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Class : 8th
Subject : Social-Science-Civics
Chapter : 7
Chapter Name : Understanding Marginalization
Q1 Explain at least three different reasons why groups may be marginalised.
Page : 83 , Block Name : What Does it Mean to be Socially Marginalised?
Q2 Why was Dadu forced to leave his village in Odisha?
Page : 83 , Block Name : What Does it Mean to be Socially Marginalised?
Q1 In your own city or village, who would you think are the marginalised groups? Discuss.
Answer. DIY
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q2 Can you name some Adivasi communities that live in your state?
Answer. DIY
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q3 What languages do they speak?
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q4 Do they live close to the forest?
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q5 Do they migrate to other regions looking for work?
Subject : Social-Science-Civics
Chapter : 7
Chapter Name : Understanding Marginalization
Q1 Explain at least three different reasons why groups may be marginalised.
Page : 83 , Block Name : What Does it Mean to be Socially Marginalised?
Q2 Why was Dadu forced to leave his village in Odisha?
Page : 83 , Block Name : What Does it Mean to be Socially Marginalised?
Q1 In your own city or village, who would you think are the marginalised groups? Discuss.
Answer. DIY
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q2 Can you name some Adivasi communities that live in your state?
Answer. DIY
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q3 What languages do they speak?
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q4 Do they live close to the forest?
Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q5 Do they migrate to other regions looking for work?
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Page : 83 , Block Name : Who are Adivasis?
Q1 What metals are important in present-day India? Why? Where do they come from? Are there
Adivasi populations there?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q2 List ve products that you use at home that come from the forest.
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q3 By whom were the following demands being made on forest land? · timber for construction of
houses and railways
a) forest land for mining
b) forest land for agriculture by non-tribal people
c) reserved by government as wildlife parks
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q4 In what ways would this affect tribal people?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q5 What do you think this poem is trying to convey?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q6 In your opinion, why is it important that Adivasis should have a say in how their forests and
forest lands are used?
Answer. DIY
Page : 87 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q1 Why do we need safeguards for minorities?
Q1 What metals are important in present-day India? Why? Where do they come from? Are there
Adivasi populations there?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q2 List ve products that you use at home that come from the forest.
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q3 By whom were the following demands being made on forest land? · timber for construction of
houses and railways
a) forest land for mining
b) forest land for agriculture by non-tribal people
c) reserved by government as wildlife parks
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q4 In what ways would this affect tribal people?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q5 What do you think this poem is trying to convey?
Page : 85 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q6 In your opinion, why is it important that Adivasis should have a say in how their forests and
forest lands are used?
Answer. DIY
Page : 87 , Block Name : Adivasis and Development
Q1 Why do we need safeguards for minorities?
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Answer. DIY
Page : 87 , Block Name : Minorities and Marginalisation
Q1
Page : 88 , Block Name : Muslims and Marginalisation
Q2 Which of these communities have the highest and the lowest literacy rate?
Page : 89 , Block Name : Muslims and Marginalisation
Q3
Page : 87 , Block Name : Minorities and Marginalisation
Q1
Page : 88 , Block Name : Muslims and Marginalisation
Q2 Which of these communities have the highest and the lowest literacy rate?
Page : 89 , Block Name : Muslims and Marginalisation
Q3
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Page : 89 , Block Name : Muslims and Marginalisation
Q1 The above essay has been written by a child around your age. What do you think she is trying to
convey?
Page : 90 , Block Name : Exercise
Q1 Write in your own words two or more sentences of what you understand by the word
‘marginalisation’.
Answer. “Marginalisation” comes from the word “margin” meaning at the outskirts or periphery.
When applied to a speci c community or tribe, it implies that a particular class, caste or tribe is
excluded from mainstream society. This can be due to various reasons like, they speak a different
language from the majority, belong to a “low” social status; marginalized groups are often treated
with not just ignorance but fear and hostility as well. This leads to lack of access to resources and
opportunities for them and also a violation of their rights.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q2 List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.
Answer. Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalized because rstly, they follow a different
culture, language and traditions from mainstream Indian society which leads us to wrongfully
classify them as exotic, primitive and backward. Secondly, they are used to a way of life close to
nature and with the cutting down of forests they are being forced to migrate to urban areas where
they feel out of place and not in sync with a lifestyle so vastly different from their countryside
background.
Q1 The above essay has been written by a child around your age. What do you think she is trying to
convey?
Page : 90 , Block Name : Exercise
Q1 Write in your own words two or more sentences of what you understand by the word
‘marginalisation’.
Answer. “Marginalisation” comes from the word “margin” meaning at the outskirts or periphery.
When applied to a speci c community or tribe, it implies that a particular class, caste or tribe is
excluded from mainstream society. This can be due to various reasons like, they speak a different
language from the majority, belong to a “low” social status; marginalized groups are often treated
with not just ignorance but fear and hostility as well. This leads to lack of access to resources and
opportunities for them and also a violation of their rights.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q2 List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.
