Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 15 — Chapter 15: Gender, Religion and Caste
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What barriers did women historically face in politics? [1]
(A) Restricted voting rights and limited representation
(B) No barriers ever existed
(C) Complete equal representation always
(D) Only economic barriers, not political
2. How has women's political representation changed? [1]
(A) It has improved but remains limited in many places
(B) It has declined significantly
(C) It has always been equal
(D) No change has occurred
3. What measure increases women's local governance participation? [1]
(A) Reserved seats in Panchayati Raj institutions
(B) No such measures exist
(C) Only informal encouragement
(D) Complete exclusion of women
4. What do gender-sensitive policies address? [1]
(A) Issues like maternity benefits and workplace safety
(B) Only unrelated economic issues
(C) Nothing specific to gender
(D) Only issues affecting men
5. Why are reserved seats for women important? [1]
(A) They help increase political representation
(B) They have no purpose
(C) They reduce women's participation
(D) They only benefit men
6. What does gender and politics highlight? [1]
(A) Ongoing efforts toward gender equality in governance
(B) Complete gender equality already achieved
(C) No relevance to governance
(D) Only historical, not current issues
7. What is Panchayati Raj? [1]
(A) A system of local self-governance in India
(B) A national parliament
(C) A judicial system
(D) A type of political party
8. Why study gender and politics? [1]
(A) It shows the importance of diverse representation
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. How do religion and caste influence Indian politics? [1]
(A) They shape voting patterns and political mobilisation
(B) They have no influence at all
(C) Only religion matters, not caste
(D) Only caste matters, not religion
10. What can appeals to religious or caste identity risk? [1]
(A) Deepening social divisions
(B) Automatic social harmony
(C) No risks at all
(D) Only economic benefits
11. What does India's secular constitution aim to ensure? [1]
(A) Equal treatment of all religions by the state
(B) One religion is favoured
(C) No religions are allowed
(D) Complete separation of all communities
12. What do caste-based reservations aim to address? [1]
(A) Historical social injustices
(B) No specific issue
(C) Only economic issues, unrelated to caste
(D) Nothing important
13. Where do caste-based reservations exist? [1]
(A) Education, jobs and politics
(B) Only in politics
(C) Only in education
(D) Nowhere in India
14. What remains a subject of political debate? [1]
(A) Caste-based reservations
(B) Only religious festivals
(C) Only economic policy
(D) Nothing related to caste
15. What challenge does Indian democracy face regarding these issues? [1]
(A) Balancing mobilisation with unity and harmony
(B) No challenges exist
(C) Complete elimination of religion and caste
(D) Ignoring these issues entirely
16. Why is understanding this topic important? [1]
(A) It shows key dynamics shaping Indian democracy
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not important