minutes 9 seconds	14
24	Krishna	93 %	1 minutes 12 seconds	14
25	aaaaaanananana	93 %	1 minutes 15 seconds	14
26	prakhar rai	93 %	1 minutes 19 seconds	14
27	Abhichal	93 %	1 minutes 24 seconds	14
28	Afia Shaikh	93 %	1 minutes 40 seconds	14
29	Anokhi	93 %	1 minutes 44 seconds	14
30	aaaaa	93 %	1 minutes 47 seconds	14
31	mahalakshmi	93 %	2 minutes 1 seconds	14
32	NORA	93 %	2 minutes 3 seconds	14
33	Lakshika pathak	93 %	2 minutes 42 seconds	14
34	IS	93 %	2 minutes 45 seconds	14
35	lila	93 %	2 minutes 48 seconds	14
36	Soudamini	93 %	2 minutes 48 seconds	14
37	R	93 %	3 minutes	14
38	nigga	93 %	3 minutes 6 seconds	14
39	MONTAGEMVAITH	93 %	3 minutes 8 seconds	14
40	Fluke	93 %	3 minutes 19 seconds	14
41	bm	93 %	3 minutes 26 seconds	14
42	sdf	93 %	3 minutes 38 seconds	14
43	Teddy	93 %	3 minutes 45 seconds	14
44	rr	93 %	4 minutes 3 seconds	14
45	abc	93 %	4 minutes 24 seconds	14
46	Abhay	93 %	4 minutes 32 seconds	14
47	S	93 %	4 minutes 59 seconds	14
48	Myra	93 %	5 minutes 20 seconds	14
49	M.dmgtd	93 %	5 minutes 39 seconds	14
50	Topper	93 %	5 minutes 40 seconds	14
51	Sruthi	93 %	6 minutes 11 seconds	14
52	Blackwidow10	93 %	6 minutes 43 seconds	14
53	paani rusthogayi	93 %	7 minutes 2 seconds	14
54	Saim	93 %	7 minutes 30 seconds	14
55	ROOPAM	93 %	9 minutes 15 seconds	14
56	nistha	93 %	9 minutes 24 seconds	14
57	XYZ	93 %	9 minutes 36 seconds	14
58	wert	93 %	10 minutes 16 seconds	14
59	Peehu	93 %	10 minutes 32 seconds	14
60	Xyz	87 %	1 minutes 8 seconds	13
61	Jin	87 %	2 minutes 11 seconds	13
62	aru	87 %	2 minutes 12 seconds	13
63	Q	87 %	2 minutes 29 seconds	13
64	Mohsin	87 %	2 minutes 32 seconds	13
65	PARU	87 %	2 minutes 38 seconds	13
66	bixxh	87 %	2 minutes 53 seconds	13
67	Sakshi	87 %	3 minutes 24 seconds	13
68	pranav k	87 %	3 minutes 27 seconds	13
69	sun	87 %	3 minutes 29 seconds	13
70	Ar	87 %	3 minutes 34 seconds	13
71	U	87 %	3 minutes 35 seconds	13
72	Mohsin	87 %	3 minutes 36 seconds	13
73	Anchal	87 %	3 minutes 38 seconds	13
74	DAS	87 %	3 minutes 40 seconds	13
75	rose	87 %	3 minutes 53 seconds	13
76	Kitu	87 %	4 minutes 12 seconds	13
77	Riya	87 %	4 minutes 16 seconds	13
78	a	87 %	4 minutes 24 seconds	13
79	Rashi singhai	87 %	4 minutes 30 seconds	13
80	vaishnavi	87 %	4 minutes 49 seconds	13
81	df	87 %	5 minutes 7 seconds	13
82	jenny	87 %	5 minutes 9 seconds	13
83	Mahak	87 %	5 minutes 13 seconds	13
84	hhhh	87 %	5 minutes 26 seconds	13
85	Imman	87 %	6 minutes 5 seconds	13
86	kamal	87 %	6 minutes 9 seconds	13
87	Akshaya	87 %	7 minutes 35 seconds	13
88	Laraib	87 %	7 minutes 58 seconds	13
89	Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan	87 %	9 minutes 25 seconds	13
90	nistha	87 %	10 minutes 46 seconds	13
91	hsrah	87 %	11 minutes 1 seconds	13
92	saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa	87 %	11 minutes 27 seconds	13
