English Lesson 1 GENDER BIAS CLASS 11th SOLUTIONS

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                          GENDER BIAS

 Q. What course was the author pursuing at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore ? 

Ans. Sudha Murthy, the author of this chapter, was very bright at studies. She was pursuing her M.Tech. course at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. At that time, this institute was known as the Tata Institute. She was the only girl in her postgraduate department.

Q. Where did the author want to complete a doctorate in computer science? 

Ans. The author was pursuing her M.Tech. course at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. She was doing there her master's course in computer science. She also wanted to do doctorate in it. And she wanted to go abroad to complete her doctorate in computer Where did the author want to complete a doctorate in computer science? science. 

Q. What advertisement did the author see on the noticeboard?

Ans. It was in 1974 when the author was pursuing her M. Tech. course at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. She was then in the final year. One day, she saw an advertisement on the noticeboard. It was a standard job-requirement notice from the famous automobile company, Telco (now Tata Motors) 

Q. What was it in the advertisement that made the author very upset? 

Ans. The advertisement was a standard job-requirement notice from the famous automobile company,Telco. The author became very upset when she read 'a line in the advertisement.It said, "Lady candidates need not apply." 

Q. Why did she write a postcard to Telco ? 

Ans. The famous automobile company, Telco, had given an advertisement about a standard job-requirement. In it, lady candidates were asked not to apply. Sudha became upset when she read it. She wrote a postcard to Telco to express her displeasure at the discrimination against women shown by Telco. 

Q. What telegram did the author receive from Telco? 

Ans. The author had written a postcard to the automobile company, Telco, to express her displeasure at the discrimination against women shown by them. In its reply, she got a telegram from Telco. She was called to appear for an interview at Telco's Pune office at the Company's expense. 

Q. Why did author's hostel mates want her to go to Pune for the interview? 

Ans. The author had received a telegram from the famous automobile company, Telco. She was called, to appear for an interview at Telco's Pune oftice at the company's expense. do her hostelmates wanted her to use the opportunity to go to Pune free of cost and buy them the famous Pune sarees for cheap. 

Q. How many people were there on the interview panel? What did the author realizrealize? 

Ans. There were six people on the interview panel. Then the author realized that it was a serious business. So before the interview, Sudha told the panel that she hoped that it wae only a technical interview. The interview panel asked the author technical questions only. 

Q. What did Sudha tell the panel before the interview : 

Ans. When Sudha went for the interview at Telco's Pune office, she saw there were six people on the panel. Then the author realized that it was a serious business. So betore the interview, Sudha told the panel that she hoped it was only a technical intervieW. 

Q. What type of questions was the author asked by the interview panel? 

Ans. The panel asked Sudha technical questions only. One of the six people on the interview panel was an elderly gentleman. He talked to Sudha very affectionately. He told her why they had said, Lady candidates need not apply. He told her that they had never employed any ladies on the shop floor of the company. "This is not a co-ed college; this is a factory," he said. 

Q. When did Sudha first see Mr JRD Tata ? 

Ans. After joining Telco, Sudha did not get a chance to meet him till she was transferred to Mumbai. One day, she went to the chairman's office. Suddenly Mr JRD too came there It was the first time that she met Mr JRD TATA. 

Q. What did Sumant Moolgaokar tell Mr JRD about Sudha? 

Ans. One day, Sudha had to show some reports to the chairman, Mr Moolgaokar. Shes went to his office. Suddenly Mr JRD too came there. It was the first time that she met Mr RD Tata. Mr Moolgaokar introduced her to Mr JRD saying, "She is the first woman to- work on the Telco's shop floor." 

Q. How many girls are now studying in engineering colleges ? 

Ans. Ir 1974 when Sudha Murthy was pursuing her M.Tech. course at the Indian Insticutr cf science in Banglore, very few girls took engineering as their career. It was so because girls were not given jobs of engineers in the companies. But today, nearly 50 per cent of the students in engineering colleges are girls. 

Q. What would the author want from life, if time stops? 

Ans. Sudha Murthy was greatly impressed by Mr RD Tata, the owner of the very tamous automobile company Telco. Sudha says that if time stops and asks her what she wants from lite, she would say she wishes Mr Tata was alive today. He would have been very happy to see his company having made so much progress. 

Q. Describe Sudha's life as a student at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 

Ans. Sudha was doing her master's.course in computer science at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. She was a bright student. She was the only girl in her postgraduare department. She was very bold and idealistic. Her life was full of fun and joy. 

Q. Why did Sudha want to go abroad ? 

Ans. Sudha was a bright student. She had been offered scholarship from universities in the U.S. and she didn't want to take up any job in India. So after completing her masters course in computer science, she was looking forward to going abroad. There she wanted to complete her doctorate in computer Science

Q. Why did Sudha write a postcard to Telco ? And what did she receive in reply from Telco?

Ans. Sudha wrote a postcard to Telco because she wantd to express her displeasure at the discrimination against women shown by the famous automobile company. In reply to that letter, Sudha received a telegram from Telco. She was called to appear for an interview at elco's Pune office at the company's expense. 

