7th Std Social Science Term 3 Solution | Lesson.7 Women Empowerment

7th Std Social Science Term 3 Solution | Lesson.7 Women Empowerment

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of gender inequality?

1. Poor maternal health
2. Greater insecurity for men
3. The spread of HIV/AIDS
4. Lower literacy rates for women

Ans : The spread of HIV/AIDS

2. Gender equality is an issue that is relevant to

1. Girls and women; it’s a women’s issue
2. All societies, women and men alike
3. Third world countries only
4. Developed Countries only

Ans : All societies, women and men alike

3. Which of the following strategies will help women become more socially and economically
empowered?

1. Women working together to challenge discrimination
2. More income sources for women
3. Improved access to education
4. All of the above

Ans : All of the above

4. Why are girls more likely than boys to miss out on secondary education in the developing world?

1. Because of high school fees, only boys are sent to school
2. Girls are expected to help out at home
3. Child Marriage restricts girls mobility and freedom
4. All of the above

Ans : All of the above

II. Fill in the Blanks.

1. Jyotirao Phule is remembered as the champion of women’s education in India. He, along with his wife_____________, opened the first school for girls in 1848.

Ans : Savitribai Phule

2. ____________is the first Woman to hold a Union Foreign Minister’s post.

Ans : Sushma Swaraj

3. ____________is the first Woman Director General of Police (DGP)

Ans : Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

4. _________is the first Indian Woman to win Booker

Ans : Arundhati Roy

III. Match the following

1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike	England
2. Valentina Tereshkova	Japan
3. Junko Tabei	Sri Lanka
4. Charlotte Cooper	USSR
Ans : 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – B, 4 – A

IV. Consider the following statement and tick the appropriate answer

1. Assertion (A) :Now women are being integrated at all steps of humanitarian operations.

Reason (R) : Women and girls suffer the most from any kind of conflict in the society

1. Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. If A is true but R is false
4. If A is false but R is true

Ans : Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Assertion (A) : Violence against women cuts across caste, class, religion, age and even education.

Reason (R) : Domestic violence is manifested in the form of foeticide, infanticide, dowry murder, marital cruelty, battering, child abuse etc.

1. Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. If A is true but R is false
4. If A is false but R is true

Ans : Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A