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Who among the following used to be provided a few opportunities for their development?

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. Men

  2. Women

  3. Male children

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this question, it is important to take note of each option because the answer is relative in nature, which means that out of the given options, no one is right by itself but in relation to one another, the answer is evident. Throughout the history of humankind, women, in relation to men have been given far less opportunities at any stage and in any aspect of life. They were initially not considered even for basic civic rights which were given to men and even male children.

The International Women's Day is celebrated on _____.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. 1st March

  2. 8th March

  3. 1st May

  4. 8th May

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8. It is celebrated in different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. 

Rashsundari Devi (18001890) wrote her autobiography in ___________ language.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. English

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Hindi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rashsundari Devi wrote her autobiography called Amar Jiban which was published in 1867. Rashsundari Devi was born in Bengal and her autobiography which was written in Bengali, was the first full fledged autobiography written in Bengali language.

A law was passed against domestic violence in ___________ to give women who face physical and mental violence within their homes some legal protection.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. 2006

  2. 2010

  3. 2013

  4. 2016

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Correct Option: A
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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is an act that defined domestic violence including both physical and mental violence against a woman as a crime. It was enacted in 2005 by the legislature but brought into force only in 2006.

Rashsundari Devi (1800-1890) was born in ______________.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. West Bengal

  2. Orissa

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rashsundari Devi was born in Bengal in 1810, in Pabna. She was the most well known for her autobiography called Amar Jiban and was among the first few Bengali writers who had written autobiographies.

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain wrote a remarkable story titled 'Sultanas Dream' in 1905. This story imagined a woman called Sultana who reaches a place called 'Ladyland'. Ladyland is a place where women had the freedom to study, work, and create inventionslike controlling rain from the clouds and flying air cars.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain commonly known as Begum Rokeya, was a Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist, political activist, an advocate of women's rights, and widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in South Asia. She wrote her feminist utopian story 'Sultana's Dream' in 1905. It was published in the same year in Madras-based English periodical 'The Indian Ladies Magazine'. 
The story is based on an imagined Ladyland where women seem to have access to public spaces without being restricted by social or religious customs.

Dr. Muthu Lakshmi abolished __________.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. Caste system

  2. Mirasdari system

  3. Devadasi system

  4. Non-Braminial movement

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Muthu Lakshmi was a prime reformer in abolishing the Devadasi system. Devadasi is a girl dedicated to worship and serve a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. 

The Madras Devadasi Prevention Act was enacted on 9th October, 1947. It gave legal rights to the devadasis to marry and made the practice illegal. 

"Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education" this statement is true or false. explain.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. True.

  2. False.

  3. None of the above.

  4. Both A and B.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The statement "Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education".  is false because in many parts of the country, especially in rural and poor areas, there may not even be proper schools nor teachers who teach on a regular basis.Parents are not willing to send their girl child to distant schools due to lack of transportation and unable to bear the cost of education.

Match Columns

Column I  Column II
(i) Campaigning (a) Individual and collective struggle of women
(ii) 1961 census (b) Passing of new laws
(iii) Women's movement (c) 40% literacy among boys
political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. i a, ii b, iii c

  2. i b, ii c, iii a

  3. i c, ii a, iii b

  4. i c, ii b, iii a

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Campaigning is a method by which political parties bring forth to the citizens their agendas before elections, for which they usually promise to pass new laws. Campaigning is a tactic used to attract voters. Thus, it is an ideal match for passing new laws. Second in place, the 1961 Census of India records a literacy rate of 40.40 % among boys. And lastly, Women's movement represents the struggle of each woman that she faces in the domestic sphere, in educational institutions, at workplaces etc and also the discrimination that the community of women faces. Thus it is both an individual and a collective struggle.

List one reason why learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi , Ramabai and Rokeya.

political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

  1. Achieve their goal only by education.

  2. Impact on society by writing their ideas .

  3. Both A and B.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rashsundari Devi , Ramabai and Rokeya are able to achieve their goal only by education. they were able to put an impact on the society by writing their ideas or stories or setting up schools through which can never be achieved without learning.Thus , learning the alphabet was so important because it will not only help them in their day to day social life but help them in pursuing their education and dream.