Chapter 9 Bholi Solutions
Question - 11 : - Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys?
Answer - 11 : -
You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child.
Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Question - 12 : - Bholi’s teacher helped her overcome social barriers by encouraging and motivating her.
Answer - 12 : - How do you think you can contribute towards changing the social attitudes illustrated in this story?
Answer:
We can contribute towards changing the social attitudes illustrated in the story by:
• Ensuring that girls and boys are aware of their rights
• Treating girls and boys equally
• Giving them equal right to education and employment
• Saying ‘No’ to dowry
Question - 13 : - Should girls be aware of their rights, and assert them?
Answer - 13 : - Should girls and boys have the same rights, duties and privileges? What are some of the ways in which society treats them differently? When we speak of ‘human rights’, do we differentiate between girls’ rights and boys’ rights?
Answer:
Yes, girls should definitely be aware of their rights and assert them. Girls and boys must have the same rights, duties and privileges.
People treat boys and girls differently, especially in villages and small towns. Parents tend to spend more on the education of boys as compared to girls. They train their daughters to be polite, calm and an expert at household chores.
When we speak of ‘human rights’, law does not differentiate between girls’ rights and boys’ rights. But this disparity occurs in the society.
Question - 14 : - Do you think the characters in the story were speaking to each other in English?
Answer - 14 : - If not, in which language were they speaking? (You can get clues from the names of the persons and the non-English words used in the story.)
Answer:
No, the characters in the story were not speaking to each other in English. Words in the text like pitaji, tehsildaar, izzat, numberdar, etc. indicate that the characters in the story were speaking in Hindi.