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Polity MCQ| Class 8 NCERT | Social and Political Life -III

 1.  Which one of the following is/are true reasons, for the separation of religion and state.

a)  To prevent the domination of one religion over another (inter-religious domination) religion. 

b) To oppose the various types of domination that can happen within a religion, i.e. intra-religious domination.

c) Both true

d) None


1.निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा धर्म और राज्य के अलगाव के लिए सही कारण हैं / हैं।

a) दूसरे (अंतर-धार्मिक वर्चस्व) धर्म पर एक धर्म के प्रभुत्व को रोकने के लिए।

b) विभिन्न प्रकार के वर्चस्व का विरोध करने के लिए जो किसी धर्म के भीतर हो सकता है, अर्थात इंट्रा - धार्मिक वर्चस्व।

ग) दोनों सच

d) कोई नहीं


Answer: c.


2.  Which one is the unique nature of Indian secularism?

a) Indian secularism, the state protects the religious freedom of individuals by maintaining a separation from religion.

b) Indian secularism,  State maintain both, separation as well as intervenes in religion.

c) Both true

d) None


2. भारतीय धर्मनिरपेक्षता का अनूठा स्वरूप कौन सा है?

a) भारतीय धर्मनिरपेक्षता, राज्य धर्म से अलग रहकर व्यक्तियों की धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता की रक्षा करता है।

b) भारतीय धर्मनिरपेक्षता, अलगाव और धर्म में हस्तक्षेप दोनों को बनाए रखते हैं.

ग) दोनों सच

d) कोई नहीं


Answer: c. 

Indian secularism does protect the religious freedom of individuals by maintaining a

separation from religion.


3. Which one of the following is/are true regarding the constitution.

1) In 1934,  the Indian National Congress made the demand for the constituent assembly.

2) all democratic countries are likely to have a Constitution, it is not necessary that all countries that have a Constitution are democratic.

3) Constitution tells us what the fundamental nature of our society is.

4) Constitution is an agreement on certain ideals that they all believe the country should uphold.

a)  1 only

b)  1, 2, only

c) 1, 2, 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3, and 4 only


3. संविधान के संबंध में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा सत्य है / हैं।

1) 1934 में, भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस ने संविधान सभा की मांग की |

2) सभी लोकतांत्रिक देशों में एक संविधान होने की संभावना है, यह आवश्यक नहीं है कि जिन देशों के पास संविधान है वे सभी देश लोकतांत्रिक हैं।

3) संविधान हमें बताता है कि हमारे समाज की मौलिक प्रकृति क्या है।

4) संविधान कुछ आदर्शों पर एक समझौता है, जो सभी मानते हैं कि देश को कायम रखना चाहिए।

ए) केवल 1

बी) 1, 2, केवल

c) 1, 2, 3 केवल

d) 1, 2, 3, और 4 केवल


Answer: d.


4.  Which one of the following statement is/are true regarding Nepal;

a) In 2008, Nepal became a democracy.

b) In 2005, the Maoists joined with other political parties signed a 12 points agreement in Nepal.

c) Both 

d) None


4. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन नेपाल के संबंध में सत्य है / है;

a) 2008 में, नेपाल एक लोकतंत्र बन गया।

b) 2005 में, माओवादियों ने अन्य राजनीतिक दलों के साथ मिलकर नेपाल में 12 अंकों के समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए।

ग) दोनों

d) कोई नहीं


Answer: c.


5. Which one of the following is/are true regarding our constitution.

a)  Constitution has provisions to prevent the tyranny or domination by the majority to minority.

b) Our constitution has provision for dictatorship power in some cases.

c) Both true

d) None.


5. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा हमारे संविधान के बारे में सही है / है।

a) संविधान में बहुसंख्यक अल्पसंख्यकों पर अत्याचार या वर्चस्व को रोकने के प्रावधान हैं।

b) हमारे संविधान में कुछ मामलों में तानाशाही शक्ति का प्रावधान है।

ग) दोनों सच

d) कोई नहीं।


Answer: a. 


