District Minority Officer Test DMO- 102 Solutions

Test Code DMO – 102

The Key Answers and solutions for the Test DMO- 102 are as explained below.

Q.1) What is the percentage of religious minorities in Karnataka?

1. 15.92%
2. 25.6%
3. 32%
4. 5%

Q.1) Solution (1)

The population of religious minorities as per 2011 Census is about 96,00,475 which forms 15.92% of the total population of Karnataka. People belonging to Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh and Parsi communities come under religious minorities.

Q.2) Which of the following communities have sex ratio less than state average in Karnataka?

1. Muslims
2. Buddhists
3. Sikhs
4. All the above

Q.2) Solution (4)

In the case of Muslims, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, the proportion of women is less compared with the State level average. In respect of Sikhs, the sex ratio is much worse at 42.5% followed by 47.6% among Buddhists.

Q.3) Literacy rates of which of the following communities is lower in Karnataka?

1. Muslims
2. Buddhists
3. Jains
4. Sikhs

Q.3) Solution (2)

Compared to the State average, literacy rate among minorities is not bad at all except in the case of Buddhists where it is lower.

Q.4) Which of the following communities has the largest population not enrolled for the school education in Karnataka?

1. Buddhists
2. Jains
3. Muslims
4. Sikhs

Q.4) Solution (3)

Among persons in the age group of 5-29 years the proportion currently not enrolled educational institutions is larger among Muslims.

Q.5) Which of the following minority community has the highest rate of morbidity in Karnataka?

1. Christians
2. Jains
3. Muslims
4. Both 1 and 2

Q.5) Solution (4)

As for Health Status, the morbidity rates, both in the rural and urban areas, are higher among Christians and Jains compared to the rates in respect of the majority community.

Q.6) Consider the following statements (wrt Karnataka)

• In the rural areas landlessness is very high among the minority communities compared to the majority community.
• The operational holdings of the minority communities are larger than land owned by them.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None

Q.6) Solution (3)

Coming to the means of livelihood, in the rural areas landlessness is very high among the minority communities compared to the majority community.

Also, the fact that the operational holdings of the minority communities are larger than land owned toy them suggests that the minorities may have leased in land from others. That means to say, members of minority communities have also been working as tenants with a view to supplementing their inadequate incomes from land.

Q.7) Which of the following community shows highest child labor in Karnataka?

1. Jains
2. Sikhs
3. Muslims
4. Parsis

Solution (3)

The low household income among the minorities, particularly among Muslims, seems to have increased the incidents of child labor compared to others. This is evident from the fact that the worker population ratio for the age-group 10-15 for Muslim males and females is much higher compared to Hindus.

The fact that child labor particularly the female child labor is ubiquitous among Muslims is a matter of great concern.

Q.8) Which of the following regions shows the highest incidence of poverty among minorities?

1. Gulbarga
2. Belgaum
3. Mysore
4. Both 1 and 2

Q.8) Solution (4)

The incidence of poverty among minorities is higher in Gulbarga and Belgaum divisions compared to Mysore and Bangalore divisions.

Q.9) In which of the following the women from minority community are better than their male counterparts in Karnataka?

1. Literacy
2. Access to health facility
3. Work participation rate
4. None

Q.9) Solution (4)

Literacy rates among women belonging to religious minorities are lower compared to their male counterparts. In the case of Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist females’ literacy rates are far lower compared to their own males and even compared to Hindu women.

General work participation rates among females are, of course, comparatively lower. But these rates are far lower among minority community women. In the case of Muslims, the situation is worse.

Access to health care facilities to the minority community women appears to be limited. Thus, ANC visits to pregnant women are lower in the case of minority religious groups compared to the Hindu community. Similarly, a large proportion of minority group women have had complications both during pregnancy and during delivery period.

Q.10) Consider the following statements

• Representation in the political bodies like Legislature and Parliament for minority community women is minimal.
• Only in the local rural and Urban governance institutions; they are present.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None

Q.10) Solution (3)

Representation in the political bodies like Legislature and Parliament for minority community women is minimal. In the Cabinet their presence is rare. Only in the local rural and Urban governance institutions; they are present. But in their case the phenomenon of proxy governance or husband-guided governance is said to be comparatively more rampant.