Gender, Religion & Caste
Gender, Religion & Caste
Gender, Religion & Caste
Q.12. In some places in India, the child sex ratio has fallen to as low as :
(a) 927
(b) 840
(c) 820
(d) 800
Ans. (d)
Q.13. According to some feminist movements, which of these is the best way to achieve women's
well-being?
(a) Women should stop cooperating with men (b) All women should go out for work
(c) Women should share power
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
Q.14. The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has never reached even per cent of its
total strength.
(a) 25%
(b) 15%
(c) 10%
(d) 5%
Ans. (c)
Q.15. Partly due to the efforts of reformers and partly due to other changes, caste system in modern India
has undergone great changes.
(a) fundamental
(b) socio-economic (c) cultural
(d) professional
Ans. (b)
Q.16. What is leading to the breakdown of caste hierarchy?
(a) Large-scale urbanisation
(b) Growth of literacy and education
(c) Occupational mobility
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.17. In India, seats are reserved for women in :
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) State Legislative Assemblies
(c) Cabinets
(d) Panchayati Raj bodies
Ans. (d)
Q.18. Which of these is true about the ugliest form of communalism?
(a) Communal violence
(b) Riots
(c) Massacre
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.19. Which of these statements is incorrect?
(a) There is only one-way relation between caste and politics. (b) Politics too influences the caste system.
(c) New kinds of caste groups have come up in the political arena. (d) None of the above.
Ans. (a)
Q.20.
groups in our country have argued that most of the victims of communal riots in our country
are people from religious minorities.
(a) Trade Union
(b) Feminist
(c) Students
(d) Human Rights
Ans. (d)
Q.21. Which of these matters deal with the 'Family Laws'?
(a) Marriage and divorce (b) Adoption
(c) Inheritance
(d) All of these
Ans. (d)
Q.22. What is meant by 'Communal Politics'?
(a) Participation of different communities in politics
(b) When state power is used to establish domination of one religious group over the rest
(c) Communist type of government
(d) All the above
Ans. (b)
Q.23. Which of these forms can communalism take in politics?
(a) In everyday beliefs, like religious prejudices
(b) A quest for political dominance of one's own religious community
(c) Political mobilisation on religious lines
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.37. Which one of the following is the literacy rate among women in India according to the census of
2001?
(a) 50%
(b) 76%
(c) 28%
(d) 54%
Ans. (d)
Q.38. Which one of the following is not a cause of communalism?
(a) Religion is taken as the basis of 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
Ans. (c)
Q.39. Which one of the following statements depicts Gandhiji's views on religion and politics?
(a) Politics should be guided by one religion only
(b) Religion should be ahead of politics
(c) Politics should be guided by ethics drawn from religion
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.40. Which of the following is correct for partiarchal society?
(a) Women dominated society
(b) Male-dominated society
(c) Educated society
(d) Cultured society
Ans. (b)
Q.41. Gender division usually means
(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
Ans. (b)
Q.42. A man or woman who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women is a
(a) Communist
(b) Socialist
(c) Feminist
(d) Communalist
Ans. (c)
Q.43. What is the percentage of literacy rate among men in India?
(a) 54
(b) 58
(c) 62
(d) 76
Ans. (d)
Q.44. In which of the following countries the very participation of women in public life is very low?
(a) Sweden (b) Denmark (c) South Africa
(d) Norway
Ans. (c)
Q.45. Who among the following is a feminist?
(a) Some one who does not believe in equal rights and opportunities for women and men
(b) Some one who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men
(c) Some one who believes in secularism
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.46. In which of the following countries? The participation of women in public life is very hight?
(a) Scandinavian countries
(b) African countries
(c) Asian countries
(d) All the above
Ans. (a)
Q.47. Which one of the following statements is the opinion of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) The religion can be separated from politics
(b) The religion can never be separated from politics
(c) There is no relationship between religion and politics
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)