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Q1
What is gender division and how does it affect society?
Gender division refers to social roles and inequalities based on ideas about men and women. It often assigns unpaid domestic work to women, limits their public participation, and creates unequal access to education, jobs, and political power.
Q2
Why is women's political representation important?
Women's political representation is important because it gives women a voice in lawmaking and public decisions. Reservation in local bodies has increased women's participation, but representation in legislatures remains a major concern.
Q3
What is communalism?
Communalism is the belief that religion is the main basis of a social community and that followers of different religions have conflicting interests. In politics, it can lead to prejudice, majoritarianism, discrimination, and violence.
Q4
What makes India a secular state?
India is secular because the Constitution does not give official status to any religion, gives citizens freedom to practise and propagate religion, prohibits discrimination on religious grounds, and allows the state to intervene to ensure equality within religious communities.
Q5
Explain the relationship between caste and politics.
Caste influences politics through voting patterns, candidate selection, mobilisation, and demands for representation. Politics can also change caste identities by bringing groups together, weakening old hierarchies, and raising demands for equality and social justice.