Grade-X-Exam-Oriented Civics PYQs with Solutions | PAP Sir
1. Power Sharing 1. “The government measures gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils.” Explain the statement. (i) In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil. (ii) The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. (iii) A new constitution stipulated that the state shall protect and foster Buddhism. (iv) These measures gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils. (v) They felt that none of the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders was sensitive to their language and culture. (vi) They felt that the constitution and government policies denied them equal political rights, (vii) They are discriminated in getting jobs and other...