Which of these statements about the power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are true?

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The Belgian leaders ignored the differences

Sri Lanka had Tamil speakers as the majority community

Tamil was declared the official language of Sri Lanka

Belgium has a federal system of government.

answer is D.

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The statement “Belgium has a federal system of government” is true.

Statement 1 is false because the Belgian leaders acknowledged the presence of differences and tried to accommodate the interests of various social groups. They worked out an arrangement of power sharing that worked well for all the communities.

Statement 2 is incorrect because Sinhala speakers were the majority community in Sri Lanka, accounting for 74% of the total population.

Statement 3 is false because the Sri Lankan government declared Sinhala as the only official language in 1956 as part of its majoritarian measures.

Statement 4 is true because the country of Belgium adopted a federal system of government to serve the interests of all groups. The central and state governments were the two levels of government. Later a community government was introduced in Belgium.

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