VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSS

44. Which language was recognised as the only oficial language ofSri Lanka in 1956?

Or
Which language is spoken by majority of Sri Lankans ?
45. How and when was Sinhala recognized as the oflicial language of Sri Lanka?
46. What is the state religion of Sri Lanka?

47. Who formed the mjority in terms of

population in Sri Lanka
- Lankan, l amils
48. Which factor is responsible for increasing the fecling of alienation among the Sri
Lanka to estab1isn
49. What measure was
adopted by the democractically elected government of Sri
Sinhalä supremacy ?
50. In which country the principle of majoritarianism led to a Civil War ?
51. 'Sri Lankan Tamil' refers to which social group?
52. What does the system of checks and balances' ensure in power sharing
53. Which system of power sharing is called, 'Checks and Balances

54. Mention any one characteristies of power sharing.

55. What is vertical division of powers ?
56. Which city is the capital of Belgium?
which language?
57. Majority of the people in Belgium speak
in Belgium?
58. Which language is not spoken by most of the people
to Belgium ?
59. Which ethnic group is related
in Belgium?
60. Who elects the community government
with which Belgium does not have
borders?
61. Name one country
best explains the complex ethnic composition
of Belgium ?
62. Which composition
countries the participation of women in public life is very high?
63. In which
times was the Belgum Constitution
amended between 1970 and 1993 ?
64. How many
Belgium?
surrounds
65. Which group of countries
does the Community Government of Belgium enjoy ?
66. Which type of powers
reason behind power sharing ?
67. What is the prudential
Or

sharing IS good for democracies?

Why power
 VERY SHORT ANSWER DUESTIONS

48. Why was States Reorganization

Commission formed? (C.B.S.E. R.
federal
49. How do the Central and State Governments enjoytheir power
in svstem a

(C.B.S.E. SP
 S O C H

Inwhich list
list
which
of the Indian Constitution does education come ?
o

50. Why? (C.B.S.E. S.P 2010, 1)

what status has been given to Hindi by the
W
Constitution of ?India
S2.
MuchM of the official work in Indian states is done in which language?
(C.B.S.E. 2015)
Name the country which follows "coming
3. togcther' style of federalism.
Which subjects are included in the Union List?
55. Which local body has a Mayor' as its head?
what way can changes be made in the Federdal
56. In Constitution ?
What is true regarding sources of revenue in a federal
system?
eWhat are the basic objectives of a federal system ?
59. What do you mean by 'coming together federation ?
60. Is India a coming together federation' ?

61. Name two and countries, besides India, which are federations.
62. What do you mean by "holding together federation' ?
63. Write name of any two countries which is an example of holding together. (C.B.SE. 2015)
64. Which of the forms of govemment has two or more levels of govermment?
65. Whose laws prevail if there is conflict between the State Govenment and Central Government
on the subjects of the Concurrent List.
66. In which list do education, forest and marriages fall ?
67. The Indian federation consists of how many states and union territories?
68. Suggest the two bases on which new states of India have been created.
69. Which language was recognised as the national language by the Constitution of India?
70. What is Zila Parishad?
71. How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule ofthe Indian Constitution?
72. Which period saw the rise of regional political parties in many states of our country ?
73. A major step towards decentralisation of powers was taken in which year?
74. On which Amendment of the Constitution is the Panchayati Raj System in India based?
75. What is Panchayati Raj ?
76. Who is the head of Gram Panchayat ? How is he elected?

17. Who is a Mayor ? Name two cities which have a Municipal Coporation2

78. Who presides over the meetings of a Municipal Corporation?

79. Who administers the whole district?
80. What do you mean by decentralisation ?
elected?
81. How are village Sarpanch or Panch
82. What is Gram Panchayat?
83. What is Panchayat Samiti?
84. Name some states
which were created not the recognise differeces
based culture, ethnicity
on
On on the basisof language, but to
of languaB
85. Mention the basic idea behindgeography.
or

the power sharing of Indian federalism.