KREIS_N2_7_Integrating Gender in Schooling Processes

Module 7

Integrating Gender in Schooling Processes

1. How can textbooks be made more gender inclusive ?

• Include more case studies of women and transgender persons who are achievers
•  By ensuring use of gender neutral language , gender equal visual displays and case studies of women and transgender persons .
• gender equal visual displays .
• Use of gender neutral language

2. Which of the following sentences are ' biological '

• Women undergo severe pain during menstruation .
• Men should be the only earning members of the family . 
• Women are born nurturers .
• Men are supposed to be strong and take care of the family .

3. Which of the following activities in school does not reflect gender discrimination ?

• Girls are encouraged to opt for Home Science .
• Teacher generally directs all questions related to Science to boys . 
• Girls and boys are equally given responsibility to serve mid - day meals .
• Boys are permitted to play football and cricket .

4. Gender roles refer to..........

• learnt behavior based on societal norms 
• the roles that cannot change with time .
• roles assigned on the basis of biological differences among men and women
• the rights of men and women .

5. Which of the following processes promotes gender sensitivity in the classrooms ?

• By ensuring careful usage of the adjectives to address boys and girls in class activities .
• Involving girls in decorative activities 
• Encouraging boys to respond more in classroom .
•  By providing different roles to boys and girls .

6. How can we ensure gender sensitive transactions of disciplines ?

• By questioning socially constructed ideas , institutions , and practices related to gender within the disciplines .
• By providing visuals of men , women and transgender in gender stereotypical roles .
• Neglecting participation and contribution of women in political , social , cultural , and environmental processes
• Under representing the participation of all genders .

7. Which of the following is not an example of gender stereotypes ?

• Girls are well mannered and shy .
• Children of all genders are capable of doing anything .
• Boys are usually into hiking and scaling mountains .
• Girls like to play with dolls

8. The term gender equity means...........

• equality between sexes . 
• treating transgender persons equally hu
• quantitative distribution of opportunities among persons .
• fairness of treatment for women and men , according to their respective needs .

9. A textbook of class IX has some illustrations which depict women as teachers and doctors while men as engineers and political leaders . This type of depiction is likely to promote : 

• Gender discrimintion
• Gender inclusion
• Empowerment of Girls
• Gender stereotype

10. For Developing a gender just society , greater focus should be on

• Parents
• Entire community including boys , girls , transgender children and parents
• Boys
• Girls

11. The principle of gender equality refers to.......

• Equal treatment of all female
• Equal treatment of all genders mate , females and transgender persons
• Equal treatment of transgender children
• Equal treatment of all males

12. Which of the following activities are not perceived as a male dominated activity ?

• Tilling land and sowing seeds .
• Heading a village panchayat . Alone
• Owning a shop and doing business transactions
• Teaching in schools

13. A Gender inclusive curriculum entails :

• Discussions on gender , sex and gender identities in the classroom .
• Exclusion of women's movements from different parts of the world .
• Languages which reinforce gender stereotypes .
• Emphasising on achievements of men

14. Which of the following statements is not true about women's rights ?

• They have right to equal access to education
• They do not have equal right to pay
• They enjoy the freedom of speech .
• They have the right to vote

15. Which amongst the following may not be considered as a challenge to democracy ?

• Unequal wages between men and women
• Environmental degradation tione
• Lack of access to educational resources
• Political representation of women

16. Which amongst the following is not true about the Hidden Curriculum ?

Gender is an inevitable element of the hidden curriculum .

• Assignment of different tasks to boys and girls is a part of the hidden curriculum
• It refers to the official , written and intended lessons , values and norms that are transacted in the classroom in a structured manner .
• It is what students absorb in school which may or may not be a part of the formal course of study .

17. Which of the following statements is not a gender stereotype about boys / men ?

• Boys / Men are athletic and muscular .
• Boys / Men can cook and look after the household .
• Boys / Men like to play with cars .
• Boys / Men should be educated more than the girls / women

18. In Indian Society , the social norms and values are governed by a system of

• Matriarchy
• Patriarchy
• Patriarchy and matriarchy
• Matrilineal

19. ' Adolescence is a crucial and complex stage of the life cycle ' . Which of the following attitudes / behaviors can help in overcoming anxiety and guilt among adolescents ?

