2.3 Additional Questions :
Answer the following questions :
1. What is stereotypes?
Ans: We form one particular image, positive or negative, about something without pondering over it carefully . The stereotype may be with respect to religion place of origin or residency background, etc .
2. Write brief about Ambedkar’s story?
Ans: The extract is from “Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches” (ed. Vasant Moon). It tells the story of a day when Ambedkar and his companions were discriminated against just because they were untouchables. The sense of discrimination was so much that the station master who met them refused to entertain them once he got to know their caste. Later, when the bullock-cart drivers came to know this, even they refused to carry them and afford getting “polluted” for even double the price. This is the first-hand experience of Ambedkar, who later came up as one of the greatest leaders of India .
3. What is preamble?
Ans: The preamble clearly states that all Indians are entitled to lawful justice, equality of status and opportunity, and liberty to practice any faith or belief .
4. What is a Constitution?
Ans: A documentation of a national importance, that laid out the rules by which the nation would function, is the Constitution. It was prepared after India got independence .