This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Marginalisation > Class 8 Civics Chapter 7 Understanding Marginalisation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 7 Understanding Marginalisation Quiz 1 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the person who did a detailed study on mislim community in India. A) Rajinder Prasad. B) Rajinder Sachar. C) Rajinder Sharma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajinder Sachar. 2. When one class of people is grouped together as second class citizens, this is an example of A) Demarginalization. B) Empowerment. C) Enhancement. D) Marginalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marginalization. 3. What type of religions do Adivasis practice? A) Only Christianity. B) A range of tribal religions. C) Only Islam. D) Only Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A range of tribal religions. 4. According to the CENSUS of 2001 ..... are 13.4 percent of the population and are considered to be a marginalised community A) PARSIS. B) MUSLIMS. C) JAINS. D) CHRISTIANS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MUSLIMS. 5. What does the term marginalisation mean A) Giving priority to people of a political party. B) A situation where an individual or a group of individuals are deprived from certain privileges. C) Domination of one religious group on other religious group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A situation where an individual or a group of individuals are deprived from certain privileges. 6. ARTICLE ..... of the Constitution states that untouchability has been abolished A) 15. B) 18. C) 17. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 7. Around how much percentage of India's population is Adivasi? A) 24%. B) 7%. C) 4%. D) 8%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8%. 8. What are the tribals termed when they continue to stay in forests? A) Encroachers. B) Forest dwellers. C) Hunters. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encroachers. 9. What is a significant aspect of Adivasi communities? A) They have a hierarchical structure. B) They are primarily urban. C) They are all the same. D) They have over 500 different groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have over 500 different groups. 10. What does it mean to be marginalised? A) To be wealthy and powerful. B) To be at the center of society. C) To be forced to occupy the sides or fringes. D) To have access to all resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be forced to occupy the sides or fringes. 11. Which of the following is NOT a reason for marginalisation? A) High social status. B) Different customs. C) Different languages. D) Religious differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High social status. 12. What is the impact of losing traditional homelands for Adivasis? A) They become more educated. B) They lose their main sources of livelihood. C) They move to rural areas. D) They gain new opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They lose their main sources of livelihood. 13. What is the meaning of minority A) Short people. B) Tall people. C) Small number of people from a community. D) Small amount of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small number of people from a community. 14. The term ..... is most commonly used to refer to communities that are numerically small in relation to the rest of the population. A) Majority. B) Minority. C) Tribals. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minority. 15. What does the Constitution provide for religious and linguistic minorities? A) Cultural dominance. B) No protections. C) Only economic benefits. D) Safeguards against discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Safeguards against discrimination. 16. ..... groups are viewed with hostility and fear A) FORIEGNORS. B) MARGINALISED. C) POLITICIANS. D) STUDENTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MARGINALISED. 17. What is a significant challenge faced by minority communities in India? A) They are always in power. B) They are the majority. C) They have no cultural identity. D) They face discrimination and disadvantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They face discrimination and disadvantage. 18. India has more than ..... different Adivasi groups. A) 500. B) 200. C) 100. D) 550. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 500. 19. When adivasis are displaced from their lands they ..... A) All of these. B) None of these. C) Live happily. D) Lose their livelihoods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lose their livelihoods. 20. Around ..... per cent population of India constitutes tribals. A) 12. B) 5. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 21. How many percent of India's population is Adivasi? A) Around 8%. B) About 10%. C) About 4%. D) About 6%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around 8%. 22. How much percentage of people displaced due to mines and mining projects are tribals? A) 25%. B) 50%. C) 79%. D) 63%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50%. 23. Displaced refers to the people who are compelled to move from their homes for big development projects including dams, mining, etc. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. Who were the original inhabitants of India? A) Hindus. B) Tribals. C) Adherence. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribals. 25. Tribal people are stereotypes because of ..... A) Their headgear. B) Their dress. C) Their exotic appearances. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 26. What is a common misconception about Adivasis? A) They are primitive and backward. B) They are modern and urban. C) They are politically powerful. D) They are highly skilled workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are primitive and backward. 27. What does the term 'Adivasi' mean? A) Original people. B) Original Inhabitants. C) First people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Original Inhabitants. 