6. Which of the following is/are key features of the Indian constitution.

1. Federalism

2. Parliamentary form of government

3. Separation of power between the executive, legislative, and Judiciary.

4. Our Constitution guarantees the rights of individuals against the State as well as against other individuals. Our constitution provides 6 types of fundamental rights.

5. Secularism 

a) 1,2, and 4

b) 1, 2,4,and 5 only

c) 1, 3,4, 5 only

d) 1,2,3,4,5 only


6. निम्नलिखित में से कौन भारतीय संविधान की प्रमुख विशेषताएं हैं / हैं।

1. संघवाद

2. सरकार का संसदीय स्वरूप

3. कार्यपालिका, विधायी और न्यायपालिका के बीच सत्ता का अलगाव।

4. हमारा संविधान राज्य के साथ-साथ अन्य व्यक्तियों के खिलाफ व्यक्तियों के अधिकारों की गारंटी देता है। हमारा संविधान 6 प्रकार के मौलिक अधिकार प्रदान करता है।

5. धर्मनिरपेक्षता

a) 1,2, और 4

बी) 1, 2,4, और केवल 5

c) 1, 3,4, 5 केवल

d) 1,2,3,4,5 ही


Answer: d.


6. Which one of the following reasons is/are true Separate Religion from the State?

a) To prevent tyranny of the majority could result in discrimination.

b) To protect the freedom of individuals to exit from their religion, embrace another religion.

c) Government schools cannot promote any one religion either in their morning prayers or through religious celebrations however private schools can do.

d) All true


Answer: d. 


7. How the Indian constitution allows preventing religious Domination.

a) State should distance itself from religion.

b) State should not interference the religious matter.

c) State should interference the religious matter in a positive way.

d) All


Answer: d. 


8. Which one of the following statements is/true regarding religious rights provided by the constitution.

a) Religious minority communities can set up their own school and college.

b) Government can give financial aid to minorities on a non-preferential basis.

c) Both 

d) None


Answer: c.


9. Consider the following statements

1. The Government of India Act 1909, allowed for some elected representation in the legislature.

2. Indian Nation Congress demanded Home rule in 1906 first time.

3. Rajya Sabha with Total strength of 545 members.

4. Lok Sabha with a total strength of 245 members.

Which one of the above is/are true.

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1, 2,3 only

c) 1,2, 5, only

d) all true


Answer: a.


10.  Consider the following statements
1.The leader of the ruling party in Loka Sabha is the speaker of Lok Sabha.

2. Rajya Sabha does not have the power to initiate the bill.

which one of the above is/are not true

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) none




Answer: c

The leader of the ruling party in Loka Sabha will be Prime Minister.


11. Consider the following statement regarding Parliament

1. Parliamentary session begins with question hour.

2.  Question hour is an important way to control the executive through parliament.

3. Lawmaking is important to the function of parliament.

4. Representative democracy cannot produce a perfect reflection of society.

Which one of the above statements is/are true.


a) 1, 2 only

b) 1, 2,3 only

c) 1,2,3, 4 only

d) None


Answer: c.


12. Consider the following statements

1. Sedition Act of 1870 allows the British government to arrest without due trial whoever protesting and criticizing the government.

2. Rowlatt act of 1919 allow Britisher to imprison people without trial

3. Indian play important role in the evolution of rule of law during colonial times.

Which one of the above statements are true 

a) 1 only

b) 1,2 only

c) 1,2,3 only

d) none


13.  Consider the following statements

1. Domestic Violence Act 2005 was passed to The Protection of Women extends the understanding of the term ‘domestic’ to include all women. It is criminal law.

2. There are 233 elected member and 12 nominated members in the Rajya Sabha

3. Primary function of the Rajya Sabha is to represent the states.

a) 1 only

b) 1, 2 only

c)  2, and 3 only

d)1,2, and 3 only


Answer: c.

Domestic Violence Act 2005  is civil law to provide relief to millions of women.


14. Consider the following statements

1. Dispute resolution

2. Judicial Review

3. Upholding the law and enforcing the Fundamental rights

Which one of the above is/are work of Judiciary

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2, 3 only

d) none


Answer c.


