Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka

Q. Sri Lankan Tamils formed parties and organisations to raise their voices against the government. What were their demands?

1. Equal opportunity in jobs
2. Official recognition of Tamil language
3. Official language should be English
4. 60% reservation in elections

Q.

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent nation in (a) 1945 (b) 1942 (c) 1947 (d) 1948

Q. What is the name given to the territory of Sri Lanka proposed as an independent state for the Sri Lankan Tamils?

1. Vaddukkodai
2. Tamil Eelam
3. Jaffna
4. Tamilakam

Q. Which of the following is/are the major social groups found in Sri Lanka?

1. Swahili
2. Sinhalese
3. Tamil
4. French

Q. Which of the following is/are the major social groups found in Sri Lanka?

1. Swahili
2. Sinhalese
3. Tamil
4. French

Q. Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948. Majority of the government was made up of Sinhalese community and brought in a lot of changes.

From the following options, select the policies introduced by the government that favoured Sinhalese and not Sri Lankan Tamils.

1. Buddhism was made the official religion.
2. Sinhala was made the official language.
3. Security of the citizens improved.
4. Majority community were preferred over minority community for job applications.

Q. Although a minority in the national population, the Tamils constituted a majority in North and East Sri Lanka.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following statements about Sri Lanka is/are true?

1. The post-independence government of Sri Lanka was dominated by the Sinhalese
2. The main administrative units in Sri Lanka are its composite states
3. Sri Lanka has a federal system of governance
4. The Sinhalese comprise 74 percent of the total population in Sri Lanka

Q. Which language is being referred to in the statements given below?

a. It is spoken by a large number of people in Sri Lanka.
b. It was influenced by Pali, the sacred language of the Sri Lankan Buddhists.
c. It is one of the constitutionally-recognised official languages of Sri Lanka.

1. Sinhala
2. Tamil
3. Malay
4. English