NCERT Class 8 Political Science Chapter 6 Confronting Marginalisation Test Mock Test
This free online test covers Chapter 6, Confronting Marginalisation, from the NCERT Class 8 Social And Political Life textbook. The 30 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.
Duration
30 mins
Questions
30 MCQs
Total Marks
30 pts
Negative
0 per wrong
Topics Covered in This Paper
Sample Questions
Q1.What range of strategies does the chapter say marginalised groups have adopted in their long history of struggle?
- AReligious solace, armed struggle, self improvement and education, and economic uplift
- BOnly armed struggle, since no other method has ever worked
- COnly petitions to the courts and to the government
- DOnly migration away from the areas where they were dominated
Q2.In what two ways have the marginalised drawn on the Fundamental Rights, according to the chapter?
- ABy insisting on their Fundamental Rights to force the government to recognise the injustice done to them, and by insisting that the government enforce these laws
- BBy asking the courts to suspend the Fundamental Rights of the dominant groups, and by boycotting elections
- CBy demanding that the Constitution be rewritten, and by refusing to pay taxes
- DBy asking that the Fundamental Rights be replaced with new rights, and by refusing to vote
Q3.What does Article 17 of the Constitution state, and what does it mean in practice?
- AThat land belonging to tribal people cannot be sold to or bought by non-tribal people
- BThat untouchability has been abolished, so no one can prevent Dalits from educating themselves, entering temples or using public facilities, and the practice is now a punishable crime
- CThat no citizen shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
- DThat seats shall be reserved in education and government employment for Dalits and Adivasis
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