Gender, Religion and Caste Class 10 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
Which of the following countries has a record of high participation of women in the political sphere of the society?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) France
(d) Finland
Answer:
Question 2.
On an average an Indian woman works…………..more than an average man every day.
(a) One hour
(b) Half an hour
(c) Two hours
(d) One and a half hour
Answer:
(a) One hour
Question 3.
Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option:
………………… provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work.
(a) Wages act
(b) Equal Remuneration Act
(c) Equal Wages Act
(d) Labour Code
Question 4.
Fill in the blank in regards to the information about Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years) of India in 2011?
Ratio 901-925- Himachal Pradesh; Ratio below 850-……………..
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Kerala
(d) Haryana
Answer:
(b) Punjab
Question 5.
Sexual Division of labour signifies which of the following statements?
(1) Gender division emphasises not all people can do all kinds of work.
(2) Gender division means division between communities.
(3) Caste is the basis of Gender Division.
(4) Type of the work decides whether a man will do it or a woman will do it.
(5) Religion decides which work should be done by who.
(a) (1). (3) & (4) (b) (1), (2) & (4)
(c) (1) & (3) (d) (4) & (1)
Answer:
(d) (4) & (1)
Question 6.
In local self-government institutions, at least one third of all positions are reserved for„
(a) Men
(b) Women
(c) Children
(d) Scheduled tribes
Answer:
(b) Women
Question 7.
Identify the reason why caste alone cannot determine elections in India.
(I) No party can win the votes of all the voters of a caste or community.
(II) Political parties appease certain castes and ignore others.
(III) No parliamentary constituency in the country has a clear majority of one single caste, people from different castes live in each constituency.
(IV) Mobilising and securing political support has brought new consciousness among the lower castes.
(a) (I) only
(b) (II) only
(c) (I) & (IV) only
(d) (i), (II) & (III) only
Answer:
Question 8.
In India, seats are reserved for women in:
(I) Lok Sabha
(II) State legislative assemblies
(III) Cabinet of Chief Minister
(IV) Panchayati Raj bodies
(a) (I), (M) & (IV)
(b) (II), (III) & (IV)
(c) (II) & (III)
(d) (I) & (IV)
Answer:
(d) (I) & (IV)
Explanation: One-Third of seats in local government bodies – in panchayats and municipalities – are now reserved for women. There are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies.
Question 9.
Which among the following statements about the Constitution of India is wrong?
(a) It prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(b) It gives official status to one religion.
(c) It ensures equality of citizens within relicjtous communities.
(d) It ensures everyone freedom to profess any religion.
Answer:
Question 10.
Human rights groups in our country have argued that most of the victims of communal riots in our country are
(a) Women
(b) Children
(c) Religious minorities
(d) People with disabilities
Answer:
(c) Religious minorities
Question 11.
What is the literacy rate of men in India?
(a) 73%
(b) 76%
(c) 75%
(d) 78%
Answer:
Question 12.
What is child sex ratio (number of girl children per thousand boys) in India?
(a) 999
(b) 872
(c) 919
(d) 912
Answer:
(c) 919
Question 13.
A ………….. proportion of women attend higher educational institutions than men.
(a) Greater
(b) Smaller
(c) Equal
(d) Almost negligible
Answer:
(b) Smaller
Explanation: Women are not allowed to study in a lot of families, especially when the resources are limited because it is considered that men are supposed to work and provide for the family while women are supposed to do caregiving activities.
Question 14.
The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued jobs is still very
(a) Large
(b) Small
(c) Negligible
(d) Equal to that of men
Answer:
(b) Small
Question 15.
Castes in India have:
(a) Stayed the same throughout the time
(b) Changed completely in the last 5 years
(c) Experienced certain changes but not many.
(d) Increased its influence
Answer:
(c) Experienced certain changes but not many.
Question 16.
Which of the following instances express the severest form of communal politics?
(a) Violence and Riots
(b) Elections
(c) Inter-caste marriages
(d) Abstinence from religion
Answer:
Question 17.
The total percentage of Backward Classes estimates their population to be around per cent.
(a) 61%
(b) 54%
(c) 42%
(d) 41%
Answer:
(d) 41%
Question 18.
Which of the following principles compelled political leaders to gear up to the task of mobilising and securing political support?
(a) Universal adult franchise
(b) Communalism
(c) One man- One vote- One woman- no vote
(d) Religion is the base of politics
Answer:
(a) Universal adult franchise
Explanation: Universal adult franchise and the principle of one-person-one-vote compelled political leaders to gear up to the task of mobilising and securing political support. It also brought new consciousness among the people of castes that were hitherto treated as inferior and low.
Identify the following on basis of the hints given:
Question 19.
