CBSE Questions for Class 8 Civics Confronting Marginalisation Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

Which term is meant broken and is used deliberately and actively by groups to highlight the centuries of discrimination they have experienced within the caste system.
  • Ostracised
  • Dalit
  • Assertive
  • Shattered
In which year did the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act.
  • In 1991
  • In 1992
  • In 1993
  • In 1990
What do you mean by Ostracise?
  • Banish any individual or group
  • Banish Caste
  • Banish religion
  • None of these
When was the Act framed in response to demands made by Dalits and others that the government must take seriously the ill treatment and humiliation Dalits and tribal groups face in everyday life?
  • In 1989
  • In 1970
  • In 1980
  • In 2003
Govt decided to add four new tribes, Abuj Maria, Korba, Hill Korba and Kodaku into the list of scheduled tribes. Which of the following is/are correct in regard to granting the status of scheduled tribe to a tribe?
President has the authority to include or exclude a tribe from the list of schedule tribes.
The criterion for a community to be recognized as scheduled tribe is not spelled out in the constitution.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following articles provides reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the panchayats ?
  • Article 243D
  • Article 243C
  • Article 243B
  • Article 243A
State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F)
Article 15 of the Constitution States that untouchability has been abolished.
  • True
  • False
State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F)
Rathnam was written about as symbol of Dalit action.
  • True
  • False
Reservations play an important role in providing social justice to:
  • Adivasis
  • Dalits
  • Religious minorities
  • Both a and b
What are the names of manual scavengers in different parts of the India?
  • Bhangis in Gujarat
  • Pakhis in Andhra Pradesh
  • Sikkaliars in Tamil Nadu
  • All of these
State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F)
Governments at all levels across India have their own separate lists of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward and most backward castes.
  • True
  • False
State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).
Article 17 of the Constitution notes that no citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
  • True
  • False
State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).
The choice of struggle has depended on the circumstances that the marginalised have found themselves in.
  • True
  • False
Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes/Tribes was initially provided till ___________.
  • 1955
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
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