This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism ā Quiz 2 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are low lying areas very susceptible to A) Flooding. B) Earthquake. C) Tsunami. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. 2. Separation of religion from the State is referred to as ..... A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Secularism. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secularism. 3. 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. 4. India is a(Order as mentioned in Preamble) A) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic & Democratic. B) Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic & Republic. C) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic & Republic. D) Socialist, Secular, Sovereign, Republic & Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic & Republic. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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) 2$^{nd}$. B) 13$^{th}$. C) 12$^{th}$. D) 3$^{rd}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12$^{th}$. 8. 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. 9. In which year did France passed a law banning students from wearing any religious or political signs A) December 2004. B) July 2000. C) February 2004. D) May 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February 2004. 10. 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. 11. Forest help in maintaining ..... on the earth A) Water cycle. B) Green cover. C) Population. D) Rain cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 12. 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. 13. What is one of the objectives of a secular State? A) To promote religious intolerance. B) To ensure no religious community dominates another. C) To limit the practice of minority religions. D) To enforce a single religious belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure no religious community dominates another. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Separation of religion from state is called? A) Secularism. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secularism. 19. 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. 20. Israel is a ..... majority state. A) Hindu. B) Jewish. C) Islamic. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jewish. 21. History provides many examples of discrimination, exclusion and persecution on the ground of A) Exclusion. B) Religion. C) Law. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 22. Select the french colonies A) Algeria. B) Ecuador. C) George Town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algeria. 23. Indian Constitution contains A) Fundamental rights. B) Discrimination. C) Unequality. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fundamental rights. 24. Our unity lines in our A) Castism. B) Religions. C) Diversity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diversity. 25. 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. 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