NCERT solutions for सोशल साइंस डेमोक्रेटिक पॉलिटिक्स २ [अंग्रेजी] कक्षा १० chapter 1 - Power-sharing [Latest edition]

Look at the maps of Belgium and Sri Lanka. In which region, do you find concentration of different communities?

What’s wrong if the majority community rules? If Sinhalas don’t rule in Sri Lanka, where else will they rule?

So you are saying that sharing of power makes us more powerful. Sounds odd! Let me think.

Read any newspaper for one week and make clippings of news related to ongoing conflicts or wars. A group of five students could pool their clippings together and do the following:

• Classify these conflicts by their location (your state, India, outside India).
• Find out the cause of each of these conflicts. How many of these are related to power sharing disputes?
• Which of these conflicts could be resolved by working out power sharing arrangements?

If the parents of Annette and Selvi were to approach respective governments to realise the desire of the child who is more likely to succeed? And why?

If you had the power to rewrite the rules in Lebanon, what would you do?

Would you adopt the ‘regular’ rules followed everywhere, as Khalil suggests? Or stick to the old rules? Or do something else?

In 2005, some new laws were made in Russia giving more powers to its president. During the same time, the US president visited Russia. What, according to this cartoon, is the relationship between democracy and concentration of power? Can you think of some other examples to illustrate the point being made here?

In my school, the class monitor changes every month. Is that what you call a power sharing arrangement?

Here is an example of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do these represent? Who is sharing power with whom?

The Bombay High Court ordered the Maharashtra State Government to immediately take action and improve living conditions for the 2,000-odd children at seven children’s homes in Mumbai.

Here is an example of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do these represent? Who is sharing power with whom?

The government of Ontario state in Canada has agreed to a land claim settlement with the aboriginal community. The Minister responsible for Native Affairs announced that the government will work with aboriginal people in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation.

Here is an example of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do these represent? Who is sharing power with whom?

Russia’s two influential political parties, the Union of Right Forces and the Liberal Yabloko Movement, agreed to unite their organisations into a strong right wing coalition. They propose to have a common list of candidates in the next parliamentary elections.

Here is an example of power sharing. Which of the four types of power sharing do these represent? Who is sharing power with whom?

The finance ministers of various states in Nigeria got together and demanded that the federal government declare its sources of income. They also wanted to know the formula by which the revenue is distributed to various State Governments.

What are the different forms of power sharing in modern democracies? Give an example of each of these.

State one prudential reason for power sharing with an example from the Indian context.

State one moral reason for power sharing with an example from the Indian context.

After reading this chapter, three students drew different conclusions. Which of these do you agree with and why? Give your reasons in about 50 words.

Thomman - Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.

Mathayi - Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisons.

Ouseph - Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.

The Mayor of Merchtem, a town near Brussels in Belgium, has defended a ban on speaking French in the town’s schools. He said that the ban would help all non-Dutch speakers integrate in this Flemish town. Do you think that this measure is in keeping with the spirit of Belgium’s power sharing arrangements? Give your reasons in about 50 words.

Read the following passage and pick out any one of the prudential reasons for power sharing offered in this.

Different arguments are usually put forth in favour of and against power sharing. Identify those which are in favour of power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below? Power sharing:

1. reduces conflict among different communities
2. decreases the possibility of arbitrariness
3. delays decision making process
4. accommodates diversities
5. increases instability and divisiveness
6. promotes people’s participation in government
7. undermines the unity of a country

Consider the following statements about power sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

1. In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking community.
2. In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.
3. The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture, language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.
4. The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented a possible division of the country on linguistic lines.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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:

Consider the following two statements on power sharing and select the answer using the codes given below:

1. Power sharing is good for democracy.
2. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.

Which of these statements are true and false?