Gender Issues in Education — Practice

Q1. The 'sex' of a person is best described as

• A. a biological construct made by nature
• B. a socio-cultural construct made by society
• C. a personality trait shaped by school
• D. a role assigned by family and culture

Q2. Clearly that 'gender' is

• A. a biological construct given by nature
• B. a socio-cultural construct made by society and culture
• C. the same as the chromosomes XX and XY
• D. an unchangeable feature of the human body

Q3. In the SEX vs GENDER table, which row is correctly matched for SEX?

• A. Socio-cultural construct
• B. Variable and changeable
• C. Non-hierarchical and constant
• D. Society-made and systemic

Q4. The presence of XX chromosomes in a human makes the person

• A. a male
• B. a female
• C. a transgender
• D. biologically neutral

Q5. Children learn to categorise themselves by gender

• A. only after they enter primary school
• B. only at the onset of puberty
• C. very early in life through socialisation
• D. only when textbooks teach them about gender

Q6. A 'sex stereotype' is defined as

• A. a biological fact about males and females
• B. a shared popular set of beliefs and expectations, often without any basis, about qualities of females and males
• C. a school rule about separate uniforms for boys and girls
• D. a government law that protects women

Q7. A teacher in Rampur is choosing a class leader for class 4. She picks Rohan only because she thinks 'a boy would be a better leader than a girl'. This is an example of

• A. indirect gender discrimination
• B. direct gender discrimination
• C. gender sensitivity
• D. gender equity

Q8. A primary school in rural Bihar builds separate toilets for boys and girls. This is best described as

• A. an act of direct gender discrimination
• B. an act of indirect gender discrimination
• C. an act showing gender sensitivity, not discrimination
• D. a form of sexism

Q9. Gender discrimination is sometimes referred to by another name. That name is

• A. casteism
• B. racism
• C. sexism
• D. ableism

Q10. Sex ratio is defined as

• A. the number of males for every 1000 females
• B. the number of females for every 1000 males
• C. the number of females for every 10,000 males
• D. the percentage of girls in school enrolment

Q11. The sex ratio in India as per the 2011 Census was

• A. 940
• B. 914
• C. 972
• D. 1000

Q12. 'child sex ratio' is defined as the sex ratio among children aged

• A. 0–3 years
• B. 0–6 years
• C. 0–14 years
• D. 6–14 years

Q13. The minimum legal age of marriage of girls in India is

• A. 15 years
• B. 16 years
• C. 21 years
• D. 18 years

Q14. A teacher in a primary school wants to use gender-inclusive words. Which word should replace 'Chairman'?

• A. Chair-Sir
• B. Chair-lady
• C. Chair-Man
• D. Chairperson

Q15. GENDER EQUITY is defined as

• A. the outcome of equal treatment for men and women
• B. the process of being fair to men and women, often compensating for past disadvantages
• C. the law that gives women equal pay for equal work
• D. the same as gender equality, no difference