MCQ Class 10 Civics Chapter 3 Gender, Religion and Caste Advertisement MCQ’s For All Chapters – Civics Class 10th 1. Women’s organisations and activists have been demanding reservation of seats in:Panchayats onlyLok Sabha and State AssembliesRajya Sabha onlyUnion CabinetQuestion 1 of 202. Which region of the world has the highest women’s representation in parliaments?AsiaNordic countriesPacificArab StatesQuestion 2 of 203. The literacy rate among men in India is about:54%65%76%82%Question 3 of 204. Which of these is an example of communal politics?Equal pay for equal workPolitical mobilisation using religious symbolsInter-caste marriagesWomen’s reservation in PanchayatsQuestion 4 of 205. Which is NOT a form of communalism?Religious stereotypesPolitical mobilisation on religious linesEqual respect for all religionsCommunal violenceQuestion 5 of 206. Which social reformers worked to abolish caste inequalities?Gandhiji, Jotiba Phule, B.R.Ambedkar, PeriyarKarl Marx, Lenin, MaoNehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat SinghRabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra, VivekanandaQuestion 6 of 207. Which of the following castes were denied land ownership and education in the past?Twice-born castesUntouchablesBrahminsKshatriyasQuestion 7 of 208. Which social group is often referred to as Adivasis?Scheduled TribesScheduled CastesOther Backward ClassesUpper CastesQuestion 8 of 209. In rural areas, the percentage of Scheduled Tribes living below poverty line (1999–2000) was about:27%35.9%45.8%11.7%Question 9 of 2010. Which caste/community had the lowest poverty percentage in rural areas according to NSSO 1999–2000?Scheduled CastesScheduled TribesHindu Upper CastesOBCsQuestion 10 of 2011. Which of the following best describes communalism?Respect for all religions equallyBelief that religion is the sole basis of communityGender equalityCaste equalityQuestion 11 of 2012. The Constitution of India prohibits discrimination on the basis of:WealthReligionGender onlyRegion onlyQuestion 12 of 2013. The Scheduled Castes are commonly known as:AdivasisDalitsBackward ClassesTribalsQuestion 13 of 2014. What is the main basis of caste system in India?Wealth distributionHereditary occupations and ritualsPolitical powerModern educationQuestion 14 of 2015. Which of the following was NOT a reason for improvement in caste system after Independence?Economic developmentUrbanisationPolitical reservationAbolition of democracyQuestion 15 of 2016. What proportion of India’s population is Hindu, according to 2011 Census?79.8%69.8%59.8%49.8%Question 16 of 2017. The proportion of Muslims in India’s population according to 2011 Census is:12.2%14.2%16.6%8.6%Question 17 of 2018. The idea that caste alone determines elections is incorrect because:People vote only on gender basisEvery constituency has only one castePeople within same caste may have different economic and political interestsOnly religion matters in electionsQuestion 18 of 2019. Which of the following is NOT an effect of caste in politics?Parties choose candidates based on caste compositionParties appeal to caste sentiments for votesAll voters of a caste always vote for one partyCastes demand a share in power through politicsQuestion 19 of 2020. Which social division is peculiar to India?GenderReligionCasteRegionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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