15. Consider the following statements

1. Article 21 provides every citizen with the right to life including the right to health is a fundamental right.

2.  Supreme court of India was established on 26 January 1950.

3. As per the constitution, the legislative and executive can not interfere in the work of the Judiciary.

Which one of the above is/are true.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, and 2 only

d) 1,2,3 only


Answer: d.


16.  Consider the following statements

Assertion: Independent Judiciary is essential for democracy.

Reason: Independent Judiciary can only ensure that there is no misuse of power by executive and legislative and it will help to protect the fundamental rights of citizens against the state.

a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and reason justified the assertion.

b)  Both Assertion and Reason are correct but reason does not justify the assertion.

c) Assertion is correct but reason, not.

d) Both are incorrect.


Answer: a.


17. Consider the following statements

1. There is three levels of the courts system in India; district courts, high court, and apex or Supreme court.

2. Decision of the Supreme court is binding to all courts of the country.

3. We have integrated Judiciary System in India

Which one of the above statement is/are correct ;

a) 1 only

b) 1, 3 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) 1,2,3 only.


Answer: d.


18.  Consider the following statements

1. High court of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras was established in 1862. 

2. Currently, there are 25 high courts in India.

3. Four North Easter states Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh has a common high court located in Guwahati.

4. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have separate high court.

Which one of the above statement is /are true

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1, 4 only,

c) 1,2, 3 only

d) 1,2,3, and 4 only


Answer: d.


19. Which one of the following statements is/are true regarding the difference between Criminal Law vs Civil Law

a) Criminal law deals with conduct that the law defines as an offence whereas Civil law deals with conduct that harms individual rights.

b) Theft, murder, dowry are an example of Criminal law whereas dispute related to lands sales, divorce cases are an example of Civil cases.

c) both

d) None


Answer: c.


20. Which of the following statement is/are true under Article 22 of the constitution

1.  Confessions made during Police custody can not be used as evidence against the accused.

2. The right to be informed at the time of arrest of offence for which person is being accused.

3. Arrest person must be presented to the magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.

4. A boy under 15 and women can not be called to the police station for questioning.

which one of the above is/are true

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1,2, 3only

c) 1,2,3,4 only

d) 1,3,4 only 


Answer: c.


21. Consider the following statement

1. Police

2. Public Prosecutor

3. Defence layer

4. Judge

5. President

Which one of the above is/are players in the criminal justice system

a) 1, 2, 3 only

b) 1,3,4,5 only

c) 1,2,4 only

d) 1,2,3, 4 only


Answer: d.


22.  Which one of the following defines the role of the Police in the investigation of crime?

1. Recording statement of witnesses

2. Collecting a different kind of evidence

3. Police file charge sheet in the court

Which one of the is/are true

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1,3 only

c) 2, 3 only

d) 1,2, 3 only


Answer: d.


23.  Which one of the following defines the role of the Public Prosecutor?

1.  Public prosecutor represents the interest of the state.

2. Public prosecutor has no role to play in the investigation.

3. It is an officer of court; he/she has the duty to act impartially and present the full fact, witnesses, and evidence before the court to decide the judgement.

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1, 3 only

c), 2,3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 only


Answer: d


24. Consider the following statements

1. Article 22 provides a fair trial 

2. Fair trial includes sufficient time for investigation, open court, accessibility to a defence lawyer, etc.

Which one of the following is/are true

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) None


Answer:c.


25. Consider the following statements

1. Around 8 % of India's population is Adivasi.

2. There are over 500 Adivasi groups in India.

3. There is very little hierarchy in Adivasi Society.

Which one of the above is /are true about Adivasi in India.

a) 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 1, 3 only

d) 1,2, and 3 only 


Answer: d.


26. Consider the following statements.

1. Sachar committee examined the social-economic condition of the Muslim community in India.

2. As per the Sachar Committee report, only 4 % of Muslim prefer to send their children to Madarasa, 66 % of children are studying in a government school and 30 % of children are in private school.

Which one of the above is/are true.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) None


Answer: c.


27. Consider the following statements

1. Marginalisation of society means " to forced to occupy the sides and not be at the centre of things."

2. Economic, social, cultural, religious, and political factors work together to feel society marginalised.

3. As per the 2011 census, Muslim are 14.2 % of India's population; considered to be a marginalised community in India.

a) 1, 3 only

b) 2, 3 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) 1, 2, 3 only


Answer: d.


