Gender, Religion and Caste Quiz
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Q1: What is the percentage of Hindus in India, as per the 2001 Census?
13.4
80.5
90.2
91
Q2: Among the following, which countries have high participation of women in public life?
Sweden and India
Norway and Sri Lanka
Nepal and Finland
Sweden and Africa
Q3: Family laws deal with
marriage and divorce
adoption
inheritance
all of the above
Q4: The distinguishing feature of communalism is:
Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.
A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community.
A secular constitution is sufficient combat communalism.
Q5: In India, the representation of women in legislature has been
moderate
high
low
very low
Q6: Identify the statements which suggest that it is not politics that gets caste-ridden, it is the caste that gets politicised.
A. When governments are formed, political parties take care that representatives of different castes find a place in it.
B. Each caste group incorporates neighbouring castes which were earlier excluded.
C. Various caste groups enter into a coalition with other castes.
D. Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiments.
A, B and D
B, C and D
B and C
A and D
Q7: The system where father is the head of the family is called
hierarchy
matriarchy
patriarchy
monarchy
Q8: When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
Biological difference between men and women
Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
Unequal child sex ratio
Absence of voting rights for women in democracies.
Q9: Jotiba Phule was a/an
social reformer
political leader
educationist
environmentalist
Q10: In India seats are reserved for women in:
A. Lok Sabha
B. State legislative assemblies
C. Cabinets
D. Panchayati Raj bodies
A, B and D
B, C and D
B and C
A and D
...and 16 more questions.