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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 27

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 27, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 3 marks · Short answerGender, Religion and Caste

Suggest three steps to enhance the literacy rate among women in India.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about what the government can provide for girls.

Hint 2

How can society's attitude change?

Hint 3

What incentives attract poor families?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Launch government literacy programmes and campaigns at urban and grass-root levels, and enrol girls in formal schools while enforcing compulsory education.

    1 mark

  2. Counsel parents and society, and run awareness programmes to break traditional prejudices against girls' education.

    1 mark

  3. Give incentives such as scholarships for poor and meritorious girls, free mid-day meals, and convenient school timings.

    1 mark

Answer: Literacy campaigns and compulsory enrolment, awareness against prejudice, and scholarships and other incentives.

Where the marks are

  • Literacy programmes or enrolment (1 mark)
  • Awareness or counselling against prejudice (1 mark)
  • Scholarships or incentives (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Gender, Religion and Caste, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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