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

Describe two methods of struggle that the women's movement used to raise issues?

  1. Protesting.

  2. Raising awareness.

  3. Both A and B.

  4. None of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Protesting; In this method, public rallies and demonstrations were held by women to raise their voice against violations of law affecting them.
Raising awareness;  This helped in creating public awareness on women's rights issues through street plays, song, and public meetings.

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

Explain Discrimination __________________.

  1. People not treated equally.

  2. People act on their prejudices.

  3. Make a distinction.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

When people not treated equally or with respect indulging in discrimination. It happens when people or organisations act on their prejudices. Discrimination usuallytakes place when we treat some one differently or make a distinction.

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

The Education Survey of 2003-04 revealed that the dropout rate from school was the highest in the ____ level.

  1. Primary

  2. Middle

  3. Secondary

  4. Higher Secondary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 2003-2004 Education Survey revealed that a huge chunk of enrolled students drop out of school in the middle and the secondary school, particularly during the transition from class 1 to 2 and between 8th, 9th and 10th. A greater percentage of the drop outs were in Secondary school. What was also highlighted was the fact that most of these drop outs were females.

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

Efforts made by the women's movement led the _________ to formulate guidelines in 1997 to protect women against _________ at the workplace and within educational institutions.

  1. Supreme Court; sexual harassment

  2. Supreme Court; domestic violence

  3. High Court; sexual harassment

  4. High Court; domestic harassment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Note: We must understand that at a pan India level, it is the Supreme Court which is entitled to formulate guidelines, and not a particular High Court which mostly looks only after the state that it represents.

Sexual harassment was identified as a form of violence against women at workplaces and educational institutions,  in 1997, when the Supreme Court formulated the 'Vishaka guidelines' against sexual harassment. This was followed by the enactment of a full fledged law against such harassment in the year 2013.
Domestic violence entails violence within the confines of the domestic sphere. At a workplace and in educational institutions, sexual harassment is the most common form of violence.

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

Different strategies have been used in the womens movement to _________.

  1. Spread awareness

  2. Seek justice

  3. Fight discrimination

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Women's Movements have taken a prominent place in the Modern era. Such movements attempt to bring equality, freedom, basic civic rights etc for women who have been victims of gender discrimination ever since. Many activists and organizations have launched several women's movements in order to spread awareness regarding the issue of gender discrimination, fight this discrimination and demand justice wherever required. In India, such activities have been brought under the ambit of the Feminist Movement of India.

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

Domestic violence involves ____________.

  1. Physical violence only

  2. Mental violence only

  3. Violence inside the house

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In 2005, with the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, domestic violence was defined broadly as any form of violence against women in the domestic sphere by her biological relatives or her husband and his relatives. Any form of physical, mental, emotional, sexual, verbal or economic abuse was to be treated as Domestic Violence. Thus, both mental and physical abuse in the domestic sphere form a part of the the legal definition of Domestic Violence.

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

Select an example of pressure from the family and society.

  1. Unfair teasing

  2. Appreciation

  3. Demands from adults

  4. Both A and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pressure from the family and society points towards their negative influence on a person. Teasing or bullying is one such evil that refers to provoking an individual using unfair verbal or physics tactics. Demands made by elders, is also a form of pressure as it can manipulate the subject indirectly because of societal pressure. Both of these are forms of harassment.

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

Which of the following are the reasons behind the campaigning ?

  1. To fight discrimination and violence.

  2. Protect women against sexual harassment.

  3. Led to new laws being passed for women.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Campaigns to fight discrimination and violence against women are an important part of the women's movement.Campaigns have also led to new laws being passed. Efforts made by the women's movement led the Supreme Court to formulate guidelines in 1997 to protect women against sexual harassment at the workplace and within educational institutions.

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

When did women's groups across the country spoke out against 'dowry deaths' ?

  1. 1990

  2. 1980

  3. 1960

  4. 1940
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the 1980s, women's groups across the country spoke out against 'dowry deaths' - cases of young brides being murdered by their in - laws or husbands, greedy for more dowry.Women's groups spoke out against the failure to bring these cases to justice. They did so by coming on to the streets , approaching the courts, and by sharing information.