Analysis

Supreme Court in the Classroom: NCERT 6.1 | Diversity & Discrimination

This multiple-choice quiz introduces Grade 6 NCERT students to the Supreme Court of India and how it thinks about diversity.

Worksheet

The worksheet is both available online (see below) or as a downloadable PDF (see under Resources, bottom of page)

Background

This multiple-choice quiz introduces Grade 6 NCERT students to the Supreme Court of India and how it thinks about diversity. It the Diversity Unit in the Social and Political Life – 1 Textbook.

The Diversity Unit focuses on both diversity and discrimination. The worksheet challenges students to identify the different ways in which individuals can be diverse and, further, can be discriminated against. In particular, it aims to introduce them to how the Supreme Court of India interprets the Constitution of India to think about diversity and discrimination. Article 15 of the Constitution guarantees all citizens the fundamental right to non-discrimination.

Curriculum

Curriculum: NCERT
Grade/Year: 6
Subject: Social Studies
Textbook: Social and Political Life — 1
Unit: 1 — Diversity
Worksheet Difficulty: High