Social Challenges to Democracy

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What is the full form of UR and EWS?

Q. Democracy is the best type of government that we can imagine incurrent times. But it has its own hurdles and drawbacks.
Discuss the hurdles of democracy.

Q. X has existed in the Indian subcontinent for a long time. Its presence has played an important role in the social structure of India. It follows a system of graded inequality. X is a major threat to democracy, and it perpetuates discrimination and inequality.

Identify X.

1. Corruption
2. Gender Discrimination
3. Religion
4. Caste System

Q. X was assigned male at birth, but has always identified as a woman. X's ______ thus differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

1. biological sex
2. sexual orientation
3. gender identity
4. sexuality

Q. The caste system ascertains some castes as higher and some castes as lower to others.

Which of the following terms specifically explains the unequal assignment of rights in a hierarchical manner across the castes?

1. Discrimination
2. Exploitation
3. Graded inequality
4. Oppression

Q. The terms 'gender' and 'sex' are always interchangeable.

1. True
2. False

Q. According to the passage, people ultimately overturn a social order

1. which is based on coercion and oppression
2. which does not satisfy their basic needs
3. which is based upon conciliation and rapprochement
4. which is not congenital to the spiritual values of the people

Q. The society is gradually changing and the concept of equality is being implemented across different sections of the society.

From the following, select the options that prove this statement as true:

1. Women's problem are not discussed openly.
2. Weaker sections of the society can discuss their problems.
3. Minorities are not allowed to vote.
4. People can be discriminated based on gender.

Q. Which of the options below can be classified as either 'social' or 'economic' challenges to democracy?

1. Illiteracy
2. Criminalisation
3. Populism
4. Globalisation
5. Fundamentalism
6. Poverty
7. Communalism
8. Corruption
9. Regionalism
10. Caste

Q. Communalism leads to protest and riots among different religions, sections of the society. How can this issue be resolved?

1. Declare one state religion in the country.
2. Assign different parts of the country for different religions.
3. Let us proceed with the way things are moving.
4. People of different castes, religions should work together.