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Class 9 History Questions and Answers - Chapter 9: Towards a Bright Future
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1. What do you mean by social problems? Quote the definitions of Robert Merton &Robert Nisbet and Lenberg
• Problems which affect the society directly or indirectly
• Problems, whether individual or common that exist for a long time
affecting society
• “Social problem..... a way of behaviour that is regarded by a substantial
part of society as being in violation of one or more generally accepted or
approved norms.”(Robert Merton and Robert Nisbet)
• “If individuals exhibit such behavioural changes that can destroy
the existence of a tolerant society, it can be considered as a social
problem.”(Lenberg)
2. What are the problems faced by society today?
• Poverty
• Lack of shelter
• Lack of shelter
• Insecurity of old age people
• Juvenile crimes
• Crimes against women
• Environmental damages
3. What is poverty?
• Poverty is the inability to secure the minimum consumption requirements for life, health and efficiency.
4. Define Unemployment?
• Unemployment is a situation in which a person is physically and mentally able and willing to work but cannot get a job
5. How does unemployment cause poverty?
• Unemployment is a social problem related to poverty.
• While a section of people in the world finds employment of any kind,
many people cannot find any.
• If they cannot get a job may fail to secure the basic needs. This will
cause poverty.
6. Shelter is one of the basic needs of man. Justify the statement
• Lack of shelter is a major social problem in India.
• To have a house where an individual and the family can live in a healthy
way is one's right.
• Lack of shelter is the situation in which an individual is not able to secure and keep a suitable house.
7. On which day we celebrate as the International day of older people
• October 1
8. Identify the problems faced by old age people.
• Disaffection
• Disregard
• Loneliness
• Uncertainty
• Economic crisis
• Health problems
• Stress
9. Why old-age-homes are increasing in our country?
• The increase of nuclear families and families moving to cities in
search of better living conditions hardly provide the care and
consideration that the old age people have enjoyed. This causes
loneliness
• Their loneliness has been growing as a big social problem. That is why
old-age-homes are increasing in our country.
10. What are the problems faced by women in society?
• Crimes against women
• Atrocities against women.
• Crime such as denial of the right to education
• Low wages for the same job
• Denial of opportunities for proving their abilities
• From public activities
11. Find out the government facilities for the protection of women?
• Indian Government Schemes For Women Empowerment
1) Mahila E-haat.
2) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.
3) One Stop Centre Scheme.
4) Working Women Hostels.
5) Swadhar Greh.
6) STEP.
7) Nari Shakti Puruskars.
12. What are the evil effects of intoxicants?
• Increase crimes
• Cause mental and physical problems
• Cause family problems
• Cause economic crisis
• Cause accidents, deaths etc.
13. What can we do to orient people about the consequence of the use of narcotics?
• Drug education enables children, youth and adults to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to appreciate the benefits of living healthily
• Parents play a major role in preventing substance abuse among youth and in helping them if they've initiated use.
• WHO has launched a Joint Programme on drug dependence treatment and care
• Qualified and well-trained health and social service providers implement evidence-based treatment, care and other services
• The right to health is associated with the accessibility of education, social and health services without discrimination
14. Prepare a note on Juvenile crimes.
• The crimes done by children below fourteen years of age are called juvenile crimes. They are called juvenile offenders
15. Write the reasons for children to engage in crimes?
• Defects in family relations
• Use of intoxicants
• Misuse of media
• Deterioration of social values
16. Write the importance of childline
• The childline is an agency under the Ministry of Women and child
development of the central government to identify the problems and
difficulties of children and to help and protect them.
17. List out the agencies that help to prevent criminal tendency among children.
• School
• Police
• Orientations
• Support Mechanism
• Social actions
18. Write the names of any two institutions that help to avoid juvenile crimes.
• Child guidance clinic: The facility helps to find and analyse the problems of children.
• Counselling centre: This centre helps to provide a solution for the
behavioural problems of children.
19. List out any five merits of social media?
• Source of the Latest Information and Update
• Helps in Educations
• Speeds up the communication system between people belonging to other
places.
• Creates changes in the lifestyle of the people
• Used for Entertainment
20. List out any five demerits of social media?
• Bullying or Cyberbullying
• Used for Hacking
• Decreases Face-to-Face Communication Skills
• Spread Fake News Very Fast
• Negative Impact on Children
21. Explain Cybercrimes and Cyber Cells
• Crimes using information technology are called cyber crimes
• Some people tend to misuse Information Technology
• Social media causes many problems in personal and social life.
• Cyber Cells deal with crimes done using information technology
22. Write about the different kinds of violence against children
• Child labour
• Abuse and neglect in the family
• Sexual abuse and exploitation
• Bullying and other forms of violence in the school
• Corporal punishment
• Psychological aggression
• Child trafficking
• Sale of children
23. Analyse the interrelationship of different social problems.
• Many of the social problems are interrelated.
• The consequences of social problems have common features.
• Social problems change according to the changing times.
• Joint effort and actions are necessary to solve social problems.
Practice Questions and Answers
24. What is the mechanism to detect crimes using information technology?
• Cyber Cell
25. What are the problems associated with the use of intoxicants?
• Affects the health of individuals
• Family disunity and social isolation
• Physical and mental problems
• The financial crisis
• Increasing number of crimes
• Suicide and accidental death
26. Write down any three things you can do to help elderly people who suffer from disability and destitution.
• Help them understand the needs
• Give them consideration in public places
• Visit them and talk to them
• Reserve seats on buses.
(Consider also appropriate)
27. Explain why old age people are increasing in our country.
• The rise of nuclear families
• Moving to cities in search of better facilities.
• The lack of consideration from the family
28. What does it mean to be poor?
• Inability to achieve the minimum consumption requirements for life, health and efficiency.
29. What are the consequences of creating social problems?
• The person disturbs his life
• Social security is gone
• Has existed in society for a long time
30. What are the circumstances under which social problems may develop?
• Violation of public behaviour in society
• Denial of social rules
• Threatening the survival of society
• Characteristics of individuals
31. What does it mean to be a social problem?
• Problems that directly or indirectly affect everyone in society
32. “If individuals exhibit such behavioural changes that can destroy the existence of a tolerant society, it can be considered as a social problem”. Who made this statement?
• Lenberg
33. Write down two systems for solving adolescent crimes.
• Child Guidance Clinic
• Counseling Centre
34. Defects in family relations is one of the reasons for the rise of crimes among juvenile offenders. List any other three reasons.
• Use of intoxicants
• Misuse of visual media
• Deterioration of social values
35. Write down three issues faced by women.
• Crimes against women
• Denial of education
• Different wages for the same job
• Denial of opportunities for proving their abilities
• Exclusion from public activities.
36. What are the factors that can cause internal conflicts among old age people?
• Disaffection
• Disregard
• loneliness
• Uncertainty
• Economic crisis
• Health problems
• Mental problems
• Stress
37. What do you mean by unemployment?
• Unemployment is a situation in which a person is physically and mentally able and willing to work but cannot get a job
38. Write down any four issues facing modern society.
• Poverty
• Unemployment
• Insecurity of old age people
• Cybercrimes
• Problem of shelter
• Juvenile crime
• Use of intoxicating substances
• Violence against women and children.
(Any four)
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