CBSE X Gender, Religion and Caste practice questions

Question 1

What is the literal meaning of patriarchy?

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Rule of the father

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Rule of children

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Rule of the mother

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Rule of elected judges

Question 2

How can political mobilisation challenge gender division in India?

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By challenging the assumption that women alone do housework and demanding equal public representation and opportunity

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By declaring domestic work exclusively female by nature

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By excluding all women from paid work

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By banning feminist associations

Question 3

What is a possible harmful consequence of excessive caste-based politics?

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It can deepen divisions and divert attention from common public problems.

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It guarantees impartial treatment in every decision.

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It removes all political competition.

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It makes economic and social issues irrelevant to every citizen.

Question 4

Which statement best describes caste in contemporary social life?

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Caste has changed,but discrimination and caste identities have not completely disappeared.

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All caste-based discrimination has ended everywhere.

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Every individual’s choices are determined solely by caste.

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Caste has never influenced marriage or opportunities.

Question 5

What is occupational mobility,and how can it affect caste relations?

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People take up work different from ancestral occupations,weakening hereditary restrictions.

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Every generation must perform exactly the same work.

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People are forbidden from learning new skills.

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Occupations are permanently assigned by birth with no change.

Question 6

What is a severe manifestation of communalism?

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Communal violence

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Peaceful interfaith dialogue

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Protection of equal citizenship

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Equal access to education

Question 7

Which measures can improve women’s political participation?

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Education,support within political parties and effective opportunities for representation

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Preventing women from joining parties

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Restricting voting to men

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Discouraging every girl from education

Question 8

What risk arises when electoral politics focuses exclusively on caste identities?

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Common concerns such as poverty and corruption can receive less attention.

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It necessarily produces equal treatment in every case.

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It makes economic policy entirely unnecessary.

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It ends every group conflict automatically.