Understanding Marginalisation Class 8 Worksheet Civics Chapter 7

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?

Q6: List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.

Q7: Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day parade on TV with a friend and she remarks, “Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be dancing all the time”. List three things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.

Q8: What were the hardships faced by the Adivasis?

Q9: You are participating in a debate where you have to provide reasons to support the following statement: ‘Muslims are a marginalised community’. Using the data provided in this chapter, list two reasons that you would give.

Q10: Would you agree with the statement that economic marginalisation and social marginalisation are interlinked? Why?

Q11: Write in your own words two or more sentences of what you understand by the word ‘marginalisation’.

Q12: How can we tackle Marginalisation?

Q13: What was the conclusion reached by the Justice Rajindar Sachar Committee?

Q14: Who headed committee set up by the government to examine the social, economic, and educational status of Muslim community in India?

Q15: Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term minority?

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