Question 1.
Which a way to create new opportunities for women?
(a) Household work
(b) Education
(c) Protest
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Education
Question 2.
In which profession do we find more women?
(a) Nursing
(b) Teaching
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Both of these
Question 3.
what kind of the following jobs are females engaged more than males?
(a) Nurses
(b) Farmers
(c) Pilots
(d) Factory workers
Answer
Answer: (a) Nurses
Question 4.
what kind of job are males engaged more than women?
(a) Teachers
(b) Nurses
(c) Army officers
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Army officers
Question 5.
In the most families, what were their main aims after their girls finish school?
(a) Marriage
(b) Job opportunities
(c) Higher educations
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Marriage
Question 6.
What did women NOT do in pottery trade?
(a) Collect the mud
(b) Prepare the earth
(c) Operate the wheel
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Operate the wheel
Question 7.
Which of the following became more common in 19th century?
(a) Hospitals
(b) Schools
(c) Discos
(d) Restaurants
Answer
Answer: (b) Schools
Question 8.
Where was Rashsundari Devi born?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Answer
Answer: (b) West Bengal
Question 9.
In which of the following languages did Rashsundari write her autobiography ?
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Bangla
Answer
Answer: (d) Bangla
Question 10.
What was the title of Rashsundari’s autobiography ?
(a) Discovery of India
(b) Meri 21 Kavitayen
(c) Amar Jiban
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Amar Jiban
Question 11.
What was percentage of Literate men in Census of 2001?
(a) 76%
(b) 40%
(c) 54%
(d) 38%
Answer
Answer: (a) 76%
Question 12.
Women’s situation has improved in these areas:
(a) Legal Reform
(b) education
(c) Health
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 13.
When were the guidelines against sexual harassment of women formalised?
(a) 2006
(b) 2001
(c) 1997
(d) 1990
Answer
Answer: (c) 1997
Question 14.
Which methods are used to raise awareness?
(a) Songs
(b) Plays
(c) Meetings
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 15.
People protest against:
(a) Injustice
(b) Equality
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Injustice
Question 16.
When is International Women’s Day celebrated?
(a) 8th April
(b) 8th March
(c) 8th January
(d) 8th August
Answer
Answer: (b) 8th March
Match the contents 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 |
Answer
Answer:
| 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 |
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. Ramabai was given the title of …………. because she could read and write.
Answer
Answer: Pandita
2. According to 1991 census ………… % of boys/men and …………. % of girls/females were literate.
Answer
Answer: 76, 54
3. The message about women’s right issue has been spread through ………… , songs and ………….
Answer
Answer: street plays, public meetings
4. Every year on …………. people gather at ………….. on the border of India and Pakistan and hold a cultural programme.
Answer
Answer: 14th August, Wagah
State whether the given statement is true or false.
1- Chaitanya Bhagabat was about life of a saint.
Answer
Answer: True
2. Men’s work is valued more than the female’s.
Answer
Answer: True
3. Women get equal wages for equal work as that of males.
Answer
Answer: False
4. 61 percent of boys leave school at secondary level.
Answer
Answer: True
5. 36 percentage of ST girls leave school at primary level.
Answer
Answer: False