Questions

Multiple choice. Some of the questions may have more than one correct answer, so you have to indicate for each choice whether you think it is correct (YES) or incorrect (NO).

1. Under Muslim personal law, a divorced woman is entitled to:

  Yes No                                                                                                                                           
A. no maintenance
B. maintenance for a limited time
C. maintenance for the rest of her life
2. Women’s rights are more restricted than men's under which Indian laws?
  Yes No                                                                                                                                           
A.   Hindu personal law
B.   Muslim personal law
C.   Christian personal law

3. Which group(s) might be troubled about having a uniform civil code if it is decided upon by majority rule?

  Yes No                                                                                                                                           
A.   Muslims
B.   Hindus
C.   Christians
D.   Sikhs
4. Given Rajiv Gandhi's personal history, what are some reasonable arguments about the prospects for continued minority religious rights under his rule?
  Yes No                                                                                                                                           
A. His mother's good relations with minorities would portend a period of interreligious harmony and cooperation on a uniform civil code
B. His family and marriage would give him a cosmopolitan acceptance of different religions and their personal laws.
C. His western university education would give him a preference for uniform rights for all.
D. His Muslim background would make him stand by the Muslim personal laws.

5.  Why has India's post Independence government been called a democratic dynasty?
  Yes No                                                                                                                                           
A. The Prime Minister rules as a dictator without regard for legislative or judicial branches.
B. The Prime Ministers have been from the same family for most of the years since Independence.
C. The Prime Minister's religious affiliation determines which personal law will be the law of the land.

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