Very Short Answer Questions(VSA) 1 Mark<\/p>\n
Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Short Answer Questions (SA)<\/p>\n Question 6. Question 7. In Northern Ireland, class and religion overlap with each other. The Catholics there are less in number, poor and suffered a history of discrimination. Overlapping social differences created deep social division and tensions in Northern Ireland. As a result Catholic and Protestants have had conflict.<\/p>\n Whereas in the Netherlands, class and religion tend to cut across each other. Catholics and Protestants are about equally likely to be poor or rich. These cross-cutting social differences are easier to accommodate because it is difficult to pit one group of people against the other.<\/p>\n Question 8. The silver medalist, white Australian athlete, Peter Norman, wore a human rights badge on his shirt during the ceremony to show his support to the two African-Americans.<\/p>\n Question 9. (ii) How political leaders raise demands of any community. It is easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are not at the cost of another community. The demand for \u2018only Sinhala\u2019 was at the cost of the interest and identity of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n (iii) How Government reacts to demands of different groups. If the rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of minority community, as in Belgium, social divisions become less threatening for the country. But if the demand is suppressed in the name of national unity, as in Sri Lanka, the end result is quite opposite. Such attempts at forced integration sow the seeds of disintegration.<\/p>\n Question 10. Question 11. (ii) How political leaders raise demands of any community. It is easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are not at the cost of another community. The demand for \u2018only Sinhala\u2019 was at the cost of the interest and identity of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n (iii) How Government reacts to demands of different groups. If the rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of minority community, as in Belgium, social divisions become less threatening for the country. But if the demand is suppressed in the name of national unity, as in Sri Lanka, the end result is quite opposite. Such attempts at forced integration sow the seeds of disintegration.<\/p>\n Question 12. Question 13. Taking the examples of Belgium and Sri Lanka, if the rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of minority community, social divisions become less threatening for the country. In fact it may prove healthy for a democracy.<\/p>\n Expressions of various kinds of social divisions in politics often results in their cancelling one another and thus reducing their intensity. This leads to strengthening of democracy.<\/p>\n As long as people in northern Ireland saw themselves as only Catholic or Protestant, their differences were difficult to reconcile.<\/p>\n A majority of Belgians now feel that they are as much Belgian as they are Dutch or German-speaking. This helps them to stay together.<\/p>\n Question 14. Question 15. Question 16. (ii) How political leaders raise demands of any community. It is easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework and are not at the cost of another community. The demand for \u2018only Sinhala\u2019 was at the cost of the interest and identity of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n (iii) How Government reacts to demands of different groups. If the rulers are willing to share power and accommodate the reasonable demands of minority community, as in Belgium, social divisions become less threatening for the country. But if the demand is suppressed in the name of national unity, as in Sri Lanka, the end result is quite opposite. Such attempts at forced integration sow the seeds of disintegration.<\/p>\n Long Answer Questions (LA) 5 Marks<\/p>\n Question 16. Question 17. Social Science Class 10 Important Questions Political Science Chapter 3 Democracy and Diversity Very Short Answer Questions(VSA) 1 Mark Question […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"\"Get Social Science Class 10 Important Questions Political Science Chapter 3 Democracy and Diversity on Infinity Learn.\"","custom_permalink":"study-material-important-question\/class-10\/social-science\/social-science-class-10-important-questions-political-science-chapter-3-democracy-and-diversity\/"},"categories":[93,117,21],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWho are represented by the term \u2018African American\u2019? (2014)
\nAnswer:
\nAfrican-Americans or the Blacks is the name given to the descendants of Africans who were brought into America as slaves between 17th<\/sup> century and early 19th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n
\nName the two athletes who protested at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.
\nAnswer:
\nTommie Smith, John Carlos.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is a homogeneous society?
\nAnswer:
\nHomogeneous Society: A society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences, for example: Germany and Sweden.<\/p>\n
\nDefine the term \u2018migrant\u2019.
