Assertion & Reason Test: Power-sharing - Class 10

(ii) Tamil speakers: 18% population of Sri Lanka belongs to Tamil Speakers community.

(iii) Dutch speakers: Dutch is spoken by the rest 20 percent of the population but there are sometimes other languages such as English and German are also spoken.

(iv) Power shared by two or more political parties: Power shared among different organs of government is the Separation of Powers of government. Power shared among different social groups is the Community Government. -Power shared by two or more political parties is the Coalition Government.

(v) French speakers: The reason is that even though the city is the capital of Flanders, the Flemish speaking region of Belgium, 80% of the people there speak French.

• Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. This is called horizontal distribution of power because it allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers.

• Power may be shared among different social groups such as the religious and linguistic groups. In some countries, there are constitutional and legal arrangements whereby socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures and administration.

Correct answer is: We call this as horizontal distribution of powers.

• In Belgium, the leaders recognized the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities. Between 1970 and 1993, they amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country.

• The constitution of Belgium is known as the best in the world​. It has been amended four times between 1970 to 1993 only to arrange so that the diverse communities can reside together peacefully within the same country without any conflicts.

The Incorrect option is (a): Belgium is a big country in North America.

Correct answer is: Belgium is a small country in Europe.

• It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order, since social conflict often leads to political instability and violence.

• The possibility of conflict between social groups will be reduced if the power is shared. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability of political order, since social conflict often leads to political instability and violence.

Community government is elected by people of one language community, i.e. French, Dutch and German speaking. Such a government has power related to culture, education and language issues. It helps in resolving conflicts between different ethical groups by safeguarding the interest of its group.

Power Sharing is good because it helps in reducing the chances of conflict between different social groups and ensures stability of the political system.

Belgians adapted a power sharing arrangement in which all the communities have equal representation. This helped in relieving tension between the different communities. Thus they did not favour am/ particular community. Both the assertion and reason are false.