Q 1. What examples does history provide us on the grounds of religion?
Ans: History gives us many examples of unfair treatment, being left out, and being harmed because of religion.
Q 2. What happened in the Jewish state of Israel?
Ans: Muslim and Christian minorities were treated badly in the Jewish state of Israel.
Q 3. How are non-Muslims treated in Saudi Arabia? [V. Imp.]
Ans: In Saudi Arabia, non-Muslims are not allowed to build a temple, church, etc. They also cannot gather in a public place for prayers.
Q 4. What does the term ‘secularism’ refer to?
Ans: The term ‘secularism’ refers to the separation of the power of religion from the power of the State.
Q 5. What do you mean by ‘freedom to interpret’? [Imp.]
Ans: ‘Freedom to interpret’ means an individual’s liberty to develop his understanding and meaning of the religion that one practices.
Q 6. Why cannot government schools celebrate religious festivals?
Ans: Government schools cannot celebrate religious festivals because it will be a violation of the government’s policy of treating all religions equally.
Q 7. Why is Paramjit allowed to drive in Pagri?
Ans: Paramjit is a Sikh youth and for him wearing a pagri is a very important part of his religion.
Q 8. How is Indian secularism different from that of American secularism?
Ans: Unlike Indian secularism, there is a strict separation between religion and the State in American secularism.
Q 9. What is meant by ‘principled distance’? [V. Imp.]
Ans: This means that any interference in religion by the State has to be based on the ideals laid out in the Constitution.
Q 1. Why is it important to separate religion from the State? Explain with examples.
Ans: There are two main reasons why the separation of religion from the state is important:
Q 2. What are the three objectives of a secular State? [V. Imp.]
Ans: The three objectives of a secular State are:
Q 3. Explain with an example that in Indian secularism, the State can intervene in religious affairs.
Ans: An important aspect of India's secularism is that the State can intervene in religious affairs.
Example: Untouchability was a practice in which the members of the same religion, namely upper-caste Hindus, dominated lower-caste members within that religion. To prevent this religion-based exclusion and discrimination of lower castes, the Indian Constitution banned untouchability. In this instance, the State intervened in religion to end a social practice that it believed discriminated against and excluded and that violated the Fundamental Rights of Lower castes.
Q 4. What is secularism? [Imp.]
Ans: The Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Rights. These rights are very important because they protect us against State power as well as against the tyranny of the majority.
The Indian Constitution allows individuals the freedom to live by their religious beliefs and practices as they interpret these. Thus, our Constitution gives religious freedom to all, and to maintain it, India adopted a strategy of separating the power of religion and the power of the State. Secularism is, in fact, the separation of religion from the State.
Q 1. In what different ways does the Indian State work to prevent religious domination? [V. Imp.]
Ans: Indian secularism works in various ways to prevent religious domination:
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