The Untouchables

Q. 'Untouchability' according to the caste system means ____

1. All of the above.
2. Not touching a group of people.
3. Denying access to resources.
4. Extreme discrimination based on caste.

Q. What were some of the problems that the famous Dalit writer, Om Prakash Valmiki, had to face as a student?

1. He was not allowed to drink water when he felt thirsty.
2. He got beaten up by fellow students without any reason.
3. He had to sit on the floor of the classroom.
4. He was made to sweep the huge school playground.

Q. Untouchable communities were not allowed to ________.

1. enter temples
2. enter upper caste people's houses
3. access village wells
4. all of the above

Q. Aurangazeb imposed a tax called Jaziya on non-Muslims.
What is this an example of?

1. Caste discrimination
2. Gender discrimination
3. Racial discrimination
4. Religious discrimination

Q. The district collector coordinates the work of government departments in a district, while the mandal revenue officer maintains land and revenue records.

1. True
2. False

Q. As per data compiled in 2001, Dalits had the least/worst of which of the following?

1. Life expectancy
2. Access to education
3. Access to water and shelter
4. Healthcare

Q. Which of these activities were the Untouchables forced to do?

1. Manual scavenging
2. Making jewellery
3. Clearing the carcasses of dead animals
4. Cleaning weapons

Q. Which of these statements is/are true of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

1. He studied in London and New York.
2. He fought against class division and injustice in South Africa.
3. He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India.
4. He was the first Chairman of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence.

Q. Match the following:

1. A-2; B-3; C-1
2. A-3; B-2; C-1
3. A-1; B-2; C-3
4. A-3; B-1; C-2

Q. Which of these activities were the Untouchables forced to do?

1. Manual scavenging
2. Making jewellery
3. Clearing the carcasses of dead animals
4. Cleaning weapons

Q. If you have to recycle vegetable waste, fruit peels, bones and dry flowers, you will
(a) make compost from them.
(b) burn them.
(c) use them in landfills.
(d) throw them in a lake, river or sea.

Q. 'Untouchability' according to the caste system means ____

1. All of the above.
2. Not touching a group of people.
3. Denying access to resources.
4. Extreme discrimination based on caste.

Q. Which of the following professions were forced upon the "Untouchable" community?

1. Cleaning garbage
2. Clearing dead animals
3. Manual scavenging
4. all of the above