Answer. Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalized because rstly, they follow a different
culture, language and traditions from mainstream Indian society which leads us to wrongfully
classify them as exotic, primitive and backward. Secondly, they are used to a way of life close to
nature and with the cutting down of forests they are being forced to migrate to urban areas where
they feel out of place and not in sync with a lifestyle so vastly different from their countryside
background.
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Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q3 Write one reason why you think the Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities
are very important?
Answer.The Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities are very important
because they ensure that India’s cultural diversity is protected from becoming largely unitary and
they also help to promote equality and justice to all.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q4 Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term
minority?
Answer. The term minority is used for de ning communities that are smaller in number in relation
to the rest of the population. It includes issues of power, access to resources and also bears
cultural and social dimensions.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q5 You are participating in a debate where you have to provide reasons to support the following
statement: ‘Muslims are a marginalised community’. Using the data provided in this chapter, list
two reasons that you would give.
Answer. Two reasons in support of the statement “Muslims are a marginalized community”:
rstly, the Muslim community has not been able to gain from the country’s socio-economic
development as statistics on basic amenities, literacy rate and public employment show. 63.6%
Muslims live in kutcha houses as compared to only 55.2% Hindus; the literacy rate amongst
Muslims was the lowest at 59% in a 2001 survey. Secondly, their customs are distinct from other
religious communities, so much so that they are identi ed as separate from the “rest of us”
leading to unfair treatment and discrimination against Muslims.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q6 Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day parade on TV with a friend and she remarks,
“Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be dancing all the time”. List three
things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.
Answer. The three things I would tell a friend about the Adivasis in India would be:
(i) The Adivasis controlled vast tracts of forest land till the mid-nineteenth century and very often
empires heavily depended on them for access to forest resources.
(ii) The Adivasis have their own languages which have in uenced “mainstream” languages like
Bengali and Santhali, commonly spoken in urban areas.
(iii) The Adivasi religions too deeply in uenced major religions of dominant empires like the
Jagannath cult of Orissa, Shakti and Tantric traditions in Bengal and Assam.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q3 Write one reason why you think the Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities
are very important?
Answer.The Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities are very important
because they ensure that India’s cultural diversity is protected from becoming largely unitary and
they also help to promote equality and justice to all.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q4 Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term
minority?
Answer. The term minority is used for de ning communities that are smaller in number in relation
to the rest of the population. It includes issues of power, access to resources and also bears
cultural and social dimensions.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q5 You are participating in a debate where you have to provide reasons to support the following
statement: ‘Muslims are a marginalised community’. Using the data provided in this chapter, list
two reasons that you would give.
Answer. Two reasons in support of the statement “Muslims are a marginalized community”:
rstly, the Muslim community has not been able to gain from the country’s socio-economic
development as statistics on basic amenities, literacy rate and public employment show. 63.6%
Muslims live in kutcha houses as compared to only 55.2% Hindus; the literacy rate amongst
Muslims was the lowest at 59% in a 2001 survey. Secondly, their customs are distinct from other
religious communities, so much so that they are identi ed as separate from the “rest of us”
leading to unfair treatment and discrimination against Muslims.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q6 Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day parade on TV with a friend and she remarks,
“Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be dancing all the time”. List three
things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.
Answer. The three things I would tell a friend about the Adivasis in India would be:
(i) The Adivasis controlled vast tracts of forest land till the mid-nineteenth century and very often
empires heavily depended on them for access to forest resources.
(ii) The Adivasis have their own languages which have in uenced “mainstream” languages like
Bengali and Santhali, commonly spoken in urban areas.
(iii) The Adivasi religions too deeply in uenced major religions of dominant empires like the
Jagannath cult of Orissa, Shakti and Tantric traditions in Bengal and Assam.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
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Q7 In the storyboard you read about how Helen hopes to make a movie on the Adivasi story. Can
you help her by developing a short story on Adivasis?
Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q8 Would you agree with the statement that economic marginalisation and social marginalisation
are interlinked? Why?
Answer. Yes, economic marginalization and social marginalization are inter-linked.
Marginalisation implies having a low social status and a consequent lack of access to education
and other resources. Social marginalization, as seen in the case of the Muslim community, is based
on how their traditions, culture and dressing make us identify Muslims as different from us. This
sometimes leads to unfair inequity on the basis of religious differences. As a result, minority
groups may nd it dif cult to rent houses, procure jobs or even send their children to schools. This
is economic marginalization. Thus, the two are inter-connected.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
you help her by developing a short story on Adivasis?
Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Q8 Would you agree with the statement that economic marginalisation and social marginalisation
are interlinked? Why?
Answer. Yes, economic marginalization and social marginalization are inter-linked.
Marginalisation implies having a low social status and a consequent lack of access to education
and other resources. Social marginalization, as seen in the case of the Muslim community, is based
on how their traditions, culture and dressing make us identify Muslims as different from us. This
sometimes leads to unfair inequity on the basis of religious differences. As a result, minority
groups may nd it dif cult to rent houses, procure jobs or even send their children to schools. This
is economic marginalization. Thus, the two are inter-connected.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Exercise
Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 8 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 7 |
| Language | english |
| Updated | 30 Apr 2026 |