CBSE Class 10 Social Science Gender Religion and Caste MCQs Set 04

Answer: (a) One hour

Explanation:
1. The survey found that Indian women, on average, work one hour more per day than men, once both paid and unpaid work are counted.

Teacher's Note:
a) Indian women work about one hour more daily than men on average.
b) This includes the large amount of unpaid household work women typically do.

Answer: (b) Punjab

Explanation:
1. Punjab recorded one of the lowest child sex ratios in India in the 2011 census, in this 800-875 range.

Teacher's Note:
a) Punjab had one of India's lowest child sex ratios (2011).
b) This reflects a severe and long-documented gender-selection problem in the state.

Answer: (c) Casteism and the Influence of Caste on Politics

Explanation:
1. The image reflects how caste identities influence and are mobilised within political processes.

Teacher's Note:
a) The image reflects caste's influence on political mobilisation.
b) This differs from gender-labour division or religious diversity, which the other options describe.

Answer: (b) Sweden – Scandinavian country

Explanation:
1. Sweden is correctly identified as a Scandinavian country; the other pairs misstate facts about the USA, Turkey's secular status, and atheism's actual meaning (disbelief in any religion, not belief in all).

Teacher's Note:
a) Sweden is genuinely a Scandinavian country.
b) The other pairs misstate facts: Turkey is secular, and atheism means disbelief, not belief in all religions.

Answer: (d) (I) and (IV)

Explanation:
1. Mandatory one-third seat reservation for women was constitutionally established for local bodies — Municipalities (I) and Panchayati Raj institutions (IV) — while equivalent reservation did not then exist for State Assemblies, the Lok Sabha, or ministerial cabinets.

Teacher's Note:
a) Women's one-third seat reservation applies to Municipalities and Panchayati Raj bodies.
b) It did not extend to State Assemblies, the Lok Sabha or cabinets at this constitutional stage.

Answer: (b) Higher than men

Explanation:
1. Women's dropout rates from education are higher than men's, contributing to the lower female literacy rate.

Teacher's Note:
a) Women's school dropout rates exceed men's.
b) This directly contributes to the lower overall female literacy rate.

Answer: (d) (I), (II) and (III) only

Explanation:
1. Statements I, II and III directly explain why caste alone can't decide elections (no single caste dominates votes or constituencies); statement IV instead describes a separate effect of caste politics, not a reason caste can't solely determine outcomes.

Teacher's Note:
a) I, II and III explain why no single caste can swing an election alone.
b) IV describes a different effect (rising caste consciousness), not a reason limiting caste's electoral power.

Answer: (b) (II), (III), (IV) and (I)

Explanation:
1. Haryana has historically had the lowest child sex ratio among these states (II), followed by Maharashtra (III), then Odisha (IV), with Kerala having the highest (I).

Teacher's Note:
a) Haryana has India's lowest child sex ratio; Kerala has among the highest.
b) Maharashtra and Odisha fall in between these two extremes.

Answer: (a) Caste is an important source of economic inequality because it regulates access to resources of various kinds

Explanation:
1. Caste genuinely regulates access to resources and opportunities, making it a real source of economic inequality, independent of the specific representation statistics or claims of unchanging relationships in the other options.

Teacher's Note:
a) Caste regulates access to resources, making it a real driver of economic inequality.
b) The relationship between caste and economic status has in fact changed over time, unlike option (d)'s claim.

Answer: (c) Religious minorities

Explanation:
1. Human rights groups have documented that religious minorities bear the brunt of communal violence in India.

Teacher's Note:
a) Religious minorities are disproportionately affected by communal riots.
b) This has been a recurring concern raised by human rights organisations.

Answer: (c) Men have more time to devote to themselves

Explanation:
1. When household work is factored in alongside income-generating work, women's total workload is higher, leaving men with comparatively more time for themselves.

Teacher's Note:
a) Counting both paid and unpaid work, women's total workload exceeds men's.
b) This leaves men relatively more time for themselves, despite similar reported leisure hours.

Answer: (d) Placing too much attention on caste can divert attention from other pressing issues like poverty, development and corruption

Explanation:
1. The core concern is that overemphasis on caste in politics distracts from addressing substantive issues like poverty, development and corruption.

Teacher's Note:
a) Excessive focus on caste can crowd out attention to poverty, development and corruption.
b) This is the main reason caste-only politics is considered unhealthy for democracy.

Answer: (b) Sexual division of labour

Explanation:
1. This describes the sexual division of labour, where household and outside work are rigidly assigned based on gender.

Teacher's Note:
a) This passage describes the sexual division of labour.
b) It reflects stereotyped gender roles assigning housework to women and outside work to men.

Answer: (a) Feminism

Explanation:
1. Kriti's belief in equal rights, shared responsibilities and equal opportunity for men and women reflects feminist ideology.

Teacher's Note:
a) Kriti's belief in equal rights and shared responsibilities is feminism.
b) This contrasts directly with Shree's traditional, patriarchal expectations.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. Partisan religious representation in politics genuinely occurs when government authority favours one religious group over another, making R a correct explanation of A.

Teacher's Note:
a) Partisan religious politics arises when government favours one religious group over others.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains how this partisan representation occurs.