Extra 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers from Chapter:4 Gender, Religion, and Caste (Class 10 CBSE Political Science).
1. What is gender division?
A) Biological difference between men and women
B) Social and political distinction between men and women
C) Economic classification
D) Religious classification
✅ Answer: B) Social and political distinction between men and women
2. Which of the following is NOT a basis for social division?
A) Gender
B) Religion
C) Sports
D) Caste
✅ Answer: C) Sports
3. Which of the following movements focused on gender equality?
A) Civil Rights Movement
B) Feminist Movement
C) Black Power Movement
D) Apartheid Movement
✅ Answer: B) Feminist Movement
4. What was the aim of the feminist movement?
A) To achieve political and legal equality for women
B) To create gender-based laws
C) To remove all male leaders
D) To increase religious conflicts
✅ Answer: A) To achieve political and legal equality for women
5. What is the term for unpaid work performed by women at home?
A) Gender pay gap
B) Housework
C) Domestic labor
D) Wage discrimination
✅ Answer: C) Domestic labor
6. Which of the following is NOT a form of gender inequality in India?
A) Unequal pay
B) Equal voting rights
C) Discrimination in property rights
D) Preference for sons over daughters
✅ Answer: B) Equal voting rights
7. What is the percentage of women representation in the Lok Sabha in India (as per recent data)?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) Around 15%
D) 50%
✅ Answer: C) Around 15%
8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender, race, or place of birth?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15
C) Article 16
D) Article 17
✅ Answer: B) Article 15
9. In which year was the Hindu Succession Act amended to provide equal property rights to women?
A) 1956
B) 2000
C) 2005
D) 2010
✅ Answer: C) 2005
10. Which country was the first to grant voting rights to women?
A) USA
B) UK
C) New Zealand
D) India
✅ Answer: C) New Zealand
11. Which law was passed to prevent domestic violence against women in India?
A) Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
B) Domestic Violence Act, 2005
C) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
D) Equal Pay Act, 1976
✅ Answer: B) Domestic Violence Act, 2005
12. Which of the following is an example of gender stereotyping?
A) Women should do household work
B) Men should take care of children
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: C) Both A and B
13. Which religion in India has the largest population?
A) Hinduism
B) Islam
C) Christianity
D) Sikhism
✅ Answer: A) Hinduism
14. Which of the following is NOT a feature of communalism?
A) Treating one’s religion as superior to others
B) Respecting all religions equally
C) Using religion for political gains
D) Stereotyping religious communities
✅ Answer: B) Respecting all religions equally
15. What is communalism?
A) Mixing religion with politics
B) Following religious beliefs
C) Promoting inter-religious harmony
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: A) Mixing religion with politics
16. Which fundamental right guarantees religious freedom in India?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Freedom of Religion
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D) Right against Exploitation
✅ Answer: B) Right to Freedom of Religion
17. What is the main principle of secularism?
A) Government favors one religion
B) Government treats all religions equally
C) Government controls all religious institutions
D) Government promotes a single national religion
✅ Answer: B) Government treats all religions equally
18. Which country follows a theocratic form of government?
A) India
B) USA
C) Iran
D) France
✅ Answer: C) Iran
19. Which type of social division exists in India due to caste?
A) Horizontal social division
B) Vertical social division
C) Economic division
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: B) Vertical social division
20. Which movement demanded the end of untouchability in India?
A) Feminist Movement
B) Civil Rights Movement
C) Dalit Movement
D) Green Revolution
✅ Answer: C) Dalit Movement
21. Who was the main leader of the Dalit movement in India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Sardar Patel
✅ Answer: B) B.R. Ambedkar
22. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution abolished untouchability?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15
C) Article 16
D) Article 17
✅ Answer: D) Article 17
23. Which term refers to a system where caste determines one’s social status and occupation?
A) Democracy
B) Feudalism
C) Caste System
D) Communalism
✅ Answer: C) Caste System
24. What does the term ‘vote bank politics’ mean?
A) Voting based on development
B) Voting based on caste and religion
C) Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: B) Voting based on caste and religion
25. What is meant by 'reserved constituencies'?
A) Only men can contest elections
B) Certain seats are reserved for SC/ST and other marginalized groups
C) Rich people contest elections
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: B) Certain seats are reserved for SC/ST and other marginalized groups
26. What is the percentage of reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India?
A) 5%
B) 7.5%
C) 15%
D) 25%
✅ Answer: C) 15%
27. What is the role of caste in politics?
A) Political parties use caste for votes
B) Caste-based discrimination is increasing
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: C) Both A and B
28. What does the term ‘Patriarchy’ refer to?
A) A system where men hold primary power
B) A system where women rule the society
C) A system where both men and women are equal
D) A system based on religious beliefs
✅ Answer: A) A system where men hold primary power
29. What is the Women’s Reservation Bill?
A) A law that reserves 33% of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures
B) A bill to give free education to women
C) A bill to ban child marriage
D) A bill to reserve government jobs for women
✅ Answer: A) A law that reserves 33% of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures
30. Which factor is responsible for gender discrimination in India?
A) Social traditions and cultural norms
B) Equal opportunities in education
C) Women empowerment programs
D) None of the above
✅ Answer: A) Social traditions and cultural norms
31. Which of the following is an example of gender equality?
A) Equal pay for men and women for the same job
B) Restricting women from voting
C) Denying women access to education
D) Women doing only household work
✅ Answer: A) Equal pay for men and women for the same job
32. What is the meaning of ‘Communal Politics’?
A) Politics based on caste
B) Politics based on religious divisions
C) Politics based on democracy
D) Politics based on economic conditions
✅ Answer: B) Politics based on religious divisions
33. What is the main aim of a secular state?
A) To favor one religion over another
B) To treat all religions equally and provide religious freedom
C) To make religion compulsory in governance
D) To ban all religious practices
✅ Answer: B) To treat all religions equally and provide religious freedom
34. Which of the following countries follows a strict secular policy?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) France
D) Iran
✅ Answer: C) France
35. Which constitutional body looks after the rights of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in India?
A) Election Commission
B) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
C) Supreme Court
D) Parliament
✅ Answer: B) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
36. What does ‘Social Justice’ mean?
A) Equal treatment and opportunities for all sections of society
B) Discriminating against people on the basis of caste
C) Giving special privileges to rich people
D) Favoring only one community
✅ Answer: A) Equal treatment and opportunities for all sections of society
37. What is the main objective of caste-based reservations in India?
A) To divide people based on caste
B) To remove historical injustices faced by lower castes
C) To promote caste discrimination
D) To benefit only politicians
✅ Answer: B) To remove historical injustices faced by lower castes
38. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of caste-based politics?
A) Political parties give tickets based on caste
B) Caste-based voting patterns
C) Equal treatment of all castes
D) Political parties making policies for specific caste groups
✅ Answer: C) Equal treatment of all castes
39. Which Article of the Indian Constitution allows the government to make special provisions for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward classes?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15(4)
C) Article 16
D) Article 19
✅ Answer: B) Article 15(4)
40. Which of the following is a constitutional safeguard against caste-based discrimination?
A) Right to Property
B) Right against Exploitation
C) Right to Education
D) Right to Equality
✅ Answer: D) Right to Equality
