Hinduism: Equality | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Hinduism: Equality
- 87 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Hinduism, one religion of seven
- Paper 3
Hinduism: Equality is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Hinduism is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Hindu teaching on human rights, Hindu attitudes to equality and caste, Hindu attitudes to religious freedom and a multi-faith society, Hindu attitudes to prejudice and discrimination, Hindu attitudes to racial harmony, Hindu attitudes to racial discrimination, Hindu attitudes to social justice and Hindu attitudes to wealth and poverty.
Sample questions from Hinduism: Equality
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Hindu teaching on human rights
What did Gandhi write to UNESCO in 1947 about rights and duties?
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Gandhi wrote that he learned from his wise but illiterate mother that rights come from duty well done. -
Hindu attitudes to equality and caste
How has Rig Veda 10.90 been used to justify inequality?
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Some have used the verse to rank people by birth, placing Shudras lowest. The caste system that grew from this denied many people dignity. -
Hindu attitudes to religious freedom and a multi-faith society
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.11 teach?
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Krishna says that in whatever way people approach him, he receives them. All people follow Krishna's path in one way or another. -
Hindu attitudes to prejudice and discrimination
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.9 promise the one who understands Krishna's divine birth?
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The one who truly knows Krishna's divine birth and deeds is not reborn but comes to Krishna. -
Hindu attitudes to racial harmony
How did Gandhi work for racial equality in South Africa?
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Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress in 1894 to fight laws against Indians. Gandhi led non-violent campaigns there for over twenty years. -
Hindu attitudes to racial discrimination
What problems does racial discrimination cause in society?
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Racial discrimination causes injustice in jobs, housing and policing, and damages victims' mental health. Racial discrimination also breeds anger, division and violence. -
Hindu attitudes to social justice
How can Mahabharata 9.60 be interpreted as a teaching about social justice?
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Balarama insists that fair rules must apply to everyone, even an enemy. Krishna argues that justice must also weigh the wrongs a person has done. -
Hindu attitudes to wealth and poverty
How does the aim of artha shape Hindu attitudes to wealth?
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Hindus may seek wealth, because artha is a proper aim of life. Wealth must be earned honestly and used within dharma.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Hindu teaching on human rights | The Universal Declaration and Hindu support for it, dharmic duty, Gandhi's 1947 letter to UNESCO, Mahabharata 5.39, the atman as a basis, tensions over women and sexuality, and rights set against duties. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to equality and caste | The Purusha Sukta of Rig Veda 10.90 read for interdependence and for inequality, caste and the Dalits, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Gandhi and untouchability, remedies for inequality, and the British debate over caste law. | 12 |
| Hindu attitudes to religious freedom and a multi-faith society | Rig Veda 1.164.46 and Bhagavad Gita 4.11, Swami Vivekananda at Chicago in 1893, the Hindu population of England and Wales, the gains and strains of diversity, and why most Hindus do not seek converts. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to prejudice and discrimination | Bhagavad Gita 4.9 to 4.11 on Krishna's divine birth and those who reach God, situation ethics, non-religious arguments against aspects of religious freedom, Davender Ghai's case, and answering prejudice against Hindus. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to racial harmony | Mahabharata 5.39, Gandhi at Pietermaritzburg in 1893 and his work in South Africa, criticism of his early views on race, his influence on later campaigners, the diversity of Hindus, and British Hindus today. | 10 |
| Hindu attitudes to racial discrimination | Mahabharata 5.39 against racism, the Hindus expelled from Uganda in 1972, what they met on settling in Britain, UK law against racial discrimination, colour prejudice and scripture, and racism as a matter of dharma. | 10 |
| Hindu attitudes to social justice | Unequal wealth and opportunity in the UK and the world, the debate in Mahabharata 9.60 and situation ethics, Gandhi's sarvodaya, Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement, Hindu work today, and Humanist views. | 11 |
| Hindu attitudes to wealth and poverty | Absolute and relative poverty and their causes, artha and why wealth is not evil, Rig Veda 10.117 on the generous, the rich and the one who eats alone, karma, and householders set against renunciates. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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