Choose the correct option:
Question 1.
What is the percentage of Hindus in India, as per the 2001 Census?
(a) 13.4
(b) 80.5
(c) 90.2
(d) 91
Answer
Answer: (b) 80.5
Question 2.
Family laws deal with
(a) marriage and divorce
(b) adoption
(c) inheritance
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all of the above
Question 3.
In India, the representation of women in legislature has been
(a) moderate
(b) high
(c) low
(d) very low
Answer
Answer: (d) very low
Question 4.
The system where father is the head of the family is called
(a) hierarchy
(b) matriarchy
(c) patriarchy
(d) monarchy
Answer
Answer: (c) patriarchy
Question 5.
Jotiba Phule was a/an
(a) social reformer
(b) political leader
(c) educationist
(d) environmentalist
Answer
Answer: (a) social reformer
Question 6.
Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is wrong?
It
(a) prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(b) gives official status to one religion.
(c) provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion.
(d) ensures equality of citizens within religious communities.
Answer
Answer: (b) gives official status to one religion.
Question 7.
When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
(a) Biological difference between men and women
(b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
(c) Unequal child sex ratio
(d) Absence of voting rights for women in democracies.
Answer
Answer: (b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
Question 8.
The distinguishing feature of communalism is:
(a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
(b) Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different
religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.
(c) A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one’s
own religious community.
(d) A secular constitution is sufficient combat communalism.
Answer
Answer: (a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
Question 9.
Which leaders worked for the elimination of caste system in India?
(a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram as warn
Naicker
(b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jotiba Phule, Periyar Ramaswami Naicker and Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Swami Vivekanand, Jotiba Phule and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer
Answer: (a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram as warn Naicker
Question 10.
“A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and
women.” Select the correct option for the definition.
(a) Feminist
(b) Patriarchy
(c) Caste hierarchy
(d) Social change
Answer
Answer: (a) Feminist
Question 11.
What step taken to provide representation to women in Panchayats and
Municipalities?
(a) Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
(b) Appointment of 1/3 women members
(c) Reservation for election to 1/3 of the seats for women
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Reservation for election to 1/3 of the seats for women
Explanation:
Women’s organisations and activists have been demanding a similar
reservation of at least one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State
Assemblies for women.
Question 12.
In which of these categories of work do you think less time is spent by
men?
(a) Household and related work
(b) Sleep, self-care, reading etc.
(c) Income-generating work
(d) Talking and gossiping
Answer
Answer: (a) Household and related work
Explanation:
Household and related work are the categories of work in which less time is
spent by men.
Question 13.
Indian society is of which type?
(a) A matriarchal society
(b) A patriarchal society
(c) A fraternal society
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) A patriarchal society
Explanation:
In our country, women still lag much behind men despite some improvement
since Independence. Ours is still a male dominated, patriarchal society.
Women face disadvantage, discrimination and oppression.
Question 14.
What is the result of political expression of gender division?
(a) Has helped to improve women’s role in public life
(b) Has provided a superior status to women
(c) The position remains the same, as it was
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Has helped to improve women’s role in public life
Explanation:
The result of political expression of gender division has helped to improve
women’s role in public life.
Question 15.
What is mean by the term ‘Feminist’?
(a) Having the qualities considered typical of women.
(b) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and
men.
(c) The belief that men and women are equal.
(d) Men who look like women.
Answer
Answer: (b) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for
women and men.
Explanation:
Feminist is a woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities
for women and men.
Question 16.
Which of these matters deal with the ‘Family Laws’?
(a) Marriage and divorce
(b) Adoption
(c) Inheritance
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation:
Family laws: Those laws that deal with family related matters such as
marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, etc. In our country, different
family laws apply to followers of different religions.
Question 17.
Which of these is true about the most ugly form of communalism?
(a) Communal violence
(b) Riots
(c) Massacre
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Explanation:
Sometimes communalism takes its most ugly form of communal violence, riots
and massacre. India and Pakistan suffered some of the worst communal riots
at the time of the Partition.
Question 18.
What is leading to the breakdown of caste hierarchy?
(a) Large-scale urbanisation
(b) Growth of literacy and education
(c) Occupational mobility
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation:
With economic development, large scale urbanisation, growth of literacy and
education, occupational mobility and the weakening of the position of
landlords in the villages, the old notions of caste hierarchy are breaking
down.
