Gender, Religion and Caste — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE Civics · Chapter 3
30 practice questions · 10 Easy · 10 Medium · 10 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE Civics questions from Chapter 3, "Gender, Religion and Caste". You get 3 timed quizzes made from 30 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 10 Easy, 10 Medium and 10 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
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Key concepts: Gender, Religion and Caste (Class 10 Civics)
This chapter studies how the social divisions of gender, religion and caste interact with politics, and how democracy handles them. It covers the sexual division of labour and women's under-representation, communalism versus secularism, and how caste shapes politics while politics also reshapes caste.
- Sexual division of labour
- The pattern where women do household work and men take paid jobs outside; women's domestic work is unpaid and undervalued, though it is real work.
- Patriarchy
- A social system that values men more and gives them power over women, producing inequality in wages, property, education and public life.
- Feminist movements
- Movements demanding equal rights and political and legal equality for women; agitation raised women's role in public life over time.
- Women's political representation
- Women are under-represented — their share in the Lok Sabha has stayed low (around 14%); one-third of seats in local bodies are reserved for women.
Gender, Religion and Caste — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 Civics)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 24 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
The division of work whereby women do household tasks and men do paid work outside is called the:
A.Public division of powerB.Communal division of labourC.Caste division of workD.Sexual division of labour✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Sexual division of labour
Explanation: The sexual division of labour is a system in which women are mostly assigned housework and care work, while paid work outside is left mainly to men.
- Q2Easy
The Indian Constitution allows individuals to:
A.Follow no religion at all by lawB.Follow only the religion of the stateC.Practise a religion only with government permissionD.Profess, practise and propagate any religion they choose✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Profess, practise and propagate any religion they choose
Explanation: The Constitution gives every citizen the freedom to profess, practise and propagate any religion, or to follow none.
- Q3Medium
The distinction between the 'public' sphere (work outside the home, government, etc.) and the 'private' sphere (home and family) matters for gender politics mainly because:
A.It ensures women dominate public lifeB.It applies only to men's workC.It long kept women's role confined to the home and their concerns out of public debate✓ CorrectD.It is required by the ConstitutionAnswer: C. It long kept women's role confined to the home and their concerns out of public debate
Explanation: Treating the home as a purely private matter kept women's unpaid work and concerns invisible in public and political debate, which feminists challenged.
- Q4Medium
Which of the following is the BEST example of communalism expressed through politics?
A.A citizen privately praying for the welfare of the countryB.A person observing a religious fastC.A state government funding repair of monuments of all faiths equallyD.Political parties seeking votes by appealing to fear and prejudice against another religious community✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Political parties seeking votes by appealing to fear and prejudice against another religious community
Explanation: Communalism in politics shows up when parties or leaders mobilise voters by pitting one religious community against another, the most common and dangerous form.
- Q5Hard
Which of the following statements about gender and politics is INCORRECT?
A.Women's representation in the Lok Sabha has historically been lowB.Indian law allows unequal wages for men and women doing the same work✓ CorrectC.One-third of seats in local bodies are reserved for womenD.The sexual division of labour assigns most household work to womenAnswer: B. Indian law allows unequal wages for men and women doing the same work
Explanation: Indian law mandates equal pay for equal work; the wage gap persists in practice but is not legally allowed, so this statement is incorrect.
- Q6Hard
Assertion (A): India is described as a secular state. Reason (R): The Indian Constitution gives the state the power to favour and promote one official religion. Choose the correct option.
A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.A is false, but R is trueD.A is true, but R is false✓ CorrectAnswer: D. A is true, but R is false
Explanation: India is indeed secular, but the Constitution gives NO state religion and prohibits favouring any one religion, so the Reason is false.
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This chapter studies how the social divisions of gender, religion and caste interact with politics, and how democracy handles them. It covers the sexual division of labour and women's under-representation, communalism versus secularism, and how caste shapes politics while politics also reshapes caste. Key ideas include Sexual division of labour, Patriarchy, Feminist movements, Women's political representation.
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It has 30 NCERT-based MCQs on "Gender, Religion and Caste": 10 Easy, 10 Medium and 10 Hard. Together they make 3 timed quizzes, and you never get the same set twice. Every question has an instant explanation. They help you prepare for CBSE Board exams.
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The questions that matter most test Sexual division of labour, Patriarchy, Feminist movements, Women's political representation. This page shows 6 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations; all 30 questions on the chapter are available as timed quizzes once you sign in.
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