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10. Puducherry 85.8 91.3 80.7
11. Himachal Pradesh 82.8 89.5 75.9
12. Maharashtra 82.3 88.4 75.9
13. Sikkim 81.4 86.6 75.6
14. Tamil Nadu 80.1 86.8 73.4
15. Nagaland 79.6 82.8 76.1
16. Manipur 79.2 86.1 72.4
17. Uttarakhand 78.8 87.4 70.0
18. Gujarat 78.0 85.8 69.7
19. West Bengal 76.3 81.7 70.5
20. Dadra & Nagar 76.2 85.2 64.3
 Haveli
21. Punjab 75.8 80.4 70.7
22. Haryana 75.6 84.1 65.9
23. Karnataka 75.4 82.5 68.1
24. Meghalaya 74.4 76.0 72.9
25. Odisha 72.9 81.6 64.0
26. Assam 72.2 77.8 66.3
27. Chhattisgarh 70.3 80.3 60.2
28. Madhya Pradesh 69.3 78.7 59.2
29. Uttar Pradesh 67.7 77.3 57.2
30. Jammu & Kashmir 67.2 76.3 56.4
31. Andhra Pradesh 67.0 74.9 59.1
32. Jharkhand 66.4 76.8 55.4
33. Rajasthan 66.1 79.2 52.1
34. Arunachal Pradesh 65.4 72.6 57.2
35. Bihar 61.8 71.2 51.5
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10. Puducherry 85.8 91.3 80.7
11. Himachal Pradesh 82.8 89.5 75.9
12. Maharashtra 82.3 88.4 75.9
13. Sikkim 81.4 86.6 75.6
14. Tamil Nadu 80.1 86.8 73.4
15. Nagaland 79.6 82.8 76.1
16. Manipur 79.2 86.1 72.4
17. Uttarakhand 78.8 87.4 70.0
18. Gujarat 78.0 85.8 69.7
19. West Bengal 76.3 81.7 70.5
20. Dadra & Nagar 76.2 85.2 64.3
 Haveli
21. Punjab 75.8 80.4 70.7
22. Haryana 75.6 84.1 65.9
23. Karnataka 75.4 82.5 68.1
24. Meghalaya 74.4 76.0 72.9
25. Odisha 72.9 81.6 64.0
26. Assam 72.2 77.8 66.3
27. Chhattisgarh 70.3 80.3 60.2
28. Madhya Pradesh 69.3 78.7 59.2
29. Uttar Pradesh 67.7 77.3 57.2
30. Jammu & Kashmir 67.2 76.3 56.4
31. Andhra Pradesh 67.0 74.9 59.1
32. Jharkhand 66.4 76.8 55.4
33. Rajasthan 66.1 79.2 52.1
34. Arunachal Pradesh 65.4 72.6 57.2
35. Bihar 61.8 71.2 51.5
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B.2.  Attempt the following in pairs.
 Name the states/UTs with female literacy lower than 60%. \
 Name the state/UT with the highest female literacy. \
 Discuss reasons why male literacy is higher than female literacy in India. \
B.3.  (a)  What do you think are the causes for female illiteracy in India?
 ………………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
 (b)  Suggest ways to increase female literacy in India.
 ……………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
B.4.  Read the following short story
 The whole world came together
 A young mother was ready for a few minutes of relaxation after a long and tiring 
day. However, her young daughter had other plans for her mother's time.
 'Read me a story, Mom,' the little girl requested.
 'Give Mommy a few minutes to relax and unwind. Then I'll be happy to read you a 
story,' pleaded the mother.
 The little girl was insistent that Mommy read to her now. With a stroke of genius, 
the mother tore off the back page of the magazine she was reading. It contained a 
full-page picture of the world.
 As she tore it into several pieces, Mom asked her daughter to put the picture 
together and then she would read her a story. Surely this would buy her some 
relaxing moments.
 A short time later, the little girl announced the completion of her puzzle project. To 
her mother's astonishment, the world picture was completely assembled.
 When she asked her daughter how she managed to do it so quickly, the little girl 
explained that on the reverse side of the page was the picture of a little girl.
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10. Puducherry 85.8 91.3 80.7
11. Himachal Pradesh 82.8 89.5 75.9
12. Maharashtra 82.3 88.4 75.9
13. Sikkim 81.4 86.6 75.6
14. Tamil Nadu 80.1 86.8 73.4
15. Nagaland 79.6 82.8 76.1
16. Manipur 79.2 86.1 72.4
17. Uttarakhand 78.8 87.4 70.0
18. Gujarat 78.0 85.8 69.7
19. West Bengal 76.3 81.7 70.5
20. Dadra & Nagar 76.2 85.2 64.3
 Haveli
21. Punjab 75.8 80.4 70.7
22. Haryana 75.6 84.1 65.9
23. Karnataka 75.4 82.5 68.1
24. Meghalaya 74.4 76.0 72.9
25. Odisha 72.9 81.6 64.0
26. Assam 72.2 77.8 66.3
27. Chhattisgarh 70.3 80.3 60.2
28. Madhya Pradesh 69.3 78.7 59.2
29. Uttar Pradesh 67.7 77.3 57.2
30. Jammu & Kashmir 67.2 76.3 56.4
31. Andhra Pradesh 67.0 74.9 59.1
32. Jharkhand 66.4 76.8 55.4
33. Rajasthan 66.1 79.2 52.1
34. Arunachal Pradesh 65.4 72.6 57.2
35. Bihar 61.8 71.2 51.5
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B.2.  Attempt the following in pairs.
