This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism ā Quiz 4 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 2 Understanding Secularism Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of coercion? A) The action or practice of persuading someone by forcing him or her. B) The action taken for equality. C) Mental pressure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The action or practice of persuading someone by forcing him or her. 2. The state does not give exception for some laws for some religious communities A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What could the tyranny of majority result in? A) Discrimination. B) Coercion. C) None of the above. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 4. What does the Indian Constitution allow individuals to do? A) Follow the State's religion. B) Live by their religious beliefs. C) Practice only one religion. D) Ignore all religious practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live by their religious beliefs. 5. Which type of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert? A) Coniferous trees. B) Grasslands. C) Cactus and thorny bushes. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cactus and thorny bushes. 6. What is the essence of secularism? A) Promotion of one religion. B) Ending all forms of religious domination. C) Strict enforcement of religious laws. D) Limiting individual freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ending all forms of religious domination. 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of landslides? A) Wind abrasion. B) Earthquakes. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind abrasion. 8. Rajya Sabha has 266 members? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. How can the State intervene in religion-based personal laws? A) By promoting religious education. B) By ensuring equal inheritance rights. C) By enforcing religious practices. D) By limiting religious freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ensuring equal inheritance rights. 10. The variation in duration of sunlight at different places is due to differences in A) Latitude. B) Altitude. C) Duration of the day and season. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. In the United States of America, most children in government schools have to begin their school day reciting the A) Pledge of Allegiance. B) Pledge of Democracy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pledge of Allegiance. 12. What does the term 'tyranny of the majority' refer to? A) Support for all religious practices. B) Equal representation of all religions. C) Dominance of one group over others. D) Protection of minority rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dominance of one group over others. 13. The main reason to separate state from religion is A) To ensure the freedom of speech. B) So that 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. 14. In Indian Secularism the state cannot intervene in religious affairs A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What does secularism aim to prevent? A) The practice of multiple religions. B) Discrimination and domination based on religion. C) The freedom to change religions. D) Religious education in schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discrimination and domination based on religion. 16. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VEGETATION IS GROWN IN THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL? A) GRASSLAND. B) FORESTS. C) SHRUBS. D) THORNY BUSHES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FORESTS. 17. In Feb 2004, which country has prohibited the wearing of conspicuous religious or political signs by the A) France. B) Germany. C) India. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 18. Soil erosion can be reduced by A) Agriculture cultivation. B) Forest harvesting. C) Crop management. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crop management. 19. In the United States of America (USA), most children in government schools have to begin their school day reciting A) Hail Mary-Prayer to mother Mary. B) The National Anthem. C) Hymns from the Bible. D) Pledge of Allegiance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pledge of Allegiance. 20. Identify the correct traditional dresses worn by different religion:-Sikhs, Jews, Islamic, Christians, Indian Ladies A) Pagri, Head Scarf, Cross, Skull Cap, Saree. B) Pagri, Skull Cap, Head Scarf, Cross, Saree. C) Pagri, Head Scarf, Skull Cap, Cross, Saree. D) Pagri, Cross, Head Scarf, Skull Cap, Saree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pagri, Head Scarf, Skull Cap, Cross, Saree. 21. What can we not do in government schools? A) Sing national anthem. B) Sing national song. C) Celebrate any religious festival. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celebrate any religious festival. 22. Due to what feature is ocean water unfit for human consumption? A) Poisonous. B) Water Temperature. C) Salinity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salinity. 23. Which one was not a secular country? A) America. B) Israel. C) India. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Israel. 24. What is Indian secularism? A) There is no Tyranny of one religion over another. B) Members do not dominate other members of the same religious group. C) State does not take away religious freedom of individual. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. What was the reason behind abolition of the evil practice of untouchability? A) To end the Muslims in India. B) To end the discrimination. C) To end the poverty. D) None of these. 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