Q 1 – In India, all adults irrespective of what religion they belong to, how much education they have had what caste they are, or whether they are rich or poor are allowed to vote. It is called:
(a) Civic Rights
(b) Universal Suffrage
(c) Electoral Process
(d) Democracy
Q 2 – Where has the Midday Meal scheme being started?
(a) In Government Offices
(b) In Private Schools
(c) In Income-tax Department
(d) In Government Schools
Q 3 – What does democracy mean?
(a) Equal right to vote
(b) Unequal right to vote
(c) Discrimination
(d) All of these
Q 4 – Which of the following is a common form of inequality
found in India?
(a) Colour of skin
(b) Healthy vs Sick
(c) Caste Form
(d) Cricket Player vs Football player
Q 5 – African-Americans are discriminated against in
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) USA
(d) Australia
Q 6 – According to Universal Adult Franchise every adult has:
(a) No vote
(b) one vote
(c) multiple votes
(d) All of these
Q 7 – Who is the author of the book ‘Joothan‘?
(a) Omprakash Valmiki
(b) Omprakash Chauthala
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Prakash ambedkar
Q 8 – It states that every adult in a country, irrespective of their wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote
(a) Universe Adulthood Franchise
(b) Universe Adult Franchisezes
(c) Universal Adult Franchisezes
(d) Universal Adult Franchise
Q 9 – Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. ________ was the first state to introduce Midday meal scheme.
2. We are represented in the Parliament through our _________.
3. Our constitution recognises everyone as equal before _________.
4. When people are treated unequally their ……………. is violated.
5. Rosa parks was an _________ woman.
6. Several _________ have been made by the government to treat every personal equally.
7. _________ is a document that lays down the basic rules and regulations for people and the government in the country to follow.
8. _________ said that it is graceful to live at cost of one’s self-respect.
9. _________ is a condition in which adequate opportunities are given to all.
10. One common form of inequality in India is _________.
Q 10 – Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Disability Act | a. 2001 |
| 2. Civil Rights | b. Article 15 |
| 3. Midday Meal | c. 1964 |
| 4. Prohibition of Discrimination | d. 1964 |
Q 11 – Which Article in the Indian Constitution defines equality and prohibits any kind of
social discrimination?
(a) Article 10
(b) Article 12
(c) Article 15
(d) Article 21
Q 12 – It states that every adult in a country, irrespective of their wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote
(a) Universe Adulthood Franchise
(b) Universe Adult Franchisezes
(c) Universal Adult Franchisezes
(d) Universal Adult Franchise
Q 13 – What is NOT the element of equality?
(a) Justice
(b) Religion
(c) Wealth
(d) Health
Q 14 – An African-American refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on
1 December 1955. It lead to Civil Rights Movement in USA. Name that African-American person:
(a) Helen Keller
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Eisenhower
(d) Rosa Parks
Q 15 – Omprakash Valmiki is a famous ______ writer
(a) Tamil
(b) French
(c) Dalit
(d) Muslim
Q 16 – what were the benefits of the mid-day meal programs?
(a) Attendance
(b) Enrolment
(c) Entertainment
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Q 17 – When was the Government of India passed the Disabilities Act?
(a) 1991
(b) 1995
(c) 2001
(d) 2005
Q 18. ______ is a key feature of democracy and influences all aspects of its functioning
(a) Fraternity
(b) Equality
(c) Justice
(d) Liberty
Q 19 – Thinking of oneself and other persons as worthy of respect is referred as _________
(a) Equality
(b) Dignity
(c) Commoness
(d) Debasement
Q 20 – Whose autobiography is ‘Joothan’?
(a) Omprakash Valmiki’s
(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s
(c) Mahatma Gandhi’s
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s
Q 21 – Who said these words, “… Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.“
(a) Omprakash Valmiki
(b) Omprakash Chauthala
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) M. K. Gandhi
Q 22 – The Ansaris dignity was also hurt when
(a) Persons refused to lease their apartments to them
(b) Government refused to lease their apartments
(c) Teachers refused to lease their apartments to them
(d) Persons easily lease their apartments to them
Q 23. What did the headmaster ask Omprakash Valmiki to do?
(a) To bring a glass of water
(b) To sweep the school playground
(c) To teach the students
(d) None of these
Q 24. What did the headmaster ask Omprakash Valmiki to do?
(a) To bring a glass of water
(b) To sweep the school playground
(c) To teach the students
(d) None of these
Q 25. When persons are treated unequally what is violated?
(a) Dignity
(b) Religion
(c) Caste
(d) Practice
Q 26 – What is similarity among Kanta, Ansari’s and Melani?
(a) They all were African-American
(b) They all were treated equally
(c) They all were treated unequally
(d) They all were members of TMS
Q 27. The Indian constitution recognizes
(a) all people are equal
(b) all people are not equal
(c) all people are economically sound
(d) none of these
Q 28. The United States of America, the _______ whose ancestors were the slaves who were brought over from Africa, continue to
describe their lives today as largely unequal
(a) Asia-Americans
(b) Australia-Americans
(c) African-Americans
(d) Europe-Americans
Q 29. Who draxed the Indian Constitution?
(a) Pt. J.L. Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q 30 – A dam is
(a) Built across a river at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(b) Built across a plateau at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(c) Built across a mountain at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(d) Built across a plain at sites where one can collect a lot of water
Q 31 – Who represents our problems in the Parliament House?
(a) Ourselves
(b) MLAs
(c) SHO
(d) MPs
Q 32. Which state was the first state in India to introduce mid day meal scheme and in 2001
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
Q 33. when was the Mid-day meal scheme was started?
(a) 1999
(b) 2003
(c) 2001
(d) 2000
Q 34. Civil Rights movement of USA was about:
(a) Afro Americans
(c) Both of these
(c) Indo Americans
(d) None of these
Q 35. Right to vote in India is known as
(a) Universal Adult Franchise
(b) Right to politician
(c) Adult Voting power
(d) Right to Single vote
Q 36. What is the central feature of Democracy?
(a) Inequality
(b) Discrimination
(c) Equality
(d) restrictions
Q 37 – what are the ways in which the Government has tried to implement the equality that guaranteed in the constitution?
(a) Through laws
(b) Through government schemes
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Q 38. Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) A. B. Bajpayee
Q 39 – Which of the following is the work of Om Prakash Valmiki
(a) Joothan
(b) Gaban
(c) Godan
(d) Jothan
Q 40. Indian constitution provides equality to
(a) Dalits
(b) Adivasis
(c) Muslims
(d) All persons
Q 41. TMS stands for
(a) Tehri Matsya System
(b) Transcranial magnetic stimulation
(c) Tawa Matsya Sangh
(d) None of the above
Q 42. When was the Civil Rights Act was passed?
(a) 1965
(b) 1963
(c) 1964
(d) 1967
Q 43. Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim girls drop out of school in large numbers. This is a combined outcome of the following except
(a) Poverty
(b) Lack of good quality school facilities for these communities
(c) Corruption
(d) Social discrimination
Q 44. In the United States of America …………….. were discriminated.
(a) Indian-American
(b) African-American
(c) American