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

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.

The percentage of women representation in the Lok Sabha in 2009 crossed

• 20

• 30

• 10