Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: Power-sharing
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Why is power sharing necessary in diverse societies? [1]
(A) To ensure fair representation and reduce conflict
(B) To concentrate power in one group
(C) To eliminate diversity
(D) To avoid democracy entirely
2. What can happen if power is concentrated in one group? [1]
(A) Resentment, conflict and instability
(B) Perfect harmony always
(C) No effects at all
(D) Increased unity automatically
3. What does power sharing ensure? [1]
(A) Different groups have a voice in decisions
(B) Only one group decides everything
(C) No group has any voice
(D) Random decision-making
4. What is the prudential reason for power sharing? [1]
(A) Reducing conflict and promoting stability
(B) Increasing conflict deliberately
(C) No specific reason
(D) Only economic benefit
5. What is the moral reason for power sharing? [1]
(A) Democracy requires participation of all citizens
(B) Only the majority should decide everything
(C) Minorities should have no say
(D) Power should stay concentrated
6. What country is cited as an example of successful power sharing? [1]
(A) Belgium
(B) North Korea
(C) A country with no diversity
(D) A country with a single-party system
7. What can result from a lack of adequate power sharing? [1]
(A) Conflict in diverse regions
(B) Automatic peace
(C) No effects at all
(D) Increased economic growth always
8. Why study power sharing? [1]
(A) It helps understand how diverse societies maintain stability
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What is horizontal power sharing? [1]
(A) Sharing power among government branches
(B) Sharing power among nations
(C) Sharing power among ages
(D) Sharing power over time
10. What branches are involved in horizontal power sharing? [1]
(A) Legislature, executive and judiciary
(B) Only the legislature
(C) Only the executive
(D) Only local government
11. What is vertical power sharing? [1]
(A) Sharing power among government levels
(B) Sharing power among government branches
(C) Sharing power between countries
(D) No specific meaning
12. What levels are involved in vertical power sharing? [1]
(A) National, state and local
(B) Only national
(C) Only local
(D) Only international
13. What benefit does vertical power sharing provide? [1]
(A) Decisions made closer to affected people
(B) Decisions made further from people
(C) No specific benefit
(D) Only benefits the national government
14. What is an example of power sharing among social groups? [1]
(A) Community government, as in Belgium
(B) Only horizontal power sharing
(C) Only vertical power sharing
(D) No such form exists
15. What else represents diverse interests in a democracy? [1]
(A) Political parties and pressure groups
(B) Only the government itself
(C) Only the judiciary
(D) Nothing else represents interests
16. Why do different forms of power sharing work together? [1]
(A) To prevent concentration of power and represent diverse interests
(B) To concentrate power in one place
(C) To eliminate diverse interests
(D) To reduce representation