93	abcd	87 %	11 minutes 32 seconds	13
94	Aisha	87 %	13 minutes 29 seconds	13
95	golibaje	87 %	18 minutes 27 seconds	13
96	jennifer	87 %	37 minutes 41 seconds	13
97	Harini harsha vardhini	80 %	58 seconds	12
98	Zaid	80 %	1 minutes 46 seconds	12
99	Thanya	80 %	2 minutes 16 seconds	12
100	Priya	80 %	2 minutes 20 seconds	12
101	hjkhn	80 %	2 minutes 36 seconds	12
102	in the name of god	80 %	3 minutes 26 seconds	12
103	Jai varsha	80 %	3 minutes 31 seconds	12
104	rayna	80 %	3 minutes 39 seconds	12
105	Abhichal	80 %	4 minutes 1 seconds	12
106	Riya	80 %	4 minutes 44 seconds	12
107	devman	80 %	4 minutes 51 seconds	12
108	mahdan	80 %	4 minutes 53 seconds	12
109	Deekshitja	80 %	5 minutes 5 seconds	12
110	pranav	80 %	5 minutes 6 seconds	12
111	A	80 %	5 minutes 45 seconds	12
112	H	80 %	5 minutes 46 seconds	12
113	N	80 %	5 minutes 55 seconds	12
114	Suresh	80 %	6 minutes 27 seconds	12
115	xxxxxxxxxx	80 %	7 minutes 6 seconds	12
116	roby	80 %	7 minutes 9 seconds	12
117	Amit	80 %	7 minutes 11 seconds	12
118	siddhi	80 %	7 minutes 26 seconds	12
119	sarita	80 %	8 minutes 31 seconds	12
120	ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh	80 %	8 minutes 54 seconds	12
121	Sass hoon tumhari	80 %	9 minutes 2 seconds	12
122	2ttu	80 %	9 minutes 13 seconds	12
123	supra	80 %	11 minutes 49 seconds	12
124	fahhh	80 %	15 minutes 31 seconds	12
125	Kaushal	80 %	16 minutes 46 seconds	12
126	J	80 %	45 minutes 2 seconds	12
127	Hara	73 %	1 minutes 7 seconds	11
128	Lucky	73 %	1 minutes 9 seconds	11
129	Harini	73 %	1 minutes 22 seconds	11
130	IS	73 %	1 minutes 24 seconds	11
131	Jaykishan	73 %	1 minutes 42 seconds	11
132	Purvi chandravanshi	73 %	2 minutes 16 seconds	11
133	raya	73 %	2 minutes 32 seconds	11
134	nigg	73 %	3 minutes 24 seconds	11
135	Lakshika pathak	73 %	4 minutes 24 seconds	11
136	Anusha J	73 %	4 minutes 31 seconds	11
137	SAACHI GUPTA	73 %	4 minutes 33 seconds	11
138	Jainee	73 %	4 minutes 48 seconds	11
139	Meow	73 %	4 minutes 49 seconds	11
140	Preethika	73 %	5 minutes 3 seconds	11
141	abc	73 %	5 minutes 42 seconds	11
142	Ayona	73 %	5 minutes 55 seconds	11
143	I9999	73 %	6 minutes 1 seconds	11
144	Ashki	73 %	6 minutes 5 seconds	11
145	Aarchi	73 %	6 minutes 20 seconds	11
146	Sujata	73 %	6 minutes 24 seconds	11
147	jiya	73 %	7 minutes 1 seconds	11
148	Joshika	73 %	7 minutes 12 seconds	11
149	Vansh	73 %	7 minutes 21 seconds	11
150	Rachita Mishra	73 %	7 minutes 41 seconds	11
151	......	73 %	8 minutes 2 seconds	11
152	Dw	73 %	8 minutes 5 seconds	11
153	Amit	73 %	8 minutes 48 seconds	11
154	Saim	73 %	9 minutes 4 seconds	11
155	kalyani	73 %	9 minutes 33 seconds	11
156	Aashi jha	73 %	9 minutes 38 seconds	11
157	jk	73 %	10 minutes 46 seconds	11
158	S	73 %	12 minutes 41 seconds	11
159	Kush	73 %	12 minutes 49 seconds	11
