CBSE Class
VIII, Social and Political Life III
Understanding Marginalisation (Social Justice and the Marginalised)
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Questions with Solutions
Q.1: Explain at least three different reasons why groups may be
marginalised ?
Ans:
There are numerous reasons of marginalisation. The three reasons because of
which a group may be marginalised are:
a.
Speaking a different language,
b.
Following different customs or belong to a different religious group other than
the majority,
c.
Being considered of low status and poor by the majority etc.
Q.2: Why do we need safeguards for minorities ?
Ans: Safeguards
for minorities are needed mainly to protect such communities against the
possibility of being culturally dominated by the majority as well as to guard
them against any discrimination and disadvantage that they may face. These
safeguards are in order to ensure that the people of the minority communities
can maintain their cultural distinctiveness while having access to rights, development
and other opportunities.
Q.3: Name the states of India where Tribal people have been
living.
Ans: Tribal
people have been living mostly in the sates like - Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and
West Bengal and in the North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Asam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and Tripura.
Q.4: What is Ghettoisation ?
Ans: Ghetto
is a locality which is populated largely by members of a particular community.
Ghettoisation is the process that leads to such a situation. This may happen
due to many social, cultural and economic reasons including a sense of fear and
hostility. Such a ghettoized community is often seen as a socially isolated
community from the rest of the society.
Q.6: In your opinion, why is it important that Adivasis should
have a say in how the forest and forest lands are used ?
Ans: Adivasis
should have a say in how the forest and forest lands are used because they are
the people who have been associated with forest for centuries and so, are
directly affected by the decisions taken by our government regarding forest
matters.
Q.8: Who are Adivasis ? Why are they called exotic or backward ?
Ans: ‘Adivasi’
literally means an ‘Original Inhabitant’. Th4y are the communities who lived,
and often like to live in close association with forests.
Often
Adivasis are wrongly called exotic or backward because some people think that
Adivasis are immune to modern advancements, economic developments etc. and also
resist to change or new ideas.
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