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CBSE Class 10 Political Science Chapter-4 Gender, Religion and caste Important Questions
CBSE Class 10 Political Science Important Questions Chapter 4 – Gender, Religion and caste
1 Mark Questions
1. Which one of the following social reformers fought against caste inequalities.
(a) Periyar Ramaswami Naiker
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ans. (a) Periyar Ramaswami Naiker
2. Which one of the following was the view of Mahatma Gandhi about religion ?
(a) He was in favour of Hinduism.
(b) He was an ardent supporter of Muslim Religion.
(c) By religion, Gandhi meant for moral values that inform all religions.
(d) He said that India should adopt Christianity.
Ans. (c) By religion, Gandhi meant for moral values that inform all religions.
3. Name any two political leaders who fought against caste inequalities.
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh and Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.
(b) Mr. Nitesh Kumar and Mr. Narendra Modi.
(c) Dr.S. Radhakrishnan and Shri Morarji Desai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
Ans. (d) Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
4. What is the average child sex ratio in India ?
a) 923
b) 926
c) 935
d) 933
Ans. (d) 933
5. Which one of the following refers to gender division ?
(a) The hierarchical unequal roles assigned to man and woman by the society.
(b) Biological difference between man and woman.
(c) The ratio of male child and female child.
(d) The division between male labourers and female labourers.
Ans. (a) The hierarchical unequal roles assigned to man and woman by the society.
6. Which one of the following is the basis of communal politics?
(a) People of different religions may have the same interests.
(b) People of different religions have different interests that involve conflicts.
(c) People of different religions live in mutual co-operation.
(d) People who follow different religions belong to the same social community.
Ans. (b) People of different religions have different interests that involve conflicts.
7. Name any two countries where women’s participation in public life is very high.
(a) Sri Lanka and Nepal
(b) Pakistan and Bhutan
(c) Sweden and Finland
(d) South Africa and Maldives
Ans. (c) Sweden and Finland
8. What is the literacy rate among women and men respectively in India?
(a) 54% and 76%
(b) 46% and 51%
(c) 76% and 85%
(d) 37% and 54%
Ans. (a) 54% and 76%
9. Which one of the following is a form of communalism?
(a) Communal Unity and integrity.
(b) Communal fraternity.
(c) Communal violence, riots and massacre.
(d) Communal harmony.
Ans. (c) Communal violence, riots and massacre
10. Which one of the following refers to a feminist?
(a) The female labourers
(b) The employer who employs female workers
(c) A woman who does not believe in equal rights for women.
(d) A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for woman and man
Ans. (d) A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for woman and man
11. State the definition of Feminist.
Ans. A women or a man who believe in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
12. What is child sex ratio?
Ans. The member of girl children per 1000 boys.
13. What is sex ratio?
Ans. It is the number of females per thousand males in a country.
14. What is the percentage of women in Lok Sabha as recommended by women’s Reservation Bill?
Ans. 33 percent.
15. What is caste Hierarchy?
Ans. It is a ladder like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the highest to the lowest caste.
16. What does the concept of majoritarian dominance refers to?
Ans. It refers to the community belonging to a majority category takes the status of majoritarian dominance.
17. What equal wages act signifies?
Ans. The law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job for both men and women.
18. Name any two laws that enacted by the Indian parliament for the welfare of women.
Ans. Special Marriage Act of 1955 and Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961.
19. Name the leaders who worked for the elimination of caste system?
Ans. Jotiba Phule, Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
20. In which countries women are given high profile?
Ans. Scandinavian Countries- Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
21. What is the exact ratio of scheduled castes and schedules tribes in 2001?
Ans. Scheduled castes constitutes 16.2% and scheduled tribes 8.2%
22. What were Gandhi Ji’s opinion regarding religion and politics?
Ans. According to Gandhi Ji religion can never be separated from politics.
23. Name the social evil that was opposed by Jotiba Phule, Mahatma Gandhi, Periyar Ramaswamy and Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
Ans. Caste System
24. Name any three kinds of social differences.
Ans. Gender, religion and caste are three kinds of social differences.
25. When is International Women’s day celebrated?
Ans. It is celebrated on 8th march every year.
26. According to the census of India 2001, what is the literacy rate in India?
Ans. 65.38%
27. According to the census of India 2001, what is the literacy rate for men in India?
Ans. 75.85%
28. According to the census of India 2001, what is the literacy rate for women in India?
Ans. 54.16%
29. What is major religion of Nepal?
Ans. Hinduism
30. What are family laws?
Ans. Those laws that deal with family related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance etc. In our Country different families law apply to followers of different religions.
31. Explain the factors responsible for low female literacy rate.
Ans. (1) Indian society is basically a patriarchal society where boys are given preference over the girls.
(2) The parents do not expense equally for both boys and girls. Boys are given more attention.
(3) It is a prevailing stereotype for women that even after getting well education, they have to do household jobs.
32. What do you mean by secular state ? Give any two provisions that make India a secular state ?
Ans. A nation or state which keeps itself equidistant from different religious issues, and does not give protection to a particular religion.
(1) India is a country of diverse religions. It was the religions on the basis of which India was divided.Unlike Pakistan Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Christianity in England.
(2) The constitution provides to all individuals and communities freedom to profess practice andpropagate any religion.
33. In which country was the “Civil Rights Movement” Started? Name any leaders related to thismovement? Why did he start this movement?
Ans. America, Martin Luther King.
The purpose of this movement was to give end to the racial discrimination being practiced against the Afro-Americans.
