Multiple Choice Questions
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Gender, Religion and Caste
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Total 64 questions available
Q. 1
What is the main concern raised in the passage?
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Lack of women in sportsB
Low representation of women in the legislatureC
Economic challenges in IndiaD
Education system issuesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
In which year did the percentage of elected women members in Lok Sabha touch 12 percent for the first time?
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2000B
2014C
2005D
2020Click an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What is the percentage of women in state assemblies according to the passage?
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More than 15%B
20%C
Less than 5%D
10%Click an option to check your answer
Q. 4
In which of the following levels of government seats are not reserved for women?
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Gram PanchayatB
Block SamitiC
Zila ParishadD
Vidhan SabhaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
In which geographical regions are the averages for women's representation higher than India, according to the passage?
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North America and EuropeB
Africa and Latin AmericaC
Asia and AustraliaD
Middle East and Southeast AsiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
1/3 reservation of women in local bodies shows that:
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It is good when social division becomes a political issueB
Feminist organisations were demanding to reserve seats in local bodiesC
Parliament is very serious about gender equalityD
Political leaders want to give equal status to women in politicsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
In which of the following years of Lok Sabha elections women got their highest representation?
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2009B
2014C
2004D
2019Click an option to check your answer
Q. 8
In which government bodies in India are one-third of seats reserved for women?
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State AssembliesB
Lok SabhaC
Panchayats and municipalitiesD
CabinetsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What is the focus of the Panchayati Raj in addressing the issue of women's representation?
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Reducing women's rolesB
Legal binding for men's representationC
Ignoring the issueD
Reserving one-third of seats for womenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What is the suggested solution to the problem of low women's representation in the legislature?
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Legal binding for equal gender representationB
Increasing the total number of seatsC
Relying on voluntary participationD
Ignoring the issueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
According to the passage, what role does caste play in politics?
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Caste has no impact on politicsB
Caste only causes conflictsC
Caste can provide space for disadvantaged communities to demand powerD
Caste is irrelevant in decision makingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
In what year did the percentage of elected women members in Lok Sabha touch 12 percent for the first time?
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2000B
2010C
2014D
2018Click an option to check your answer
Q. 13
How does India compare to other nations in terms of women's representation in politics?
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India is ahead of many developing countriesB
India is among the top nationsC
India leads in women's political participationD
India is in the bottom group worldwideClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Find out incorrect statement about caste in politics:
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Caste in politics always produces positive resultsB
Caste factor played important role in the formation of Central GovernmentC
Social reformers and laws have played important role to reduce casteismD
Routes of casteism are visible in our society from ancient timeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What is suggested as a solution to the low representation of women in elected bodies in India?
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Increase the number of political organizationsB
Legally mandate a fair proportion of women in elected bodiesC
Eliminate political and non-political organizationsD
Establish a caste-based quota systemClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
Which of the following is not correct about Dalits"?
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A community which has been discriminated by high caste peopleB
Dalits were considered 'untouchables' in Indian societyC
B. R. Ambedkar worked hard to ensure their political rightsD
Now the issues related to Dalits are not visible in rural areasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
According to the passage, what positive impact has caste politics had on disadvantaged communities?
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Increased discriminationB
Limited access to resourcesC
Better access to decision makingD
Enhanced povertyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
The political party having its main objective of upliftment of lower caste people:
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Communist Party of IndiaB
Bharatiya Janata PartyC
Indian National CongressD
Bahujan Samaj PartyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What issues does the passage suggest might be overlooked when there is exclusive attention to caste politics?
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Economic growthB
Poverty, development, and corruptionC
CorruptionD
Access to land, resources, and opportunitiesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
At which of the following levels of politics, the caste factor is most visible?
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Central levelB
State levelC
None of theseD
Local levelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
In which of the following countries, the
participation of women is not very large?
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FinlandB
SwedenC
NorwayD
IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
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 societiesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What is the basic issue of the feminist movement?
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Economic equality for womenB
Civil rightsC
Demand for Social rightsD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
The Scheduled Tribes are often referred to as
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ScavengersB
DalitsC
OutcastesD
adivasisClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
In which year the Equal Remuneration Act was
passed. That equal wages should be paid to equal
work.
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1987B
1966C
1976D
1986Click an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Which of these Acts provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work to both men and women?
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Equality ActB
Wages Equality ActC
Equal Remuneration ActD
Similar Wages ActClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
Which of the following social reformers fought
against caste system?
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Jyotiba PhuleB
Mahatma GandhiC
All of the aboveD
B. R. AmbedkarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Who said that religion can never be separated from politics?
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Dr. AmbedkarB
Pt.NehruC
Mahatma GandhiD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
When we speak of gender divisions, we usually
refer to:
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Biological difference between men and womenB
Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and womenC
Unequal child sex ratioD
Absence of voting rights for women in democraciesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
The leader who did not work who did not for the caste problem in india was
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Jyothiba PhuleB
Matma GandhiC
B G.TilakD
DrAmbedkarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Which one of the following is the basis of communal politics?
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People of different religions may have the same interests.B
People of different religions have different interests that involve conflicts.C
People of different religions live in mutual co-operation.D
People who follow different religions belong to the same social community.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Indian society is of which type?