Question 19.
The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has never reached
what per cent of its total strength?
(a) 25%
(b) 15%
(c) 10%
(d) 5%
Answer
Answer: (c) 10%
Explanation:
The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has never reached
even 10 per cent of its total strength.
Question 20.
In some places in India, by how much the child sex ratio has fallen to as low
as?
(a) 927
(b) 840
(c) 820
(d) 800
Answer
Answer: (d) 800
Explanation:
Sex-selective abortion led to a decline in child sex ratio (number of girl
children per thousand boys) in the country to merely 914. In some part of
India this ratio has fallen below 850 or even 800 in some places.
Picture-based Questions:
Question 1.
Look at the following cartoon taken from the NCERT Textbook Page 53 and answer
the question that follow:
Answer
Answer:
No. They are not right in anyway. They should be above caste feelings and
try their best in establishing a casteless society. Needless to say, that if
caste is the base of society and election, it will only hamper the growth of
the country. Political leaders should not do anything that undermines the
value of democracy. They should be broad-minded and do work for the welfare
of the entire nation.
Question 2.
Do you think that political leaders are right to treat people belonging to a
caste as ‘vote banks’?
Look at the following picture taken from the NCERT Textbook Page 54 and answer
the question that follow:
What was aparthied? How was it oppressive for the blacks in South Africa?
Answer
Answer:
Aparthied was a former policy of racial segregation in South Africa. The
White Europeans imposed this system on South Africa. This system was very
oppressive for the blacks as it divided the people and labelled them on the
basis of their skin colour. The white rulers treated the blacks and other
non-whites as inferiors. They were forbidden from living in white areas.
They did not have voting rights. Trains, buses, hotels, hospitals, beaches, swimming pools were all separate for the whites and the blacks. The schools and hospitals meant for the blacks did not have proper facilities. Blacks could not even protest against the terrible treatment. Thus, they were forced to lead a very tough and miserable life.
It was only due to the efforts of Nelson Mandela, that freed them from such an oppressive system.
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Multiple Choice Questions
Previous Years’ Questions
1. In local self-government institutions atleast one-third of all positions are reserved for: [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) men
(b) women
(c) children
(d) scheduled tribes
2. ‘Feminist movements’ are aimed at: [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) Liberty
(b) Equality
(c) Participation
(d) Power
3. According to 2001 census what was the sex ratio in India? [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) 1000 males 950 females
(b) 1000 males 850 Females
(c) 1000 males 927 females
(d) 1000 males 922 females
4. Which one of the following is not a cause of communalism? [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) Religion is taken as the basis of the nation.
(b) When one religion is discriminated against other
(c) State has no official religion
(d) Demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another.
5. Which of the following divisions is unique to India? [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) Gender division
(b) Caste division
(c) Economic divisionFinancial news subscriptions
(d) Religious division
NCERT Questions
6. When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
(a) Biological difference between men and women
(b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
(c) Unequal child sex ratio
(d) Absence of voting rights for women in democracies
7. In India seats are reserved for women in
(a) LokSabha
(b) State legislative assemblies
(c) Cabinets
(d) Panchayati Raj bodies
8. Consider the following statements on the meaning of communal politics. Communal politics is based on the belief that:
(i) One religion is superior to that of others.
(ii) People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens.
(iii) Followers of a particular religion constitute one community.
(iv) State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others.
Which of the statements are correct?
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii) only
(d) (ii) and (iv) only.
9. Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is wrong? It
(a) prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion
(b) gives official status to one religion
(c) provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion
(d) ensures the equality of citizens within religious communities.
10. Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
(i) A person who believes A. Communalist in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
(ii) A person who says that B. Feminist religion is the principal basis of the community.
(iii) A person who thinks C. Secularist that caste is the principal basis of community.
(iv) A person who does not D. Castiest discriminate against others on the basis of religious beliefs.
(a) (i) – B; (ii) – C; (iii) – A; (iv) – D
(b) (i) – B; (ii) – A; (iii) – D (iv) – C
(c) (i) – D; (ii) – C; (iii) – A (iv) – B
(d) (i) – C; (ii) – A; (iii) – B (iv) – D
Additional Questions
11. Sexual Division of labour signifies, that
(i) Gender division emphasises division on the basis of nature of work.
