CBSE Class 10 Social Science Democracy and Diversity VBQs

Objective Type Questions

Question. Who led the Civil Rights Movement in USA ?
(a) Martin Luther
(b) Martin Davis
(c) Martin Luther King Jr
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. What was common among three athletes in the 1968 Olympics ?
(a) They were blacks.
(b) They stood against racial discrimination.
(c) They were white.
(d) They were poor.
Answer : B

Question. How does social division affect politics ?
(a) It helps in making politics stronger.
(b) It leads to voting for the candidate on the basis of community.
(c) It leads to dictatorship.
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. What did black glove and raised clenched fist represent ?
(a) Black power
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Fight for democracy
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

Question. Which of the sentence is correct ?
(a) Every social difference does not lead to social division.
(b) Social differences divide similar people from one another.
(c) Social differences always lead to social division.
(d) All the above.
Answer : A

Question. Why did athletes in the 1968 Olympics receive the medals wearing black socks and no shoes ?
(a) To fight against democracy.
(b) To deny their medal.
(c) To fight against poverty.
(d) To draw international attention towards racism prevalent in the United States.
Answer : D

Question. Which of the following was theme of Civil Right Movement in the USA (1954-1968) ?
(a) To fought against racial discrimination in the United States.
(b) To ensure good Health.
(c) To secure education for all.
(d) To bring about democracy.
Answer : A

Question. Which of the community in India was discriminated ?
(a) Brahmins
(b) Vaishyas
(c) Kshatriyas
(d) Dalits
Answer : D

Question. How did the San Jose State University honour Tommie Smith and Carlos ?
(a) By giving them bravery award.
(b) By installing their statues in the University campus.
(c) By starting a sports organisation in their name.
(d) By starting a news paper in their name.
Answer : B

Question. What is the society with similar kinds of people called?
(a) Homogeneous
(b) Humane
(c) Heterogeneous
(d) Humble
Answer : A

Question. Arrange the following in the correct sequence–
(i) Norman too suffered for his action and was not included in the Australian team for the next Olympics.
(ii) Back home they were subjected to a lot of criticism.
(iii) The International Olympic Association held Carlos and Smith guilty of violating the Olympic spirit by making a political statement and their medals were taken back.
(iv) But their action succeeded in gaining international attention for the Civil Rights Movement in the US.
Options –
(A) i-ii-iii-iv
(B) ii-i-iii-iv
(C) iii-ii-i-iv
(D) iv-iii-i-ii
Answer : C

Question. Dalits: India, African-American: America, _________:
Northern Ireland.
(a) Taoism’s
(b) Muslim
(c) Buddhist
(d) Christian
Answer : D

Question. Consider the following three statements.
A. Social divisions take place when social differences overlap.
B. It is possible that a person can have multiple identities.
C. Social divisions exist in only big countries like India.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) A, B and C
(b) A and B
(c) B and C
(d) Only C
Answer : B

Question. Among the following, which country suffered disintegration due to political fights on the basis of religious and ethnic identities?
(a) Belgium
(b) India
(c) Yugoslavia
(d) Netherlands
Answer : C

Question. What was common among three athletes in the 1968 Olympics ?
(a) They were blacks.
(b) They stood against racial discrimination.
(c) They were white.
(d) They were poor.
Answer : B

Question. Who led the Civil Rights Movement in USA ?
(a) Martin Luther
(b) Martin Davis
(c) Martin Luther King Jr
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. Which of the following aspect best signifies this image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos?

