MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 4 Gender Religion and Caste

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Question. The Constitution of India provides freedom to
(a) practice majoritarianism.
(b) carry arms.
(c) practice and propagate any religion.
(d) practice discrimination.

Question. One of the important feature of Indian Constitution is
(a) inequality.
(b) universal adult franchise.
(c) communalism.
(d) one-person two votes.

Question. Mark the correct statement of gender division.
(a) Gender division is natural
(b) It is unchangeable
(c) Strictly based on biology
(d) Gender division is based on social expectations and stereotypes.

Question. The statement that is true regarding the feminist movement is
(a) It strengthens relationship between man and woman.
(b) It improves women’s role related to political mobilisation.
(c) It does not give much liberty to women in society.
(d) It does not provide equal opportunities for men and women.

Question. In traditional societies, women were expected to do
(a) public affairs.
(b) private jobs.
(c) paid jobs.
(d) None of these

Question. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the population of scheduled castes in India ?
(a) They are more than 50% in population.
(b) They are more than 65% in rural areas of India.
(c) They are around 16% to 18% in Indian population.
(d) They are very prosperous in society.

Question. How many elected women representatives are there in rural and urban local bodies in India?
(a) Five lakh
(b) Seven Lakh
(c) Ten Lakh
(d) Three Lakh

Question. One-third of seats are reserved for women in the
(a) Community Development Programme.
(b) Health Centres.
(c) Private Organizations.
(d) Panchayati Raj.

Question. The Women Reservation bill in Indian Parliament, stresses on what percentage of seats in legislatures for women in India ?
(a) 52%
(b) 48%
(c) 30%
(d) 33%

Question. In which of the following countries the participation of women in public life is very high ?
(a) European countries.
(b) Asian countries.
(c) Latin American countries.
(d) Scandinavian countries.

Question. An institution, in which one third of seats are reserved for women in India, is
(a) Lok Sabha.
(b) Rajya Sabha.
(c) State Assemblies.
(d) Panchayati Raj.

Question. Which one of the following aspects was recommended by the Gandhiji__ that politics must be guided by the:
(a) Manusmriti.
(b) Religious books.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Question. What is the basic idea of Indian Securalism?
(a) Respect to one religion
(b) Only two religions to be recognised.
(c) Due respect to all the religions.
(d) Preferential treatment to religion of the majority

Question. What is the root cause of communal politics?
(a) Social division based on caste
(b) Gender Inequality
(c) Religion
(d) Economic Inequalities

Question. Choose any one of the following for the given statement—Sexual division of labour:
(a) The role of women in politics is minimal in most societies.
(b) All the domestic work is done by the women of the family.
(c) Men do all the work outside home.
(d) Women role in public life is minimal in most societies.

Question. More radical women’s movements aimed at equality in personal and family life. These movements are called ___________ movements.
(a) Women’s.
(b) Social.
(c) Feminist.
(d) Political.

Question. The category which is being benefitted with the caste politics is
(a) SCs and STs.
(b) Non-governmental agencies.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Upper caste women.

Question. The person who is responsible for performing the domestic household work is
(a) men.
(b) shudras.
(c) women.
(d) servants.

Question. The Scandinavian countries, where, there is very high participation of women in public life are
(a) Belgium, Norway and Walloon.
(b) Norway, Ireland and Finland.
(c) Spain, Sweden, and Walloon.
(d) Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Question. In the Fifteenth Lok Sabha, the postgraduate women MPs are
(a) 32% of 59 women MPs.
(b) 36%.
(c) 38%.
(d) 40%.

Question. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the population living below the poverty line in India ?
(a) The upper castes in all religions enjoyed favourable position.
(b) Scheduled castes are in a better position.
(c) Other backward castes enjoyed higher status in society.
(d) All of these

Question. The major targets of the caste-based discriminationis
(a) poor.
(b) women.
(c) minorities.
(d) outcaste groups.

Question. The politics which is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community is
(a) morally just.
(b) religious.
(c) communal.
(d) orthodox

Question. One of the important feature of the Indian Constitution is
(a) presidential form of government.
(b) absence of official religion.
(c) one party state.
(d) uni-cameral parliament.

Question. When different political parties put up same caste candidates in an election, then this will reduce the
(a) economic equality.
(b) discrimination.
(c) choice.
(d) majoritarianism.

Question. ‘Vote bank’ of one party implies
(a) discrimination.
(b) gender biasness.
(c) political loyalty.
(d) caste politics.

Question. What is the basic issue of the feminist movement?
(a) Political rights for women.
(b) Civil rights
(c) Demand for Social rights
(d) Economic equality for women

Question. The correct explanation of the gender division in a society, from among the following, is
(a) Biological difference between men and women.
(b) Unequal role assigned by the society to men and women.
(c) Unequal child sex ratio.
(d) Absence of voting rights for women.

Question. In which country the participation of women in national parliament is high?
(a) England.
(b) Arab States.
(c) India.
(d) United States of America.

Question. When we speak of occupational mobility, we usually refer to:
(a) The formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the ‘highest’ to the ‘lowest’ castes.
(b) Shift from one occupation to another, usually when a new generation takes up occupations other than their ancestors.
(c) Occupations of women in the society.
(d) Shift of population from rural areas to the urban areas.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Question. India is still a male-dominated ‘_________’ 

Question. In most of the societies, _________ role in politics is minimal. 

Question. Women’s movement demanded that the ‘_________’ of all religions should be changed. 

Question. The division of work on the basis of gender is known ‘_________’ 

Question. _________ used to say that religion can never be separated from politics. 

TRUE / FALSE

Question. Communal politics is based on the principle that one religion is superior to other religions.

Question. Patriarchy is a form of social organisation in which the eldest male is the head of the family.

Question. Social divisions based on caste are peculiar to India.

Question. A women or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.

Question. The Scheduled castes (SCs) are known as Adivasis.

MATCH THE COLUMN

Question. 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 in equal rights and opportunities for women and men	(a) Communalist
(ii) A person who says that religion is the principal basis of community	(b) Feminist
(iii) A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of community	(c) Secularist
(iv) A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs.	(d) Castiest

(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)

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
1. Feminist	(а) shift of population from rural to urban areas
2. Patriarchy	(b) shift one occupation from another
3. Family laws	(c) a system that values men more than women
4. Urbanisation	(d) laws that deal with family related matters
5. Occupational mobility	(e) one who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men

Answer :

Column-A	Column-B
1. Feminist	(e) one who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men
2. Patriarchy	(c) a system that values men more than women
3. Family laws	(d) laws that deal with family related matters
4. Urbanisation	(а) shift of population from rural to urban areas
5. Occupational mobility	(b) shift one occupation from another

Question.

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Family laws of religions	(a) every	A. against women
2. There are many voices inside	(b) special	B. everyday beliefs
3.The most common expression of	(c) economic	C. status
4. Caste division is	(d) communalism is in	D. to India
5. Caste continues to be closely linked to	(e) discriminate	E. community

Answer :

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Family laws of religions	(e) discriminate	A. against women
2. There are many voices inside	(a) every	E. community
3.The most common expression of	(d) communalism is in	B. everyday beliefs
4. Caste division is	(b) special	D. to India
5. Caste continues to be closely linked to	(c) economic	C. status

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