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Political ScienceClass 6All

What prejudices do the urban people hold towards the rural community?

Ans: According to the rural people, life in the city is easy. People are spoilt and lazy. People of urban families spend very little time with each other and they are fonder of money rather than caring for the people. City people cannot be trusted, they are cunning and corrupt. On the contrary, the urban people think that villagers are backward and they do not like to use modern agricultural technology. Village people spend more hours in the fields and they do not spend time on other extra activities, which could improve their life style.

Political ScienceClass 6All

What are the basic features of the Indian Constitution?

Ans: The basic features of Indian constitution are sovereign democratic republic, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. In the constitution of India, Justice means justice for all. Social justice means, justice for the whole society, no discrimination on the basis of caste or colour. Economic justice implies equal distribution of wealth and political justice means equal participation of every individual to participate in the government. Liberty: Indian citizens are given freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship. Equality: Liberty without equality is meaningless .Every citizen of India is treated equally before law and is ensured equal protection. Fraternity: It means brotherhood among the people of India.

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Explain the contribution of Dr. Ambedkar in the upliftment of the Dalit?

Ans: Dr. Ambedkar encouraged Dalits to send their children to school and college. He also urged Dalits to take on different kinds of government jobs in order to move out of the caste system. He led many efforts for Dalits so as to gain entry into temples. He also believed that Dalits must fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect for all persons.

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What discrimination does Mahatma Gandhi face during his stay in South Africa?

The famous leader who faced discrimination was the father of India, Mahatma Gandhi. He faced discrimination when he was in South Africa. He faced discrimination directed at black South African and Indians. One day in the court at Durban, he was asked to remove his turban by the magistrate. Another incident was that he was thrown off a train after his refusal to move from the first class to a third class.

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How many days the Constituent Assemblies took to complete the Constitution? Name any four prominent members of the Constituent Assembly?

Ans: The Constituent Assembly took two years, eleven months and seven days to complete its historic task of drafting the constitution of free independent India. The Constituent Assembly consisted of 299 members. All prominent leaders of the freedom movement were members of the Assembly. They were Dr.Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru, K.M.Munshi and Sardar Patel.

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What does the term “Unity in Diversity” means?

Ans: India is a land of different cultures, religions and communities. There is great variety in our traditions, etiquette, behavior, tastes and ethnicity. Each and every region of the country depicts different customs and traditions. But though we converse in different languages yet we are all Indians. 'Unity in Diversity' has been the unique feature of our culture. Despite all these diversities, we tend to live peacefully and with great harmony.

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Who are called the untouchables in the India society?

Ans: In the caste system, the people or groups placed at the top of the ladder called themselves upper caste and considered themselves as superior. The groups who were placed at the bottom of the ladder are regarded as unworthy and called themselves as “untouchables”. The untouchables were not allowed to eat in the same room along with the upper caste people, thinking that they would pollute that person’s food.

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Explain how caste inequalities are continuing in India?

Ans: Caste division is special in India. It has not completely disappeared from India. Despite constitutional prohibition, untouchability is still continuing in India. The lower caste people are still backward in education as well as in their economic condition. In modern India, like in pre-independence the poor are mostly the low castes and the rich are the higher castes. All these show that inequalities are still continuing inspite of the vast development that India has achieved.

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Diversity can also be a source of discrimination- Justify the statement

Ans: Groups of people, who may speak a certain language, follow a particular religion, live in specific region etc. may be discriminated regarding their customs or languages and may be seen as inferior. Another difference is visible through their economic backgrounds, which further adds to their inequality. People who are poor do not have the resources or money to meet their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. They experienced discrimination in offices, hospitals, schools etc.

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How do women overcome the discrimination faced by them in the society?

Ans: Women in different parts of the world organised and agitated for equal rights. There were agitations in different countries for the extension of voting rights to women. These agitations demanded political and legal status of women and improving their educational and job opportunities. These agitations and movements will help to improve their role in the public life.

Political ScienceClass 6All

Explain how gender division is based on stereotypes?

Ans: Boys and girls are brought up to believe that the main responsibility of women is housework and bringing up children. This is reflected in most families. Women do all the work inside the home such as cooking, washing clothes, tailoring, looking after children etc. and men do all the work outside the home.

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How can we promote equality?

Ans: The first step towards bringing equality is of ending the system of inequality and privileges. For example, in schools equality can be promoted by providing a uniform culture, i.e., equal opportunities for all the children regardless of differences based on race, gender, disability, language and social origin. In a school, all the children should be given equal access to all the facilities that are available in the school premises.

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Which political party woks for the upliftment of the backward classes?

Ans: The year 1980 saw the rise of political organisation of the Dalits. The Bahujan Samaj Party emerged under the leadership of Kanshi Ram who worked for the upliftment of the Dalit. BSP, the small party was largely supported by the Dalit voters in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In many parts of India, Dalit politics and OBC politics have developed independently.

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How the stereotype thinking that “Girls are burden on their parents”, affects the life of a daughter?

Ans: The stereotype thinking that girls are a burden on their parents affects the life of a daughter right from their birth to their marriage. They are treated as temporary member by their family members. They are not treated equally with boys. They are not given adequate opportunity to go to school or make progress. Even in the ancestral property, no rights are reserved for them. They are not treated equally as compared to boys.

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Is there any national commission that protects the minorities from discrimination? Mention the important function of the commission?

Ans: Yes, the National Human Rights Commission of India is one such Commission that works for the protection of human rights. The commission enquires into a petition presented to it by a victim or any person on his behalf into complaint of violation of human rights or negligence in the prevention of such violation by a public servant.

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What are the discriminations faced by the Dalit in India even today?

Ans: Dalits are not permitted to drink from the public wells, attend the temple prayers, wear shoes in front of an upper caste or drink from the same cups in the tea stall. They have to face various sorts of discrimination and atrocities from the upper caste.

Political ScienceClass 6All

Explain the fundamental duties of a citizen in a country?

Ans: Every citizen of India is liable to certain fundamental duties that are mentioned in the constitution of India. These duties serve a useful purpose. In particular, no democratic polity can ever flourish unless the citizens are not willing to be active participants in the process of governance by assuming responsibilities and discharging citizenship duties sincerely.

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What does the Constitution say with regard to equality?

Ans: In our constitution, right to equality is the most important right guaranteed to the citizens of India. It means that all citizens have equal privileges and opportunities. It looks after the citizens against any discrimination by the State on the basis of religion, caste, race, sex or place of birth. The citizens shall be equally protected by the laws of the country. It also says that the practice of untouchability is an offense.

Political ScienceClass 6All

How did prejudice and stereotypes leads to discrimination?

Ans: When we evaluate people on the basis of prejudices and stereotypes, we are engaging in discrimination. Women and minorities are mistreated by discrimination in employment, education and social services. Sometimes, they are excluded from high rank positions in the society.

Political ScienceClass 6All

Who were Mahars?

Ans: Mahars are the earliest inhabitants and the largest Scheduled caste groups in Maharashtra. They were lower than Shudras and were denied the access of the temple entry. They are the largest Untouchable caste in Maharashtra. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India, was the notable leader of the Mahars.

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