This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Secularism > Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Indian constitution ban completely A) Praying. B) Playing. C) Untouchability. D) Following religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouchability. 2. No one would wish to be discriminated against because of their religion nor dominated by another religion. The term secularism refers to the separation between the power of ..... and the power of the State. A) Science. B) Colonisation. C) Religion. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 3. The government schools can not promote only one religion A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The existence of more than one level of government in a country is called? A) Secularism. B) Federalism. C) Seperation of power. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalism. 5. Government Schools promote any one religion either in their morning prayers or through religious celebrations A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Forest help in the prevention of- A) Pandemic. B) Decrease in CO2. C) Diseases. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Global warming. 7. What does the strategy of non-interference mean? A) The State enforces strict religious laws. B) The State promotes one religion over others. C) The State respects the sentiments of all religions. D) The State ignores all religious practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The State respects the sentiments of all religions. 8. Which Emperor in Medieval History propagated Sulh-e-Kul (Peace and harmony among religions)? A) Muhammad bin Tughluq. B) Akbar. C) Shah Jahan. D) Firuz Shah Townhlaq. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Akbar. 9. ..... irrigation can be used in dry regions, where evaporation is very high. A) Drip irrigation. B) Save Water. C) Bucket. D) Sprinklers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drip irrigation. 10. SECULARISM IN US MEANS A) RELIGON CAN TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY. B) PRESIDENT NEEDS TO BE PRIEST. C) NIETHER RELIGON NOR THE STATE CAN INTERFARE BETWEEN THE MATTERS OF EACH OTHER. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NIETHER RELIGON NOR THE STATE CAN INTERFARE BETWEEN THE MATTERS OF EACH OTHER. 11. The ..... mandates that the Indian state be sucular A) State Assembly. B) Indian Constitution. C) Lok Sabha. D) Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Constitution. 12. For Sikhs, wearing a ..... is an important part of religion. So, they can avoid helmets. A) Tie. B) Uniform. C) Kurta. D) Turban. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turban. 13. Is India a secular country? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. A SECULAR COUNTRY MUST RESPECT A) All religion. B) ONLY RICH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All religion. 15. In one of the stories you read a man does not have to wear a helmet while riding a bike because A) His helmet had termites in it. B) None of the above. C) Because he was the policeman's friend. D) Wearing a turban on his head was an important part of his religion so he will not be fined. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing a turban on his head was an important part of his religion so he will not be fined. 16. Which article is related with '' Abolition of Untouchability" ? A) Article 18. B) Article 19. C) Article 20. D) Article 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 17. 17. What does the strategy of intervention involve? A) Promoting a single religion. B) Supporting religious communities with financial aid. C) Ignoring religious practices. D) Restricting religious freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting religious communities with financial aid. 18. Who is the present prime minister of India? A) Arvind Kejriwal. B) Yogi Aditya Nath. C) Narendra Modi. D) What Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narendra Modi. 19. Which country does not allow to build their worship places? A) India. B) Pakistan. C) Saudi Arabia. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saudi Arabia. 20. The character and extent of vegetation are mainly determined by which of the climatic factor? A) Temperature. B) Humidity. C) Precipitation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Which of these physical features are best suited for living? A) Deserts. B) Mountains. C) Plains and river valleys. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plains and river valleys. 22. Rock are piled up to slow down the flow of water. This prevents gullies and further soil loss: A) Contour barriers. B) Shelter belts. C) Mulching. D) Rocks dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contour barriers. 23. Which is the most appropriate method to check soil erosion on steep slopes? A) Contour barriers. B) Shelter belts. C) Terrace farming. D) Mulching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrace farming. 24. Who is the current chief justice of Indian supreme court? A) Deepak Mishra. B) TS Thakur. C) IN Bobde. D) Ranjan Gogoi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IN Bobde. 25. Pledge of Alligiance' takes place in the schools of the A) USA. B) China. C) Japan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 26. What are low lying areas very susceptible to A) Flooding. B) Earthquake. C) Tsunami. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. 27. Separation of religion from the State is referred to as ..... A) Democracy. B) Republic. C) Monarchy. D) Secularism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secularism. 28. There is only one tier of government in India A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. India is a(Order as mentioned in Preamble) A) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic & Democratic. B) Socialist, Secular, Sovereign, Republic & Democratic. C) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic & Republic. D) Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic & Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic & Republic. 30. What is a unique feature of Indian secularism compared to American secularism? A) Complete absence of religion in public life. B) Strict separation of religion and State. C) State intervention in religious affairs. D) Promotion of a single religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State intervention in religious affairs. 31. Has untouchability been abolished from India? