NCERT Solutions for Class-6 Civics Chapter-2 Diversity and Discrimination
Thursday, August 5, 2021
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NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS
Question 1. Match the following statements in a way that challenges stereotypes:
| a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when one of them made a call on the mobile phone | 1. suffers from chronic asthma |
| b. The boy who won the drawing competition went to the dias | 2. to become an astronaut which she did. |
| c. One of the fastest athletes in the world | 3. to speak with her daughter who had just returned from school. |
| d. She was not that well-off but had a dream | 4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize. |
Answer:
a → 3
b → 4
c → 1
d → 2
Question 2. How can the stereotype that girls are a burden on their parents affect the life of a daughter? Imagine this situation and list at least five different effects that this stereotype can have on the way daughters get treated in the house.
Answer: When the stereotype people think that daughter is a burden on the parents, it affects the life of the girl child in the following ways,
1. She feels guilty that she is a burden on the family.
2. The daughters are not sent to school.
3. They are not given nutritional food from the parents. Milk, butter, fruits are kept for the boys.
4. They are deprived of love, care, and attention.
5. When daughters fall sick-they do not get proper medical care and attention.
Answer: When the stereotype people think that daughter is a burden on the parents, it affects the life of the girl child in the following ways,
1. She feels guilty that she is a burden on the family.
2. The daughters are not sent to school.
3. They are not given nutritional food from the parents. Milk, butter, fruits are kept for the boys.
4. They are deprived of love, care, and attention.
5. When daughters fall sick-they do not get proper medical care and attention.
Question 3. What does the Constitution say with regard to equality? Why do you think it is important for all people to be equal?
Answer: With regards ta. equality the Constitution says,
1. Everyone has equal rights and opportunities.
2. Untouchability is seen as a crime and legally abolished by law.
3. People are free to choose the kind of work they wish to do.
4. Government jobs are open to all people.
The equality of all persons is seen as a key that unites us all as Indians. The Constitution also placed responsibility on the government to take specific steps to realize that this right to equality to poor and other deprived communities.
Answer: With regards ta. equality the Constitution says,
1. Everyone has equal rights and opportunities.
2. Untouchability is seen as a crime and legally abolished by law.
3. People are free to choose the kind of work they wish to do.
4. Government jobs are open to all people.
The equality of all persons is seen as a key that unites us all as Indians. The Constitution also placed responsibility on the government to take specific steps to realize that this right to equality to poor and other deprived communities.
Question 4. Sometimes people make prejudiced comments in our presence. We are often not in a position to do anything about this because it is difficult to say something right then and there. Divide the class into groups and each group discuss what they could do in one of the following situations:
1. A friend begins to tease a classmate because he is poor.
2. You are watching TV with your family and one of them makes a prejudicial comment about a particular religious community.
3. Children in your class refuse to share their food with a particular person because they think she is dirty.
4. Someone tells you a joke that makes fun of a community because of their accent.
5. Some boys make remarks about girls not being able to play games as well as them.
Discuss in class what the different groups have suggested for the above situations, and also talk about the problems that can come up when raising the issue.
Answer:
1. I would try to convince my friend that being poor is not a crime nor a matter of laughter. Hence, he should not tease his classmate. Instead, he should take care of his dignity and self-respect.
2. I would stop him/her to do that.
3. I would advise my classmates to be friendly with one and all.
4. I would not get involved in the joke and would proceed from their immediately
5. I would try to convince those boys that girls are in no way less efficient than their male counterparts. I would give examples of Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams who did what many men could not think of.
1. A friend begins to tease a classmate because he is poor.
2. You are watching TV with your family and one of them makes a prejudicial comment about a particular religious community.
3. Children in your class refuse to share their food with a particular person because they think she is dirty.
4. Someone tells you a joke that makes fun of a community because of their accent.
5. Some boys make remarks about girls not being able to play games as well as them.
Discuss in class what the different groups have suggested for the above situations, and also talk about the problems that can come up when raising the issue.
Answer:
1. I would try to convince my friend that being poor is not a crime nor a matter of laughter. Hence, he should not tease his classmate. Instead, he should take care of his dignity and self-respect.
2. I would stop him/her to do that.
3. I would advise my classmates to be friendly with one and all.
4. I would not get involved in the joke and would proceed from their immediately
5. I would try to convince those boys that girls are in no way less efficient than their male counterparts. I would give examples of Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams who did what many men could not think of.
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