Consider the following statements about social exclusion in India:(A)…

Consider the following statements about social exclusion in India:

(A) Transgender and people of third gender group are also included among groups facing serious social inequality and exclusion.
(B) Social exclusion is not accidental but systematic, the result of structural features of society.
(C) Social exclusion focuses on factors that prevent individuals from having opportunities open to a minority of the population.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A and B only

(A) Transgender and people of third gender group are also included among groups facing serious social inequality and exclusion. — Correct. Besides the four main groups, transgender and people of third gender group are also included in this category.

(B) Social exclusion is not accidental but systematic, the result of structural features of society. — Correct. Social exclusion does not happen by chance. It is systematic and comes from the structural features of society.

(C) Social exclusion focuses on factors that prevent individuals from having opportunities open to a minority of the population. — Incorrect. Social exclusion looks at factors that keep people from opportunities open to the majority of the population. The word 'minority' reverses this.

NCERT (2026-27): “Social Exclusion
Social exclusion refers to ways in which individuals may become cut off from full involvement in the wider society. It focuses attention on a broad range of factors that prevent individuals or groups from having opportunities open to the majority of the population. In order to live a full and active life, individuals must not only be able to feed, clothe and house themselves, but should also have access to essential goods and services such as education, health, transportation, insurance, social security, banking and even access to the police or judiciary. Social exclusion is not accidental but systematic – it is the result of structural features of society.”

“Apart from these four groups, there are two more groups included in this category like transgender and people of third gender group. …”