Identify the following on basis of the hints given:
(1) In 2011, this group of Castes were 16.6 percent of total people in India.
(2) The group is also known as Dalits.
(3) They were subjected to exclusion and untouchability.
Answer:
Correct and Rewrite / True-False
State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, correct the statement.
Question 20.
Gender division tends to be understood as natural and unchangeable.
Answer:
True
Question 21.
Boys and girls are brought up to believe that the main responsibility of women is housework and bringing up children.
Answer:
True
Question 22.
Earlier, only women were allowed to participate in public affairs, vote and contest for public offices.
Answer:
False
Earlier, only men were allowed to participate in public affairs, vote and contest for public offices.
Explanation: Although women constitute half of humanity, their role in public life, especially politics, is minimal in most societies. In fact women, women had to fight for their voting rights to participate in elections.
Question 23.
Political expression of gender division and political mobilisation does not help to improve women’s role in public life.
Answer:
Question 24.
The percentage of elected women members in Lok Sabha has touched 14.36 per cent of its total strength for the first time in 2014.
Answer:
False
The percentage of elected women members in Lok Sabha has touched 14.36 per cent of its total strength for the first time in 2019. Explanation: One Third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies have been reserved for women.
Question 25.
In Indian government, cabinets are largely all-female even when aman becomes the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister.
Answer:
False
In Indian government, cabinets are largely all-male even when a woman becomes the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister.
Question 26.
Although women constitute half of humanity, their role in public life, especially politics, is minimal in most societies.
Answer:
True
Question 27.
Expression of caste differences in politics gives many advantaged communities the space to demand their share of power.
Answer:
Fill in the blanks with suitable information:
Question 28.
Castes and Caste system in modern India have undergone a great change because of [CBSE 2019]
Answer:
Urbanisation, growth of literacy and education
Question 29.
The Indian Constitution provides to all individuals and communities freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion because
Answer:
India is a secular State.
Explanation: Indian Secularism believes in equal respect and equal distance from all religions to promote equality. Western secularism believes abstinence from religion. Indian Constitution does not have any official religion.
Question 30.
The representation of women in Indian Parliament is still low as compared to European countries because
Answer:
women are not educated, trained and encouraged enough.
Question 31.
……………. is the literacy rate among men and ………… is the literacy rate for women in India.
Answer:
76% and 54%
Question 32.
The Equal wages Act was passed in……………
Answer:
Question 33.
In 2011, the Scheduled Castes were ………… and the Scheduled Tribes were of the country’s population.
Answer:
16.6 per cent and 8.6 per cent
Question 34.
Scandinavian countries like ………. the participation of women in public life is very high.
Answer:
Sweden
Question 35.
The disproportionately large presence of ‘upper caste’ among the urban middle classes in our country is because
Answer:
Assertion Reasoning questions Class 10 Civics Chapter 4
In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason (R). Select the correct answers to codes (a), (b), (c) or (d) as given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Answer:
Question 36.
Assertion (A): It is not politics that gets caste-ridden, it is the caste that gets politicized.
Reason (R): Politics brings caste into the political arena.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 37.
Assertion (A): Elections are all about caste and nothing else.
Reason (R): Every candidate and party needs to win the confidence of more than one caste and community to win elections.
Answer:
Question 38.
Assertion (A): Caste is an important source of economic inequality.
Reason (R): It regulates access to resources of various kinds.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation: Caste decided the allocation of resources. A Lot of backward classes have become even worse because of inequality of education and opportunities.
Question 39.
Assertion (A): The ruling party and the sitting MP or MLA frequently lose elections in our country.
Reason (R): Caste is the only factor that affects Politics.
Answer:
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
Explanation: Caste is not the only factor that affects politics. The performance of the leaders, their control and their decisions, their ideologies and methodologies also affect the result of elections.
Question 40.
Assertion (A): Caste groups that had access to education under the old system have done very well.
Reason (R): Education helps in development of people.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 41.
Assertion (A): Unless women control power, their problems will not get adequate attention.
Reason (R): They are not given attention because the decision making bodies have no representation of women and men are unable to relate to women issues.
Answer:
Question 42.
Assertion (A): Politics based on caste identity alone is not very healthy in a democracy.
Reason (R): It can divide the society into different communities and cause inequalities.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 43.
Assertion (A): Caste division leads to tensions, conflict and even violence.
Reason (R): Violence is a positive expression of caste divisions.
Answer:
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
Explanation: Violence is a negative expression of caste divisions. The negative expression of caste division leads to tensions, conflict and even violence.
Question 44.
Assertion (A): Caste matters in electoral politics.
Reason (R): Caste affects the choice of people in elections. People choose according to their castes.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation: Caste affects the choice of people. A lot of other factors affect electoral politics.