CBSE Questions for Class 10 Political Science Gender,Religion And Caste Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following statements/s is/are true?
A. India is among the bottom group of nations in the world when it comes to the representation of women in legislatures.
B. Women in the Arab countries are most active in public life.
C. India has lesser representation of women in legislatures as compared to Sub-SaharanAfrica.
D. The share of women in legislative assemblies in India is lower than that of their representation in Parliament.
  • A and C
  • B and C
  • A, B, and D
  • A, C, and D
Maharashtra government has increased the reservation for women representatives local government level to the extent of ______ since 2011.
  • $$60\%$$
  • $$30\%$$
  • $$25\%$$
  • $$50\%$$
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I

List II
1
A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and menA
Communalist
2
A person who says that religion is the principal basis of communityB
Feminist
3
A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of communityC
Secularist
4
A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefsD
Castiest
  • 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
  • 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
  • 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
  • 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D
In many countries, even after the introduction of democracy women did not have the right to vote.
  • True
  • False
In India seats are reserved for women in ____________.
  • Lok Sabha
  • State legislative assemblies
  • Cabinets
  • Panchayati Raj bodies
The reformers who advocated and worked to establish a society free of caste inequalities were_______.
  • Jyotiba Phule
  • B.R Ambedkar and Periyar Ramaswamy Naicker
  • Gandhiji
  • All of these
A society which values man more and gives ruling power to men over women is called a ____________.
  • Feminist society
  • Patriarchal society
  • Socialist society
  • Communist society
Women have been provided reservation in________.
  • Lok Sabha
  • State assemblies
  • Indian administrative services
  • Local bodies
In traditional India, the social status was determined by _______.
  • Wealth
  • Occupation
  • Caste
  • Religion
Literacy rate among men in 2011 was___________.
  • 86%
  • 72%
  • 76%
  • 82%
Gender division usually means__________.
  • Biological differences between men and women
  • Unequal child sex-ratio
  • Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
  • Absence of voting rights for women
Caste hierarchy means________.
  • A shift from one occupation to another
  • A ladder-like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the "highest" to the lowest" castes
  • Religious inequality
  • Communal harmony and peace on the basis of caste
Literacy rate among women in 2011 was ________.
  • 52%
  • 58%
  • 54%
  • 65%
One who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men is a________.
  • Communist
  • Socialist
  • Communalist
  • Feminist
What is the current representation of women members in the Lok Sabha?
  • 16%
  • 20%
  • 12%
  • 33%
Which one of the following is not a case of communalism?
  • Religion is taken as the basis of the nation
  • When one religion is discriminated against other
  • State has no official religion
  • Demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another
Social divisions can be turned into political divisions by ________________.
  • Pressure groups.
  • Non government organisations
  • Political parties.
  • People.
How many seats in local government are reserved for women? 
  • 2/3rd
  • 1/4th
  • 3/5th
  • 1/3rd
One of the major challenges to the Indian democracy is ___________.
  • Majoritarianism
  • Communalism
  • Secularism
  • Hinduism
When different political parties put up same caste candidates in an election, then this will reduce the _________________.
  • economic equality
  • discrimination
  • choice
  • majoritarianism
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