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A patriarchal societyB
A fraternal societyC
None of the aboveD
A matriarchal societyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
Which region has the highest representation of
women in their national Parliaments?
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AsiaB
AmericaC
AfricaD
NordicClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
Which type of country India is?
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MonarchyB
CommunalistC
SecularD
DictatorClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Name any two political leaders who fought against caste inequalities.
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Dr. Manmohan Singh and Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.B
Mr. Nitesh Kumar and Mr. Narendra Modi.C
Dr.S. Radhakrishnan and Shri Morarji DesaiD
Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. AmbedkarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Which one of the following was the view of Mahatma Gandhi about religion ?
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He was in favour of Hinduism.B
He was an ardent supporter of Muslim Religion.C
By religion, Gandhi meant for moral values that inform all religions.D
He said that India should adopt Christianity.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Which one of the following refers to a feminist?
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The female labourersB
The employer who employs female workersC
A woman who does not believe in equal rights for women.D
A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for woman and man.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 38
Laws representing family matters such as marriage,divorce et(c) are known as
A
Civil lawsB
Criminal lawsC
Family lawsD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What is meant by the term 'Feminist'?
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The qualities which are considered typical of women.B
A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.C
The belief that men and women are unequal.D
The man who looks like the woman.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 40
Choose the statement that is correct about the
distinguishing feature of communalism.
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Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.B
A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one's own religious community.C
A secular constitution is sufficient combat communalism.D
Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Which one of the following refers to gender division ?
A
The hierarchical unequal roles assigned to man and woman by the society.B
Biological difference between man and woman.C
The ratio of male child and female child.D
The division between male labourers and female labourers.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Identify the reason that is not true about the fact
that caste alone cannot determine elections in
India.
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Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiments.B
Some political parties are known to favour some castesC
No party wins the votes of all the voters of a caste or community.D
No parliamentary constituency in the country has a clear majority of one single caste.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 43
The system in which father is known as the head of the family
A
MonarchyB
PatriarchyC
HierarchyD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
How long on average, an Indian woman works
more than an average man every day?
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Three hoursB
One hourC
Four hoursD
Two hoursClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
An institution, in which one third of seats are reserved for women in India, is
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Lok SabhaB
Rajya SabhaC
State AssembliesD
Panchayati RajClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Name any two countries where women’s participation in public life is very high.
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Sri Lanka and NepalB
Pakistan and BhutanC
Sweden and FinlandD
South Africa and MaldivesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Which law among the following deal with
family-related matters such as marriage, divorce,
adoption, inheritance, etc?
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CommunityB
CivilC
ReligiousD
FamilyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
Which of the following country doesn’t has an official state language
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INDIAB
ENGLANDC
SRI LANKAD
ALL THE ABOVEClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
The statement that is true regarding the feminist movement is
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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.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Which one of the following social reformers fought against caste inequalities.
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Periyar Ramaswami NaikerB
Swami Dayanand SaraswatiC
Raja Ram Mohan RoyD
Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
Mark the correct statement of gender division.
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Gender division is naturalB
It is unchangeableC
Strictly based on biologyD
Gender division is based on social expectations and stereotypes.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 52
Mark the correct statement
A
Gandhiji advocated the cause of violenceB
Human rights groups create problems for religious minorities.C
Communalism is unhealthy for the society and country.D
Status of women has deteriorated over the years.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 53
In traditional societies, women were expected to do
A
public affairsB
private jobsC
paid jobsD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What is the average child sex ratio in India ?
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923B
926C
935D
933Click an option to check your answer
Q. 55
Which one of the following countries has the
highest representation of women in their National
Parliament?
A
IndiaB
SwedenC
AustraliaD
RussiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Which one of the following is a form of communalism?
A
Communal Unity and integrityB
Communal violence, riots and massacre.C
Communal fraternity.D
Communal harmony.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 57
What was the percentage of elected women
members in Lok Sabha in 2009?
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10B
20C
15D
5Click an option to check your answer
Q. 58
The correct literacy rate of women in India is
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45%B
54%C
61%D
70%Click an option to check your answer
Q. 59
What is leading to the breakdown of caste
hierarchy?
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Large-scale urbanisationB
Growth of literacy and educationC
Occupational mobilityD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
Gender division in society is based on
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social expectationsB
stereotypesC
both (a) and (b)D
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
This concept is used to refer to a system that values men more and gives them power over women
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PatriarchyB
MonarchyC
PolygamyD
DyarchyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
What is the literacy rate among women and men respectively in India?
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54% and 76%B
46% and 51%C
76% and 85%D
37% and 54%Click an option to check your answer
Q. 63
In India seats are reserved for women in
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Lok sabhaB
State legislative assembliesC
Panchayati Raj bodiesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Social Reform Movement
(ii) Caste inequality
(iii) Caste system
(iv) Social community
(ii) Caste inequality
(iii) Caste system
(iv) Social community
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iv-iii-ii-iB
i-iv-ii-iiiC
i-ii-iii-ivD
ii-i-iii-ivClick an option to check your answer
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