Q 1 – Which a way to create new opportunities for women?
(a) Household work
(b) Education
(c) Protest
(d) All of these
(b) Education
Q 2 – What kind of the following jobs are females engaged more than males?
(a) Nurses
(b) Farmers
(c) Pilots
(d) Factory workers
(a) Nurses
Q 3 – What kind of job are males engaged more than women?
(a) Teachers
(b) Nurses
(c) Army officers
(d) None of these
(c) Army officers
Q 4 – Which of the following became more common in 19th century?
(a) Hospitals
(b) Schools
(c) Discos
(d) Restaurants
(b) Schools
Q 5 – In which of the following languages did Rashsundari write her autobiography ?
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Bangla
(d) Bangla
Q 6 – What was the title of Rashsundari’s autobiography ?
(a) Discovery of India
(b) Meri 21 Kavitayen
(c) Amar Jiban
(d) None of these
(c) Amar Jiban
Q 7 – Women’s situation has improved in these areas:
(a) Legal Reform
(b) education
(c) Health
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
Q 8 – Which methods are used to raise awareness?
(a) Songs
(b) Plays
(c) Meetings
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
Q 9 – When is International Women’s Day celebrated?
(a) 8th April
(b) 8th March
(c) 8th January
(d) 8th August
(b) 8th March
Q 10 – Who wrote Amar Jiban?
Rashsundari Devi wrote Amar Jiban.
Q 11 – Who was Satyarani?
Satyarani was an active member of the anti-dowry movement.
Q 12 – What agricultural work women do?
Their work includes planting, weeding, harvesting and threshing.
Q 13 – What are the various means of raising awareness among the people?
Message can be spread through street plays, songs and public meetings.
Q 14 – What do you understand about stereotypes and how do it affect the girls?
When we believe that people belonging to particular groups are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can only do a certain type of work, is called stereotypes. Many people believe in stereotypes and do not provide education to the girls as they do to the boys. Due to the stereotypical thinking, in most families, once girls finish school, family member are encouraged to see marriage as their main aim in life.
Q 15 – In what ways have women led their movement?
Women’s movement have been led by following ways:
- Campaigning: Campaigning is one of the important ways that led the movement. It was initiated to fight discrimination and violence against women. These campaigns have also led to new laws being passed. A law was passed in 2006 against domestic violence on the women.
- Raising Awareness: An important part of the women’s movements’ work is to raise public awareness on women’s rights issues. Their messages have been spread through street plays, songs and public meetings.
- Protesting: Public rallies and demonstrations Eire a very powerful ways of drawing attention to injustices.
- Showing solidarity: The women’s movement is also about showing solidarity with other women and causes.
Q 16 – What are the various ways women apply to fight discrimination and seek justice?
The various ways women apply to fight discrimination and seek justice are as follow:
(a) It has proved to be a great success. It has led to a new law being passed in 2006. This law gives legal protection to women against domestic violence which includes physical and violence within then- homes.
Women by dint of campaigning made the Supreme Court formulate guidelines in 1997 to protect women against sexual harassment at workplace. They also campaigned for bringing justice to those families which have become pray to dowry deaths. As a result of their campaigns, dowry laws were changed to punish families who seek dowry.
(b) Raising Awareness. Women, in order to fight-discrimination, work hard to raise public awareness on women’s rights issues. They do so through several means such as street plays, songs, and public meetings.
(c) Whenever a law or policy acts against the interest of the women, they rise in protest by holding public rallies and demonstrations. These are powerful ways of drawing attention to injustices.
(d) Showing Solidarity. Women associated with the Women’s movement also believe in showing solidarity with other women and their causes.
Q 17 – Can you describe two methods of struggle that the women’s movement used to raise issues? If you had to organize a struggle against stereotypes, about what women can or cannot do, what method would you employ from the ones that you have read about? Why would you choose this particular method?
(1) The two methods of struggle that the women’s movement used are:
Campaigning: It is an important part of the women’s movement in a planned way to achieve a certain purpose or goal. For example, a women’s campaign led the Supreme Court to formulate guidelines in 1997 to protect women against sexual harassment at the workplace and within educational institutions.
Protesting: Protesting is a method of struggle of an individual or group of people against an unfavourable law or policy. For example, women protested against the violation of women’s rights of better treatment by the husband and in-laws at home.
(2) If I had to organize a struggle against stereotypes, I would employ the campaigning method.
(3) I would choose this particular method because it raises the issues and. makes aware the people concerning to the problem, positively. It leads the decision-making authority to go in-depth about the issue.
Q 18 – Match the content of Column A with that of Column B
Column A | Column B |
1. 8th March | (a) Ramabai |
2. law in 2006 | (b) Rokeya Sakhawat |
3. Mission for widow and poor women | (c) International women’s day |
4. Sultana’s dream | (d) Against domestic violence |
Column A | Column B |
1. 8th March | (c) International women’s day |
2. law in 2006 | (d) Against domestic violence |
3. Mission for widow and poor women | (a) Ramabai |
4. Sultana’s dream | (b) Rokeya Sakhawat |