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(2) The
Prohibition of Dowry
(Amendment) Act was enacted in
1984.
The practice of untouchability was
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(4) The Constitution gives cultural and
educational rights to minorities.
Answer the following questions in 25 to
30 words.
(1) Describe the Chipko movement.
(2) Write a note on the Protection of
Human Rights Act.
Answers
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Answer:
Q. Explain the following statements with reasons.
(2) The Prohibition of Dowry (Amendment) Act was enacted in 1984.
Answer: Even after the enactment of the anti-dowry law, incidents related to women’s death continued to be reported. Investigations still revealed dowry to be the most frequent cause of such deaths. The role of the police, the administration and judiciary were highlighted. This created greater awareness. As a result, the Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act came into force in 1984. In 1988, 2209 women died victim to the dowry tradition. In 1990 the number of dowry deaths was 4835 and in 1993, it was 5377. These numbers will impress upon you the seriousness of the issue.
(3) The practice of untouchability was banned by law.
Answer: In the post independence period, our Constitution adopted the values of freedom, equality, fraternity and social justice. In accordance with this, the practice of untouchability was banned by law. Untouchability was removed by the 17th paragraph of the Constitution and this class was included in the Scheduled Castes. In view of the educational and social backwardness of these castes, they were given reservations in education as well as jobs to facilitate their development.
(4) The Constitution gives cultural and educational rights to minorities.
Answer: In any society, a group of people of a particular religion, language or race who are few in number are termed a minority. Minorities have the right to protect and conserve their language, culture and traditions. For this purpose they have the right to set up separate educational institutions. The government implements various schemes for their progress.
Q. Answer the following questions in 25 to 30 words.
(1) Describe the Chipko movement.
Answer: The Chipko Movement started in 1973. Trees from the forests in the foothills of the Himalayas were to be cut down for commercial purposes. Chandiprasad Bhat and Sunderlal Bahuguna had started a movement to prevent this. Women followed the strategy of holding hands and encircling each tree. As their method consisted of protecting the tree by embracing it, the movement came to be known as the Chipko movement.
(2) Write a note on the Protection of Human Rights Act.
Answer: In 1993, the Protection of Human Rights Act was enacted to prevent injustice to men and women. The National Human Rights Commission was also formed for this purpose. In some states, the State Human Rights Commission was also formed on the same lines. This law which deals with collective oppression, the social conditions of divorced women, women and secure workplaces, played an effective role in mitigating injustices to women.