Read the given passage carefully and answer following questions:
The division of the society into male, female and transgender is believed to be natural and biological. But, in reality, there are social constructs and roles assigned to individuals which are reinforced by social institutions. Consequently, these biological differences become the basis of social differentiations, discriminations and exclusions. The exclusion of over half of the population becomes a serious handicap to any developing and civilised society. It is a global challenge, which has been acknowledged by the UNDP when it mentioned that, “If development is not engendered, it is endangered” (HDR UNDP 1995). Discrimination, in general, and gender discrimination, in particular, is a crime against humanity.
All efforts need to be made to address the denial of opportunities of education, employment, political representation, low wages for similar types of work, disregard to their entitlement to live a dignified life, etc. A society, which fails to acknowledge and take effective measures to remove such discriminations, cannot be treated as a civilised one. The Government of India has duly acknowledged the adverse impacts of these discriminations and launched a nationwide campaign called ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’.
The number of female workers is relatively high in primary sector, though in recent years there has been some improvement in work participation of women on secondary and tertiary sectors.
'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' is a __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Women empowerment campaign
The passage states: “The Government of India has duly acknowledged the adverse impacts of these discriminations and launched a nationwide campaign called ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’.”
The “discriminations” here are the denial of education, jobs, political representation and equal wages to women. A campaign that fights this discrimination against girls and women works for the empowerment of women.
Note 1: This passage is taken from the box ‘Promoting Gender Sensitivity through Beti Bachao–Beti Padhao Social Campaign’ in the chapter ‘Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition’ (India: People and Economy), almost word for word.
Note 2: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not call it a women empowerment campaign in clear words. It calls it a social campaign for promoting gender sensitivity, launched against the discrimination of women, which shows that it aims at the empowerment of women and girls.