\nAnswer:
\nAnybody who shifts from one region or country to another region within a country or to another country, usually for work or other opportunities, is called migrant.<\/p>\n
\nExplain the meaning of democracy. (2017 OD)
\nAnswer:
\nDemocracy can be broadly defined as a form of government where rulers are elected by the people. The representatives are elected through free and fair elections.<\/p>\n
\nWhat did the African-American athletes do in order to draw international attention to \u2018black poverty\u2019 in the Mexico Olympic? (2012)
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nHow is that religious differences created social division in Northern Ireland and failed to do the same in Netherlands? Explain. (2012)
\nAnswer:
\nSocial division takes place when social difference overlaps with other differences. Both Northern Ireland and Netherlands are predominantly Christian but divided between Catholics and Protestants.<\/p>\n
\nHow were Carlos, Smith and Norman penalized for their action at 1968 Mexico Olympics? (2013, 2012)
\nOr
\nWhat consequences did Smith and Carlos have to face after their reaction to the social discrimination? (2015)
\nAnswer:
\nCarlos, Smith and Norman won medals in the 200 metre race in the 1968 Olympics held at Mexico city. Carlos and Smith, the two African-Americans received their medals wearing black gloves, black socks and no shoes to represent Black poverty. They stood with clenched fists upraised and heads bowed, while the American national anthem was played to draw international attention to racial discrimination in the United States.<\/p>\n\n
\nExplain three factors that determine the outcome of politics of social divisions. (2012)
\nAnswer:
\nThree factors determining the outcome of politics of social divisions are:
\n(i) How people perceive their identities. If people see their identities in exclusive terms, it becomes difficult to accommodate. As long as people in Northern Ireland saw themselves as only Catholic or Protestant, their differences were difficult to reconcile. It is easier if identities are complementary with national identities. This helps to stay together. This is how most people in our country see their identity. They feel and think as Indian as well as belonging to a State or a language group or a social or religious group.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAssertion of social diversities need not be seen as a source of danger\u201d. Explain the statement with three arguments. (2013)
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nWhat are the three main factors that determine the outcome of social divisions in politics? Explain. (2014, 2013)
\nAnswer:
\nThree factors determining the outcome of social divisions in politics are:
\n(i) How people perceive their identities. If people see their identities in exclusive terms, it becomes difficult to accommodate them. As long as people in Northern Ireland saw themselves as only Catholic or Protestant, their differences were difficult to reconcile. It is easier if identities are complementary with national identities. This helps to stay together. This is how most people in our country see their identity. They feel and think as Indian as well as belonging to a State or a language group or a social or religious group.<\/p>\n
\nWhy do some people think that it\u2019s not correct to politicize social divisions? Give three reasons. 2014
\nAnswer:
\nSocial divisions of one kind or another exist in most countries of the world and these divisions are reflected in politics and affect politics. Expression of social divisions in politics lead to disaster. If social divisions do exist in a country, they must never be expressed in politics, because the combination of politics and social divisions is very dangerous.<\/p>\n\n
\n\u201cIn a democracy, political expression of social division is very normal and can be healthy\u201d. Justify this statement with suitable arguments. (2015)
\nAnswer:
\nIn a democracy, political expression of social divisions is very normal and can be healthy. This allows various disadvantaged and marginal social groups to express their grievances and get the government to attend to these.<\/p>\n
\nExplain the two bases of Social differences with examples. 2017D
\nAnswer: Origins of Social differences:<\/p>\n\n
\nWhat penalty was imposed on \u2018Carlos, Smith and Norman\u2019 for their action at the 1967 Mexico Olympics? (2017 OD)
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nWhat are the three main factors that determine the outcome of social divisions in politics? Explain.
\nAnswer:
\nThree factors determining the outcome of social divisions in politics are:
\n(i) How people perceive their identities. If people see their identities in exclusive terms, it becomes difficult to accommodate them. As long as people in Northern Ireland saw themselves as only Catholic or Protestant, their differences were difficult to reconcile. It is easier if identities are complementary with national identities. This helps to stay together. This is how most people in our country see their identity. They feel and think as Indian as well as belonging to a State or a language group or a social or religious group.<\/p>\n
\nDistinguish between overlapping and cross-cutting of social differences. (2013)
\nAnswer:
\nDifference between Overlapping and Cross-cutting of social<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Overlapping<\/td>\n Cross-cutting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n (i) Overlapping social differences create possi\u00adbilities of deep social divisions and tensions.<\/td>\n (i) Cross-cutting social differences are easier to accommodate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n (ii) In overlapping one kind of social difference becomes more important than the other and the people start feeling that they belong to a different community. For example, in Nor\u00adthern Ireland, class and religion overlap each other. If you are Catholic, you are likely to be poor, suffering a history of discrimination.<\/td>\n (ii) In cross-cutting, groups that share a common interest on one issue, are sometimes on different sides on different issues. For example, in Netherlands, class and religion tend to cut across each other. Catholics and Protestants are about equally likely to be poor or rich.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n (iii) Catholics and Protestants have had conflicts in Northern Ireland.<\/td>\n (iii) There are no conflicts in the Netherlands.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nExplain the origins of social differences. (2014, 2013)
\nAnswer:
\nOrigins of Social differences:<\/p>\n\n
\nFor example, Nagaland, Uttrakhand and Jharkhand.<\/li>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"