Class 7 Civics Question Answers - Struggles for Equality

Very Short Q & A :

Q1: Indian constitution recognises all Indians as _________________ before the law.

Ans : Equal

Q2: Increasing privatisation of health services have made it easy for poor people to get good quality health care. True/ False

Ans : False

Q3: Why people living in India are so unequal?

Ans : Because of poverty and the lack of resource

Q4: Why teacher forced omprakash Valmiki to sweep the school yard?

Ans : Because he was a Dalit

Q5: Ansaris were not getting a flat on rent because of their ______________.

Ans : Religion

Q6: Discrimination is made on the basis of a person’s

a. Caste

b. Sex

c. Religion

d. All of the above

Ans : All of the above

Q7: Why does a Dalit girl drop out of school in large number?

Ans : Because of poverty, social discrimination and lack of good quality school facilities

Q8: Why some people are well known and respected in some communities?

Ans : Because they treat all persons with dignity

Q9: Give an example showing people coming together to fight for an issue.

Ans : Tawa Matsya Sang

Q10: Name the state where Tawa Matsya Sang was started.

Ans : Madhya Pradesh

Q11: All adults in India have the equal right to vote during _______________.

Ans : election

Q12: Poverty and lack of resources are the main reason of inequality among people in India. True/ False

Ans : true

Q13: Tawa Matsya Sangh is a federation of Fisherworker’s cooperatives. True/ False

Ans : true

Q14: What is Fisherworker’s cooperatives?

Ans : Fisherworker’s cooperatives an organisation that fights for the rights of displaced forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh.

Q15: Why old Tehri town and many villages near that river were submerged?

Ans : Because of construction of Tawa dam across the river

Q16: Tawa Matsya Sangh organised ________________ and chakka jam demanding their rights to continue fishing for their livelihood.

Ans : Rallies

Q17: What was the demand of Tawa Matsya Sangh?

Ans : to continue fishing for their livelihood

Q18: What was the advantage of Tawa Matsya Sangh?

Ans : it increased the earning of fish workers

Q19: The TMS also gave loan to fish workers for repair and buying of new nets. True/ False

Ans : True

Q20: How a writer and singer can be active in the fight against democracy?

Ans : A writer through their stories and a singer by their songs can inspire us and make us believe strongly in an issue and can influence our efforts to correct the situation.

Q21: How Indian constitution justify rights to equality.

Ans : Indian constitution recognizes all Indians as equal before the law, it states that there should be no discrimination among person on the basis of sex, caste, religion or whether a person is rich or poor