28. Consider the following statements.

1. Article 17 abolished untouchability. It is a punishable crime now.

2. Article 15 of the constitution notes that citizen of India will not be discriminated against on the basis of religion, caste, race, sex, or place of birth.


Which one of the above is/are true

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) None


Answer: c


29. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, distinguishes several levels of crimes, which one of the following is/ are true.

1. First; Modes of humiliation includes physically horrific and morally wrong things that derogate to human dignity.

2. Second: List of actions that dispossess or forced the Dalit and Adivasi to perform slave labour.

3. Third level; Crime against Dalit and tribal women; penalised those who assault or use force on women belonging to the said category.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1,2 only

d) 1,2, 3 only


Answer: d. 


30. Consider the following statements.

1. In 1993, the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act.

2. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 recognised the right to land and resources.

3. Adivasi act 1989, state that land belonging to tribal people cannot be sold to or bought

by non-tribal people

Which one of the above statement is/are true.


a) 1 only

b) 2only

c) 1,2,3 only

d) 3 only


Answer: c.


31. Consider the following statements

1. Kabir was a 15th-century poet who was also Bhakti Saint.

2. Chokhamela was Bhakti Saint of the 14th century in Maharashtra. he was from the Mahar caste.

Which one of the above is/are true ;

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) None


answer: c.


32.  Which one of the following is/are true regarding Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006

1. Forest dweller has right to homestead, cultivable, grazing land, and non-timber forest produce.

2. Dwellers has the right to the conservation of forests and biodiversity.


a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) none


Answer: c.


33. Consider the following statements

1. Right to water is fundamental rights under Article 21.

2. Over 1600 Indian, most of them are children die every day due to waterborne disease.

3. Clean Water and Sanitation is Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goal.

a) 1, 2 only

b) 1,2, 3 only

c) 1, 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only


Answer: b.


34.  Consider the following statements;

1. The urban Water Commission has set a standard that there should be 135 litres per day ( 7 buckets) water availability per person.

2. People in slums have only 20 litres a day per person (one bucket). 

3. People living in luxury hotels may consume as much as 1,600 litres (80 buckets) of water per day.

Which one of the above statements is/are true;

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1,2 and 3 only

d) None


Answer: c.


35. Consider the following statements

1. There is a law that ensures the healthy relationship and non-exploitative between worker, Interest of producer, and consumer 

2. Setting minimum wages is meant to secure the interest of the producer.

3. Law require to set the minimum quality standard is meant to secure the right of the worker.


Which one of the above statement is/are true.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1, 2, and 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only


Answer: a.

Setting minimum wages are meant to secure the interest of the worker.

3. Law require to set the minimum quality standard is meant to secure consumer. 


36.  Consider the following statements.

1. Article- 24: “no child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment.

2. Article 23: No Industries can force a worker to work below the minimum wages set by the government.

3. Article-23-24: Right against Exploitation

Which one of the above statements are true.

a) 1,2 only

b) 2, 3 only

c) 1,2,3 only

d) 3 only

Answer: c.


37. Consider the following statements.

1. Minimum Wages act protect the interests of all workers including farm labourers and construction workers.

2. Child labour ( Prohibition and regulation) amendment Act 2016, banned employment under 14 ages in all occupation except where the child helps his family after school hours. It also banned the 14-18 age group working in hazardous occupations.

3. Online portal, PENCIL project launched to make child labour free society.

Which one of the above is true.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1, 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 only


Answer: d.




38. Consider the statements regarding the Bhopal Gas tragedy.

1. It was Union Carbide, an American Company; for pesticides were produced.

2. At midnight of 2 December 1984, methyl-isocyanate, a highly poisonous gas started leaking.

3. More than 8000 people died and more than 50,000 people are sick even today.

4. The company had ignored the safety measure in order to cut the cost.

5.  Anderson was the Company chairman at the time of the incident.

which one of the above statements are true.

a) 1,3, 5 only

b) 2,4 only

c) 2,3,4,5 only

d) 1,2,3,4,5 only


Answer: d.



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