Case of Sri Lanka

Q. What were the demands made by the Sri Lankan Tamils?

1. Regional autonomy for Tamilians
2. Recognition of Tamil as an official language
3. Tamil majority government
4. Equal opportunity in jobs and education

Q. What is a civil war?

1. Ideological conflict between two parties running for elections
2. Hostility between two nations, characterised by propaganda and threats
3. Military conflict between people residing within a country
4. Military conflict between two or more neighbouring nations

Q. When did Sri Lanka gain Independence from the British rule?

1. 1945
2. 1955
3. 1950
4. 1948

Q.

In which year Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country?

Q. When did Sri Lanka gain independence?

1. 1946
2. 1947
3. 1948
4. 1984

Q. S1: The Tamils were the majority community in Sri Lanka. S2: The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing. Select the correct option with respect to the above statements.

1. Only S2 is correct.
2. Only S1 is correct.
3. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
4. Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

Q. S1: Sinhalas were the majority community in Sri Lanka.

S2: The Sri Lankan government ignored the sentiments of minorities by declaring Sinhala as the official language in 1956.

Select the correct option with respect to the above statements.

1. Only S1 is correct.
2. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
3. Only S2 is correct.
4. Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) about Sri Lanka is(are) true?
(i) Sri Lanka gained independence an year before India.
(ii) According to estimates, Sinhala speakers constitute 74% of the Sri Lankan population.
(iii) Tamil speakers constituted approximately 18% of the Sri Lankan population.
(iv) Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Kandy.

1. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
2. (ii), (iii)
3. (i), (iv)
4. (i), (iii)

Q.

Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India. Give an argument and an example to support any of these positions. Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation has strengthened national unity. Arman: the Language-based States have divided us by making everyone conscious of their language. Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

Q. A military conflict between people residing within a country is known as a .

1. cold war
2. civil war
3. guerilla war

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

1. The capital of Sri Lanka is Kandy.
2. Sri Lanka is a landlocked nation near Bangladesh.
3. The major social groups in Sri Lanka are the Sinhalese and Tamilians.
4. Sri Lanka is a model for the politics of accommodation.

Q. What was the difference between the policies adopted by Belgium and Sri Lanka regarding power sharing arrangements?

Q. Match the following.

1. 2009
2. 1991
3. 1956

Q. Civil war is a violent conflict among various ______________.

1. Different countries.
2. Political parties.
3. Organs of government
4. Opposing groups within a country

Q. Sri Lanks emerged as an independent nation in ____________.

1. 1948
2. 1943
3. 1953
4. 1958

Q. When was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?

1. 1991
2. 1996
3. 1984
4. 1976

Q. Which of the following from India was sent on a mission to stop the civil war in Sri Lanka?

1. Border Security Force
2. Indian Peace Keeping Force
3. Central Reserve Police Force
4. Rapid Action Force

Q. Sri Lankan Tamils were concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the nation.

1. True
2. False

Q. In which year did the Parliament of Sri Lanka pass an Act that recognised Sinhala as the only official language?

1. 1948
2. 1954
3. 1962
4. 1956

Q.

In which one of the following years, Sri lanka emerged as an independent country?

(a) 1948

(b) 1950

(c) 1956

(d) 1954