Question

Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim girls drop out of school in large numbers.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Indian society has been patriarchal since inception. Female gender is considered inferior to males and males are always given preference and privileges as compared to females. Dalits, Adivasis, and Muslim girls are mostly drop out of schools due to the following reasons:

1) Social Discrimination: The caste system in our society discriminates against lower castes people and majority religion less tolerate minority religion

2) Poverty: This is the major reason why girls cannot pursue their secondary education and some cannot even complete primary education because their parent cannot afford fees and girl children are forced to work at home.

3) Lack of Good School Facilities: These communities are discriminated even by the schooling system. They are given less preference.

4) Uneducated Background: The parents mostly uneducated don't see any good in educating their children while spending money.