Which of the following statements are true for 'third gender'?
A. It is a social category of persons who are neither male nor female.
B. All third gender people join the hijra community
C. The third gender persons get legal recognition in India
D. A third gender person can nominate themselves to contest in elections in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C and D only
A. It is a social category of persons who are neither male nor female. Correct. Third gender refers to that social category of persons who are neither male nor female; the category presents persons having alternates of both genders.
B. All third gender people join the hijra community Incorrect. The identification of oneself as third gender is based on self-understanding, though in various situations it is made by the group, family and society. Nothing makes joining one community compulsory, and the word ‘all’ makes the statement false.
C. The third gender persons get legal recognition in India Correct. Now the third gender persons get the legal recognition.
D. A third gender person can nominate themselves to contest in elections in India Correct. In India a third gender person can nominate themselves to contest in elections to Parliament, Assembly and local government.
Note: The hijra community in statement B is not in NCERT (2025-26); it is explained here for the benefit of the students. Hijras are a traditional community of transgender and intersex persons in South Asia, who live in groups under a guru.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion, Box 5.1a (2025-26)
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