Conflicts in Sri Lanka

Q. Regional autonomy is the authority of a region to govern and administer the interests of the local people according to its own initiatives.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Sri Lankan Tamils demanded a separate state. The fight led to a Civil War between ___ and ___.

1. Youth of Sri Lanka
2. Sri Lankan government
3. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
4. East Sri Lankans

Q. The Sri Lankan Civil War was primarily fought between the Sri Lankan government and the:

1. Tamil National People's Front
2. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
3. Communist Party of Sri Lanka
4. All Ceylon Makkal Congress

Q. Choose the correct pairs with regard to the Sri Lankan Civil War.

1. New Constitution
2. 1978
3. 2009
4. Independence
5. 1948
6. Defeat of LTTE

Q. In 1956, Sinhalese was made the only official language of Sri Lanka.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following types of wars is fought between citizens of the same country?

1. Border War
2. Limited War
3. Civil War
4. Proxy War

Q. Statement A: The denial of regional autonomy in the Northern and Eastern provinces resulted in the demand for an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils.

Statement B: The Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam pursued a long drawn-out method of peaceful negotiation in order to get the government to concede to the demands of the Tamils.

1. Statement A is true, but Statement B is false
2. Statement A is false, but Statement B is true
3. Both statements are true
4. Both statements are false

Q. S1: Sri Lankan Tamils demanded for a separate state.

S2: The Tamils were mostly concentrated in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka and demanded autonomy.

Based on the two statements, select the correct option:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentences.
3. S1: True; S2: False.
4. S1: False; S2: True.

Q. Statement A: The denial of regional autonomy in the Northern and Eastern provinces resulted in the demand for an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils.

Statement B: The Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam pursued a long drawn-out method of peaceful negotiation in order to get the government to concede to the demands of the Tamils.

1. Statement A is true, but Statement B is false
2. Statement A is false, but Statement B is true
3. Both statements are true
4. Both statements are false

Q. In 1956, Sinhalese was made the only official language of Sri Lanka.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following types of wars is fought between citizens of the same country?

1. Border War
2. Limited War
3. Civil War
4. Proxy War

Q. S1: Sri Lankan Tamils demanded for a separate state.

S2: The Tamils were mostly concentrated in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka and demanded autonomy.

Based on the two statements, select the correct option:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentences.
3. S1: True; S2: False.
4. S1: False; S2: True.

Q. The Sri Lankan Civil War was primarily fought between the Sri Lankan government and the:

1. Tamil National People's Front
2. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
3. Communist Party of Sri Lanka
4. All Ceylon Makkal Congress

Q. Choose the correct pairs with regard to the Sri Lankan Civil War.

1. New Constitution
2. 1978
3. 2009
4. Independence
5. 1948
6. Defeat of LTTE