Ans) Literally, it means rule by father but this concept is used to refer to a system that values men more and gives them power over women.

Ans) Those laws that deal with family related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance etc. In our country, different family laws apply to followers of different religions.

Ans) Gandhiji used to say that religion can never be separated from politics. What he meant by religion was not any particular religion like Hinduism or Islam but moral values. He believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.

Ans) A system in which all work inside the home is either done by the women of the family or organised by them through the domestic help.

Ans) A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men is called feminist.

Ans) The caste of a person in India is determined by his family in which he/she is born.

Ans) communal politics is that politics in which candidates are selected and voted on the basis of religion.

Ans) Two social reformers who worked for a casteless society are :-

1. Periyar Ramaswamy
2. Jyotiba Phule

Ans) When most of the people of particular caste or religion give vote to the single party, it is known as the vote bank of the party.

Ans) Reservation is a policy that declares some seats reserved for particular caste in the field of education and employment.

Ans) Feminist refers to a women or a men who believes equal rights and opportunities for woman and men.

Ans) A feminist movement aims at equality for a men and women in personal life and family life as well.

Ans) It is an idea which believes that people of different religion can not belong to the same social community as they have conflicting interest.

Ans) Castism refers to a ladder is formation in which all the castes group are placed from the highest to the lowest castes.