Diversity and Discrimination - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: In India, government jobs are available to graduates only.
True/ False
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True
Q2: _____________ act as an obstacle towards an individual’s development. (Stereotypes/ Discrimination)
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Stereotypes
Q3: Mahars were the earliest settlers in ______________.
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Maharashtra
Q4: What is the literal meaning of Adivasis?
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original inhabitants
Q5: Name a source of discrimination.
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Diversity
Q6: Define stereotypes.
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a fixed image given to a person, not subject to change
Q7: When do we celebrate the World Disability Day?
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December 3.
Q8: Why B.R Ambedkar encouraged dalits to send their children to schools and colleges?
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So that they could compete equally with others.
Q9: Name a political party of the dalits in India that has attained the status of a national party.
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Bahujan Samaj Party
Q10: Who were dalits?
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Dalits were considered as untouchables. They lived in spaces outside the village and were not allowed into the village.
Q11: Who give the quote "I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity"?
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B. R Ambedkar
Q12: What is the principal occupation of the village people in India?
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Agriculture
Q13: The Constitution has made elementary education a fundamental right for all children between the age group of six to fourteen. True/ False
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True
Q14: Name the four main caste system according to Indian Varna System.
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Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra
Q15: Where do the Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism originated?
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India
Q16: Give one reason for the unchanged nature of the caste system.
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lack of education in the rural sector
Q17: Name a driving force for racial equality.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Q18: What was the purpose of launching Laadli Scheme by the Delhi government?
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to curb female foeticide and enhance the social status of the girl child by promoting their education and protecting them from discrimination and deprivation
Q19: The word Varna is used in __________ philosophy.
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Hindu
Q20: Between whom, the battle of Koregaon was took place?
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Between the British and Peshwas.
Q21: Mahars are an important social group in the state of ___________.
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Maharashtra
Q22: On whose teaching does the religion Buddhism is based on?
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Siddhartha Gautama
Q23: What is the meaning of Prejudice?
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to judge people negatively or see them as inferior
Q24: What is the meaning of word “Dalit”?
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Broken
Q25: Discrimination takes place when people act on their prejudices. True/False
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True
Q26: Name a group that faces cultural discrimination.
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Tribes
Q27: Give an example of gender stereotypes.
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Example of gender stereotypes are: "boys don't cry", " girls are not good at sports"
Q28: Name the Constitutional term for dalits.
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schedule castes
Q29: What is the meaning of the term ‘mahar’?
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a community that was treated as untouchables in the Bombay presidency
Q30: Why did Ambedkar converted to Buddhism?
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In his search for a religion that treated all members equally.
Q31: Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees _____________.
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equality before law
Q32: Dr. Ambedkar went to England to become a ____.
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Amritsar
Q33: Mahatma Gandhi had named Harijans as ____________.
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Children of God
Q34: Mahatma Gandhi fought against the categorisation of Hindu society into four varnas. True/ False
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False
Q35: Stable conflict free nation can be created through a policy of __________ (Exclusion/Inclusion).
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Inclusion
Q36: Who said this quote-"I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong"?
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Mahatma Gandhi
Q37: How many major religions are in the world?
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Eight
Q38: Name the major religions are in the world.
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Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Chinese, Buddhism, African traditional, Sikhism and Judaism.
Q39: Who was the chairman of Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q40: Girls education means comprehensive change for a society. True/ False
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False
Q41: Give an example of a theocratic state.
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Iran
Q42: Name the first person from Dalit community to go to England for higher education.
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q43: Name any two famous Dalit politician women in India?
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The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati and the Honourable Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt. Meira Kumar.
Q44: What does the first page of the Indian constitution states?
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The first page of the constitution states that all Indians are entitled to equality of status and opportunity
Q45: Give any two positive stereotypes of boys.
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The two positive stereotypes of boys are:
a. Boys don’t cry.
b. Boys are good at Mathematics and Science.
