Transgender - class-VII
Description: transgender | |
Number of Questions: 39 | |
Created by: Kalki Agrawal | |
Tags: political science individual and society transgender / third gender towards gender equality achieving equality social science civics the problems of india and their solutions diversity and discrimination |
An important reason why Muslim girls do not attend a school or drop out of school after a few years is _______.
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poverty
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superstition
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lack of willingness to go to school
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none of the above
A common stereotype about Muslim is that they are not interested in educating girls and therefore do not send girls to school but the actual reason is that poverty amongst Muslim is an important reason why Muslim girls do not attend a school or drop out from school after a few years.
The catch from the fishworkers was bought at a fair price by a ___________.
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Cooperative
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Uncooperative
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Uncoordinated
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Unsupportive
The TMS set up a cooperative that bought the catch from the fishermen at a fair price. The cooperative then sold the catch in the market and got a good price. This helped in increasing the income of the fishermen substantially.
Displacement leads to the uprooting of villages and bastis.
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True
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False
Displacement means changing of place or moving from one place to another. Displacement is caused due to several reasons such as the building of dams, settlement of civilization, annexation of territory or capturing of territory etc. Displacement compels people to leave their inhabited place and to settle at other places. This has led to the uprooting of villages and bastis as the development projects require lands and place which erase the trace of place which was once inhabited by people.
What has created a divide in the society?
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Caste distinction
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Caste harmony
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Caste uniformity
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Caste similarity
Caste distinction or caste discrimination is a process that involves dividing people into social groups known as castes mostly by birth, profession, and personality. It divides the society into four major parts. Caste system resulted in lots of discrimination and exploitation of lower caste people. The caste distinction is an evil of our society.
Natural occurrences follow ___________.
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Rules of society
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Laws of nature
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Laws of the country
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None of these
Law of nature or natural law is the idea that there are forms of some natural laws that exist by themselves. It is determined by nature. For example, falling of leaves, flowing of a river, rising and setting of the sun, blooming of flowers etc.
Human laws need to be __________ with changing conditions.
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Changed
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Unchanged
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Stabilized
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Permanent
Human law is the basic law to which all the human being should follow. But like any other law, human laws also need to be changed with changing conditions. It should be molded and drafted according to the situations. It shouldn't be rigid and permanent.
The Constitution of Independent India abolished the custom of ___________.
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Untouchability
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Accessibility
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Approachability
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Reachability
Untouchability was a practice in which so-called lower caste people used to be kept at a distance, they were not given the status of social equality. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability. Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden.
Because of the privatisation and the bad condition of ___________, poor people do not have access to good health services.
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Private hospitals
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Government hospitals
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International hospitals
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None of these
The increasing privatization of health services and the bad condition of government hospitals made it difficult for most of the poor people to get affordable and good health services. As the poor people do not have the resources to afford expensive private health services.
Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim girls drop out of school in large numbers.
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True
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False
__________ and the lack of resources continue to be a key reason why so many peoples lives in India are highly unequal.
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Abundance
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Poverty
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Excess
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Surplus
Poverty and the lack of resources are the key reasons why so many people live in India are highly unequal. In India, people are discriminated on the basis of religion, caste, class, society, gender etc. People are discriminated because of their social and cultural background as well as because they are women.
The victims of untouchability are the ____________.
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Dalits
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Barbers
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Brahmins
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Politicians
The policy of segregation in South Africa is related with _______________.
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Citizen right to use the public places.
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Separate public places for whites and blacks.
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Equal opportunities for whites and blacks.
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Restrictions on the whites.
To work in the white living areas, the blacks were asked to carry _____________.
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Identity card
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Permit card.
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Voter card.
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Citizenship card.
The apartheid system facilitated racial discrimination and segregation of people of mixed races and blacks from the whites who considered themselves superior. The Blacks were not allowed to work in whites living areas and they were forbidden from living in white areas. They could
The resolution to resolve" Deep Dispute" should come from ______________.
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Parliament
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People
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Executive
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Judiciary
Democratic conflict is resolved through mass mobilization. Sometimes the conflict may be resolved by using the existing institutions like the parliament or the judiciary. But when there is a deep dispute, very often these institutions themselves get involved in the dispute. The resolution has to come from outside, from the people.
Who are food-insecure?
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Landless people with little or no land to depend on
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People employed in ill-paid occupations
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SCs, STs and OBCs
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All of the above
__________ occur according to the laws of nature.
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The rising and setting of the sun
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The rising and falling of the tides
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The phases of the moon
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All of these
Things occur according to the law of nature are as follows:-
It is incorrect to discriminate between boys and girls.
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True
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False
It is true that there should be no discrimination between boys and girls. Equality is the concept that must prevail over any form of discrimination. Every boy and girl are born equal and free. The girls have the same rights as of the boys. It is against the law to discriminate on a gender basis.
Rules are meant for everybody. They apply equally to all.
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True
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False
The laws, rules, and regulation conduct governance and relations in society. They provide for the organised structure for shaping society. The rules are made with a view of their compliance by each and every member of the society to keep society and everyone's conduct well functioned. Laws are applied to each and everyone equally and no person can claim to be above the law.
We can change the laws of nature.
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True
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False
Natural laws are those principles which are supposed to have originated from some supreme source other than any political or worldly authority. Natural law opposes the idea that moral law is relative, subjective and changeable. Natural laws are applicable to all persons, since it is derived from inherent human nature.
There is a difference between the rules of society and the laws of nature.
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True
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False
What was an inhuman and unjust custom?
