Power Sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka

What is the relationship between democracy and power sharing?

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

After independence, did Sri Lanka have a democratically elected government?

What was the impact of civil war in Sri Lanka?

Belgium did not accommodate all the ethnic groups.

Power-sharing is not necessarily desirable in a democracy

The majority of people in Brussels spoke French language. 

  Luxembourg was chosen as the headquarters when the European countries decided to come together and formed European Union. 

The French-speaking people accepted equal representation in Brussels because the Dutch-speaking community has accepted equal representation in the _____(central/regional) Government

The headquarters of the European Union is in _____(Brussels/Colombo).

The constitution of _____(Belgium/Srilanka) and India has clearly divided the powers between different levels of government.

The Belgian constitution prescribes _____(equal/majority) number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers in the central government.

Which arrangement is included in the Belgian model that enabled everyone to live together within the same country? 

Which is the valid reason for power-sharing ?

Every society needs some form of power-sharing.

Power-sharing ultimately leads to the division of the country.

A wise constitution gives equal importance to all ethnic groups.

Power-sharing is not necessary for a democracy.

The constitution of Belgium was amended _____ (five/four) times to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country.

By $1980$s several political organisations started demanding an independent _____ (Tamil/Sinhala) Eelam in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.