Religious Diversity and Its Impact on Politics

Q. India has no official state religion and considers all religions as equals.

1. False
2. True

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

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What Is Meant By Communalism In The Indian Context.

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

1. True
2. False

Q. A communalist believes that people from different religions cannot coexist in the same social community.

1. True
2. False

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

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: True; S2: True
2. S1: True; S2: False
3. S1: False; S2: False
4. S1: False; 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. What is the worst form that communalism can take?

1. Majoritarian dominance
2. Communal violence
3. Political mobilisation
4. Religious prejudices