Board exam

Assertion (A) : Female literacy has been rising faster than male literacy. Reason (R) : Literacy varies considerably across genders, across regions, and across social groups.

1. ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. DAssertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : Some communities were characterised as ‘martial races’, some others as effeminate or cowardly, yet others as untrustworthy. Reason (R) : Stereotypes are fixed and inflexible characterisations of a group of people.

1. ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. DAssertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

_________ is a characteristic of the second/transitional stage in population growth of society. (I) High death rate and population explosion (II) Population explosion (III) Low sex ratio (IV) High maternal mortality rate Options :

1. AOnly (I)
2. BOnly (II)
3. C(II) and (III)
4. DOnly (IV)

Assertion (A) : The government sells its shares in several public sector companies as part of the process of disinvestment. Reason (R) : Many government workers are scared that they will lose their job after disinvestment.

1. ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. DAssertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Which of the following are not the changes brought about by colonialism to the caste system ?

1. ANumbering and recording of castes through census.
2. BHundreds of petitions were addressed to the Census Commissioner by representatives of different castes claiming a higher position in the social scale.
3. CLinking castes to traditional occupations.
4. DMaking ‘Schedules’ of castes for special treatment by the State.

Which of the following institutional incentives helps to build a feeling of unity in diversity ?

1. ACitizens can find the institutional and political space to identify with both their country and cultural identities.
2. BCitizens cannot build trust in common institutions.
3. CCitizens do not participate in and support democratic politics.
4. DExplicit efforts are not required to end the cultural exclusion of diverse groups.

An authoritarian state is the opposite of a democratic state because :

1. AIt is a state in which people have no voice.
2. BThose in power are accountable to everyone.
3. CThe state responds well to the needs of the people.
4. DAuthoritarian state does not abolish civil liberties.

Assertion (A) : Sanskritisation operated similarly in different parts of the country. Reason (R) : In regions where the non-Sanskritic were dominant, it was their influence that was stronger.

1. ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. DAssertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.