Gender Religion and Caste MCQ Class 10

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 Civics Democratic Politics Chapter 3 – Gender, Religion, and Caste with Answers are a valuable study aid for students. These multiple-choice questions cover important concepts related to gender, religion, and caste in the context of democratic politics. With detailed answers provided, students can assess their comprehension and preparation for Class 10 Civics examinations. These MCQs serve as a helpful tool for reinforcing knowledge and understanding of crucial societal and political issues.

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Civics Democratic Politics Chapter 3 Gender Religion and Caste with Answers

Q1. What is meant by ‘gender division’?

  1. Division between rich and poor
  2. Division between males and females
  3. Division between educated and uneducated
  4. None of the above

Ans. Division between males and females

Q2. What is meant by the term ‘Feminist’? 

  1. Having the qualities considered typical of women 
  2. A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men
  3. The belief that men and women are equal 
  4. Men who look like women

Ans. A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men

Q3. Which one of these does not refer to the ‘Feminist movement’?

  1. Improving educational and career opportunities for women
  2. Giving voting rights to the women
  3. Training them in household jobs
  4. Improving their political and legal status

Ans. Training them in household jobs

Q4. Which of these Acts provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work to both men and women?

  1. Same Wages Act
  2. Equality Wages Act
  3. Wages equality Act
  4. Equal Wages Act

Ans. Equal Wages Act

Q5. What do you mean by “The Equal Remuneration Act”?

  1. It provides that more and more wages should be paid to equal work.
  2. It provides that less wages should be paid to equal work.
  3. It provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work.
  4. It provides equal work for all the workers in urban areas.

Ans. It provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work.

Q6. To provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities, the following step has been taken: 

  1. Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
  2. Appointment of 1/3 women members
  3. Reservation for election to 1/3 of the seats for women
  4. None of the above

Ans. Reservation for election to 1/3 of the seats for women

Q7. What did Gandhiji mean when he said that religion and politics can never be separated?

  1. Effect of Hinduism on politics is more 
  2. Effect of Islam on politics is more
  3. Needed more and more equal value and equality 
  4. Need moral values in politics

Ans. Need moral values in politics

Q8. What is leading to the breakdown of the caste hierarchy? 

  1. Large scale urbanization
  2. Growth of literacy and education
  3. Occupational mobility
  4. All the above

Ans. All the above

Q9. What is meant by ‘Communal Politics’? 

  1. When state power is used to establish domination of one religious group over the rest.
  2. Participation of different communities in politics
  3. Communist type of government
  4. religion and caste are the basis of social community

Ans. When state power is used to establish the domination of one religious group over the rest.

Q10. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding “Communal politics is based on the idea of 

  1. caste is the basis of social community
  2. religion and caste are the basis of social communi
  3. religion is the basis of social comm
  4. Both (A) and (B) statement is incorrect

Ans. Both (A) and (B) statement is incorrect

Q11. Which of the following statements is correct regarding “Family Law” ? 

  1. Those laws that deal with family related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, etc. 
  2. Those laws, referred to as Ag Law, deal with such legal issues as agricultural infrastructure, seed, water, fertilizer, pesticide use etc.
  3. Both the statement is correct
  4. None of the above statement is correct

Ans. Those laws that deal with family related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, etc. 

Q12. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding ” Women face disadvantage, discrimination and oppression in various ways:

  1. The literacy rate among women is only 54 per cent compared with 76 per cent among men.
  2. No wonder the proportion of women among the highly paid and valued jobs is still very small. 
  3. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work.
  4. In many parts of India parents prefer to have a daughter and find ways to have the boy child aborted before he is born. 

Ans. In many parts of India parents prefer to have daughters and find ways to have the boy child aborted before he is born. 

Q13. Harassment, Exploitation, and Violence These types of reports came from :

  1. Men
  2. Women
  3. Both 
  4. None of these

Ans. Women

Q14. Assertion (A) : women are discriminated against or disadvantaged in India.

Reason (R) :  They are not provided adequate education. Thus, the literacy rate among women is just 54%.

  1. Both Assertion and Reason is true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  2. Both Assertion and Reason is true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false
  4. Assertion is false but Reason is true

Ans. Both Assertion and Reason is true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Q15. Which of the following statements is correct regarding “caste inequalities are still continuing in India”.

  1. Even now most people marry within their own caste or tribe.
  2. Untouchability has not ended completely despite constitutional prohibition.
  3. The most persistent equality in India is in the income and distribution of income and resources among the people.
  1. 1 and 2 statement is correct
  2. 1 and 3 statement is correct
  3. All of the above statement is correct
  4. None of the above statement is correct

Ans. 1 and 2 statement is correct

Q16. No parliamentary constituency in the country has a clear majority of 

  1. one single caste.
  2. Majority of caste.
  3. To many population
  4. None of the above

Ans. one single caste.

Q17.  A person who says that religion is the

principal basis of community is 

  1. Communalist
  2. Feminist
  3. Secularist
  4. Casteist

Ans. Communalist

Q18. A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of community is :

  1. Communalist
  2. Feminist
  3. Secularist
  4. Casteist

Ans. Casteist

Q19. A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs

  1. Communalist
  2. Feminist
  3. Secularist
  4. Casteist!

Ans. Secularist

Q20. Which of the following statements is correct regarding “constitutional provisions that make India a secular state”.

  1. The Constitution provides to all its citizens the freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion of their choice.
  2. The Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
  3. There is no official religion for India. Unlike Sri Lanka where Buddhism is the state religion, Islam in Pakistan, our Constitution does not provide any special status to any religion. 
  1. 1 and 2 statement is correct
  2. 1 and 3 statement is correct
  3. All of the above statement is correct
  4. None of the above statement is correct

Ans. All of the above statement is correct

Q21.What is meant by “Caste hierarchy”?

  1. Shift of population from rural areas to urban areas.
  2. Shift from one occupation to another, usually when a new generation takes up occupations other than those practiced by their ancestors.
  3. Literally, rule by father, this concept is used to refer to a system that values men more and gives them power over women.
  4.  A ladder-like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the ‘highest’ to the ‘lowest’ castes.

Ans. A ladder-like formation in which all the caste groups are placed from the ‘highest’ to the ‘lowest’ castes.

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