NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Political Science Political Theory Chapter 3 Equality

A government report on farmers’ problems says that small and marginal farmers cannot get good prices from the market. It recommends that the government should intervene to ensure a better price but only for small and marginal farmers. Is this recommendation consistent with the principle of equality?

Match the following concepts with appropriate instances:

Which of the following violate the principles of equality? And why?

(a) Every child in class will read the text of the play by turn.

(b) The government of Canada encouraged white Europeans to migrate to Canada from the end of the Second world War till 1960.

(c) There is a separate railway reservation counter for the senior citizens.

Here are some arguments in favour of the right to vote for women. Which of these are consistent with the idea of equality? Give reasons.

(a) Women are our mothers. We shall not disrespect our mothers by denying them the right to vote.

(b) Decisions of the government affect women as well as men, therefore, they also should have a say in choosing the rulers.

(c) Not granting women the right to vote will cause disharmony in the family.

Some people argue that inequality is natural while others maintain that it is equality which is natural and the inequalities which we notice around us are created by society. Which view do you support? Give reasons.

There is a view that absolute economic equality is neither possible nor desirable. It is argued that the most a society can do is to try and reduce the gaps between the richest and the poorest members of the society. Do you agree?

Define equality as powerful moral ideal.

Define the concept of equality as a political ideal.

Describe the notion held by man in India against the equality of women.

Describe the attitude of colonial masters about the Black people.