Understanding Marginalisation Class 8 Worksheet Civics Chapter 7

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. What does the term 'marginalisation' refer to?
(a) Being excluded from resources and opportunities
(b) Gaining political power
(c) Advancing economically
(d) Dominating society

2. Which community is most likely to face displacement due to mining projects?
(a) Urban populations
(b) Adivasis
(c) Farmers
(d) Industrialists

3. Which of these is NOT a reason for Adivasi marginalisation?
(a) Displacement from forests
(b) Limited access to resources
(c) High literacy rates
(d) Discrimination in urban areas

4. According to the Sachar Committee, what percentage of Muslim children attend government schools?
(a) 10%
(b) 50%
(c) 66%
(d) 90%

5. What does ghettoisation mean?
(a) Building large houses
(b) Populating an area largely by one community
(c) Destroying communities
(d) Sharing resources equally

Fill in the Blanks

1. Marginalisation refers to being excluded from ______ and opportunities. 

2. Adivasis use around ______ plant species for various purposes. 

3. ______ is a term used to describe the migration of a community to specific localities for security reasons. 

4. ______ were traditionally the primary inhabitants of forests in India. 

5. The ______ Report examined the socio-economic status of Muslims in India. 

True/False Questions

1. Marginalisation is only an economic phenomenon.

2. Adivasis were traditionally dependent on forests for their livelihood.

3. The literacy rate of Muslims in India is higher than Hindus.

4. Scheduled Tribes are also referred to as Adivasis.

5. The Sachar Committee found that most Muslim children attend Madarsas.

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1: What are the consequences of marginalisation?

Q2: Write one reason why you think the Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities are very important?

Q3: How are Adivasis portrayed today?

Q4: Why groups may be marginalised?

Q5: How marginalisation affect the community?

Short Answer Questions

Q1: List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.

Q2: Why is Adivasis society most distinctive in nature?

Q3: What were the hardships faced by the Adivasis?

Q4: Why do other people in India believe Adivasis are exotic, primitive, and backward?

Q5: Would you agree with the statement that economic marginalisation and social marginalisation are interlinked? Why?

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