On Equality quiz

In India, the minimum age to vote is:

Joothan is the autobiography of:

The midday meal scheme was first started in:

Rosa Parks protested in:

Untouchability in India has been:

The Civil Rights Act in the USA was passed in:

The Ansaris faced discrimination because of their:

Universal adult franchise means:

Equality before the law means:

Which is NOT a basis of discrimination prohibited by the Constitution?

Why is the right to vote called a basis of political equality? (2 marks)

How did the midday meal scheme help girls and poor children? (2 marks)

What happened to Omprakash Valmiki in school? (2 marks)

Why were the Ansaris refused a flat? (2 marks)

What is meant by "dignity"? (2 marks)

Name two public places that everyone has the right to use. (2 marks)

How did the government help disabled persons through law? (2 marks)

Why do inequalities persist even after laws are made? (2 marks)

What was segregation in the USA? (2 marks)

How did the midday meal scheme reduce caste prejudice? (2 marks)

In an election, a constituency had 1,50,000 voters: 78,000 men and the rest women. 75 percent of men and 80 percent of women voted. Find the total votes cast. (3 marks)

The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950. The Civil Rights Act in the USA was passed in 1964. How many years apart were they? How many years ago from 2026 did the Constitution come into force? (3 marks)

In a village survey of 200 households, 50 reported facing caste-based discrimination. Find the percentage. If an awareness programme reduced this by 40 percent, how many households would still report it? (3 marks)

A school serves midday meals to 600 students. Each meal costs Rs 8. Find the daily cost and the cost for 220 school days. (3 marks)

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on 1 December 1955. How many years later was the Civil Rights Act passed? How old would someone born in 1955 be in 2026? (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Kanta works as a domestic helper. On election day, she stands in the same line as her rich employer. But at home, she worries about money for her daughter's medicines. (i) What makes Kanta equal to her employer on election day? (ii) What inequality does she face? (iii) What can the government do to help her? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A housing society refused to sell a flat to a family because of their religion. They had the money and wanted to live there. (i) What kind of discrimination is this? (ii) What does the Constitution say? (iii) What can the family do? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a village school, children of all castes eat the midday meal together, and the cook is a Dalit woman. Some parents objected at first. (i) How does this scheme promote equality? (ii) Why did some parents object? (iii) How should the school respond? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A disabled student found that his school had no ramp. The law says that disabled persons have equal rights and buildings must be accessible. (i) Which right is denied? (ii) What should the school do? (iii) Why is accessibility important for equality? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In 1955, African-Americans in Montgomery boycotted buses for over a year after Rosa Parks's arrest. (i) What was the boycott protesting? (ii) What did it achieve? (iii) What can we learn from it? (5 marks)

Explain how the Constitution of India ensures equality, with a concept map. (6 marks)

Describe two ways in which the government has tried to implement equality, with examples of laws and schemes. (6 marks)

Discuss the experiences of Omprakash Valmiki and the Ansaris, and explain how such discrimination affects dignity. (6 marks)

Explain the Civil Rights Movement in the USA and compare it with the struggle for equality in India. Draw a timeline. (6 marks)

"Political equality is not enough." Discuss with examples of economic and social inequality in India. (6 marks)