Social Science ยท 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

Which of the following is NOT a common form of racial discrimination?

  1. Residential segregation

  2. Employment discrimination

  3. Educational discrimination

  4. Affirmative action
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Explanation

Affirmative action is a set of policies and practices designed to eliminate discrimination and increase opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups.

Multiple choice

How does racial discrimination impact individuals?

  1. Lower income and wealth

  2. Higher rates of poverty and unemployment

  3. Poorer health outcomes

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Racial discrimination can have a devastating impact on individuals, leading to lower income and wealth, higher rates of poverty and unemployment, and poorer health outcomes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for addressing racial discrimination?

  1. Enacting anti-discrimination laws

  2. Providing equal opportunities for education and employment

  3. Promoting diversity and inclusion

  4. Segregating individuals by race
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Explanation

Segregating individuals by race is a form of discrimination and does not address the root causes of racial inequality.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the negative attitudes and beliefs that people hold about a particular racial or ethnic group?

  1. Racism

  2. Discrimination

  3. Prejudice

  4. Stereotyping
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Explanation

Prejudice is the negative attitudes and beliefs that people hold about a particular racial or ethnic group.

Multiple choice

How does racial prejudice impact individuals?

  1. Lower self-esteem

  2. Increased anxiety and depression

  3. Difficulty forming relationships

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Racial prejudice can have a negative impact on individuals, leading to lower self-esteem, increased anxiety and depression, and difficulty forming relationships.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for addressing racial prejudice?

  1. Educating people about the harmful effects of prejudice

  2. Promoting diversity and inclusion

  3. Encouraging people to challenge their own biases

  4. Segregating individuals by race
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Explanation

Segregating individuals by race is a form of discrimination and does not address the root causes of racial prejudice.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the harmful or offensive treatment of a person or group based on their race or ethnicity?

  1. Racism

  2. Discrimination

  3. Prejudice

  4. Harassment
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Explanation

Harassment is the harmful or offensive treatment of a person or group based on their race or ethnicity.

Multiple choice

How does racial harassment impact individuals?

  1. Lower job satisfaction

  2. Increased absenteeism

  3. Difficulty concentrating

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Racial harassment can have a negative impact on individuals, leading to lower job satisfaction, increased absenteeism, and difficulty concentrating.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for addressing racial harassment?

  1. Creating a safe and inclusive work environment

  2. Providing training on how to prevent and respond to harassment

  3. Encouraging employees to report incidents of harassment

  4. Ignoring reports of harassment
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Explanation

Ignoring reports of harassment is not a strategy for addressing racial harassment and can create a hostile work environment.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is superior to others?

  1. Racism

  2. Discrimination

  3. Prejudice

  4. Ethnocentrism
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Explanation

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own race or ethnicity is superior to others.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the practice of separating individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity?

  1. Segregation

  2. Discrimination

  3. Prejudice

  4. Ethnocentrism
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Explanation

Segregation is the practice of separating individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to discriminate against members of other groups?

  1. Discrimination

  2. Prejudice

  3. Stereotyping

  4. In-group favoritism
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Explanation

Discrimination is the tendency to discriminate against members of other groups. This bias can take many forms, including unequal treatment, denial of opportunities, and violence.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the tendency to discriminate against members of other groups?

  1. Discrimination

  2. Prejudice

  3. Stereotyping

  4. In-group favoritism
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Explanation

Discrimination is the tendency to discriminate against members of other groups. This bias can take many forms, including unequal treatment, denial of opportunities, and violence.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the systematic and intentional destruction of a particular group of people based on their ethnicity, race, religion, or other group affiliation?

  1. War crimes

  2. Crimes against humanity

  3. Genocide

  4. Ethnic cleansing
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Explanation

Genocide is defined as the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the belief that one's own social group is superior to others?

  1. Ethnocentrism

  2. Xenophobia

  3. Racism

  4. Sexism
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Explanation

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own social group is superior to others.