Class 7 Social Science - Social and Political Life (Civics) - Chapter A Shirt in the Market NCERT Solutions | Describe the conditions of employment as

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?

Arrange the statements given alongside in the correct order and then fill in the numbers in the cotton bolls accordingly. The first two have already been done for you.

In this chapter you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms ‘living standard’ and ‘public health’ in your own words. An important part of the Constitution says it is the “duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health. ”

Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?

Are the statements given below true or false? Support your answer with the use of an example :
(a) All societies do not think similarly about the roles that boys and girls play.
(b) Our society does not make distinctions between boys and girls when they are growing up.
(c) Women who stay at home do not work.
(d) The work that women do is less valued than that of men.

How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

What do you understand by the word brand? List two reasons why building brands is central to advertising?

Re-read the box on Article 15 and state two ways in which this Article addresses inequality?

What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all? Discuss.

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

Can you give this diagram a title? What do you understand about the link between media and big business from this diagram?

Housework is invisible and unpaid work. Housework is physically demanding.
Housework is time-consuming. Write in your own words what is meant by the terms ‘invisible’, ‘physically demanding’ and ‘time-consuming’? Give one example of
each based on the household tasks undertaken by women in your home.

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

In what ways was Omprakash Valmikis experience similar to that of the Ansaris?

‘Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases’. Explain with the help of examples.

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?