Breaking Stereotype

Q. What are the different pressures faced by boys?

1. Pressured into thinking about finding a job that pays a good salary
2. Pressured to take more technical jobs
3. Pressured to take more artistic jobs
4. Teased and bullied if boys don't behave like other boys

Q. Which of the following are considered stereotypes?

1. Girls should be married off immediately after they finish their education.
2. Boys are encouraged not to cry in front of others from an early age.
3. Technical jobs aren't meant for girls and women.
4. Girls are encouraged to think about their career from an early age.

Q. Once girls complete their basic education, they are generally encouraged to __________.

1. pursue personal goals
2. get married
3. pursue higher education
4. pursue a career

Q. The most effective solution to get rid of a stereotype is to _______.

1. ignore the stereotypes
2. educate the public
3. deny them blindly
4. break the stereotype

Q. Identify incidents that can exert pressure on children (both boys and girls).

1. Getting bullied.
2. Demands from adults.
3. Studies of researchers.
4. Demands of school teachers.

Q. In India, nearly _____ girls get married before they turn 18.

1. 90 lakh
2. 15 lakh
3. 50 thousand
4. 1 million

Q. In traditional/orthodox Indian families, a girl is encouraged only to become.

1. doctor
2. engineer
3. housewife