Sri Lanka became independent in the year . 1 mark

Explanation:

Sri Lanka became independent in 543 BC.

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948.

The leaders of the Sinhala community sought to secure dominance over government by virtue of their majority. As a result, the democratically elected government adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.

aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy and tyranny

explanation:

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.