(ii) Division between men and women.
(iii) Caste is the basis of Gender Division.
(iv) Work decides the division between men and women.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iv) and (i)
12. Which statement is true for secularism/secular state?
(a) Recognises every religion and gives due importance to every religion.
(b) It is based on the idea that religion is the sole basis of the social community.
(c) Secular state has its official religion.
(d) No official religion for the secular state.
13. Caste hierarchy means :
(a) Shift from one occupation to another.
(b) A ladder-like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the highest to the lowest castes.
(c) Religious equality.
(d) Communal harmony and peace on the basis of caste.
14. “A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women.” Select the correct option for the definition.
(a) Feminist
(b) Patriarchy
(c) Caste hierarchy
(d) Social change
15. “Process to shift from one occupation to another, usually it is being practiced by the new generation.” It is significant to :
(a) Social change
(b) Secular state
(c) Occupational mobility
(d) Communal representation
16. ‘Equal Wages Act’ signifies;
(a) Law that deals with family-related matters.
(b) Law provides that equal wages should be paid for an equal job for both men and women.
(c) An Act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the women of the family.
(d) A radical law against the discriminatory attitude and sexual division of labour.
17. Do you think that women could have made the gains if their unequal treatment was not raised in the political domain?
(a) Yes, because some form of gender division or sexual division needs to be expressed in politics.
(b) No, gender division should not be expressed in politics.
(c) No, because unequal treatment requires moral obligation, not the legal one.
(d) All the above.
18. Select the laws enacted by the Parliament for the welfare of women.
(a) Special Marriage Act of 1955
(b) Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961
(c) Equal Remuneration Act of 1976
(d) All the above
19. Why did our constitution framers choose the model of a secular state?
(a) Constitution framers wanted to check religious differences.
(b) To check casteism
(c) To check the challenges of communalism
(d) To check communal politics.
20. Which leaders worked for the elimination of the caste system in India?
(a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Periyar Ramaswami Naicker.
(b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Jotiba Phule, Periyar Ramaswami Naicker, and Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Swami Vivekanand, Jotiba Phule, and Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
21. In which countries women are given high profile?
(a) Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Norway
(b) Sweden, Norway and Finland
(c) France, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia
(d) Norway, Finland and Saudi Arabia
22. What is the exact ratic^of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in 2001?
(a) Scheduled castes constitute 17.8% and scheduled tribes 9.2%.
(b) Scheduled castes constitute 20.4% and scheduled tribes 8.2%.
(c) Scheduled castes constitute 15.6% and scheduled tribes 7.8%.
(d) Scheduled castes constitute 16.2% and scheduled tribes 8.2%.
23. Indicate ‘True’ and ‘False’ for the given statements:
(a) Feminist means a woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
(b) Communalism signifies an ideology which stands for regional harmony and economic prosperity.
(c) Inequality of women states equal treatment to women as compared to men.
(d) The concept of Patriarchy refers to a system that values men more and gives them power over women.
24. “India is a country of religious differences.” Justify the statement by selecting a suitable option.
(a) of different social groups.
(b) India is the land of different religions like Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
(c) of different community people.
(d) of different caste people.
25. Participation of women in public life is relatively low in countries like;
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Bangladesh
26. Women in India are discriminated in;
(a) Political life
(b) Social life
(c) Economic life
(d) All the above
27. Over the past few decades, the sex ratio in India;
(a) has not changed
(b) has gone down
(c) has increased
(d) has shown a fluctuating trend
28. The peculiarity of social division in India, unlike many other countries, is that it is based on;
(a) Religion
(b) Language
(c) Caste
(d) Income levels
29. State True and False :
(a) Indian Constitution advocates an official language for India.
(b) Gandhiji used to say that religion can never be separated from politics.
(c) Communalism signifies an ideology which stands for regional harmony and economic.
(d) Inequality of women states equal treatment to women as compared to men.
30. Fill in the blanks :
(a) The concept of …………. refers to a system that values men more and gives them power over women.
(b) …………… means a woman or man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
(c) Shift from …………….. areas to urban areas is known as occupational mobility.
(d) ………….. was based on the exclusion of and discrimination against the ‘outcaste’ group.
(i) Patriarchy / Feminist
(ii) Feminist / Patriarchy
(iii) Rural / Urban
(iv) Caste hierarchy / Caste system
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