Gender, Religion and Caste

1. ‘Feminist movements’ are aimed at:

• (a) Liberty

• (b) Equality

• (c) Participation

• (d) Power

2. Which one of the following is not a cause of communalism?

• (a) Religion is taken as the basis of the nation

• (b) When one religion is discriminated against other

• (c) State has no ocial religion

• (d) Demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another

3. Which of the following divisions is unique to India?

• (a) Gender division

• (b) Caste division

• (c) Economic division

• (d) Religious division

4. Select the laws enacted by the Parliament for the welfare of women.

• (a) Special Marriage Act of 1955

• (b) Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961

• (c) Equal Remuneration Act of 1976

• (d) All the above

5. Women in India are discriminated in;

• (a) Political life

• (b) Social life

• (c) Economic life

• (d) All of the above

6. “Sexual Division of labour signifies, that

(i) Gender division emphasises division on the basis of nature of work.

(ii) Division between men and women.

(iii) Caste is the basis of Gender Division.

(iv) Work decides the division between men and women.

• (a) (i), (iii) and (iv)

• (b) (i), (ii) and (iv)

• (c) (i) and (iii)

• (d) (iv) and (i)

In local self- government institutions at least one third of all positions are reserved for :

• Men

• Women

• Children

• Scheduled tribes

"A women or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women"

• Feminist

• Patriarchy

• Cast hierarchy

• Social change

'Equal wages act' signifies :

• Law that deal with family related matter.

• Law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal jobs for both men and women.

• An Act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the women of the family.

Which leader worked for the elimination of cast system in India?

• Jatiba Phule, Dr B.R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and periyar Ram as warn i Naicker.

• Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.