Class 7 Civics Chapter 5 Question Answers - Women Change the World

Short Q & A :

Q1: How do you think stereotypes, about what women can do and what they cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?

Ans : Stereotypes about what women can or cannot do affects women’s right to equality because they are considered weak and incapable of doing strong works. And thus women are called inferior to men. They are paid less salaries / wages than their man counterparts.

Q2: Why do you think learning alphabets was actually important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya?

Ans : 

Learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya because after learning alphabet they could achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams and contribute the society.

• Rashsundari Devi: Wrote “Amar Jiban”, first autobiography written by an India woman.
• Ramabai: She set up a mission in Khedagaon where widows and poor women are taught variety of skills from carpentry to running a printing press.
• Rokeya: She started a school for girls in Kolkata in 1910 and thus helped other girls to get education.

Q3: Why Ramabai was given title pandita?

Ans :  Ramabai could read and write Sanskrit, a remarkable achievement as women as they were not allowed such knowledge.

Q4: Write brief note about Ramabai achievement.

Ans : 

Learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya because after learning alphabet they could achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams and contribute the society.

• Rashsundari Devi: Wrote “Amar Jiban”, first autobiography written by an India woman.
• Ramabai: She set up a mission in Khedagaon where widows and poor women are taught variety of skills from carpentry to running a printing press.
• Rokeya: She started a school for girls in Kolkata in 1910 and thus helped other girls to get education.

Q5: Write short notes about Rashsundari Devi and her contribution to society in improving women situation.

Ans:

Learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai and Rokeya because after learning alphabet they could achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams and contribute the society.

Rashsundari Devi: Wrote “Amar Jiban”, first autobiography written by an India woman.

Ramabai: She set up a mission in Khedagaon where widows and poor women are taught variety of skills from carpentry to running a printing press.

Rokeya: She started a school for girls in Kolkata in 1910 and thus helped other girls to get education.

Long Q & A : 

Q1: Describe few methods of struggle used by women to raise their issues.
 Ans:
Following are the methods of struggle that women’s movement used to raise their issues: 
(i) Raising awareness through street plays, songs and public meetings. 
(ii) Protesting through public rallies and powerful way of drawing attention to injustice.