This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Political Science > Class 11 Political Science Chapter 8 Secularism – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Political Science Chapter 8 Secularism Quiz 2 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What role does secularism play in the governance of a country? A) A-It ensures that religious beliefs do not influence government policies. B) B-It mandates the implementation of religious laws. C) C-It promotes religious discrimination. D) D-It limits the freedom of religious expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-It ensures that religious beliefs do not influence government policies. 2. Wearing a ..... is central to a Sikh's religious practice A) Sari. B) Helmet. C) Ring. D) Pagri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pagri. 3. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of USA secularism? A) Not giving preference to any religion. B) Not prohibiting the free exercise of any religion. C) State interfarenc in religious practice. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State interfarenc in religious practice. 4. The Indian state allows religious freedom as long as it does not: A) Go against government rules. B) Violate fundamental rights. C) Encourage atheism. D) Hurt religious sentiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Violate fundamental rights. 5. How many languages are accepted in Indian constitution? A) 15. B) 22. C) 18. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22. 6. In Saudi Arabia who are not allowed to build a church, temples, etc. A) Non-Muslims. B) Muslims. C) Jainism. D) Sikhism. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Muslims. 7. A religious and philosophical worldview that makes humankind the ultimate norm by which truth and values are to be determined; a worldview that reveres human reason, evolution, naturalism, and the secular theories of ethics whie rejecting every form of supernatural religion. A) Self-actualization. B) Scientific Method. C) Secular Humanism. D) Scientism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secular Humanism. 8. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian Secularism? A) One religion Community does not dominate another. B) Some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community. C) The state does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the religious freedom of others. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 9. The process by which a change happens in society wherein people understand the distinction between religious organization and social institution is called ..... A) Divine authority. B) Secularism. C) Education. D) Secularising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secularising. 10. When was the term "secular" first used? A) 1850. B) 1851. C) 1852. D) 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1851. 11. Where did the ability to think independently come from in a secular society? A) Education. B) Equality. C) Church. D) Spirituality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education. 12. In which religion we found Untouchability mostly? A) Hindu. B) Christian. C) Muslim. D) Sikh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu. 13. Article 36 to 51 are collectively called the directive principles of state policy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Wearing a pugri (turban) is central to a Sikh's religious practice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Where the Hindu worship their God? A) Gurudwara. B) Temple. C) Mosque. D) Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temple. 16. What is the majority religion in India? A) Christianity. B) Islam. C) Hindusm. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindusm. 17. Which of the following actions by the state reflects secularism? A) Funding only temples. B) Banning all religious books. C) Intervening in religion when rights are violated. D) Supporting religious conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intervening in religion when rights are violated. 18. Which one of the following is not allowed in a secular state? A) People following different faiths. B) State promoting one religion. C) Equal rights for all religions. D) Religious freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State promoting one religion. 19. 'Id' is a festival of A) Muslims. B) Buddhism. C) Sikhs. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muslims. 20. Is secularism a bad quality? A) No, it is a very good quality. B) Yes, no country should ever have secularism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it is a very good quality. 21. Which one of the following is considered as three tier of Government? A) Panchayati Raj. B) High Court. C) District Court. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panchayati Raj. 22. Fill the blankThe Indian Constitution guarantees ..... to religious ..... to enable them to live with dignity. A) Special rights, majorities. B) Special rights, minorities. C) Right to equality, minorities. D) Constitutional remedies, majorities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Special rights, minorities. 23. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Freedom of Religion? A) Article 14. B) Article 25. C) Article 19. D) Article 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 25. 24. Which one is not a secular country? A) US. B) India. C) Isarel. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isarel. 25. Which term best describes the Indian government's attitude toward religions? A) Biased. B) Indifferent. C) Neutral. D) Supportive of one religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral. 26. What is the role of the state in Indian secularism during religious conflicts? A) Support the majority. B) Remain silent. C) Protect all citizens equally. D) Promote atheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect all citizens equally. 27. This means everyone is free to choose any religion they like. A) Democracy. B) Socialism. C) Secularism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secularism. 28. Indian secularism and US secularism is similar A) Yes. B) No. C) Exactly the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exactly the same. 29. Articles ..... to ..... of the Indian Constitution outline the right to equality A) 14-18. B) 15-17. C) 14-20. D) 14-16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14-18. 30. How does secularism help in maintaining the unity of a country A) A-Secularism acts as a countervailing practice and a set of values needed to maintain balance. B) B-by not building religious structures. C) C-by not allowing others to practice their religion. D) D-by allowing only one type of religion of people to live in the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-Secularism acts as a countervailing practice and a set of values needed to maintain balance. 