IV. Answer the following questions.
1. What are prejudice and discrimination? Distinguish between the two.
2. What causes give rise to prejudice and discrimination?
3. Mention any three baneful effects of prejudice and discrimination.
4. How can you say that our Constitution encourages us to respect diversity?
5. Why were the words 'Secular' and 'Socialist' later on added to the Preamble to the Constitution India?
6. Prejudice and discrimination are against the ethics and values promoted by democracy. Ones these values is equality. Discuss the other values supported by democracy and negated by practice of prejudice and discrimination.
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Explanation:
1. Discrimination is making a distinction against a person or thing based on the group, class or category they belong to, rather than basing any action on individual merit. A simple distinction between prejudice and discrimination is that prejudice is to do with attitude, discrimination is to do with action.
2. A person's upbringing may cause them to become prejudiced. If parents had prejudices of their own, there is a chance that these opinions will be passed on to the next generation. One bad experience with a person from a particular group can cause a person to think of all people from that group in the same way.
3. 1. Effects on the discriminator 2. Effects on Society 3. Effects Individual
4. 1. Every person is equal before the law. 2. No person can be discriminated against on the basis of their religion, caste or whether they are male or female.
5. t separates the power of the state and religion. By the 42nd Amendment in 1976, the term "Secular" was also incorporated in the Preamble. There is no difference of religion i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity and Islam are equally respected and moreover, there is no state religion.
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