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CBSE Class 10 Power Sharing and Federalism — practice questions — page 15

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A time use survey in six states found that an average woman works roughly how long daily?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is much of the work done by women not valued?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work?Read the answer and worked solution →In many parts of India, sex-selective abortion has lowered which indicator?Read the answer and worked solution →What does child sex ratio measure?Read the answer and worked solution →The child sex ratio in India was merely how many girls per thousand boys?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of seats in Lok Sabha did elected women hold in 2019, as given in the Class 10 text?Read the answer and worked solution →What did many feminists conclude about women's problems?Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayats and municipalities reserve one-third of seats for women. Roughly how many women now serve?Read the answer and worked solution →The Women's Reservation Act, 2023 gives what share of Lok Sabha seats to women?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the Women's Reservation Act, 2023 also called?Read the answer and worked solution →What does gender division show about disadvantaged groups?Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike gender differences, religious differences are often expressed where?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Gandhiji mean by religion when he said it cannot be separated from politics?Read the answer and worked solution →Who argued that family laws of all religions discriminate against women?Read the answer and worked solution →Which laws deal with marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance?Read the answer and worked solution →When does religion in politics become a problem?Read the answer and worked solution →Which belief is the core of communal politics?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the belief that all followers of a religion share interests flawed?Read the answer and worked solution →For a majority community, a communal quest for political dominance takes which form?Read the answer and worked solution →Using sacred symbols, religious leaders and fear to unite voters is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which form is communalism's ugliest expression?Read the answer and worked solution →At which time did India and Pakistan suffer some of the worst communal riots?Read the answer and worked solution →Which model did the makers of the Constitution choose to face communalism?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement about the Indian state and religion is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country is cited as giving a special status to Buddhism?Read the answer and worked solution →Which freedom does the Constitution give about religion?Read the answer and worked solution →How does the Constitution allow the state to intervene in religious matters?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is communalism seen as a threat to the very idea of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which division is special to India, unlike gender and religion?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A time use survey in six states found that an average woman works roughly how long daily?

  1. Under five hours
  2. Exactly six hours
  3. Over seven hours
  4. Exactly ten hours
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Correct answer: C. Over seven hours

The survey showed a woman works a little over seven and half hours each day, against six and half hours for a man.

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Why is much of the work done by women not valued?

  1. It takes very little time
  2. It is banned by law
  3. It is done only in cities
  4. It is unpaid and invisible
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Correct answer: D. It is unpaid and invisible

Most of the bulk of women's work is household related, which remains unpaid and invisible, so it is not valued.

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Which Act provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work?

  1. Right to Information Act
  2. Factories Act, 1948
  3. Minimum Wages Act, 1948
  4. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
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Correct answer: D. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides that equal work should get equal wages, yet women are often paid less.

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