CBSE Class 10 Social Science Gender Religion and Caste Important Questions Set 05

Important Questions

Question 1. How much representation do local governments provide for women in India?
Answer:
One-third (1/3rd) of seats are reserved for women in local governments in India.

Teacher's Note:
a) Local governments reserve one-third of seats for women.
b) This reservation is a key step toward improving women's political representation.

Question 2. What do you mean by a patriarchal society?
Answer:
A patriarchal society is a male-dominated society.

Teacher's Note:
a) Patriarchy means a society dominated by men.
b) This shapes unequal gender roles and opportunities.

Question 3. By what term is a person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women now known?
Answer:
Such a person is known as a feminist.

Teacher's Note:
a) A feminist believes in equal rights and opportunities for women.
b) Feminism as a movement seeks to address gender-based inequality.

Question 4. At which level of government in India are one-third of seats reserved for women?
Answer:
One-third of seats are reserved for women at the level of local self-government bodies.

Teacher's Note:
a) Local self-government bodies reserve one-third of seats for women.
b) This is a direct outcome of the 73rd/74th Constitutional Amendments.

Question 5. In which constitutional institution have seats been reserved for women?
Answer:
Seats have been reserved for women in local self-government bodies.

Teacher's Note:
a) Local self-government bodies are where women's seat reservation applies.
b) Parliament and state assemblies do not yet have a similar binding reservation in this source's context.

Question 6. Which of the following laws was enacted by the Government of India in October 2005: (a) The Right to Property Act (b) The Right to Education Act (c) The Consumer Protection Act (d) The Right to Information Act?
Answer:
(d) The Right to Information Act — enacted by the Government of India in October 2005.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Right to Information Act was enacted in October 2005.
b) It empowers citizens to seek information from public authorities.

Question 7. In which region of the world is the representation of women in national parliaments the lowest: (a) India (b) Europe (c) Sub-Saharan Africa (d) North America?
Answer:
(a) India — among these options, India has the lowest representation of women in its national parliament.

Teacher's Note:
a) India has comparatively low women's representation in its national parliament among these regions.
b) This underlines the gap between formal equality and actual political representation.

Question 8. Explain the term 'Feminist Movement'.
Answer:
The Feminist Movement is a movement to secure legal, economic and social equality for women.

Teacher's Note:
a) Feminist movements seek legal, economic and social equality for women.
b) They have driven reforms like women's suffrage, equal pay laws and reservation policies.