28. A:there is often very little hierarchy among Adivasi societies.R:Adivasi societies are also most distinctive A) A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A. B) A and R are True and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A is False and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A and R are True and R is not the correct explanation of A. 29. What was the purpose of the high-level committee set up in 2005 regarding Muslims? A) To provide them with land. B) To examine their socio-economic status. C) To promote tourism. D) To increase their population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine their socio-economic status. 30. Who are called 'original inhabitants' of India A) Women. B) Muslims. C) Dalit. D) Adivasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adivasis. 31. Which of the following statements are correcta) The Sachar Committee Report debunked prevalent myths aboutMuslimsb) It is commonly believed that the Muslims prefer to send their children toMadarsasc) Muslim women are an important part of the women's movement in India.d) the situation of the Muslim community is not comparable to that of other marginalised communities like Scheduled Castesand Scheduled Tribes A) Only a. B) A and b. C) A, b, c, d. D) A, b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, b and c. 32. Approximately how many medical plants species are used by adivasis A) 5504. B) 8000. C) 425. D) 550. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8000. 33. No one is marginalised all the time in exactly the same way A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 34. How many percent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year of age group have never been enrolled in schools & dropped out? A) 30%. B) 56%. C) 25%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25%. 35. An area where the presence of the armed forces is considerable is also known as A) Miltiry forces. B) Army. C) Militarised. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Militarised. 36. ..... of the persons displaced from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand are tribals. A) 34%. B) 63%. C) 79%. D) 91%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 79%. 37. A ghetto is an area or locality that is populated largely by members of a particular community. Therefore, a process that leads to such a situation. This may occur due to various social, cultural and economic reasons. A) Ghettoisation. B) Government. C) Glutosiation. D) Godown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghettoisation. 38. What has happened to Adivasis due to economic changes and forest policies? A) They have become wealthier. B) They have been forced to migrate. C) They have gained more land. D) They have more access to education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have been forced to migrate. 39. Adivasis are particularly numerous in states of- A) Rajasthan. B) Odisha. C) Jharkhand. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 40. Muslim community generally prefer to live in ..... A) Towers. B) Apartments. C) Ghettos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ghettos. 41. ..... tribals in urban areas live below the poverty line. A) 40%. B) 30%. C) 45%. D) 35%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35%. 42. What is the full form of "ST" A) Scheduled Tribes. B) Social Tribals. C) Social troop. D) Scheduled Troop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scheduled Tribes. 43. Sometimes marginalized groups are viewed with A) Love and Respect. B) Hostility and Love. C) Hostility and fear. D) Fear and Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hostility and fear. 44. Niyamgiri hill is located in which district of Odisha A) Jajpur. B) Koraput. C) Kalahandi. D) Mayurbhanj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalahandi. 45. What is the role of the judiciary in relation to Fundamental Rights? A) To create new laws. B) To enforce economic policies. C) To uphold the law. D) To ignore them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To uphold the law. 46. Adivasi societies have very little ..... among them. A) Competition. B) Hierarchy. C) Fights. D) Ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hierarchy. 47. What is the share of Adivasis in india's population? A) 38. B) 8. C) 67. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 48. 25 % of Muslim children in the 6-14 years age group eithere have beeen enrolled in school or have dropped out. State true or false A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. ..... is a locality which is populated largely by members of a particular community. A) Ghetto. B) Adivasis. C) Minorities. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghetto. 50. Muslims generally constitute how many percent of India's population A) 13.4. B) 18.3. C) 17.4. D) 14.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14.2. 51. A) The Constitution provides safeguards to minorities.R) It is committed to protecting India's cultural diversity andpromoting equality as well as justice. A) A and B are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) A and B are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is False. D) A is false and R is ture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and B are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 52. True or false-Adivasis follow hierarchy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Various reasons for adivasis to move from their land A) More than 50% of adivasis got displaced due to mining projects. B) Huge tracts of adivasis lands have gone under project of dams. C) In the north east, their lands remain militarised and war torn. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. Scheduled Tribes is term used for A) Rich people. B) Adivasis. C) People below poverty line. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adivasis. 55. Adivasis are a ..... population A) Heterogenous. B) Hetrogenuis. C) 80% of the population. D) Homogeneus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heterogenous. 56. What has led to the ghettoisation of the Muslim community? A) Social marginalisation and prejudice. B) Government support. C) High literacy rates. D) Increased wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social marginalisation and prejudice. 57. What is a common stereotype about Adivasis? A) They are urban professionals. B) They are highly educated. C) They are wealthy landowners. D) They are portrayed as exotic and primitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are portrayed as exotic and primitive. Related QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books