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This set of Issues in Indian Politics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Issues In Indian Politics Set 3

Q1 | To L. Dumont which one of the following helps to maintain the structural distance betweencastes?
  • land ownership
  • economic status
  • purity and pollution
  • political power
Q2 | Who said that the social stratification in India is based on ‘purity and pollution’?
  • m.n. srinivas
  • a.r. desai
  • louis dumont
  • yogendra singh
Q3 | Mark out the correct sequence of perspectives on gender and development in India:
  • welfare, empowerment, development.
  • empowerment, development, welfare.
  • development, welfare, empowerment.
  • welfare, development, empowerment
Q4 | Which one of the following is not an indicator of cultural diversity in India?
  • race
  • caste
  • class
  • religion
Q5 | Who among the following has used the dialectical approach to the study of Indian Society?
  • m.n. srinivas
  • d.p. mukherjee
  • beteille
  • y.b. damle
Q6 | Who held the view that Indian tribals were backward Hindus?
  • g.s. ghurye b. y.
  • damle
  • a.r. desai
  • n.k. bose
Q7 | Who authored the book, “Annihilation of Caste”?A.
  • r. desai
  • david hardiman
  • b.r. ambedkar
  • n.k. bose
Q8 | Munda Uprising/Rebellion took place in which region?
  • assam
  • chhotangapur region ranchi
  • andhra pradesh
  • punjab
Q9 | Which of the following is not tribal movement?
  • tebhaga movement
  • chuars movement
  • bhils movement
  • kolis movement
Q10 | What is the main focus of gender budget initiatives in India?
  • women component plan
  • complimentary role for effective convergence
  • proper utilization and monitoring of funds from various development sectors.
  • all of the above
Q11 | Which of the following Reform Movements supported the education of girls?
  • brahmo samaj
  • arya samaj
  • prarthana samaj
  • all the above
Q12 | Who led the suffrage movement for women in India?
  • ushaben mehta
  • radha kumar
  • sucheta kriplani
  • sarojini naidu
Q13 | Among the following women who was not associated with ‘Women’s India Association’ which was formed in 1917.
  • annie besant
  • dorothy jinarjadasa
  • margaret cousine
  • sarojini naidu
Q14 | Children labour prevention act was amended by the government in :-
  • september 2007
  • october2006
  • january 2002
  • october 2005)
Q15 | The Child Labour (prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 is an example of
  • regulative labour legislation
  • protective labour legislation
  • social security legislation
  • welfare legislation
Q16 | By which Constitutional amendment was the voting age brought down from 21 to 18?
  • 37st constitutional amendment of 1985
  • 61st constitutional amendment of 1988
  • 56st constitutional amendment of 1993
  • 46st constitutional amendment of 1985
Q17 | When was the order for the compulsory disclosure of a candidate's criminal record issued?
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
Q18 | When was the Act that provided for the Anti-Defection law passed?
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1985
  • 2005
Q19 | …………………………….committee constituted to study about Criminalisation of Politics
  • vohra committee
  • goswami committee
  • law commission
  • balwant rai mehta committee
Q20 | The National Commission for Schedule Caste was established under........of IndianConstitution.
  • article 338
  • article 250
  • article 180
  • article 142
Q21 | Which of the following is not matched correctly?
  • national commission for women: 1992
  • national minorities commission: 1993
  • national backward classes commission: 2002
  • national child rights protection commission: 2007
Q22 | Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggles of
  • north east region
  • jharkhand
  • nagar division
  • deccan
Q23 | Tribals in a scheduled area demanded special care for education of their children under theirconstitutional right. They demanded such care under
  • article 21
  • article 46
  • article 52
  • article 73
Q24 | The concept ‘political secularism’ propounded by
  • ramachandra guha
  • rajeev bhargava
  • ashis nandy
  • triloki nath madan
Q25 | Which of the following committee investigate the nexus between criminals, bureaucracy andpoliticians?
  • ashok mehta committee
  • rao committee
  • vohra committee
  • singhvi committee