MCQ Questions for Class 7 Civics: Ch 1 On Equality
1. Which Article in Indian Constitution defines equality and prohibits any kind of social discrimination?
(a) Article 10
(b) Article 12
(c) Article 15
(d) Article 21
► (c) Article 15
2. Where has the Mid day Meal scheme being started?
(a) In Government Offices
(b) In Private Schools
(c) In Income tax Department
(d) In Government Schools
► (d) In Government Schools
3. African-Americans are discriminated against in
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) USA
(d) Australia
► (c) USA
4. It states that every adult in a country, irrespective of their wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote
(a) Universe Adulthood Franchise
(b) Universe Adult Franchisezes
(c) Universal Adult Franchisezes
(d) Universal Adult Franchise
► (d) Universal Adult Franchise
5. One of the more common forms of inequality in India is the
(a) Sati system
(b) Dowry system
(c) Poverty
(d) Caste system
► (d) Caste system
6. Omprakash Valmiki is a famous ______ writer
(a) Tamil
(b) French
(c) Dalit
(d) Muslim
► (c) Dalit
7. ____ is a key feature of democracy and influences all aspects of its functioning
(a) Fraternity
(b) Equality
(c) Justice
(d) Liberty
► (b) Equality
8. The Ansaris dignity was also hurt when
(a) Persons refused to lease their apartments to them
(b) Government refused to lease their apartments
(c) Teachers refused to lease their apartments to them
(d) Persons easily lease their apartments to them
► (a) Persons refused to lease their apartments to them
9. What is similarity among Kanta, Ansari’s and Melani?
(a) They all were African-American
(b) They all were treated equally
(c) They all were treated unequally
(d) They all were members of TMS
► (c) They all were treated unequally
10. United States of America, the _______ whose ancestors were the slaves who were brought over from Africa, continue to describe their lives today as largely unequal
(a) Asia-Americans
(b) Australia-Americans
(c) African-Americans
(d) Europe-Americans
► (c) African-Americans
11. A dam is
(a) Built across a river at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(b) Built across a plateau at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(c) Built across a mountain at sites where one can collect a lot of water
(d) Built across a plain at sites where one can collect a lot of water
► (a) Built across a river at sites where one can collect a lot of water
12. Which state was the first state in India to introduce mid day meal scheme and in 2001
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
► (c) Tamil Nadu
13. Right to vote in India is known as
(a) Universal Adult Franchise
(b) Right to politician
(c) Adult Voting power
(d) Right to Single vote
► (a) Universal Adult Franchise
14. Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawahar lal Nehru
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) A. B. Bajpayee
► (c) B.R. Ambedkar
15. Which of the following is the work of Om Prakash Valmiki
(a) Joothan
(b) Gaban
(c) Godan
(d) Jothan
► (a) Joothan
16. Indian constitution provides equality to
(a) Dalits
(b) Adivasis
(c) Muslims
(d) All persons
► (d) All persons
17. TMS stands for
(a) Tehri Matsya System
(b) Transcranial magnetic stimulation
(c) Tawa Matsya Sangh
(d) None of the above
► (c) Tawa Matsya Sangh
18. Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim girls drop out of school in large numbers. This is a combined outcome of the following except
(a) Poverty
(b) Lack of good quality school facilities for these communities
(c) Corruption
(d) Social discrimination
► (d) Social discrimination