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UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Permanent traits of tribes include all except one. Which one is the incorrect option?

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Region

d)

Ecological habitat

e)

Physical characteristics

2.

Name one state that had its tribal share of the population halved within a single decade, reducing them to a minority.

a)

Jharkhand

b)

Chattisgarh

c)

Tripura

d)

Assam

3.

Which social reformer gave the watchwords-"One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men'?

a)

M N Srinivas

b)

Dayanand Saraswati

c)

Savitri Bai Phule

d)

Sri Narayana Guru

e)

Periyar

4.
How did a person become a member of a caste?
a)
They were born into it
b)
They got to choose their caste
c)
The Brahmins selected it for you
5.
The untouchables were also called Dalits
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Which major religion teaches conformity (following) a caste system?
a)
Taoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
7.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
8.

The Brahmin varna represents what part of a body?

a)

Feet

b)

Head

c)

Legs

d)

Arms

9.

With the declaration of the Human Rights, education is considered to be a Human Right. What article can this be found?

a)

ONE

b)

TWENTY TWO

c)

TWENTY THREE

d)

TWENTY SIX

10.

The increased of privatized education leads to marginalization of poor and not well-off students.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

It is the transfer of skills, values, and patterns of behavior to younger generations

a)

Socialization

b)

Social Placement

c)

Social Integration

d)

Social Innovation

12.

Which of the following Five Functions of Education gives opportunities for people to move in their social stations?

a)

Socialization

b)

Social Integration

c)

Social Placement

13.

Education also continued to take place in the Buddhist temples, both in the capital and in the provinces. After completing their training, priests became the primary means for providing education to those who were not among the aristocracy.

a)

Education in Middle Ages in Great Britain

b)

Education in Mideaval Japan

14.

Education was reserved only for the nobility, and the kind of education they received was focused on classical subjects that had nothing to do with earning a living.

a)

Education in Middle Ages in Great Britain

b)

Education in Mideaval Japan

15.

Education does not evolve from time to time and from country to country.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Refers to the formal education one receives under a specially trained teacher.

a)

Education

b)

Schooling

17.

Refers to the various ways through which knowledge is passed on to the other members of the society.

a)

Education

b)

Schooling

18.

Education is the same as schooling

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Which country usually has a nuclear family in their social institutions?

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Iran

d)

China

20.

In which country do people practice the following religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Iran

d)

China

21.

Which country is socialist but is moving toward capitalism?

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Iran

d)

China

22.

In ............... all policies and laws must be compatible with the Qur’an.

a)

The USA

b)

Iran

c)

Mexico

d)

China

23.

............... is considered a secular nation.

a)

The USA

b)

Iran

c)

Mexico

d)

China

24.

Read the excerpt from President George Washington’s Farewell Address. Then complete the sentence that follows: Washington believed that religion and morality are ........................ the prosperity of the nation and the happiness of its people

a)

essential to

b)

dependent on

c)

unnecessary to

d)

  harmful to

25.

Match each holiday to the religion that observes it: Yom Kippur

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

26.

Match each holiday to the religion that observes it: Diwali

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

27.

Match each holiday to the religion that observes it: Easter

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

28.

Match each social institution with its definition: The production, supply, and consumption of goods and services

a)

economy

b)

religion

c)

government

29.

Match each social institution with its definition: A set of spiritual and ethical beliefs

a)

economy

b)

religion

c)

government

30.

Match each social institution with its definition: A social institution that manages and exercises authority over public affairs

a)

economy

b)

religion

c)

government

31.

What does the term “informed citizenry” refer to?

a)

Citizens who are religious, frugal, and disciplined.

b)

Citizens who are well-educated and politically aware.

c)

Citizens who are family-oriented and hardworking.

d)

Citizens who are sympathetic to socialism.

32.

Which nation separates males and females in schools?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Iran

d)

Mexico

33.

Which example represents the impact of religion on culture in the United States?

a)

children receiving counseling at school

b)

farmers celebrating a rich harvest

c)

teachers raising an informed citizenry

d)

banks and offices closing on Sunday

34.

Where is Christmas Celebrated? (Select all that Apply)

a)

India

b)

USA

c)

Japan

d)

Iran

e)

Mexico

35.

What does Christmas Day Mark?

a)

The birth of the World

b)

The birth of Jesus

c)

The death of Jesus

d)

The birth of Allah

36.

Which religious holiday changes date based on the first full moon after the March equinox?

a)

Diwali

b)

Vaisakhi

c)

Ramadan

d)

Easter

37.

In which country does the traditional Easter meal consist of a flatbread called injera and a lamb stew called beg wot?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Mexico

d)

Sudan

38.

During which hours do Muslims fast during Ramadan?

a)

From 10:30 AM- 12pm

b)

From sunrise to sunset

c)

From sunset to sunrise

d)

From 3PM- 8PM

39.

When does the Hajj take place?

a)

During the holy month in the Islamic calendar

b)

The first month of the Islamic calendar

c)

The last month in the Islamic calendar

d)

During Ramadan

40.

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, which occurs ................ days after Rosh Hashanah.

a)

3 days

b)

5 days

c)

7 days

d)

10 days

41.

On Yom Kippur Jewish people observe a .............. fast and sometimes wear white to symbolize purification

a)

25-hour

b)

3 day

c)

30 day

d)

31 day

42.

On what day of Diwali do Hindu's tend to make important purchases?

a)

Day 1

b)

Day 5

c)

Day 22

d)

Day 30

43.

When does Diwali take place?

a)

March

b)

August

c)

September

d)

October

44.

Vaisakhi is what type of festival?

a)

A harvest festival

b)

A festival of life

c)

A festival of death

d)

A festival of wealth

45.

There are ....... symbols of Sikh identity.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5