Understanding Secularism For Class 8 Civics MCQ Questions

Q 1 – Where do Christians go for prayer?
(a) Temple
(b) Church
(c) Mosque
(d) Gurudwara

Ans – (b) Church

Q 2 – Who was persecuted in Hitler’s Germany?
(a) Jews
(b) Christian
(c) Muslims
(d) Hindus

Ans. (a) Jews

Q 3 – The rights provided by constitution are called:
(a) Governmental Rights
(b) Optional Rights
(c) Economic Rights
(d) Fundamental Rights
Ans – (d) Fundamental Rights

Q 4 – What happened in Hitler’s Germany?
(a) Several million people were killed
(b) Bomb blast took place in Nagasaki
(c) Assassination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(d) All of these

Ans – (a) Several million people were killed

Q 5 – Explain the meaning of coercion.
(a) Force by legal authority
(b) Force by parents
(c) Force by Law
(d) None of these

Ans – (a) Force by legal authority

Q 6 – What does ‘to force someone to do something mean?
(a) Coercion
(b) Intervene
(c) Interpret
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Coercion

Q 7 – What refers to the State’s effort to influence a particular matter in accordance with the principles of the constitution?
(a) Intervene
(b) Coercion
(c) Meditation
(d) None of these
Ans – (a) Intervene

Q 8 – What is the status of the U.S legislature in matters of religion?
(a) Prohibit making new gender law
(b) Prohibit making new reservation law
(c) Prohibit making new religion law
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Prohibit making new religion law

Q 9 – Which one of the following is a fundamental right?
(a) Right to freedom of religion
(b) Right to property
(c) Right to work
(d) All of these
Ans – (a) Right to freedom of religion

Q 10 – Indian Constitution contains
(a) fundamental rights
(b) discrimination
(c) inequality
(d) all of these

Ans. (a) fundamental rights

Q 11 – In February 2004, which country has prohibited the wearing of conspicuous religious or political signs by the students?
(a) France
(b) India
(c) America
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) France

Q 12 – What were the names of two non-secular countries?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Israel
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans – (c) Both a and b

Q 13 – What were the names of the Muslim dominant former French colonies.
(a) Tunisia
(b) Morocco
(c) Algeria
(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

Q 14 – What could the tyranny of the majority result in?
(a) Discrimination
(b) Coercion
(c) None of the above
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d) Both (a) and (b)

Q 15 – What was the reason behind the abolition of the evil practice of untouchability?
(a) To end the Muslims in India
(b) To end the discrimination
(c) To end the poverty
(d) None of these
Ans – (b) To end the discrimination

Q 16 – What can we not do in government schools?
(a) Sing the national anthem
(b) Sing Rashtriya Geet
(c) Celebrate any religious festival
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Celebrate any religious festival

Q 17 – What were the names of the Muslim dominant former French colonies?
(a) Tunisia
(b) Morocco
(c) Algeria
(d) All of these
Ans – (d) All of these

Q 18 – Which country didn’t allow non-Muslims to build their worship places?
(a) India
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of these
Ans – (b) Saudi Arabia

Q 19 – What could the tyranny of the majority result in?
(a) Discrimination
(b) Coercion
(c) None of the above
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans – (d) Both (a) and (b)

Q 20 – Which is the sect of Jainism?
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Khalsa
(c) Digamber
(d) Sanatan Dharm

Ans. (c) Digamber

Q 21 – From where did immigrants come to France in 1960s?
(a) Algeria
(b) Tunisia
(c) Morocco
(d) All of the above
Ans – (d) All of the above

Q 22 – What is celebrated on 2nd October of every year?
(a) Christmas Day
(b) Children’s Day
(c) Gandhi Jayanti
(d) Diwali

Ans. (c) Gandhi Jayanti

Q 23 – Match the following:

Column AColumn B
(a) Hindu(i) Religious festival
(b) Muslim(ii) Pooja, Meditation
(c) Sikh(iii) National Festival
(d) Diwali(iv) Mecca, Madina
(e) Republic Day(v) Golden Temple

Ans.

Column AColumn B
(a) Hindu(ii) Pooja, Meditation
(b) Muslim(iv) Mecca, Madina
(c) Sikh(v) Golden Temple
(d) Diwali(i) Religious festival
(e) Republic Day(iii) National Festival

Q 24 – Fill in the blanks:

1. Pooja sthal of Hindus is temple.

2. The form of prayer of Muslims is Namaz.

3. Allah is the God of Muslims.

4. Holi is celebrated in the month of March

5. Makkar Sakranti is celebrated on 13th or 14th January every year.

6. Independence Day is the national festival of India.