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Reachability
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Accessibility
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Approachability
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Untouchability
Untouchability was an inhuman and unjust custom. It was finally abolished in the year 1955. It was the practice in which the upper caste people considered the lower caste people as contaminated and polluted things. They maintained distance from them and lower caste people were not given equal social status.
Which laws are constant and fixed?
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Nature laws
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Human laws
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Both A and B
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None of these
Natural occurrences follow laws of nature. We cannot change the laws of nature. Ntures law are constant and fixed. They do not ever become outdated.
Why rules are followed?
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Maintains discipline
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Efficiency in work
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Specifies each person's duties and responsibilities
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All of above
There are rules of social life that tell us what each person should be doing. Rules need to be made to specify each person's duties and responsibilities. Day to day life becomes very disciplined and we can work more efficiently.
How society can be kept hygienic and pollution free?
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Prohibition against loudspeakers
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Prohibition against dumping garbage
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Ban on felling trees, hunting and poaching
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All of above
Its necessary to keep our society hygienic and pollution free. This can be done by prohibiting loudspeakers in public places after 10 p.m in night and dumping garbage in the rivers and cutting trees, hunting and paoching.
Among these, which are nature laws?
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Rising and setting of the sun, phases of moon
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Change in the seasons
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Law of gravity
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All of above
Natural occurrences follow nature laws. We cannot change the laws of nature. The rising and setting of the sun and the change in the seasons never stop. The law of gravity does not change. The rising and falling of tides, the phases of moon all of these occur according to the laws of nature.
Why human laws need to be changed?
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For betterment of the civic life
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Its need for the day as situation changes
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Both A and B
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None of these
Human laws need to be changed with changing conditions. As the situation changes accordingly laws of civic life changes. It helps in progressing our society as well as country.
What happens if rules are not followed?
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Punishment
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No discipline and efficiency in work
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Both A and B
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None of these
Rules are meant for everyone. They apply equally to all. Disobeying the rules leads to punishment. There is no discrimination in punishments for breaking the rules. In this way equality is the basis of rule. Day to day life becomes efficient and work can be done more efficiently.
What is injustice?
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Discrimination between boys and girls
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Depriving girls from good food and school
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Both A and B
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None of these
It is incorrect to discriminate between boys and girls. It is injustice to deprive girls of good food or to prevent them from going to school. They must get the same opportunities for development.
How injustice can be prevented?
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Following rules
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Stop discrimation
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Both A and B
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None of these
Rules have to be made to ensure that no injustice is done. Boys and girls are equal and must get the same opportunities for development. It is incorrect to discriminate between boys and girls.
Wrong customs and traditions cause the neglect of some sections of society.
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True
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False
It is true that the wrong customs and traditions cause the neglect of some sections of society. For example, our society is a patriarchal society and has customs that favours the males only. These customs have lead to the discrimination of females. Moreover the casteism tradition has also led to differentiation in the people. The upper caste people discriminate the lower caste people. It is the result of these wrong traditions and customs that pose hindrance towards the growth of the society as a whole.
What facilities and rights should be provided to girls as that of boys?
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Good food
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Schooling
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Respect in society
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All of above
It is incorrect to discriminate between boys and girls. It is unjust to deprive ngirls of good food or to prevent them from going to school. Such injustice can be seen with respect to other sections of society.
What traditions and customs are not to be followed?
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Caste distinction
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Rise to inequality
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Untouchability
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All of above
There are some traditions and customs that are not desirable. They are not beneficial for our society such as caste distinction, inequality and untouchability. Constitution of Independent India abolished the custom of untouchability. its inhuman and unjust custom.
What traditions are important to be followed?
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Hospitality towards guest
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Respecting our elders
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Celebrating festivals together
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All of above
We follow many customs and traditions in our lives. We follow those traditions by observing our elders. There are several good customs and traditions in our society. We celebrate festivals together. We are hospitable to our guests.
All adults in India have the equal right to vote during elections and this __________ has been used by people to elect or replace their representatives.
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Power over the ballot box
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Power over the tiffin box
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power over the bullet box
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None of these
All adults in India have the equal right to vote during elections and this "power over the ballot box" has been used by people to elect or replace their representative. But this feeling of equality that the ballot box provides does not extend to most people's lives. Poverty, religion, caste, and sex are the key factors why so many people's lives in India are highly unequal.
Which are the grave social problems among these?
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Child labour
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Free education for boys and girls
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Protection against domestic violence for women
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All of done
Rules are important to be followed. Social hindrances should be eliminated. Problems such as domestic violence for women and child labour should be prohibited. Free primary education should be provided for boys and girls.
What customs are banned which were present in ancient India?
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Sati system
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Child marriage
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Dowry system
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All of above
Laws have to be made to abolish unjust custom. In our country, customs such as sati and child marriage and dowry were abolished by making laws that banned them. The law that banned the use of cheating people was first enacted in Maharashtra.
What customs are important to be followed?
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Express love and gratitude towards animals
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Possessing values of non violence and peace
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Both A and B
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None of these
Many of our customs enable us to maintain the balance of nature.We express our love and gratitude towards animals. The values of non violence and peace have been a part of our social life since ancient times.
What are the consequences of wrong customs and traditions?
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Poverty
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Illiteracy
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No means of livelihood
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All of above
Wrong customs and traditions cause the neglect of some sections of society. They have no access to education and they do not get opportunities of development. Thus no means of livelihood and they have to face poverty. Poverty and lack of education are two big obstacles of our society. We can only progress if we get rid of these.