1. Distinguish
between sex and gender.
2. What were
the highlights of Eight Five Year Plans?
3. List the
two strategies for women’s empowerment by autonomous women’s groups.
4. Explain
briefly the laws implemented for protecting the rights of women.
5. Who started
the school for girls and in which year?
6. Which year
did the Government of India declare as the ‘Women’s Empowerment Year’ and what
were its objectives?
7. In
which year did the Constitution of India come into existence?
8. Name
the two periods the modern age can be classified into.
9. What
is gender discrimination?
10. Why
should women be empowered?
11. Mention
any two laws for protection of rights of women.
12. Highlight
the role of reformers in uplifting the status of women.
13. What
is custodial rape?
14. How
did the practice of dowry start? Describe.
15. Explain
female infanticide. What are its causes?





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