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Communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community.

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Important Questions on Gender, Religion and Caste

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Read the statements given below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement  1: The Outcome of politics of social divisions may be peaceful if people view their identities as multiple and complementary with the national identity.

Statement  2: When political leaders raise the demands of a community outside the constitutional framework it might be at the cost of another community.

Statement  3: For social divisions to be less threatening, governments must be willing to accept the reasonable demands of minorities. 

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A communal mind often leads to a quest for _____(political/rural) dominance of one’s own religious community.
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I often crack jokes about people from one religion. Does that make me communal?
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Which among the following statements about India's Constitution is wrong? 
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In its extreme form _____(Nationalism/Communalism) leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions cannot live as equal citizens within one nation.
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Communalism follows that people who follow _____(different/same) religions cannot belong to the same social community.
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Read the statements given below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Political competition along religious ethnic lines led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into ten independent countries.

Statement 2: People from a community tend to prefer a political party over others.

Statement 3: Every expression of social divisions in politics does not always lead to disasters like conflicts and disintegration of the country.

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Mention any two constitutional provisions that make India a secular state.
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The most common expression of communalism is in _____(everyday/preaching) beliefs.
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Family laws of all religions discriminate against women.
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"Religion can never be separated from politics" was said by Swami Vivekananda. 
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The Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
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Many countries, including India have in their population, followers of different religions.
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Consider the following statements on the meaning of communal politics. Communal politics is based on the belief that:

A. One religion is superior to that of others

B. People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens.

C. Followers of a particular religion constitute one community

D. State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

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I am not religious. Why should I bother about communalism and secularism?
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Which of the following are used for political mobilisation on religious lines?
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State different forms of communal politics with one example each.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to say that religion can never be separated from politics.
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Which of the following is associated with communalism?