• Make them feel guilty of their actions
• Providing a safe space to express freely and patiently listening to their problems .
• Negative responses from adults
• Disregarding and discouraging feelings expressed by adolescents

20. Which of the following is not a form of gender discrmination :

• Unequal access to public spaces
• Unequal access to digital learning to boys and girls
• Provision of equal wages to men and women
• Female foeticide

21. The effective integration of gender perspectives in the teaching - learning of social sciences will enable students to 

• Choose their careers mindfully .
• Critically examine socio - political and economic issues and question various dimensions of inequality .
• Improve skills of conducting experiments in the lab .
• Enhance communication skills with teachers and peers .

22. The term gender refers to...........

• Biological differences between women and men in terms of reproductive capacities .
• A sociological construct
• Equal division of labour
• Gender and sex are same

23. How can schools provide psychological support to learners

• By reinforcing ill effects of patriarchy within school premises .
• By providing guidance and counseling services to learners 
• By excluding the involvement of parents and community members in the activities of the school
• By having a redundant monitoring and evaluation mechanism

24. Which of the following features help in ensuring a Zero - Tolerance zone for violence in schools ?

• Untrained school and support staff .
• No involvement of parent and community members in the school activities .
• Poor redressal mechanisms in school
• Safe physical infrastructures , strict code of conduct policy and strong surveillance system .

25. Which of the following are not a part of a teacher's role in classrooms ?

• Ensure a space where learners can question stereotypes
• Providing a space for children to safely express themselves
• Doing homeworks on the learner's behalf .
• Encourage participatory teaching and learning

26. Girls are generally made to present a bouquet to the chief guest at school functions . This is an example of which of the following ?

• Gender positivity
• Hidden Curriculum 
• Gender sensitivity 
• Involvement of children in school activities

27. Which of the following measures should principals take to create a gender inclusive school environment ?

• Ensuring more security guards .
• Gender sensitization of all the staff members including supporting staff the ag
• Provide equal opportunities to all gender and perform periodic gender auditing of the school environment
• Orientation of boys towards gender issues and how it impacts their own behaviors and attitudes

28. How can teachers provide a sensitive class environment ?

• By ignoring behaviour of children who seem vulnerable irrespective of their gender 1917
• By being friendly with them
• By creating a safe space for children , being respectful of their needs , being available to listen and ready to unlearn their own biases .
• By treating girls better than boys

29. Which of the following statements is not a gender stereotype about girls / women ?

• Girls / Women have leadership skills and can excel in any profession .
• Girls / Women are bad Decision Makers
• Girls / Women should be thin and graceful .
• Girls / Women are talkative

30. Which of the following themes in social sciences may not be appropriate to include gender dimensions :

• Historical movement for liberty and freedom 
• Solar system
• Democracy
• Population  

31. Which of the following aspects does not form a part of Gender Auditing of school environment -

• Providing Counseling and Support Service
• Gender safe Access and Safety and Security for discriminated genders
• Involvement of Parents , prospective employers and Community Members
• No Zero Tolerance Policy against gender violence and discrimination

32. Gender division is......

• Division of workforce participation .
• Biological differences among gender
• Division on the basis of physical characteristics
• Unequal roles assigned by society to men women and transgender

31. What kind of learning materials should be used in the classrooms ?

• Learning materials that focus on content knowledge rather than gender issues .
• Learning materials that are sensitive to the needs of diverse groups including all gender .
• Learning materials that help students in rote learning .
• Learning materials that has good visuals

32. How can a teacher facilitate a gender friendly classroom process ?

• By forming gender biases and personal opinions about individual students .
• By performing only one - way communication and not paying attention to the individual needs of the students of all genders .
• By motivating boys to take up science and mathematics at the secondary stage .
• By encouraging the students of all genders to speak without hesitation

33. How does hidden curriculum operate in the school ?

• Through physical spaces and organizational arrangements , in celebration of events and occasions , in assigning tasks given to boys , girls and transgender in school .
• Through organizational arrangements and in the physical spaces in schools 
• In celebration of events and occasions within the school .
• In assigning tasks given to boys , girls and transgender