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B. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
1. One of the worst manifestations of social inequality is the practice of untouchability
which exists in our society even today. __________
2. The Mid-day Meal Scheme was first introduced in Tamil Nadu in 2001. __________

3. Article 14 of the Constitution abolishes ‘Untouchability and its practice, in any form,
is a punishable offence under the law’. __________
4. Economic equality does not mean that every individual will have the same amount of wealth. __________
5. The practice of caste system has completely been eliminated from our society. __________

C. Answer the following questions in short:
1. Define economic equality in brief.
2. In your words write what you understand by the term 'dignity’.
3. What is social equality?
4. How does the Constitution of India promote equality?
D. Answer the following questions in detail:
1. Explain the Midday Meal Scheme. Find out the names of the schools in your neighbourhood where this
scheme has been implemented.
2. In your own words, discuss equality and the three forms of equality. Give real life examples that you have
seen around you.
3. Does inequality exist only in India or does it exist in other countries too?
4. What are the principles of the Right to Equality as stated in the Constitution of India?
5. Talk about the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.

HOTS (Critical Thinking)
Why is freedom of expression important in democracy?

Skill Based Questions

A. Make a group discussion with your classmates on the topic ‘The right to equality is only a formal right’.
(Collaboration)
B. Explore the internet and make a digital presentation on a recent struggle for democracy that took place in
one of India’s neighbouring countries. (Digital Literacy)

Learning by Doing Experiential Learning
Find out more about the prominent social reformer of the VS, Rosa Parks who began the opposition against racial
discrimination by an act of civil disobedience. Paste pictures from her life, the bus where she declined to give up her
seat, the protest marches she undertook. Paste them in the notebook. Compile this work in not more than 2 pages of
your notebook.

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