Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Gender: The Constitution responds to gender inequality by guaranteeing equal rights to women. It prohibits discrimination based on sex. To address underrepresentation in political power, one-third of seats in Panchayati Raj bodies are reserved for women, and the Women's Reservation Act (2023) provides 33% reservation in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

Caste: Caste discrimination involved ritual exclusion and untouchability. The Constitution directly prohibits caste-based discrimination and bans untouchability. It also provides affirmative action through reservation of seats and government jobs for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to reverse centuries of accumulated disadvantage.

Thus, for gender the Constitution focuses on equal rights and representation, while for caste it combines prohibition with compensatory policies.

Source: Chapter 3 — Gender, Religion and Caste

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• The examiner wants you to pick two of the three (gender, religion, caste) and show the specific constitutional provisions for each — not just say "the Constitution prohibits discrimination."
• Key contrast: Gender gets reservation in local bodies + Women's Reservation Act; Caste gets ban on untouchability + SC/ST reservations (affirmative action). This "different response" is what the question is actually testing.
• Avoid writing about religion unless you choose it — the question says "choose any two."
• At 3 marks, ~2–3 lines per case is enough; don't pad.