Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Federalism

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct about Belgium?

A) Belgium is made up of three communities.
B) The French Community, the Flemish Community and the German Community are the three communities. 
C) Belgium has three linguistic regions.
D) Belgium is made up of five regions
E) Belgium is a Federal State made up of communities and regions.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A, C and D

B, D and E

A, B and E

C, D and E

Correct Answer:

A, B and E

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- A, B and E

The correct statements are:

A) Belgium is made up of three communities.
B) The French Community, the Flemish Community and the German Community are the three communities.
E) Belgium is a Federal State made up of communities and regions.

Correction in the incorrect statement:

C) Belgium has FOUR linguistic regions.

D) Belgium is made up of THREE regions

 


First few articles of the Belgian constitution:

Title I: On Federal Belgium, its components and its territory

Article 1: Belgium is a Federal State made up of communities and regions.

Article 2: Belgium is made up of three communities: The French Community, the Flemish Community and the German Community.

Article 3: Belgium is made up of three regions: The Walloon region, the Flemish region and the Brussels region.

Article 4: Belgium has four linguistic regions: The French-speaking region, the Dutch-speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels Capital and the German-speaking region. Each «commune» (county borough) of the Kingdom is part of one of these linguistic regions. ……..

Article 5: The Walloon region is made up of the following provinces: The Walloon Brabant, Hainault, Liege, Luxemburg and Namur. The Flemish region is made up of the following provinces: Antwerp, the Flemish Brabant, West Flanders, East Flanders and Limburg. ……