 Name the states/UTs with female literacy lower than 60%. \
 Name the state/UT with the highest female literacy. \
 Discuss reasons why male literacy is higher than female literacy in India. \
B.3.  (a)  What do you think are the causes for female illiteracy in India?
 ………………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
 (b)  Suggest ways to increase female literacy in India.
 ……………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
B.4.  Read the following short story
 The whole world came together
 A young mother was ready for a few minutes of relaxation after a long and tiring 
day. However, her young daughter had other plans for her mother's time.
 'Read me a story, Mom,' the little girl requested.
 'Give Mommy a few minutes to relax and unwind. Then I'll be happy to read you a 
story,' pleaded the mother.
 The little girl was insistent that Mommy read to her now. With a stroke of genius, 
the mother tore off the back page of the magazine she was reading. It contained a 
full-page picture of the world.
 As she tore it into several pieces, Mom asked her daughter to put the picture 
together and then she would read her a story. Surely this would buy her some 
relaxing moments.
 A short time later, the little girl announced the completion of her puzzle project. To 
her mother's astonishment, the world picture was completely assembled.
 When she asked her daughter how she managed to do it so quickly, the little girl 
explained that on the reverse side of the page was the picture of a little girl.
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 'You see, Mommy!' she said, 'When I got the little girl together, the whole 
world came together!'
B.5.  On the basis of your reading of the story and the discussion between the girls 
in the following picture, have a whole class discussion on-The Need to 
Recognize and Empower the Girl Child
Picture
Save us. 
We have a dream 
too.
The 
hardest profession to 
take in life is being a girl 
child!
A whole 
range of discriminatory 
practices including female foeticide, 
female infanticide, son idolization, early 
marriage and dowry have buried the 
future of the girl child
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10. Puducherry 85.8 91.3 80.7
11. Himachal Pradesh 82.8 89.5 75.9
12. Maharashtra 82.3 88.4 75.9
13. Sikkim 81.4 86.6 75.6
14. Tamil Nadu 80.1 86.8 73.4
15. Nagaland 79.6 82.8 76.1
16. Manipur 79.2 86.1 72.4
17. Uttarakhand 78.8 87.4 70.0
18. Gujarat 78.0 85.8 69.7
19. West Bengal 76.3 81.7 70.5
20. Dadra & Nagar 76.2 85.2 64.3
 Haveli
21. Punjab 75.8 80.4 70.7
22. Haryana 75.6 84.1 65.9
23. Karnataka 75.4 82.5 68.1
24. Meghalaya 74.4 76.0 72.9
25. Odisha 72.9 81.6 64.0
26. Assam 72.2 77.8 66.3
27. Chhattisgarh 70.3 80.3 60.2
28. Madhya Pradesh 69.3 78.7 59.2
29. Uttar Pradesh 67.7 77.3 57.2
30. Jammu & Kashmir 67.2 76.3 56.4
31. Andhra Pradesh 67.0 74.9 59.1
32. Jharkhand 66.4 76.8 55.4
33. Rajasthan 66.1 79.2 52.1
34. Arunachal Pradesh 65.4 72.6 57.2
35. Bihar 61.8 71.2 51.5
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B.2.  Attempt the following in pairs.
 Name the states/UTs with female literacy lower than 60%. \
 Name the state/UT with the highest female literacy. \
 Discuss reasons why male literacy is higher than female literacy in India. \
B.3.  (a)  What do you think are the causes for female illiteracy in India?
 ………………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
 (b)  Suggest ways to increase female literacy in India.
 ……………………………………………………………….. \
 …………………………………………………………………. \
B.4.  Read the following short story
 The whole world came together
 A young mother was ready for a few minutes of relaxation after a long and tiring 
day. However, her young daughter had other plans for her mother's time.
 'Read me a story, Mom,' the little girl requested.
 'Give Mommy a few minutes to relax and unwind. Then I'll be happy to read you a 
story,' pleaded the mother.
 The little girl was insistent that Mommy read to her now. With a stroke of genius, 
the mother tore off the back page of the magazine she was reading. It contained a 
full-page picture of the world.
 As she tore it into several pieces, Mom asked her daughter to put the picture 
together and then she would read her a story. Surely this would buy her some 
relaxing moments.
 A short time later, the little girl announced the completion of her puzzle project. To 
her mother's astonishment, the world picture was completely assembled.
 When she asked her daughter how she managed to do it so quickly, the little girl 
explained that on the reverse side of the page was the picture of a little girl.
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 'You see, Mommy!' she said, 'When I got the little girl together, the whole 
world came together!'
B.5.  On the basis of your reading of the story and the discussion between the girls 
in the following picture, have a whole class discussion on-The Need to 
Recognize and Empower the Girl Child
Picture
Save us. 
We have a dream 
too.
The 
hardest profession to 
take in life is being a girl 
child!
A whole 
range of discriminatory 
practices including female foeticide, 
female infanticide, son idolization, early 
marriage and dowry have buried the 
future of the girl child
54
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B.6.  Read the following extract on Girl Child Education
A little 
amount of care, a 
handful of warmth and a heart 
full of love for a girl child can 
make a big difference. 
Did you 
know that every year 12 
million girls are born in the country but 
unfortunately only 1/3 of those survive? Some 
are killed in the womb, some at the time of 
birth, some die due to ill health and some 
due to poor nutritional status. 
Why do 
people discriminate against 
us for nutrition and even 
education?