Communalism

Q.

Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.

Q.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

	List I		List II
1.	A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men	Α.	Communalist
2.	A person who says that religion is the principal basis of community	Β.	Feminist
3.	A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of community	C.	Secularist
4.	A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs	D.	Castiest

	1	2	3	4
(a)	B	C	A	D
(b)	B	A	D	C
(c)	D	C	A	B
(d)	C	A	B	D

Q.

Consider the following statements on the meaning of communal politics. Communal politics is based on the belief that:

Α. One religion is superior to that of others.

Β. People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens.

C. Followers of a particular religion constitute one community.

D. State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) A, B, C and D

(b) A, B and D

(c) A and C

(d) B and D

Q.

What are the limitations of Civil Disobedience Movement?

Q. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first person to come up with the idea of Pakistan.

1. True
2. False

Q. Indian society, with its different cultures, languages, and religions, is extremely .

1. heterogenous
2. homogenous
3. uniform
4. unvaried

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What is religion?

1. Loyalty to the interest of one’s own ethnic group.
2. Belief in and worship of gods or any such system of worship and belief.
3. Organised, planned and deliberate violent attack by people.
4. Loyalty towards the nation.

Q. Loyalty to the interest of one’s own social group rather than to society as a whole, is known as:

1. Communalism
2. Communism
3. Casteism
4. Secularism

Q. Which among the following do you think might be the ways to curb communalism in India?

1. Cultivating fraternity towards other citizens
2. Supporting secular values in the society
3. Abolition of inter-faith marriages
4. Providing safeguards to religious minorities

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statements is/are true regarding communalism?

1. Loyalty to the interest of one’s own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole.
   
2. It leads to social tensions and religious conflicts within the country.
   
3. It increases people's loyalty towards the nation.
4. It leads to unity and brotherhood.

Q. Choose the correct option based on the following statements.

Statement 1: Communalism was one of the reason behind the partition of India and Pakistan.
Statement 2: Communalism promotes brotherhood between religions.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Why is communalism a threat to our country's unity?

1. People put community interest ahead of the country.
2. People band together during communal riots.
3. Internal peace of the country is threatened.
4. Common people get financial gain from rioting.

Q. Which among the following refers to an extremist ideology that emphasises on the seperate identity of a community?

1. Secularism
2. Communalism
3. Socialism
4. Communism

Q. what is communalism? what are major belief of communal people.

Q. Which of these terms is associated with religious conflict?

1. Socialism
2. Communalism
3. Pluralism
4. Nationalism

Q. Which among the following refers to a collection of laws related to personal matters like marriage, divorce, and inheritance that would be applicable to all religious communities in the country?

1. Union Country Code
2. Uniform Civil Code
3. Uniform Commercial Code
4. None of the above

Q. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

	List I		List II
1	A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men	A	Communalist
2	A person who says that religion is the principal basis of community	B	Feminist
3	A person who thinks that caste is the principal basis of community	C	Secularist
4	A person who does not discriminate others on the basis of religious beliefs	D	Castiest

1. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
2. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
3. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
4. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> How does education play an important role in controlling communalism?

1. People can be taught about national integrity and national pride.
2. Children can be made aware of the ill-effects of communalism in society.
   
3. Children can be taught to respect all religions.
4. Through education, it can be taught how one religion is better from the other.
   

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> ___ is the loyalty to the interest of one’s own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole.

1. Discrimination
2. Communalism
3. Corruption
4. Terrorism

Q. refers to a strong attachment to one’s own community and emphasizes on the essential unity of the community against other communities.

1. Communalism
2. Socialism
3. Secularism

Q. is one of the factors that play an important role in systematically combating communalism.

1. Conflict
2. Education
3. Culture

Q. Which of the following is not a measure that would help in controlling communalism?

1. Strict action against communal violence or riots
2. Political parties mobilising people on the basis of religion
3. Spreading awareness about secularism and tolerance
4. Promotion of values of national integrity and unity

Q.

explain any three forms of communal politics with examples

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> How can we encourage students to disregard communalism?

1. Intolerant attitude
2. Communal harmony
3. Secular attitude
4. Hyper religious nationalism

Q. Jinnah believed that in independent India, the Muslims would lose all political power to the Hindus.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following is an ideology that emphasises on the seperate identity of a community relative to other communities?

1. Naxalism
2. Terrorism
3. Communalism
4. Secularism

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following steps can be taken to control communalism?

1. Political parties based on communal ideas should be encouraged.
2. Political and religious parties can work together to promote unity among citizens.
3. The government can take strict actions against communal elements in society.
   
4. Youth should promote a secular and scientific attitude.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What steps should the government take in order to curb communal elements?

1. Promote ideas of intolerance
2. Promote idea of development of the Nation
3. Stringent punishments to miscreants
4. Promote ideas of religious inequality

Q. Pakistan was created as a/an:

1. Islamic Republic
2. Constitutional Monarchy
3. Secular Democracy
4. Communist State

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following ideas can be spread using TV, radio and cinema to control communalism?

1. Idea of Tolerance
2. Idea of Secular nation
3. Idea of Brotherhood
4. Idea of Religious conflicts