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Gender, Religion and Caste
Mentioned any three factors responsible for poor and miserable conditions of women in India.
The following factors are responsible for poor and miserable conditions of women in India:
(i) Illiteracy: Even after the independence of 62 years the female illiteracy rate in our country is 54% only. Smaller popuation of girl students go for higher studies.
(ii)Low sex ratio: Preference of boy over girl has led sex selective abortion.
(iii) Lack of representation in politics: Even after constituting half of the country's population, women have lower representation in Parliament and State Assemblies.
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Consider the following statements on the meaning of communal politics. Communal politics is based on the belief that
(A) One religion is superior to that of others.
(B) People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens.
(C) Followers of a particular religion constitute one community.
(D) State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
Social divisions based on _________ are peculiar to India.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
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List-I |
List-II |
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1. A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men. |
A. Communalist |
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2. A person who says that religion is the principal basis of community. |
B. Feminist |
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3. A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of community. |
C. Secularist |
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4. A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs. |
D. Castiest |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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(a) |
B |
C |
A |
D |
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(b) |
B |
A |
D |
C |
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(c) |
D |
C |
A |
B |
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(d) |
C |
A |
B |
D |
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Among the following which countries have high participation of women in public life?
What factor often plays decisive role in elections?
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