Class 7 Civics Chapter 4 Practice Question Answers - Growing up as Boys and Girls

Q1. Samoa island is located in:
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q2. Girls in Samoan are free when they become:
(a) Adult
(b) Married
(c) Teenagers
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)

Q3. Whose work is devalued?
(a) Men
(b) Women
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q4. Which was a very important activity on the Samoan islands in 1920s?
(a) Fishing
(b) Weaving
(c) Farming
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q5. Which of the following is not a toy of the girls?
(a) Guns
(b) Kitchen set
(c) Doll
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

Q6. How the provision of crèches helped many women?
(a) Helps women to take up employment inside the home
(b) Helps women to take up employment outside the home
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
The provision of crèches helps many women to take up employment outside the home. It also

makes it possible for more girls to attend schools.

Q7. Why the wages of the domestic workers are very low?
(a) Work done by they are lesser in value
(b) They do unpaid jobs
(c) There is not much demand of their work
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
The wages of the domestic workers are very low because the work those domestic workers do, does not have much value.

Q8. What was the purpose for setting up Anganwadis in several villages?
(a) Adult education centers
(b) Child care centers
(c) Health centers
(d) Yoga centers
Ans: (b)
The government has set up Anganwadis in several villages. These are Child care centers.

Q9. What girls were given to play while boys were given cars?
(a) Bus
(b) Trains
(c) Trucks
(d) Dolls
Ans: (d)
Boys are usually given cars to play with and girls’ dolls. Both toys can be a lot of fun to play with.

Q10. Which one activity was not associated with the Samoan children in the 1920s?
(a) Fishing
(b) Planting coconuts
(c) Playing cricket
(d) Looking after their siblings
Ans: (c)
The Samoan Islands are part of a large group of small islands in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. In the 1920s, according to research reports on Samoan society, children did not go to school.

Q11. How are domestic workers treated by their employers?
(a) They are treated very well
(b) They are having facilities of elite class
(c) They are often not treated well
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Domestic workers are often not treated well by their employer. Despite the hard work, theirwages are low and their employers often do not show them much respect.

Q12. What do you mean by the term ‘double burden’?
(a) Working inside the house
(b) Working outside the house
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Several women today work both inside and outside the home. This is often referred to as ‘double burden’.