Indian History PYQ – India As A Secular State & Social Harmony

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Indian History PYQ – India As A Secular State & Social Harmony – 11 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
GROUP 1 – 2021
Which ideology threatens Indian Unity?

Correct Answer: A [Communalism]

Explanation:

Communalism, the belief that one religious group's interests oppose those of others, divides people and threatens Indian unity.

2.  
EO – 2022
What ideology would protect Indian unity?

Correct Answer: D [Secularism]

Explanation:

Secularism, under which the state treats all religions equally, protects the unity of a multi-religious India.

3.  
CAGS – 2022
"Satyameva Jayate" Truth alone Triumphs originally written in the language of

Correct Answer: C [Sanskrit]

Explanation:

Satyameva Jayate comes from the Mundaka Upanishad and is written in Sanskrit; it is India's national motto.

4.  
SD – 2022
Consider the following statement and tick the correct answer:
(i) 'Secularism' is the part of Indian Constitution
(ii) One religious group dominate another
(iii) The State permits the practice of any religion
(iv) The state remains neutral in religious matters.

Correct Answer: D [(i), (iii) and (iv) only]

Explanation:

Secular was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment (1976) and Articles 25-28 guarantee religious freedom, so statements (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

5.  
VETERINARY ASSISTANT – 2023
Another bold feature of the constitution is that it seeks to establish a secular state. Which of the following statements does not relate to the idea of a secular state?

Correct Answer: D [Some of its ideas are against the idea of sovereignty]

Explanation:

Secularism is not against sovereignty, since both appear in the Preamble, so the statement that its ideas oppose sovereignty does not relate to a secular state.

6.  
ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER TEXTILE DEPT – 2023 · CSSS – 2023 · AAO & AHO – 2024
The term Secularism is derived from ________ language word.

Correct Answer: C [Latin]

Explanation:

The word secularism comes from the Latin saeculum, meaning this world or age, and was coined by George Jacob Holyoake in 1851.

7.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
"In a sense Akbar might be considered to be the Father of Indian Nationalism. At that time when there was little nationality in the country and religion was a dividing Factor. Akbar placed the ideal of a Common Indian nationhood above the claims of separatist religion".
Who said the above statement?

Correct Answer: A [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru described Akbar as in some sense the Father of Indian Nationalism for promoting a common Indian identity above religious divisions.

8.  
GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023
Read the following passage and answer the question whose religious view is expressed here:
"If I found myself entirely absorbed in the service of the community, the reason behind it was my desire for self realisation. I have made the religion of service my own, as I felt that God could be realized only through service and service for me was the service of India. Because it came to me without my seeking, because I had an aptitude for it".

Correct Answer: B [Mahatma Gandhi]

Explanation:

The passage is from Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, where he sees self-realisation through service as the way to God.

9.  
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE – 2025
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
  1. Holyoake – Lack of belief in god and gods
  1. Khajuraho – Hindu temple
  1. Din-i-Ilahi – Akbar
  1. Iqbal – Social reformer

Correct Answer: C [1 and 4 are incorrect pairs]

Explanation:

George Jacob Holyoake coined secularism to distinguish it from atheism, so pair 1 is wrong, and pair 4 on Iqbal is also incorrect, so 1 and 4 are the incorrect pairs.

10.  
GROUP 1 – 2026
Which of the following awards is given for saving the life of members of another community during communal riots?

Correct Answer: C [Kabir Puraskar Award]

Explanation:

The Kabir Puraskar is given for saving the life or property of members of another community during communal riots.

11.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (NON IV POST) – 2025
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National (or) Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities on

Correct Answer: B [December 18, 1992]

Explanation:

The UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities on 18 December 1992, observed in India as Minorities Rights Day.

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