TextBook Solutions for Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education Class 8 Social Science Social And Political Life Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism

List the different types of religious practice that you find in your neighbourhood. This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?

Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.

Complete the following table:

Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? what does this indicate?

Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.

The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion. This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.

Which one is a correct statement with regard to Saudi Arabia?

• Non-Muslims can gather in a public place for prayer.

• They cannot build a temple, church, etc.

• They can live in their own way.

• None of the above

The most important aspect of secularism is its

• separation of religion from State power

• separation of politics from religion

• separation of one community from another

• mixing of religion with State power

The government cannot force Sikhs to wear a helmet while driving two wheelers because

• Sikhs are very powerful

• they do not obey government rules

• they look handsome in pagri

• wearing a pagri is a very important part of Sikh religion

In American secularism, there is a

• strict separation between religion and the State

• loose separation between religion and the State

• strict mingling of religion with the State

• strict rule that contracts all religions