Short note .[3 Marks Each]

Question 13 Marks

Educational and traditional beliefs in India

Answer

The Indian Constitution has decided to give free and compulsory education to every child of a country of the age $6$ to $14$ years.

In addition, boys and girls have been given the same right to get education.
However, due to the traditional belief, in some areas of the country, girls have some difficulties in enjoying the right to education.
Parents do not even complete their primary education. This prevailing discrimination in the society promotes evil custom like child marriage. Girls do not have the power to progress in education mainly due to child marriage.
The government is providing free education and special facilities to girls at every level. Even though, parents are reluctant to give their daughters, a higher education.
For the last two decades, the government has been working hard to ensure that girls complete their primary education.
Yet, in today's society, there are many questions about educating girls. Parents are not ready to send their daughter out of their village to study.
They also prefer to get a job in their area instead of sending her to the city for a job.

Question 23 Marks

Women empowerment

Answer

During the last two decades, the government has made many schemes and programmes for women empowerment. Many schemes are implemented under 'Start up India' and Make in India'.
In 2001, the central government implemented a national policy for women empowerment.
According to this policy, the financial assistance is provided for animal husbandry, industry and Scanned other ventures to make women self-reliant.
in addition, government schemes and public organizations also help women sell-reliant.
Women's welfare centres have been set up to solve social, legal and employment issues for women.
Women's courts have been set up in the country so that poor women can easily get justice.
The government has enacted laws to protect women from sexual harassment and to enable them to do job, profession or work independently.

Question 33 Marks

Women Movements

Answer

Before 1947, various agitations took place under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhiji against the British for independence.
Many women of the country, including Gujarat, joined Kasturba in those movements. After independence, women have started small and big agitations in different states of the country.
In Bihar, women succeeded in agitating againstthe Government to ban alcohol in the state. Sometimes in the summer the women of the city area agitate for water. In most of the states,
women are agitating for their own issues. Women working in Anganwadi agitated for salary hike in the state of Gujarat.

Question 43 Marks

The life of a housewife

Answer

A housewife makes a 'home' to the house with four walls. गृहिणी गृहम् उच्यते। means a housewife is only called a home.

She does all the household work; welcomes guests; brings up children; serves the elders.
Thus, women maintain the dignity, limits and prestige of the family by fulfilling all the responsibilities of the home, while today's educated housewife contributes to the financial responsibility of the home by doing a job or business in her favourite field along with the responsibility of the home.
At present women are establishing their own identity by achieving remarkable achievements in various fields. Women are working in the fields of sports, films, entertainment, politics, space, scien and research.
Women are performing commendable duties by joining the difficult task like defence of the country.

Social Science Short note .[3 Marks Each]