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g Economic, social, cultural and political factors work together to make certain groups in
society feel marginalised.
g Casteism is a great hindrance to democracy. It divides society and creates social
inequalities.
g Untouchability is prompted by the spirit of social aggression and the belief in purity and
pollution that characterises casteism.
g The constitution of India has declared untouchability a punishable offence and its practice
forbidden in any form.
g Schedule castes and tribes constitute a fairly large section of our population.
g A large majority of the schedule castes and schedule tribes live in rural areas and tribal
belts.
g Reservation of seats for the schedule castes, schedule tribes and other backward
communities has been a much-debated issue.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. In how many castes the people of India are divided?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four

2. A child born into a Shudra family remained a:
(a) Brahmins (b) Kshatriyas (c) Shudras
3. It is a direct product of the caste system.

(a) Untouchability (b) Reservation (c) Both of these
4. Schedule castes are people who belong to the _____________ castes.

(a) upper (b) lower (c) middle
5. The ______________ has reserved seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative
Assemblies.
(a) 79th Amendment Act (b) 69th Amendment Act
(c) 70th Amendment Act

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The untouchables have performed some of the _________________ .
2. Social justice means a society in which there is _________________ .
3. Reservations aim at _________________ sections of society.

4. Reservations were felt necessary to _________________ .
5. People from lower castes face _________________ .

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