1. Assertion : Dalit is a term that people belonging to so called lower castes use to address themselves.
Reason: This word according to Dalits shows how social prejudice and discrimination have 'united' the Dalits people.
Option
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R a
re correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answers
Explanation:
1. Assertion : Dalit is a term that people belonging to so called lower castes use to address themselves.
Reason: This word according to Dalits shows how social prejudice and discrimination have 'united' the Dalits people.
Option
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R a
re correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer:
The MCQs, on Muslims and Dalits, reinforce stereotypes
A question paper, purportedly set for Class VI students of a Central government-run school, went viral on social media on Friday. Two multiple-choice questions caused much consternation.
Question no. 17 read: “What do you mean by Dalit?” and choices for answers were: (A) Foreigners (B) Untouchables (C) Middle Class (D) Upper class. Question no. 18 read: “What is the common stereotype about Muslims?” and choices for answers were: (A) They don’t send their girls to school (B) They are pure vegetarian (C) They do not sleep at all at the time of Roza (D) All of them.