Q. What was the reason given by the elderly man for not employing women in Telco ? 

Ans. The elderly gentleman talked to Sudha very affectionately. He told her why they had said, Laay caindiada:es ieed not apply' He told her that they had never employed any ladies On the siop fosr of the company. "This is not a co-ed college; this is a actory," he said. 

Q. What did the writer see as a challenge? What did she decide to do and why? 

Ans. 

To apply for the job which was not consideredapplicablefor women by the Telco company was a challengefor the writer. She decided to write to the topmost person in elco's management. She wanted to inform him about the injustice being perpetrated by the company. 

Q. What did she write in the letter to Telco company ? 

Ans. In the postcard, she wrote that the great Tatas not only started the basic infrastructure industries in India, but also established the Indian Institute of Science. But she was surprised to find Telco discriminating on the basis of gender. 

Q. Describe Sudha's life as a student at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 

Ans. Sudha was doing her master's course in computer science at the Indian Institute o= Science in Bangalore. At that time, this institute was known as the Tata Institute. It was co-ed college. Sudha stayed at the ladies hostel in Bangalore. Sudha was a bright student- She was the only girl in her postgraduatedepartment.Other girls in the institute wer pursuing research in different departments of science. Sudha was very bold and idealistio Her life was full of fun and joy. \She did not know what helplessness or injustice meant ti she came to know about the gender bias prevalent in the society. Her one move against th- bias brought a great change in the policy of the famous automobile company named Telc (Tata Motors). Telco company started giving work to women also on its shop floor. 

Q. What were Sudha plans after completing her master cource in computer Science? 

Ans. Sudha was an intelligent student. She was pursuing her M.Tech. course at the Ans. Indian Institure of Science in Bangalore. She was in the final year of her M.Tech course. She was the only girl in her postgraduate department. She was very bright at studies. She had always been excellent in academics and in M.Tech she had done better than most of her male classmates. She had been offered scholarship from universities in the U.S. and she didn't want co take up any job in India. So after completing her master's course in computer cience, she was looking forward to going abroad. She wanted to go abroad to study tor ner doctorate in computer science. But there was something different in store for her. An incident changed her decision of going abroad for furcher studies and also starting her career there. She got a job in the famous automobile company, Telco, in Pune. 

Q. Why did Sudha become angry after reading the job advertisement from the automobile company, Telco ? 

Ans. There was a small line at the bottom of the job advertisement from the- famous company, Telco. It said, "Lady candidates need not apply." Sudha was shocked to read this. She was surprised how a company such as Telco was discriminating on the basis of gender. She grew so angry that she decided to write to the topmost person in Telco's management. She wanted to intorm him about the injustice being perpetrated by the company. And she Wrote a letter to Mr JRD Tata, expressing her displeasure at the discrimination against women. She took it as a challenge to apply for the job which was not considered applicable for women by the Telco company. 

Q. What was the reason given by the elderly man for not employing women in Telco ? 

Ans. When Sudha went for the interview at Telco's Pune office, there were six people on the panel. One of them was an elderly gentleman. He talked to Sudha very affectionately. He told her why they had said, Lady candidates need not apply He told her that they had never employed any ladies on the shop floor of the company. "This is not a co-ed college: this is a factory" he said to Sudha. He appreciated Sudha for being first ranker throughout her acadeniic. Tha eldetkyi gentleman said to Sudha that bright people like her should work ii reucuh taborahvie. 

Q. When did Sudha come to know who Mr JRD Tata was When did she happen meet him? 

Ans. t was only after joining Telco that Sudha came to know who Mr JRD Tata was H was the uncrowned king of Indian industry. However she did not get to meet him till transterredto Bombay. One day, she went to the chairmans oftice to snow some report Mr Moolgaokar was the chairman of the company. When Sudha was showing Mr Moolgaok the reports, suddenly, Mr JRD too came there. 1t was the first time that she met Mr JRD Tata. On secing Mr JRD Tata all of a sudden before her, Sudha became very nervou, remembering her postcard episode. But Mr Moolgaokar introduced her very nicely to Mt JRD Tata. He said, "Jeh, this young woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate.She is the first woman to work on the Telco shop floor." 

Q. What was written in the job advertisement from a famous automobile companys Telco, that the writer got shocked ? What did she do and what was the result? 

Ans. There was a small line at the bottom of the job advertisement from the famous company, Telco. It said, "ILady candidates need not apply Sudha was shocked to read ths She was surprised how a company such as Telco was discriminating on the basis of gender. grew so angry that she wrote a letter to Mr JRD Tata,expressing her displeasure at the discrimination against women. In response to her letter, Sudha received a telegram from te Telco. She was called to appear for an interview at Telcos Pune oftice at the company's expexpense. 

Q. What happened when Sudha went for the interview at Telco's Pune office ? How many people were there on the interview panel? What did the author realize ? 

Ans. When Sudha went for the interview at Telco's Pune office, she saw there were six people on the panel. Then the author realized that it was a serious business. So before the interview, Sudha told the panel that she hoped it was only a technical interview. And the panel asked Sudha technical questions only. One of the six people on the interview panc was an elderly gentleman. He talked to Sudha very affectianately.He told her why they said, Lady candidates need not apply He told her that they had never employed any ladies on the shop tloor of the company. "This is not a co-ed college; this is a factory," he said.