MCQ Chapter 3 Sociology Class 12 Maharashtra Board Diversity and Unity in Indian Society 1. When was homosexuality decriminalized by the Supreme Court of India?6th September 20166th September 20176th September 20186th September 2019Question 1 of 202. What is one benefit of awareness about gender diversity?Promoting economic inequalityEradicating hate and discriminationReinforcing gender binariesLimiting educational opportunitiesQuestion 2 of 203. According to D.P.Singhal, what runs through the entire course of Indian history?Economic disparityUnity in diversityReligious conflictsLinguistic divisionsQuestion 3 of 204. Which emperor is mentioned as an example of attempting political unity in India?Chandragupta MauryaAshokaShivaji MaharajAurangzebQuestion 4 of 205. What does unity in India NOT imply, according to the text?OnenessUniformityIntegrationWe-feelingQuestion 5 of 206. What is the Indian concept of secularism encapsulated in?SarvadharmasamabhavEgalitarianismTotalitarianismCommunalismQuestion 6 of 207. Why is unity needed in India, as per the text?To promote casteismTo strengthen cultural heritageTo increase economic inequalityTo limit linguistic diversityQuestion 7 of 208. What natural feature contributes to India’s geographical unity in the North?Deccan PlateauGreat HimalayasWestern GhatsThar DesertQuestion 8 of 209. What is the origin of the term “monsoon” mentioned in the text?SanskritArabicPersianHindiQuestion 9 of 2010. Which festival is NOT mentioned as revolving around the harvest season?OnamPongalDiwaliBaisakhiQuestion 10 of 2011. What common element do all religions in India share, according to the text?Identical ritualsBelief in the value of lifeSame sacred textsUniform festivalsQuestion 11 of 2012. Which place of worship is associated with Sikhs?Ajmer DargahGolden TempleVelankanni ChurchBadrainarayanQuestion 12 of 2013. According to M.N.Srinivas, what is one role of religion in social integration?Promoting caste conflictsBinding individuals and groupsEncouraging economic inequalityLimiting linguistic diversityQuestion 13 of 2014. What does the Constitution of India establish to promote political unity?Rule of lawCaste hierarchyReligious supremacyLinguistic dominanceQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the purpose of the three-language formula in Indian education?To eliminate regional languagesTo promote Hindi exclusivelyTo connect with Union, world, and StateTo restrict English educationQuestion 15 of 2016. Which medium is NOT mentioned as an option for answering examinations?MarathiUrduTeluguGujaratiQuestion 16 of 2017. Which festival is celebrated by people of all faiths, as per the text?HoliEidRaksha BandhanNavratriQuestion 17 of 2018. Who is NOT mentioned as an artiste evincing a sense of cultural unity?Baba AmteRabindranath TagoreChhatrapati Shivaji MaharajBhimsen JoshiQuestion 18 of 2019. What is one factor that obstructs national integration, as per the text?Cultural unityCasteismGeographical unityPolitical unityQuestion 19 of 2020. What does casteism refer to?Loyalty to one’s religionLoyalty to one’s caste before the nationLoyalty to one’s regionLoyalty to one’s languageQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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