(A) To begin the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.
(B) To show solidarity against Apartheid.
(C) To protest the Olympics.
(D) To draw international attention to racial discrimination in the United States.
Answer : D

Question. How does social division affect politics ?
(a) It helps in making politics stronger.
(b) It leads to voting for the candidate on the basis of community.
(c) It leads to dictatorship.
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. What is the society with similar kinds of people called?
(a) Homogeneous
(b) Humane
(c) Heterogeneous
(d) Humble
Answer : A

Question. How did the San Jose State University honour Tommie Smith and Carlos ?
(a) By giving them bravery award.
(b) By installing their statues in the University campus.
(c) By starting a sports organisation in their name.
(d) By starting a news paper in their name.
Answer : B

Question. Dictatorship form of government can accommodate diversity. 
Answer : False

Question. Civil Right Movements in US was led by Martin Luther King Junior.
Answer : True

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions

Mark the option which is most suitable :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Question. Assertion : The difference between the Blacks and Whites becomes Social division in the US.
Reason : Social divisions do not always lead to social differences.
Answer : (b) The difference between the Blacks and Whites becomes Social division in the US. Social division takes place when some social difference overlaps with other differences. However, the reason does not justify the assertion.

Question. Assertion : Democracy is the best way to accommodate diversity.
Reason : Democracy helps in creating homogenous society.
Answer : (c) Democracy helps in accommodating diversity by giving equal rights to people from all social groups and communities. The reason however is false because heterogeneous society is created by democracy.

Question. Assertion : Social divisions affect voting in most countries.
Reason : People from one community tend to prefer some party more than others.
Answer : (a) Social divisions affect voting in most countries.
People from one community tend to prefer some party more than others because of their prejudices towards some social groups or the other, they tend to vote for the groups they connect or relate to.

Question. Assertion : Social divisions exist in only big countries like India.
Reason : Small countries are homogenous.
Answer : (d) Social divisions can exist in any country regardless of the size of the country. For example, Sri Lanka is a small country yet it has conflict over social differences between Sinhala speaking and Tamil speaking people.

Question. Assertion : Racial discrimination helps in bringing people closer.
Reason : Racial discrimination is highly desirable by all.
Answer : (d) Racial discrimination leads to domination of one social group by other. Hence, it leads to oppression and feeling of hatred and not integration of society.

Question. Assertion : Civil rights movement continued in the United States from 1954-68 which protested against racial discrimination.
Reason : Racial discrimination is inhumane and should not be practiced for as it promotes discriminatory and prejudiced attitude.
Answer : (a) Civil rights movement in the USA (1954-1968) practiced non-violent means to protest against racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is not justified and should be completely ousted from the mentalities of the people. The reason justifies the assertion.

Question. Assertion : In Northern Ireland, class and religion overlap with each other.
Reason : Catholics and Protestants are likely to be equally rich or poor.
Answer : (a) In Northern Ireland, class and religion overlap with each other. Catholics and Protestants are likely to be equally rich or poor. So, there are no conflicts in Catholic and Protestants.

Question. Assertion : Social differences always lead to social division.
Reason : Homogenous society is desirable for avoiding social difference.
Answer :(d) Social differences do not always lead to social division. It leads to social division only when people use it negatively to segregate themselves from others or to demean/degrade some group. For example, Caste, Religion, Racial group, etc. Social differences do not always need to be avoided, for example the Olympics held at Mexico city taught the same lesson.

Question. Assertion : India has a lot of social differences.
Reason : India is a democratic nation.
Answer : (b) India has a lot of social differences based on caste, religion and languages, and it is the largest democracy in the world, yet the reason does not justify the assertion.

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions Mark the option which is most suitable :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Question. Assertion : Social differences always lead to social division.
Reason : Homogenous society is desirable for avoiding social difference.
Answer : (d) Social differences do not always lead to social division. It leads to social division only when people use it negatively to segregate themselves from others or to demean/degrade some group. For example, Caste, Religion, Racial group, etc. Social differences do not always need to be avoided, for example the Olympics held at Mexico city taught the same lesson.

Question. Assertion : The difference between the Blacks and Whites becomes Social division in the US.
Reason : Social divisions do not always lead to social differences.
Answer : (b) The difference between the Blacks and Whites becomes Social division in the US. Social division takes place when some social difference overlaps with other differences. However, the reason does not justify the assertion.

Question. Assertion : Democracy is the best way to accommodate diversity.
Reason : Democracy helps in creating homogenous society.
Answer : (c) Democracy helps in accommodating diversity by giving equal rights to people from all social groups and communities. The reason however is false because heterogeneous society is created by democracy.

