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TNPSC Group 2 Politysecularism — practice questions

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The chapter holds that secularism opposes:Read the answer and worked solution →The chapter explicitly states that secularism is:Read the answer and worked solution →A state run directly by a priestly order is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Western (American) model of secularism is best described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Inter-religious or intra-religious?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: secularismRead the answer and worked solution →

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The chapter holds that secularism opposes:

  1. Only inter-religious domination across different faiths
  2. Both inter-religious AND intra-religious domination
  3. Only intra-religious domination within a single faith
  4. All forms of religious belief in private and public
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Correct answer: B. Both inter-religious AND intra-religious domination

The chapter is explicit: secularism opposes BOTH inter-religious (one religion dominating another, e.g. communal violence) AND intra-religious (one section of a religion dominating another, e.g. dalit temple-entry) domination.

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The chapter explicitly states that secularism is:

  1. Anti-religious and aims to abolish all religions
  2. Religious in basis, drawing values from sacred texts
  3. Identical to the western model practised in the US
  4. Not anti-religious; it opposes domination, not faith
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Correct answer: D. Not anti-religious; it opposes domination, not faith

The chapter explicitly says secularism is NOT anti-religious. It accepts religion as a human response to suffering, separation and finitude. It opposes only the institutional DOMINATION practised in the name of religion.

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A state run directly by a priestly order is called:

  1. Theocratic state
  2. Secular state
  3. Federal state
  4. Liberal state
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Correct answer: A. Theocratic state

A theocratic state is run directly by a priestly order. Examples include the medieval Papal states, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and Iran's clerical leadership. Secularism rejects theocracy.

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