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

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

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
Answer: a

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
Answer: c

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

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

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
Answer: d

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
Answer: c

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%
Answer: d

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
Answer: c

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

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
Answer: b

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
Answer: d

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
Answer: d

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
Answer: c

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

Question: One of the important features of Indian Constitution is
a) inequality
b) universal adult franchise
c) communalism
d) one-person two votes
Answer: b

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
Answer: c

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
Answer: d

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
Answer: b

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

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
Answer: b

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
Answer: b

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
Answer: a

Question: ‘Vote bank’ of one party implies
a) Discrimination
b) Gender biasness
c) Political loyalty
d) Caste politics
Answer: d

Question: One of the important features of the Indian Constitution is
a) Presidential form of government
b) Absence of official religion
c) One party state
d) Uni-cameral parliament
Answer: b

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
Answer: c

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
Answer: a

Question: The major targets of the caste-based discrimination is
a) Poor
b) Women
c) Minorities
d) Outcaste groups
Answer: d

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
Answer: d

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
Answer: d

FILL IN THE BLANKS

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

Question: In most of the societies, _________ role in politics is minimal.
Answer: women’s

Question: _________ used to say that religion can never be separated from politics.
Answer: Gandhi ji

Question: India is still a male-dominated ‘_________’
Answer: ‘Patriarch Society’

Question: The division of work on the basis of gender is known ‘_________’
Answer: ‘Sexnal Division of labour’

TRUE / FALSE

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

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

Question: Social divisions based on caste are peculiar to India.
Answer: True

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

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

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)
Answer: b

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