UPSC Indian Society – Chapter 14: Social Empowerment (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Society – Chapter 14: Social Empowerment (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Indian Society. 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.  

Which Article directs the State to promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections?

Correct Answer: B [Article 46]

Explanation:

Article 46, a Directive Principle, asks the State to promote the educational and economic interests of weaker sections, especially SCs and STs.

2.  

The first Backward Classes Commission was headed by:

Correct Answer: B [Kaka Kalelkar]

Explanation:

1953.

3.  

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognises how many types of disabilities?

Correct Answer: C [21]

Explanation:

The RPwD Act, 2016 lists 21 specified disabilities, up from 7 under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

4.  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has constitutional status under:

Correct Answer: B [Article 338B]

Explanation:

The 102nd Amendment (2018) inserted Article 338B, giving the National Commission for Backward Classes constitutional status.

5.  

Under the RTE Act, 2009, private unaided schools must reserve what share of entry-level seats for disadvantaged children?

Correct Answer: A [25%]

Explanation:

Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act requires private unaided schools to reserve 25% of entry-level seats for disadvantaged and weaker-section children.

6.  

The slogan "Educate, Agitate, Organise" is associated with:

Correct Answer: C [B. R. Ambedkar]

Explanation:

B. R. Ambedkar gave the message 'Educate, Agitate, Organise', joining education, protest and political organisation for the depressed classes.

7.  

Stand-Up India (2016) provides bank loans to:

Correct Answer: C [SC, ST and women entrepreneurs]

Explanation:

Stand-Up India offers bank loans of ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore to SC, ST and women entrepreneurs for new enterprises.

8.  

The 103rd Constitutional Amendment (2019) provides reservation for:

Correct Answer: A [economically weaker sections]

Explanation:

up to 10%.

9.  

The Sachar Committee (2006) examined the social, economic and educational status of:

Correct Answer: D [Muslims]

Explanation:

The Rajinder Sachar Committee report (2006) documented the social, economic and educational backwardness of India's Muslims.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Reservation in government jobs for persons with disabilities is 4% under the RPwD Act.
2. India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.
3. The RPwD Act follows a charity-based model.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The RPwD Act gives 4% job reservation and India ratified the UNCRPD in 2007; statement 3 fails as the Act is rights-based.

11.  

Assertion (A): The benefits of reservation have gone disproportionately to the better-off sections within the backward classes.

Reason (R): Better-off families are better placed to complete education and compete for reserved posts.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

hence the creamy layer.

12.  

The communities notified under the Criminal Tribes Act were "denotified" in:

Correct Answer: C [1952]

Explanation:

The Criminal Tribes Act was repealed in 1949, and the communities notified under it were denotified in 1952.

13.  

Which of the following is an example of empowerment "from below"?

Correct Answer: C [A disability rights movement]

Explanation:

A disability rights movement is organised by the excluded themselves, which is empowerment from below rather than State action.

14.  

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: D [2007]

Explanation:

Parliament passed the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act in 2007, making children liable to maintain their parents.

15.  

"Elite capture" in the context of social empowerment means:

Correct Answer: D [benefits being cornered by better-off members of a group]

Explanation:

Elite capture means better-off members of a group corner most of the benefits meant for the whole group.

16.  

The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) was founded in:

Correct Answer: B [2005]

Explanation:

DICCI was founded in 2005 in Pune, under Milind Kamble, to promote Dalit entrepreneurship.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. 103rd Constitutional Amendment
2. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
3. Mandal Commission report
4. Kaka Kalelkar Commission appointed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [4-3-2-1]

Explanation:

1953, 1980, 2016, 2019.

18.  

Which of the following States had the highest share of Scheduled Castes in its population at Census 2011?

Correct Answer: D [Punjab]

Explanation:

31.9%.

19.  

Reservation under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) does NOT apply to:

Correct Answer: A [private-sector jobs]

Explanation:

Articles 15(4) and 16(4) bind the State, so reservation covers public employment and educational institutions, not private-sector jobs.

20.  

In State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (2024), the Supreme Court held that:

Correct Answer: D [States may sub-classify Scheduled Castes for reservation]

Explanation:

a seven-judge bench, overruling E.V. Chinnaiah (2004).

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