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Community Development and Social Justice

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Community development and social justice focus on promoting human rights, equity, and inclusive participation in society. Topics include challenging dominant ideologies, restorative justice, and social services. This area is highly relevant for exams testing civics, political theory, and social work concepts.

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Community Development and Social Justice Questions

Multiple choice

Give the best summary of the second paragraph.

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Empowerment is about providing opportunities to individuals to achieve their aspirations while ensuring that community objectives are met. An empowered India is a country that provides opportunities for every child to achieve its potential through education, health care, nutrition, shelter and employment. At the same time, we must ensure that these children advance the interests of the country. To achieve this dream of empowerment, it is necessary to take tough, unpopular and unpleasant decisions.
To push these decisions through, India needs strong political leaders: the leaders who have the courage of conviction, the courage to dream big, to take difficult decisions, and to make sacrifices. The leaders have to be people who can straddle several worlds—the urban and the rural, the modern and the traditional, the rich and the poor, the educated and the illiterate. They have to appreciate the aspirations of all these worlds. They should not believe that development is a zero-sum game where gains to one world mean losses to another.
Politicians often complain that IT sector has created a great divide between the haves and the have-nots, and that it should be checked. Sadly, they believe that the solution is to restrict the growth of the IT industry instead of encouraging the creation of a larger number of such jobs. The leaders have to believe that the only way of our solving the problem of poverty is to create more jobs and shift a large number of people from agriculture to manufacturing and services. They must be open-minded, and willing to learn from the experiences of the leaders across the world. They must aspire to bench-mark India globally. They must be action oriented. We have become too much of a rhetoric satisfied society. Success is about execution.
It is for the top leaders of every political party to demonstrate leadership by example. They must come together and resolve to promote these values for the good of the future generations. This is tough and seems virtually impossible. But ‘a plausible impossibility is better than a convincing possibility’. There is no other way to do this. In the beginning, we may see a few good leaders being cast away quickly. But, once we see this behaviour from a generation of successive leaders, it will become the norm. For example, at one time, it appeared impossible to stem the mass defection of Aayarams and Gayarams from one party to another. The practice came to an end because all our political leaders came together and stopped it. (Excerpted from A Better India A Better World)

 

  1. India has to be delivered on many fronts for which it needs leadership that is far-sighted enough to dream big and take tough decisions.

  2. India is divided into several worlds and the leadership that is able to see through all these worlds can deliver India on economic prosperity front.

  3. All these worlds show the divide in Indian society and it will require a leadership that is able to obliterate this divide and reconcile their aspirations.

  4. The leadership should be pragmatic enough to understand that the loss of one world is not necessarily the gain for the other world.

  5. Prospects of finding such a leader are not very bright in the given scenario which means economic resurgence of India may be a distant dream.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the best summary as it not only takes cognizance of different worlds existing in Indian society but also alludes to reconciling of individual aspirations.

Multiple choice

The idea of social citizenship calls for

  1. socially committed citizens

  2. expansion of civil and political rights of citizens

  3. pursuit of socialist politics with active citizen participation

  4. expansion of social and welfare rights
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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What do you understand by Community Development Programmes?

  1. Village's participation in the programme

  2. A movement to promote better living for the whole community

  3. A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government

  4. A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Community Development Programmes in India were designed to promote the overall development of rural communities through government assistance and active local participation.

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What is meant by harmonious social life?

  1. People love each other and resolve their differences amicably.

  2. Dominated by discriminated people.

  3. Free education and health facilities are provided.

  4. Society that provides social services.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A harmonious social life is characterized by cooperation, mutual respect, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts among members of society.

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How does co-operation in a public life help us?

  1. Help can be seeked from each other

  2. Fairs,rallies and gathering can be arranged

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Co-operation in public life allows individuals to support one another and facilitates the organization of large-scale community events like fairs and rallies, which require collective effort.

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Identify the correct preventive measures of sexual violence

  1. Organizing sexual harassment workshop.

  2. Promote negative influence of sexual violence through media.

  3. Sex education in schools.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sexual abuse is the act in which the person is forced to participate in any type of sexual activity. Workshops and programs which educate and create awareness regarding sexual forms of harassment should be organised. The negative consequences about this type of violence can be made known with the help of media. Young girls and boys should be educated about sex and how to protect self from abuse in schools and other places.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

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What are our social responsibilities?

  1. Adopt a proper conduct towards society.

  2. Be a productive unit of the society.

  3. Maintain discipline in public life.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Social responsibilities include behaving ethically, contributing to the economy, and maintaining public order, all of which are essential for a functional society.

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Social entrepreneurs play the role of change agents in  the social sector by -

  1. Adopting a mission to create and sustain social value recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities to serve that mission

  2. Engaging in a process of continuous innovating, adaptation and learning.

  3. Acting boldly without being limited by resources currently in hand

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Social entrepreneurs play the role of change agents in the social sector by Acting boldly without being limited by resources currently in hand, Engaging in a process of continuous innovating,adaptation and learning, adopting a mission to create and sustain social value recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities serve that mission.

Multiple choice

How can sustainable consumption and production contribute to social equity and justice?

  1. By reducing the environmental and health impacts on marginalized communities

  2. By promoting fair trade and ethical sourcing practices

  3. By creating job opportunities for disadvantaged groups

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sustainable consumption and production can contribute to social equity and justice by reducing environmental impacts on marginalized communities, promoting fair trade, and creating job opportunities for disadvantaged groups.

Multiple choice

How does transportation contribute to social development?

  1. By improving access to education and healthcare

  2. By facilitating cultural exchange

  3. By promoting social inclusion

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Transportation contributes to social development by improving access to education and healthcare, facilitating cultural exchange, and promoting social inclusion.

Multiple choice

How can transportation planning and policymaking be made more inclusive and equitable in India?

  1. Involving marginalized communities in decision-making processes

  2. Prioritizing the needs of vulnerable populations

  3. Promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To make transportation planning and policymaking more inclusive and equitable in India, it is essential to involve marginalized communities in decision-making processes, prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations, and promote sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation.

Multiple choice

How can lifelong learning contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society?

  1. It promotes equal access to education and skill development.

  2. It empowers individuals to adapt to changing job demands.

  3. It reduces socioeconomic disparities.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Lifelong learning plays a vital role in creating a more inclusive and equitable society.