NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Social Science (Civics) Chapter 6 Confronting Marginalisation
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Class : 8th
Subject : Civics
Chapter : 8
Chapter Name : Confronting Marginalization
Q1 State one reason why you think reservations play an important role in providing social justice
to Dalits and Adivasis?
Page : 97 , Block Name : Laws for the Marginalised
Q2
Page : 97 , Block Name : Laws for the Marginalised
Q1 In your opinion does the force put on Rathnam to perform this ritual violate his Fundamental
Rights?
Page : 99 , Block Name : Protecting the Rights of Dalits and Adivasis
Q2 Why do you think the Dalit families were afraid of angering the powerful castes?
Page : 99 , Block Name : Protecting the Rights of Dalits and Adivasis
Q1 Can you list two different provisions in the 1989 Act?
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Subject : Civics
Chapter : 8
Chapter Name : Confronting Marginalization
Q1 State one reason why you think reservations play an important role in providing social justice
to Dalits and Adivasis?
Page : 97 , Block Name : Laws for the Marginalised
Q2
Page : 97 , Block Name : Laws for the Marginalised
Q1 In your opinion does the force put on Rathnam to perform this ritual violate his Fundamental
Rights?
Page : 99 , Block Name : Protecting the Rights of Dalits and Adivasis
Q2 Why do you think the Dalit families were afraid of angering the powerful castes?
Page : 99 , Block Name : Protecting the Rights of Dalits and Adivasis
Q1 Can you list two different provisions in the 1989 Act?
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Look up the glossary and write in your own words what you understand by the term ‘morally
reprehensible’.
Page : 100 , Block Name : The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
Q1 What do you understand by manual scavenging?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q2 Re-read the list of Fundamental Rights provided and list two rights that this practice
violates?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q3 Why did the Safai Karamchari Andolan le a PIL in 2003?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q4 What did they complain about in their petition? What did the Supreme Court do on hearing
their case in 2005?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q1 List two Fundamental Rights in the Constitution that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they
be treated with dignity and as equals. Re-read the Fundamental Rights listed on page 14 to help
you answer this question.
Answer. Two Fundamental Rights that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they be treated with
dignity and as equals are: Right to Equality and the Right to Freedom.
Q2 Re-read the story on Rathnam as well as the provisions of the 1989 Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Now list one reason why you think he used this
law to le a complaint.
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reprehensible’.
Page : 100 , Block Name : The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
Q1 What do you understand by manual scavenging?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q2 Re-read the list of Fundamental Rights provided and list two rights that this practice
violates?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q3 Why did the Safai Karamchari Andolan le a PIL in 2003?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q4 What did they complain about in their petition? What did the Supreme Court do on hearing
their case in 2005?
Page : 101 , Block Name : The Scourge of Manual Scavenging
Q1 List two Fundamental Rights in the Constitution that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they
be treated with dignity and as equals. Re-read the Fundamental Rights listed on page 14 to help
you answer this question.
Answer. Two Fundamental Rights that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they be treated with
dignity and as equals are: Right to Equality and the Right to Freedom.
Q2 Re-read the story on Rathnam as well as the provisions of the 1989 Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Now list one reason why you think he used this
law to le a complaint.
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Answer. Rathnam used the 1989 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act to le a complaint because on his refusal to perform a degrading ritual, the Dalit
man was ostracized from his community, his hut set on re and he was forced to move out of his
village. These were all atrocities committed on a caste bias and humiliation forced down upon
the Dalits. The 1989 Act lists modes of humiliation, actions dispossessing Dalits and Adivasis of
their meagre resources and crimes against Dalit and tribal women as crimes.
Q3 Why do Adivasi activists, including C.K. Janu, believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act
to ght against dispossession? Is there anything speci c in the provisions of the Act that allows
her to believe this?
Answer. Adivasi activists including C.K. Janu believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act to
ght against dispossession because there is a speci c provision in the Act for stating “actions
that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis” of their modest resources or forcing them into performing
slave labour, are criminal offences. Thus, the Act bears provisions to punish those who
wrongfully occupy or cultivate any land allotted to or owned by a member of the Scheduled
Castes or Scheduled Tribes.
Q4 The poems and the song in this Unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals
and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. In class, do the following
two Exercise:
(a) Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in
small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying
to communicate.
(b ) Identify a marginalised community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster
etc to express your feelings as a member of this community.
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Answer. Rathnam used the 1989 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act to le a complaint because on his refusal to perform a degrading ritual, the Dalit
man was ostracized from his community, his hut set on re and he was forced to move out of his
village. These were all atrocities committed on a caste bias and humiliation forced down upon
the Dalits. The 1989 Act lists modes of humiliation, actions dispossessing Dalits and Adivasis of
their meagre resources and crimes against Dalit and tribal women as crimes.
Q3 Why do Adivasi activists, including C.K. Janu, believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act
to ght against dispossession? Is there anything speci c in the provisions of the Act that allows
her to believe this?
Answer. Adivasi activists including C.K. Janu believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act to
ght against dispossession because there is a speci c provision in the Act for stating “actions
that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis” of their modest resources or forcing them into performing
slave labour, are criminal offences. Thus, the Act bears provisions to punish those who
wrongfully occupy or cultivate any land allotted to or owned by a member of the Scheduled
Castes or Scheduled Tribes.
Q4 The poems and the song in this Unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals
and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. In class, do the following
two Exercise:
(a) Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in
small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying
to communicate.
(b ) Identify a marginalised community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster
etc to express your feelings as a member of this community.
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Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 8 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 4 |
| Language | english |
| Updated | 01 May 2026 |