160	Messi	73 %	14 minutes 13 seconds	11
161	Abhishek Kumar	73 %	14 minutes 23 seconds	11
162	Dil	73 %	16 minutes 27 seconds	11
163	Jo	73 %	29 minutes 11 seconds	11
164	somi	73 %	1 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds	11
165	mahalakshmi	67 %	2 minutes 9 seconds	10
166	aru	67 %	2 minutes 11 seconds	10
167	sa	67 %	2 minutes 37 seconds	10
168	mnbvc	67 %	2 minutes 49 seconds	10
169	Khusi ♥️ jaykishan	67 %	3 minutes 21 seconds	10
170	NORA	67 %	3 minutes 35 seconds	10
171	vghi	67 %	4 minutes 5 seconds	10
172	Adwaith	67 %	4 minutes 31 seconds	10
173	Anshumanswain120@gmail.com	67 %	4 minutes 46 seconds	10
174	Ano	67 %	5 minutes 10 seconds	10
175	Affan	67 %	5 minutes 11 seconds	10
176	rthryyt	67 %	5 minutes 11 seconds	10
177	POOJA	67 %	5 minutes 13 seconds	10
178	Yy	67 %	5 minutes 13 seconds	10
179	sikuuu	67 %	5 minutes 24 seconds	10
180	reddy	67 %	5 minutes 34 seconds	10
181	Xyz	67 %	5 minutes 35 seconds	10
182	Riya	67 %	5 minutes 39 seconds	10
183	Mansi	67 %	5 minutes 52 seconds	10
184	ankit	67 %	6 minutes 29 seconds	10
185	Sakaham	67 %	6 minutes 41 seconds	10
186	sadhna	67 %	6 minutes 56 seconds	10
187	Shiv	67 %	7 minutes 17 seconds	10
188	Astha	67 %	7 minutes 55 seconds	10
189	Sakshi	67 %	7 minutes 55 seconds	10
190	Priya	67 %	8 minutes 59 seconds	10
191	xyz	67 %	12 minutes 6 seconds	10
192	Akshaya Kumar Das	67 %	13 minutes 2 seconds	10
193	DAS	67 %	13 minutes 2 seconds	10
194	harshika	67 %	17 minutes 4 seconds	10
195	anshika	60 %	3 minutes 12 seconds	9
196	V	60 %	3 minutes 24 seconds	9
197	Uy	60 %	3 minutes 40 seconds	9
198	aliya	60 %	3 minutes 40 seconds	9
199	Afia Shaikh	60 %	4 minutes 9 seconds	9
200	a	60 %	4 minutes 16 seconds	9

Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka
✔ Accommodation in Belgium
✔ Vertical & Horizontal Power Sharing
✔ Federalism and Decentralization

More Class 10 MCQ Quizzes

Bookmark this page and practice more quizzes to boost your confidence!

WhatsApp Group Join Now

Telegram Group Join Now

Share this Article

Also See: Forest and Wildlife Resources Class 10 Social Science MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge

Power Sharing Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

About the Quiz

Why Take This Quiz?

Leaderboard

Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

More Class 10 MCQ Quizzes

1 thought on “Power Sharing Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!”

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

About the Quiz

Why Take This Quiz?

Leaderboard

Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

More Class 10 MCQ Quizzes

Related posts:

1 thought on “Power Sharing Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!”

Leave a Comment Cancel reply