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State whether these sentence is true (T) or false (F).
In our society boys and girls are valued equally.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Due to stereotypes, girls and boys in our society are not valued equally. Boys are supposed to be physically strong, good in sport, not to cry and on the other hand, girls are supposed to be well behaved, soft-spokenx and gentle.

Women have been provided reservation in________.

political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

  1. Lok Sabha

  2. State assemblies

  3. Indian administrative services

  4. Local bodies

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

One-third of seats in local government bodies–in panchayats and municipalities–are now reserved for women. There are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies. 

Which one of following is case of sexual discrimination?

political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

  1. Cases of child births are handled by lady doctors only

  2. Pujaris and Maulvis are males even though religious communities comprise both men and women

  3. Fighter pilots are mostly males

  4. There are women in the artillery corps of the army

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sexual discrimination refers to bias or discrimination based on gender (sex). Male gender is usually given preference and privileges over female gender but it does not necessarily happen this way only but it could be vice versa too. The cases of childbirth are handled by Lady Doctors wherein the male doctors having learned the course and experience are not given opportunity in childbirth cases.

The correct explanation of the gender division in a society, from among the following, is ____________________.

political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

  1. Biological difference between men and women.

  2. Unequal role assigned by the society to men and women.

  3. Unequal child sex ratio.

  4. Absence of voting rights for womens.

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Correct Option: B

Mark the correct statement of gender division.

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  1. Gender division is natural

  2. It is unchangeable

  3. Strictly based on biology

  4. Gender division is based on social expectations and stereotypes.

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Correct Option: B

Affirmative action policies have been used to raise the well-being of _____________.

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  1. poor.

  2. women.

  3. disadvantaged minorities.

  4. majority.

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Correct Option: B

Child sex ratio is number of girl children per _________________.

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  1. one hundred boys

  2. five hundred.

  3. one thousand.

  4. ten thousand.

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Correct Option: C

How much more an Indian woman, on an average, works than a man every day?

political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

  1. one hour more

  2. two hours more

  3. three hours more

  4. one hour less

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 On an average, an Indian woman works one hour more than an average man every day. Yet much of her work is not paid and therefore often not valued. 

Women's role in public life particularly in politics is minimal because of ______.

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  1. Sexual division of labour

  2. Women's aversion to politics

  3. Unfair competition in politics

  4. Their modesty

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Women continue to experience significant discrimination related to their participation in public and political life in most domains of the public sphere and in all geographical regions. A balanced sex ratio is desirable. Gender imbalances have been known in human history to cause serious negative consequences for society in long run. According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2017 worldwide female representation rate is 23.6%. The sexual division of labour is the delegation of different tasks between male and females. It is because women have to face many obstacles and challenges in representing and administration, so participation in women's parliament has been limited.

Women's movement has argued that __________ of all religions discriminate against women. So they have demanded that government should change these laws to make them more equitable.

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  1. Men's Laws

  2. Women's Laws

  3. Labour Laws

  4. Family Laws

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Family laws: Those laws that deal with family-related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, etc. In our country, different family laws apply to followers of different religions.