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"Women face discriminat… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q24)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 24

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, section B, question 24, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q24 · 2 marks · Very short answerGender, Religion and Caste

"Women face discrimination in various ways in our society." Explain any two ways.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of the family, workplace and wages.

Hint 2

How are sons and daughters treated differently in education?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Many parents prefer to spend more resources on their sons' education and upbringing than on their daughters'. Women also often face domestic violence at home.

    1 mark

  2. Women are underrepresented in highly paid jobs, and in many private-sector areas they are not paid equal wages for equal work.

    1 mark

Answer: Discrimination: preference for sons in spending, domestic violence, fewer well-paid jobs and unequal wages.

Where the marks are

  • Explains one way of discrimination (1 mark)
  • Explains a second way (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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