This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Secularism > Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 3 (29 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. WHAT WAS REASON BEHIND ABOLITION OF UNTOUCHABILITY? A) TO PREVENT MUSLIM. B) TO END DISCRIMINATION. C) TO END EDUCATION. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO END DISCRIMINATION. 2. When did France pass a law against religious wearings? A) 2021. B) 2008. C) 2004. D) 2011. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2004. 3. Indian constitution mandates that Indian state is A) Secular. B) Republic. C) Socialist. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. All citizens are permitted by ..... to practise their own religion. A) Indian constitution. B) State. C) President. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian constitution. 5. In USA, separation between state & religion means A) Prohibition free exercise of religion. B) Respect an religion. C) Neither the state nor the religion can interfere in affair of one another. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither the state nor the religion can interfere in affair of one another. 6. According to the Constitution, only a secular State can realise its objectives to ensure that one religious community does dominate another. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Secularism refers to the separation of ..... from the state. A) Disputes. B) Violence. C) Religion. D) Festivals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 8. Community land is also known as A) Private land. B) Personally land. C) Govt. Land. D) Common property resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Common property resources. 9. The Government of India does not support any one ..... A) Judiciary. B) Religion. C) Democracy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 10. Is there a rule that private schools can not give importance to one religion A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. The extreme type of religious violence is known as A) Exclusion. B) Discrimination. C) Persecution. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persecution. 12. The most important aspect of secularism is its ..... of religion from state A) Include. B) Separation. C) Both (1) & (2). D) None of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation. 13. The government does not give importance to a single religion only because A) They have to treat all religions as equal. B) Simply. C) For saving electricity. D) No time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They have to treat all religions as equal. 14. The ..... is used to denote plants of a particular region or period. A) Fauna. B) Flora. C) Agriculture. D) Vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flora. 15. ..... is the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary matter by threat or by force A) Interference. B) Secularism. C) Coercion. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coercion. 16. ..... are areas where grassland andwoodlands develop and give shelter to avariety of wildlife. A) Undulating and rough terrains. B) Hilly slopes. C) Mountains. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undulating and rough terrains. 17. Separation of religion from the state called A) Socialism. B) Sovereign. C) Secularism. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secularism. 18. SAUDI ARABIA IS A SECULAR COUNTRY. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 19. Choose the incorrect fundamental rights. A) Right to equality. B) Right to talk. C) Right to freedom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right to talk. 20. Why do government schools don't celebrate any festivals? A) To respect each and every religion and to not give importance to only one religion. B) To not make the school dirty. C) For families to celebrate them on their own. D) For students to not be distracted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To respect each and every religion and to not give importance to only one religion. 21. Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation? A) Time. B) Soil texture. C) Organic matter. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil texture. 22. Match the followinga.) Article 28-1.) ban on discrimination in state-aided educational institutionb.) Article 26-2.) Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religionc.) Article 29(2)-3.) Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or worship in certain educational institutiond.) Article 27-4.) Freedom to manage religious affairs A) 3 4 2 1. B) 3 4 1 2. C) 4 3 1 2. D) 4 3 2 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 4 1 2. 23. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called: A) Biosphere. B) Terrace. C) Mulching. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil. 24. WHICH COUNTRY PROHIBITED WEARING OF CONSPISIOUS OR RELIGOUS SIGNS A) PAKISTAN. B) SRI LANKA. C) INDIA. D) FRANCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FRANCE. 25. THE MAIN REASON TO SEPARATE STAE FROM RELIGON IS A) TO ENSURE EQUALITY. B) SO THAT MAJORITY DOMINATES MINORITY. C) TO PREVENT FREEDOM OF SPEECH. D) THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY AND THE VIOLATION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS CAN BE HARMFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY IN MINORITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY AND THE VIOLATION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS CAN BE HARMFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY IN MINORITY. 26. Water is a vital and ..... natural resource. A) Renewable. B) Non Renewable. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 27. Freedom of religion guaranteed under Indian Constitution is for A) Citizens & Enemy aliens. B) Citizens & Friendly aliens. C) Citizens only. D) Religious Institutions only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens & Friendly aliens. 28. What kind of secularism does US follow? A) State can intervene religious matters. B) State is made up of Religion. C) There is strict seperation between the state and religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is strict seperation between the state and religion. 29. Private land properties are owned by A) Individuals. B) Schools. C) Communities. D) Cooperative societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individuals. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 1Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books