CBSE Class 10 Social Science Gender Religion and Caste MCQs Set 05

Answer: (b) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men

Explanation:
1. A feminist is someone, of any gender, who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women.

Teacher's Note:
a) Feminism is about equal rights, not about any one gender being superior.

Answer: (b) A patriarchal society

Explanation:
1. India is widely described as a patriarchal society, where men hold more power and authority than women in most spheres.

Teacher's Note:
a) Patriarchy is a key term in this chapter — learn its definition precisely.

Answer: (c) India

Explanation:
1. India has comparatively low female political representation, unlike the Nordic countries listed, which rank among the highest in the world.

Teacher's Note:
a) Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland) consistently rank highest for women's political representation.

Answer: (b) Equal Remuneration Act

Explanation:
1. The Equal Remuneration Act mandates equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender.

Teacher's Note:
a) This Act was passed in 1976 — a specific date worth remembering.

Answer: (a) One hour

Explanation:
1. An Indian woman works, on average, about one extra hour per day compared to a man, due to unpaid domestic labour on top of other work.

Teacher's Note:
a) This extra hour is largely unpaid housework, which is often not recognised as 'work' at all.

Answer: (b) 10%

Explanation:
1. Women made up about 10% of the Lok Sabha's elected members in 2009.

Teacher's Note:
a) This rose to about 12% in 2014 and higher still in 2019 — a slow upward trend worth tracking.

Answer: (b) 1976

Explanation:
1. The Equal Remuneration Act was passed in 1976.

Teacher's Note:
a) Pair this year with the Act's purpose: equal wages for equal work.

Answer: (d) Nordic (countries)

Explanation:
1. The Nordic countries (such as Sweden, Norway and Finland) have the highest share of women in their national parliaments.

Teacher's Note:
a) This fact pairs directly with the earlier question on countries with low vs high women's participation.

Answer: (a) Family law

Explanation:
1. Family laws specifically govern matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance.

Teacher's Note:
a) In India, each religious community generally follows its own distinct family law.

Answer: (b) Unequal roles assigned by society to men and women

Explanation:
1. Gender division refers to the unequal roles and expectations society assigns to men and women, not the biological differences themselves.

Teacher's Note:
a) This distinguishes 'gender' (a social construct) from 'sex' (a biological fact).

Answer: (d) Secular

Explanation:
1. India is a secular country, with no official state religion.

Teacher's Note:
a) Secularism is a core constitutional principle covered throughout this chapter.

Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:
1. Mahatma Gandhi held this view — that the moral values common to religion should guide politics, not that religion and state should be fused.

Teacher's Note:
a) This reflects the 'positive role of religion in politics' as Gandhi saw it — ethics, not religious domination.

Answer: (a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community

Explanation:
1. Communalism treats religion as the primary basis of social community, asserting that followers of a particular religion form a single, unified community.

Teacher's Note:
a) The other three options actually describe the OPPOSITE of what communalism means — read each option carefully.

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation:
1. All three factors — urbanisation, literacy/education, and occupational mobility — together contribute to the weakening of traditional caste hierarchy.

Teacher's Note:
a) Remember these three forces together, as they're often tested individually or combined.

Answer: (b) Some political parties are known to favour some castes

Explanation:
1. While some parties ARE perceived as favouring particular castes, this fact does not itself explain why caste CANNOT fully determine elections — the other three options are the real structural reasons.

Teacher's Note:
a) This is a 'find the exception' question — three options explain why caste isn't everything; one is simply a separate, true fact.

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation:
1. All three named reformers worked, in different ways, to oppose caste-based inequality and discrimination.

Teacher's Note:
a) Periyar Ramaswami Naicker is a fourth name often added to this list — worth remembering alongside these three.