Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
The division of 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 differentiation, discrimination and exclusion. 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 for 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 given passage explicitly talks about:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Gender Sensitisation
The passage states: “Discrimination, in general, and gender discrimination, in particular, is a crime against humanity.”
The whole passage is about removing discrimination against women and making society sensitive to gender. It ends with the ‘Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao’ campaign. This is gender sensitisation.
Option (1) Human Growth — Incorrect. Human growth is about people’s physical growth, not the way society treats men and women.
Option (2) Population Growth — Incorrect. Population growth is the change in the number of people over time. No such numbers appear in the passage.
Option (3) Population composition — Incorrect. Composition studies features such as age, sex and literacy of a population. The passage only uses the sexes to talk about discrimination.
Option (4) Gender Sensitisation — Correct. Every line asks society to see and end gender discrimination.