Question. Assertion : In Northern Ireland, class and religion overlap with each other.
Reason : Catholics and Protestants are likely to be equally rich or poor.
Answer : (a) In Northern Ireland, class and religion overlap with each other. Catholics and Protestants are likely to be equally rich or poor. So, there are no conflicts in Catholic and Protestants.

True or False

Question. Tommie Smith and John Carlos belong to Black- American ethnic group of America. (True/False)
Answer : False

Question. Civil Right Movements in US was led by Martin Luther King Junior. (True/False)
Answer : True

Question. Dictatorship form of government can accommodate diversity. (True/False)
Answer : False

Question. Social divisions exist in only big countries like India (True/False)
Answer : False

Match the following

Answer : 1. (D), 2. (C), 3. (B), 4. (A)

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. What is unusual about the Mexico Olympic Games ?
Answer : Tommie Smith and John Carlos received the Olympic medal without shoes and wearing black socks to attract the attention of the world towards black poverty.

Question. Which community in India has experienced discrimination like the Blacks in USA ?
Answer : The Dalits in India have experienced more or less similar discrimination like the Blacks in the USA.

Question. Complete the following :
Social division takes place when _____ .
Answer : Some social differences overlap with other differences.

Question. What is unusual about the Mexico Olympic Games ?
Answer : Tommie Smith and John Carlos received the Olympic medal without shoes and wearing black socks to attract the attention of the world towards black poverty.

Question. Complete the following :
Social division takes place when _____ .
Answer : Some social differences overlap with other differences.

Question. Which community in India has experienced discrimination like the Blacks in USA ?
Answer : The Dalits in India have experienced more or less similar discrimination like the Blacks in the USA.

Question. When does a social difference become a social division ?
Answer : When some social difference overlaps another difference, then a social division is formed. For example :
The Blacks were poor and homeless. They were despised by the White people. Thus, the social division became more severe.

Question. Define overlapping social difference.
Answer : When some social difference overlaps another social difference it is called overlapping social difference.
This produce a type of social division in which one difference prevails over other.

Question. What type of society exists in Sweden and Germany ?
Answer : Homogenous society.

Question. Correct the statement and rewrite :
Tommie Smith and John Carlos had won the gold silver medals respectively.
Answer : Tommie Smith and John Carlos had won the gold and bronze medals respectively.

Question. Give one point to differentiate between Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
Answer : Differences between Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement are :
(i) The Black Power Movement emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1975. Where as, Civil Right Movement emerged in 1954 and lasted till 1968.
(ii) The Civil Right Movement was a non-violent movement Whereas, Black Power Movement was a militant anti-racist movement, advocating even violence if necessary.

Question. Identify the type of society with the help of following features:
l Similar kind of people
l No significant ethnic difference
l Changes rapidly during globalization
Answer : Homogenous

Question. Define cross-cutting difference.
Answer : Cross- cutting difference happen when one type of social difference is enervate by another set of social difference. It becomes difficult to group people into a single category because they are going to have different opinions and views on different matters.

Question. Complete the following table with correct information with regard to Civil Rights Movement in the United States:

Answer :

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. When does a social difference become a social division?
Answer :  A social difference becomes a social division when it overlaps with some other social difference. For example, the Whites were rich and powerful and the Blacks were poor and homeless and discriminated against. When one kind of social difference becomes more important than the other, then it leads to division.

Question. ________________ social differences create possibilities of deep social divisions and tensions. ________________ social differences do not usually lead to conflicts.
Answer : Overlapping social differences create possibilities of deep social divisions and tensions.
Cross cutting social differences do not usually lead to conflicts.

Question. Give one point to differentiate between Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
Answer :  Differences between Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement are :
(i) The Black Power Movement emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1975. Where as, Civil Right Movement emerged in 1954 and lasted till 1968.
(ii) The Civil Right Movement was a non-violent movement Whereas, Black Power Movement was a militant anti-racist movement, advocating even violence if necessary.