V. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. What does the term 'secularism' refer to?
2. Does India have an official religion?
3. Mention the Fundamental Right which protects the citizens' right to practise their religion.
4. Name the Fundamental Right that enables the conservation of script, language and culture.
5. Which amendment act of the Indian Constitution introduced the Fundamental Duties?
say answer from inside of book
Answers
Answer:
Answer 1= secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship. the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element.
Answer 2= "India is a secular state with no state religion," he said, adding that the Indian constitution guarantees freedom of religion to every individual. It also raised the issue of "mob violence" against the minorities Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Dalits in India.
Answer 3= Article 25 says "all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion subject to public order, morality and health." Further, Article 26 says that all denominations can manage their own affairs in matters of religion.
Answer 4= The fundamental righr that enables the conservation of script, language and culture is Right to Cultural and Educational Rights. People belonging to different cultural groups have the right to preserve and practise their language and culture.
Answer 5= The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the Government.
Hope it's correct!!
|| हर हर माहादेव ||
Answer:
In political terms, secularism is a movement towards the separation of religion and government (often termed the separation of church and state). ... This is said to add to democracy by protecting the rights of religious minorities.