Questions of Chapter 2 Diversity and discrimination

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Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 2 Diversity and discrimination Questions & Answer Set-1

Political Science - MCQ on Diversity And Discrimination

Class VI

Q. 1. What do you mean by prejudice?

a. To judge other people negatively

b. To feel inferior to others

c. To make people around you happy

d. None of them

Answer:

(a) Prejudice means to judge people negatively or see them as inferior.

Q. 2. How do we create a stereotype?

a. By making fun of others

b. By looking a person with disgust

c. By fixing people into one image

d. All of them

Answer:

(c) When people say that those who belong to a particular country, religion, sex, race, or economic background are “stingy” or “dumb”, they are using stereotypes.

Q. 3. What does a stereotype do?

a. Stops us from looking at each person as an unique individual

b. Fits large number of people into only one pattern or type

c. Prevent us from doing a certain thing that we might otherwise be good at

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) Stereotypes affect all of us even in our personal lives.

Q. 4. When does discrimination take place?

a. When people act on their prejudice

b. When people are invited at dinner

c. When a person buys a new car in presence of his colleague

d. None of them

Answer:

(a) When you put other person down, you start discriminating.

Q. 5. Can diversity lead to discrimination?

a. No

b. Might be

c. Yes

d. Can’t say

Answer:

(c) Diversity in religion, culture, lifestyle etc.,, lead to discrimination.

Q. 6. What is the common stereotype about Muslims?

a. They are not interested in educating their girl child

b. They are pure vegetarian

c. They do not sleep at all at the time of Roza

d. All of them

Answer:

(a) A common stereotype about Muslims is that they are not interested in educating girls and therefore do not send girls to school.

Q. 7. What do you mean by ‘Dalit’?

a. Foreigners

b. Untouchables

c. Middle class

d. Upper class

Answer:

Dalit is a term that people belonging to the so-called lower caste used to address them.

Q. 8. The government refers to dalits as _________

a. Schedule caste

b. Economy class

c. Business class

d. Priest

Answer:

(a) Scheduled caste is referred to as SC.

Q. 9. Which class did Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar belong to?

a. Rich

b. Poor

c. Dalit

d. Economy

Answer:

(c) Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, one of the greatest leaders of India, shares his first experience of caste based discrimination, which took place in 1901 when he was just 9 yrs old.

Q. 10. Where is Koregaon?

a. U.P

b. Maharashtra

c. Orissa

d. Punjab

Answer:

(b) Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s father lived in Koregaon.

Q. 11. What does ‘mahar’ mean?

a. Community treated as untouchables in the Bombay presidency

b. A mountain

c. Traditional dance form

d. Sober and decent attitude

Answer:

(a) Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s was a Mahar.

Q. 12. What does caste based discrimination lead to?

a. Prevents dalits from undertaking certain economic activities

b. Denies dalits the respect and dignity given to others

c. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

d. None of them

Answer:

(c) Dalits, women, tribals and peasants fought against the inequalities they experienced in their lives.

Q. 13. What does our constitution offer us?

a. Justice and Liberty

b. Equality

c. Fraternity

d. All of them

Answer:

(d) Leader of India se out vision and goals in the constitution to ensure that all the people of India we considered equal.

Q. 14. What is equality?

a. A value that we have to keep striving for

b. Something which will happen automatically

c. Name of an English writer

d. None of them

Answer:

(a) Equality is our fundamental right.

Q. 15. According to the constitution, no one language, religion or festival should become _________________ for all to follow.

a. compulsory

b. optional

c. ritual

d. problematic

Answer:

(a) According to the constitution, people must have the freedom to follow their religion, speak their language, celebrate their festivals and express themselves freely.

Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 2 Diversity and discrimination Questions & Answer Set-2

Q.1. How many major religions are in the world?

a. Five

b. Six

c. Seven

d. Eight

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: There are eight major religions in the world. They are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Chinese, Buddhism, African traditional, Sikhism, Judaism, etc.

Q.2.The different kinds of occupation of the people are:

a. Dance

b. Chatting with people

c. Visiting neighbor’s house

d. Teaching, carpentry, pottery, weaving, fishing, farming, etc.

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: People are engaged in different kinds of occupation to earn a livelihood.

3. Distinguish between discrimination and stereotypes?

a. Discrimination means to judge other people as inferior.

b.Stereotypes are a conventional opinion or image.

c. (a & b)

d. Discrimination happens when people act on their stereotypes.

Answer:

(a & b)

Add Explanation: Discrimination means to judge other people as inferior and stereotypes are a conventional opinion or image.

Q.4. Who are rich people?

a. People who do not have the resources.

b. A person lives in hut.

c. People with more money and resources.

d. Person spending money on poor people.

Answer:

(c)

Add Explanation: People who have possessions and wealth are called as rich people.

Q.5. Why Muslim girls do not attend school?

a. Stingy and lazy.

b. Lazy and dump.

c. Stingy and generous.

d. They are poor to attend school.

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: Poverty amongst Muslim is an important reason that Muslim girls are not able to attend school.

Q.6. Say whether the following statement is true or false.

There are 1600 languages spoken in India.

a. Might be

b. Can’t Say

c. Yes

d. No

Answer:

(c)

Add Explanation: Yes. In India we have more than 1600 languages that are people’s mother tongues.

Difficult (07)

Q.1. In ancient days children belong to lower caste were made to sit separately in the classroom because of:

a. They are soft and gentle.

b. They are talkative in the classroom.

c. They are disobedient.

d. They belong to lower caste.

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: In ancient days because of the caste rules children belong to lower caste were not allowed to sit with the upper caste children.

Q.2. Why some people have prejudice against rural people?

a. It is because of the color, the accent they speak, and the clothes the rural people wear.

b. Because the rural people are rich.

c. Because the rural people speak only English.

d. Because the rural people are illiterates.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: Some people judge the rural people negatively or see them as inferior. They will judge the people with their clothes, clothes, etc.

Q.3. Identify the person who is considered as the father of Indian Constitution and also the leader of the Dalits.

a. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

b. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.

c. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

d. Mahatma Gandhiji

Answer:

(c)

Add Explanation:Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar is considered the father of the Indian Constitution and also as the leader of the Dalit community because he fought for the rights of the Dalit community.

Q.4. Who was the first person from his caste to go to England for his higher education?

a. Bankim Chandra Chaterjee.

b. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

c. Mahatma Gandhiji

d. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: Dr. Ambedkar was the first person from his caste who went to England to become a lawyer.

Q.5. The first page of the Indian constitution clearly states:

a. That all Indians are entitled to equality of status and opportunity.

b. That all Indians are allowed to move freely anywhere in India.

c. That all Indians are entitled to have free education.

d. That all Indians should speak only in Hindi language.

Answer:

(a)

Add Explanation: According to the Indian Constitution all the people of India are considered equal. Everyone has equal rights and opportunities.

Q.6. Who were the people fought for their rights and equalities?

a. The framers of the Indian Constitution.

b. The upper-caste people.

c. Dalits, Women, tribals and peasants.

d. All of them.

Answer:

(c)

Add explanation: During freedom struggle some Indian people fought not only for the freedom from the British but also against inequalities.

Q.7. Why India is called a ‘Secular’ country?

a. All Indians are entitled to equality.

b. People of different religion and faiths have freedom to practice and follow their religion.

c. It is mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

d. The Indian people fought against the British.

Answer:

(d)

Add Explanation: India is a secular country because people have the freedom to follow their religion, speak their language, celebrate their festivals and express themselves freely.