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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 23

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 23, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23 · 2 marks · Very short answerGender, Religion and Caste

Explain any two provisions that make India a secular state.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Does India have a state religion?

Hint 2

Think of Fundamental Rights on religion.

Hint 3

What does the Constitution prohibit?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. India has no official religion; the Constitution gives no special status to any religion.

    1 mark

  2. The Constitution gives all individuals and communities freedom to profess, practise and propagate any religion, and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.

    1 mark

Answer: No state religion; freedom of religion and no discrimination.

Where the marks are

  • No official religion/no special status (1 mark)
  • Freedom to profess, practise and propagate; no religious discrimination (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Gender, Religion and Caste, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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