NCERT Important Questions for Class 10 Social Science Political Science Chapter 1
Social Science Class 10 political science
Power Sharing 1
Important Questions
3/5 Marks Question
Highlight any three measures adopted by the Belgium government to accomodate regional and cultural diversities.
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(i) The constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in central Government. Some special laws require the support of majority of numbers from each linguistic group. Thus, no single community can make decisions unilaterally.
(ii) Many powers of central Government have been given to the state governments of the two regions of the country.
(iii) The capital of Belgium, Brussels has a separate government in which both the communities have equal representation.