Caste, religion and gender issues MCQ in English Class 10th Political Science Book-DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-II Chapter-3 Chapter Wise MCQ

 

Who gave the status of secular state to India?

A. Constitution

B. Prime Minister 

C. President 

D. Governor

What is the nature of Indian society?

A. only the head 

B. patriarchal

C. Parent-oriented 

D. None of these

What was the percentage of Muslim population in India in 2001?

A. 15.4% 

B. 3.4% 

C. 16.4% 

D. 17.4%

What is the state religion of India?

A. Hindu 

B. Sikh

C. Christian  

D. None

In which of these countries is women participation low?

A. Finland 

B. Norway 

c. Sweden

D. India ​

On what basis is gender division?

A. Organic 

B. social expectations

C. Religious expectations 

D. Culture's expectations

What is meant by communal politics?

A. Participation of different communities in politics 

B. Communist government 

C. When state power is used to establish the supremacy of one religious group over the rest

D. All of the above 

What is the meaning of the word feminist?

A. Qualities considered unique to women 

B. those who look like women

C. It believes that men and women are equal 

D. A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men

Which of the following statements about India as a secular state is incorrect?

A. Giving freedom to kill any religion 

B. There is no official religion 

C. It reserves seats for religious minorities 

D. prohibits discrimination on religious grounds

The following steps have been taken to provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities?

A. Reservation of one third of seats for women for election 

B. Appointment of one third women members 

C. Reservation of half the seats for women for election 

D. None of these 

Which of the following matters relates to family law?

A. Marriage and divorce 

B. Adoption 

C. Inheritance 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following statements does not refer to the feminist movement?

A. Improving education and career opportunities for women 

B. Giving women the right to vote 

C. Training them in domestic jobs 

D. Improvement in their political and legal status

Which of the following factors is responsible for the breakdown of the caste system?

A. Large scale urbanisation 

B. Development of literacy and education 

C. Occupational mobility 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

What is meant by gender division?

A. Division between the rich and the poor 

B. Division between men and women

C. Division between the educated and the uneducated 

D. None of the above

What is it called to use religion in politics?

A. Communalism 

B. Communalism politics

C. Communalisation of politics 

D. None of the above

The sex ratio in India is __ women per 1000 men?

A. 942 

B. 940

C. 945 

D. 946

Which of the following is true about the ugly form of communalism?

A. Communalism

B. Violence ​ 

C. Genocide 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

What is the percentage of Hindus in India according to the 2001 census? 

A. 13.4 

B. 80.5

C. 90.4 

D. 27.6

In which of the following countries is the participation of women in public life higher?

A. Sweden and India 

B. Norway and Sri Lanka 

C. Nepal and Finland 

D. Sweden and Africa 

Which leaders worked for the abolition of caste system in India?

A. Jyotiba Phule Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Mahatma Gandhi Periyar Ram Naicker

B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jawaharlal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi 

C. Swami Vivekananda Jyotiba Phule 

D. None of these

Women's participation in public life is very high in Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway and ____.

A. Finland

B. Hungary

C. Russia ​

D. Latvia

Patriarchal society means ____

A. Society ruled by men

B. a society dominated by women

C. A society where there is equality between men and women

D. None of the above

The Equal Remuneration Act of ______ provides that equal pay should be given for equal work.

A. 1986

B. 1976

C. 1966

D. 1972

 ____ said that religion can never be separated from politics. He believed that politics should be guided by morality derived from religion.

A. C Rajagopalachari

B. Sardar Patel

C. Gandhiji

D. Nehru

Which of the following statements is true?

A. The Constitution of India allows the state to intervene in matters of religion to ensure equality among religious communities.

B. The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion.

C. The Constitution provides all individuals and communities the freedom to profess, practise and propagate any religion or not to follow any religion.

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.