Social Science · Civics Polity

Social Inequality and Discrimination

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Social inequality and discrimination involve the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities based on race, class, or gender. These concepts are frequently tested in UPSC, state PSC, and SSC exams. Practicing these questions helps clarify key sociological theories and structural challenges.

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Social Inequality and Discrimination Questions

Multiple choice

The systematic oppression of older adults in a society is known as:

  1. Gerontocracy

  2. Ageism

  3. Elder Abuse

  4. Senilism
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ageism is a social system in which older adults are marginalized and discriminated against. It involves negative attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a form of discrimination based on social class?

  1. Racism

  2. Sexism

  3. Homophobia

  4. Classism
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Classism is a form of discrimination based on social class, involving prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination against individuals or groups based on their socioeconomic status.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the disproportionate distribution of environmental hazards and benefits among different social groups?

  1. Environmental racism

  2. Environmental inequality

  3. Environmental injustice

  4. Ecological inequality
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Environmental injustice refers to the unequal distribution of environmental hazards and benefits among different social groups, often based on race, class, or other social factors.

Multiple choice

What is the concept of political correctness?

  1. Avoiding language or behavior that might offend or marginalize certain groups of people

  2. Using language or behavior that is intended to be offensive or hurtful

  3. Avoiding language or behavior that might be interpreted as biased or discriminatory

  4. Using language or behavior that is intended to be humorous or entertaining
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Political correctness is a term used to describe language or behavior that is intended to avoid offending or marginalizing certain groups of people, particularly those who have historically been discriminated against.

Multiple choice

Which demographic group is typically the target of GOTV efforts?

  1. Young people

  2. African Americans

  3. Hispanic Americans

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

GOTV efforts typically target demographic groups that are less likely to vote. This includes young people, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and low-income voters.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the interconnectedness of multiple forms of oppression and discrimination?

  1. Intersectionality

  2. Social Justice

  3. Identity Politics

  4. Oppression
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to describe the interconnectedness of multiple forms of oppression and discrimination. It recognizes that individuals can experience multiple forms of oppression and discrimination based on their race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the unearned advantages and privileges that certain individuals have based on their social group membership?

  1. Privilege

  2. Oppression

  3. Identity

  4. Intersectionality
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Privilege is the unearned advantages and privileges that certain individuals have based on their social group membership. It can be based on race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the systematic mistreatment and oppression of a particular group of people?

  1. Privilege

  2. Oppression

  3. Identity

  4. Intersectionality
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Oppression is the systematic mistreatment and oppression of a particular group of people. It can be based on race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the ways in which individuals' identities and experiences are shaped by their social group memberships?

  1. Privilege

  2. Oppression

  3. Identity

  4. Intersectionality
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Identity is the ways in which individuals' identities and experiences are shaped by their social group memberships. It can be based on race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the ways in which different forms of oppression and discrimination intersect and reinforce each other?

  1. Privilege

  2. Oppression

  3. Identity

  4. Intersectionality
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Intersectionality is the ways in which different forms of oppression and discrimination intersect and reinforce each other. It recognizes that individuals can experience multiple forms of oppression and discrimination based on their race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and other factors.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of intersectionality?

  1. A black woman experiencing racism and sexism

  2. A gay man experiencing homophobia and classism

  3. A disabled person experiencing ableism and poverty

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Intersectionality is the ways in which different forms of oppression and discrimination intersect and reinforce each other. All of the examples provided are examples of intersectionality.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the belief that one's nation is superior to all others and should dominate them?

  1. Chauvinism

  2. Jingoism

  3. Imperialism

  4. Xenophobia
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chauvinism refers to the extreme and aggressive form of nationalism that asserts the superiority of one's own nation and its people over others.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the practice of casting actors of one race to play characters of another race?

  1. Whitewashing

  2. Blackface

  3. Yellowface

  4. Brownface
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Whitewashing is the practice of casting actors of one race to play characters of another race, often for commercial or political reasons.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the practice of casting actors of one ethnicity to play characters of another ethnicity?

  1. Whitewashing

  2. Blackface

  3. Yellowface

  4. Brownface
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Yellowface is the practice of casting actors of one ethnicity to play characters of another ethnicity, often for commercial or political reasons.

Multiple choice

Research has shown that students from which racial and ethnic group tend to have higher levels of motivation in secondary school?

  1. African American

  2. Hispanic

  3. White

  4. Asian American
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Research has consistently shown that Asian American students tend to have higher levels of motivation in secondary school compared to students from other racial and ethnic groups.