Religious Diversity and Its Impact on Politics

Q. Which among the following were the reasons for Gandhi's views on the inseperability of politics and religion?

1. He considered religion provided the moral base for all other activities including politics.
2. He believed HInduism as a way of life and politics as a part of it.
3. He believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.
4. He believed politics to be explicitly related with non-violence and truth

Q. Census data is collected every 10 years and provides a lot of information about the population such as ___.

1. Religion of the citizens
2. Literacy rate
3. Proportion of people belonging to different religions
4. Attendance of every student in India

Q. Arrange the following religions in decreasing order of population size as per the 2011 census data: 1) Muslim; 2) Christian; 3) Hindu; 4) Sikh

1. 3, 1, 4, 2
2. 3, 4, 2, 1
3. 3, 1, 2, 4
4. 3, 2, 4, 1

Q. S1: From 1961, the percentage of population of Hindus, Christians and Sikhs has increased.

S2: From 1961, the percentage of population of Muslims, Sikhs and Buddhists has increased.

Select the relevant option from the following:

1. S1: False; S2: False
2. S1: False; S2: True
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: True; S2: True

Q. The made some projections regarding the growth of the Muslim population to scrutinise the need for a population control bill in India.

1. Srikrishna Committee
2. Sachar Committee
3. Chandra Committee
4. Mehta Committee

Q. Match the following religions with the (%) of population following them in India as per 2011 census.

1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Islam
4. Sikhism
5. 79.8%
6. 2.3%
7. 1.7%
8. 14.2%

Q. Which among the following social reformers believed that religion and politics were inseperable?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B R Ambedkar
3. E V Ramaswamy Naicker
4. Jyotiba Phule

Q. Identify the major religious communities of our country from the following.

1. Hinduism
2. Buddhism
3. Zoroastrianism
4. Jainism
5. Islam
6. Christianity
7. Sikhism
8. Judaism

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how can religion be used positively in politics

Q. The family laws in India are the same for all religions and are discriminatory in nature against men.

1. True
2. False

Q. ________ aides in the preservation of values like truthfulness, honesty, and non-violence.