Gender, Religion and Caste — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE Civics · Chapter 3
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Gender, Religion and Caste — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 Civics)
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- Q1 of 6Easy
The division of work whereby women do household tasks and men do paid work outside is called the:
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Answer: 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.
- Q2 of 6Easy
According to the chapter, who demanded that the Government should take special steps to prevent communal riots and protect religious minorities?
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Answer: Human rights groups
Explanation: The chapter says human rights groups in India have demanded special steps to prevent communal riots and protect religious minorities. The women's movement made a different demand: that the family laws of all religions be made more equitable.
- Q3 of 6Medium
The phrase 'politics in caste' refers to the situation where:
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Answer: Castes become political and try to gain advantage by uniting, forming alliances, and bargaining for power
Explanation: 'Politics in caste' means caste groups becoming politicised, entering into alliances and bargaining, so that caste itself becomes a vehicle of political mobilisation.
- Q4 of 6Medium
A bill that proposed reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women had long been pending in Parliament. The main aim of such a reservation is to:
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Answer: Increase the very low political representation of women in legislatures
Explanation: Reserving seats for women aims to correct their low representation in Parliament and State Assemblies, just as one-third reservation already exists in local bodies.
- Q5 of 6Hard
Which of the following statements about gender and politics is INCORRECT?
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Answer: 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.
- Q6 of 6Hard
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.
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Answer: A is true but R is false
Explanation: The makers of the Constitution chose the model of a secular state, so A is true. R is false: there is no official religion for the Indian state and the Constitution does not give a special status to any religion.
Gender, Religion and Caste notes: key concepts (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.
| Division | Its political expression | What the chapter notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Largely positive | Political mobilisation helped improve women's role in public life |
| Religion | Largely negative | Communal politics harms democracy |
| Caste | Mixed | Gave Dalits and OBCs better access to decision making; caste-only politics is unhealthy |
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Literacy rate | Women 54%, men 76% |
| Child sex ratio | Down to 919 girls per thousand boys |
| Daily work (time use survey) | Woman a little over seven and a half hours; man six and a half |
| Women in the Lok Sabha | Touched 14.36% for the first time in 2019 |
| Women in state assemblies | Less than 5% |
| Local bodies | One-third of seats reserved; more than 10 lakh elected women |
| Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 | 33% of seats for women in Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, Delhi Assembly |
| Form | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| Everyday beliefs | Religious prejudices and stereotypes; the most common form |
| Quest for political dominance | Majority: majoritarian dominance; minority: wish for a separate political unit |
| Political mobilisation on religious lines | Sacred symbols, religious leaders, emotional appeal and fear |
| Communal violence | Riots and massacre; the most ugly form |
| Caste shapes politics | Politics shapes caste | |
|---|---|---|
| How | Influences voting, candidate selection and party appeal | Castes organise, form associations and demand a share |
| Result | No party can win on one caste's votes alone | Caste identities keep changing |
- 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.
- Women's Reservation Bill
- A long-pending proposal to reserve one-third of Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats for women; the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (2023) gives women 33% of these seats.
- Communalism
- The misuse of religion in politics — the belief that one religious community's demands or superiority should override others', threatening unity.
- Secularism
- The principle that the state has no official religion and treats all faiths equally; India can intervene to ensure equality (e.g. banning untouchability).
- Indian secular state
- The Constitution gives India no state religion, guarantees freedom of faith, and lets the state act to guard religious equality — more than mere separation.
- Caste and politics
- Caste influences voting, candidate selection and party appeal; parties must win support across castes because no parliamentary constituency has a clear majority of one caste.
- Politics in caste
- Politics also shapes caste — competition pushes castes to organise, form associations and demand a share, so caste identities keep changing.
- Casteism
- The belief that one's own caste is superior and discrimination on caste lines; casteism in politics is when parties rely only on caste to win votes.
- Social divisions and democracy
- Expressing divisions in politics is not always harmful; open expression and accommodation can strengthen democracy rather than divide the nation.
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What are the key concepts in Class 10 Civics Gender, Religion and Caste?+
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, Women's Reservation Bill, Communalism.
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It has 62 NCERT-based MCQs on "Gender, Religion and Caste": 20 Easy, 22 Medium and 20 Hard. Together they make 6 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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