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Ashoka made an appeal not only for tolerance of all religious sects but also to develop a spirit of great respect towards them in his ..... Major Rock Edict A) 3$^{rd}$. B) 12$^{th}$. C) 13$^{th}$. D) 2$^{nd}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12$^{th}$. 33. In which amendment does US constitution state that the state will be strictly seperated from religion? A) Last amendment. B) First amendment. C) Third amendment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First amendment. 34. In which year did France passed a law banning students from wearing any religious or political signs A) December 2004. B) February 2004. C) July 2000. D) May 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) February 2004. 35. Non-interference means that in order to respect the sentiments of all religions and not interfere with religious practices. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Forest help in maintaining ..... on the earth A) Population. B) Green cover. C) Rain cycle. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water cycle. 37. Reason to separate state from religion A) To ensure the freedom of speech. B) Majority can't exploit money and power. C) The tyranny of the majority and the violation of fundamental rights can be harmful for the minorities. D) To ensure equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tyranny of the majority and the violation of fundamental rights can be harmful for the minorities. 38. What is one of the objectives of a secular State? A) To enforce a single religious belief. B) To limit the practice of minority religions. C) To promote religious intolerance. D) To ensure no religious community dominates another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To ensure no religious community dominates another. 39. The Indian state works in a way to prevent religious domination A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. In a Government School in Kolkata the students were not allowed to celebrate Durga Pooja because ..... A) Durga Pooja is not the state festival of West Bengal. B) There were no funds provided by government to celebrate. C) It was a government school so they cannot promote any religion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was a government school so they cannot promote any religion. 41. What was the names of Muslim dominant former french colonies? A) Tunisia. B) Morocco. C) Algeria. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 42. What does the Indian Constitution mandate regarding the State? A) The State must enforce religious practices. B) The State must be secular. C) The State must promote all religions equally. D) The State must support only one religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The State must be secular. 43. Separation of religion from state is called? A) Socialism. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Secularism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secularism. 44. What is one way the Indian State protects secularism? A) By promoting religious symbols in government spaces. B) By distancing itself from religion. C) By allowing only one religion to be practiced. D) By enforcing religious laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By distancing itself from religion. 45. Israel is a ..... majority state. A) Islamic. B) Jewish. C) Hindu. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jewish. 46. History provides many examples of discrimination, exclusion and persecution on the ground of A) Caste. B) Exclusion. C) Law. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion. 47. Select the french colonies A) Algeria. B) Ecuador. C) George Town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algeria. 48. Indian Constitution contains A) Fundamental rights. B) Discrimination. C) Unequality. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fundamental rights. 49. Our unity lines in our A) Castism. B) Religions. C) Diversity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diversity. 50. To force someone to do something. In the context of this chapter, it refers to the force used by a legal authority like the State A) Coercion. B) Intervene. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coercion. 51. What is secularism A) The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. B) It refers to being spiritual or religious and more aggressive and unfriendly. C) The use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. 52. Coercion means:- A) Freedom of speech. B) Freedom of religion. C) Force someone to do something. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force someone to do something. 53. Akbar's tomb is at A) Fatehpur Sikri. B) New Delhi. C) Sikandra. D) Old Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikandra. 54. What does secularism refer to in the Indian context? A) The separation of religion from the State. B) The dominance of one religion over others. C) The enforcement of religious laws by the State. D) The promotion of a single religion by the State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The separation of religion from the State. 55. Which bird is considered a vital cleanser of the environment? A) Vulture. B) Hummingbird. C) Sparrow. D) Blue kingfisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulture. 56. Natural vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone called ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 57. It was established more than 60 years ago that government schools do not need to recite the pledge in the US because A) For fun. B) For getting extra school time. C) Simply. D) Because it may have a conflict with their religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it may have a conflict with their religious beliefs. 58. The Indian Constitution allows individuals the freedom to live by their religious beliefs and practices as they interpret these. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Groups of plant communities in area having similar climate conditions: A) Ecosystem. B) Biosphere. C) Biomes. D) Shrubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomes. 60. What do you mean by Non-Interference? A) Respect only one religion. B) Respect sentiments of all religion. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respect sentiments of all religion. Next →Related QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 2Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books