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v A marginalised community is the one that has been deprived of social rights.
v Social inequality is chiefly caste-based in India.

v The people of marginalised classes are not allowed to enjoy the public facilities.
v The practice of untouchability is observed against the people doing menial jobs.
v Untouchability has been declared as a punishable offence.
v Manual scavenging has been prohibited but it continues to exist in India.
v The Indian railways is one of the largest employers of manual scavengers.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The Scheduled ______________ live away in forests and hills.
(a) castes (b) tribes (c) none of these

2. A minority may be specified on the basis of religion and ______________ .
(a) place of birth (b) language (c) date of birth
3. Mahatma Gandhi called the untouchables as ______________ .
(a) Ramjans (b) people of God (c) both of these
4. A manual scavenger is considered to belong to a ______________ caste.
(a) high (b) low (c) none of these

5. A group of people deprived of social inequality is called ______________ .
(a) Scheduled Tribes (b) Scheduled Castes (c) Marginalised Communities
6. Untouchability is ______________ based.
(a) religion (b) caste (c) region
7. The construction of dry latrine can lead to a ______________ .

(a) punishment (b) reward (c) none of these
8. The ______________ among these is not a minority group.
(a) Christians (b) Hindus (c) Muslims

B. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. A marginalised community is a group of people given certain social privileges.
2. The Scheduled Castes are caste-based.
3. A minority constitutes on the basis of religion or language.

4. The practice of untouchability is a punishable offence.
5. Manual scavenging means the manual removal of night soil from dry latrines.
6. Mahatma Gandhi was in favour to untouchability.

C. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. What is a group of people deprived of social rights called?
Social Justice and the Marginalised
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