31. The USA practices ..... between religion and the state A) No separation. B) Separation. C) Loose separation. D) Strict separation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strict separation. 32. Secularism refers to A) The right to speech. B) The right to exploit. C) Right to freedom. D) Separation of religion from state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separation of religion from state. 33. Which of the following are included in right to freedom of religion? A) Right to freedom of conscience. B) Freedom against forced religious instructions. C) Practice & propagation of religion. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 34. How can the link between social laws and civil laws be made effective? A) Through law enforcement. B) By avoiding discrimination. C) Through proper education. D) By avoiding religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By avoiding discrimination. 35. State whether the following statement is True or False:'A major change in the Constitution means a change in the Fundamental nature of the country.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Minorities have the right to preserve their own culture under which of the following Rights? A) Right to Equality. B) Right to Freedom of Religion. C) Right to Constitutional Remedies. D) Cultural and Educational Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultural and Educational Rights. 37. Freedom to practice the religion of ones's choice is a A) Fundamental right. B) Directive principle. C) Social right. D) Fundamental duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fundamental right. 38. Which of these is an example of religious discrimination? A) Giving holiday on all religious festivals. B) Denying a person a job due to their religion. C) Celebrating all religious events in schools. D) Allowing all to wear religious symbols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denying a person a job due to their religion. 39. How can secularism contribute to the protection of individual rights? A) C-By favoring one religion over others. B) B-By imposing restrictions on religious practices. C) D-By promoting discrimination based on religious beliefs. D) A-By ensuring that laws are not biased towards any specific religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A-By ensuring that laws are not biased towards any specific religion. 40. We don't need to separate religion from state power to function democratically. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 41. Which one of the following is a secular activity by the state? A) Organizing a religious festival. B) Passing laws to ban untouchability in religion. C) Conducting religious prayers in Parliament. D) Providing grants only to churches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passing laws to ban untouchability in religion. 42. Which of the following is not true about 'State' and 'Government'? A) The government enforces laws. B) The state is responsible for administering laws. C) The government can change with elections. D) The state represents sovereign people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state is responsible for administering laws. 43. The students of which country begin their day with the 'Pledge of Allegiance'? A) France. B) India. C) USA. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 44. The article which grants communities the right to preserve their distinct language, script and culture is? A) Article 16. B) Article 14. C) Article 29. D) Article 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 29. 45. Who is the author of "What Secularism Is and Is Not?" A) Khyrunnisa A. B) Amartya Sen. C) P. Sainath. D) Romila Thapar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romila Thapar. 46. Which among the following statements is not true? A) Secularism curtails the control that religious organizations have over social institutions. B) Secularism wishes to keep religion separate from the workings of the state. C) In a secular society, religion involving belief, faith in deity, and afterlife exists. D) Secularism denies religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secularism denies religion. 47. Banning the practice of untouchability in India highlights the usage of the strategy of A) Non-intervention. B) Intervention. C) Distancing. D) Negotiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intervention. 48. When religious discrimination takes place? A) When state officially promote a particular religion. B) When majority religion's population rule over minority. C) When minority religion's population are not allow to practice their religion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 49. What is the importance of secularism in a diverse society? A) A-It promotes tolerance and acceptance among different religious groups. B) B-It restricts the practice of any religion. C) C-It enforces a single religion on the population. D) D-It creates division and conflict among people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-It promotes tolerance and acceptance among different religious groups. 50. What is the authority in religious laws? A) Divinity. B) Human beings. C) Priests. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divinity. 51. The belief that reality is ultimately composed of one essential substance A) Monotonous. B) Monomyth. C) Monotheism. D) Monism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monism. 52. What type of secularism is followed in India? A) Complete separation of religion and state. B) State supports one religion. C) State may intervene in religion to protect rights. D) State has no role in religion at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State may intervene in religion to protect rights. 53. WHICH PROVIDES US WITH MANY EXAMPLES OF DISCRIMINATION, EXCLUTION, PERSECUTION ON THE GROUNDS OF RELIGION A) Region. B) Earth. C) Secularism. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) History. 54. Which religious community was ill-treated in Germany during the rule of Hitler? A) The Buddhists. B) The Christians. C) The Jews. D) The Muslims. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Jews. 55. In India all the religions are treated A) One inferior to other. B) Equally. C) Unequally. D) One superior to other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equally. 56. Separation of religion from state refers to A) Fundamental Rights. B) Separation of powers. C) Federalism. D) Secularism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secularism. 57. Hitler had prosecuted ..... during his reign in Germany. A) Jews. B) Christians. C) Muslims. 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