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where there is a wheel questions and answers Important  question and answer

 

where there is a wheel questions and answers Important 1Mark  question and answer

 

  1. For whom does cycling as a social movement not far fetched?

     Ans: To (tens of thousands) a lakh of neo-literate rural women in Pudukkottai district.

 

  1. Mention one of the curious ways that hold them.

     Ans: Backwardness/ expressing defiance / hammering at the fetters.

 

  1. Which seems the chosen medium for rural women in Pudukkottai?

       or

    What has been a chosen medium for rural women of Pudukkottai?

    Ans: Cycling

 

  1. How many rural women have taken to bicycling as a symbol of independence, freedom and  mobility?

      Ans: Over 100,000 rural women, most of them neo literates.

 

  1. Where have the rural women taken part to display their new skills?

      Ans: In public ‘exhibition cum contest’.

 

  1. It’s my right, we can go anywhere….’______ told the journalist.

     Ans: a. Jameela Bibi

 

  1. How did the people of Pudukkottai react, when Jameela Bibi started cycling?

     Ans: They made dirty remarks.

 

  1. What is Fatima?

      OR

    What was Fathima by profession according to P. Sainath?

   Ans: A secondary school teacher.

 

  1. What is the cost of a bicycle as mentioned in the essay?

       Ans: Over Rs. 1200/-

 

  1. Mention any one who joined the cycling rush.

    Ans. Women agricultural workers / quarry labourers village health nurses balwadi and anganawadi workers/ gem        cutters/ school teachers/ gram sevikas / mid-day meal workers.

 

  1. Name the Arivoli central coordinator and one of the pioneers of the cyclhng movement.

      OR

     who Is one of the pioneers of the cycling movement according to P. Sainath?

    Ans: N. Kannammal

 

  1. What did cycling reduce, very importantly?

    Ans: It reduced women’s dependence on men.

 

  13.______gave cycling social sanction.

  1. dirty remarks
  2. Arivoli Iyakkam

 

  1. filthy remarks

     OR

   Which movement helped the ‘neo-literates’ to become ‘neo cyclists’ according to P. Sainath?

   Ans: b. Arivoli   Iyakkam/Light of knowledge movement.

 

  1. Who came to help new learners of cycling?

     Ans: Master trainers of Arivoli.

 

  1. What was the widespread perception among women in the village?

    Ans: ‘All women ought to learn cycling’

 

  1. Who was the popular former district collector of Pudukkottai district?

   OR

   Whose brain child is the cycling movement according to P. Sainath?

   OR

   Who took to ‘eycling’ as a social movement in ‘Where there is a Wheel ??

   Ans: Sheela Rani Chunkath

 

  1. What was her idea in 1991?

    Ans: To train female activists.

 

  1. What was the purpose of Sheela Rani Chunkath’s idea?

  Ans: It was to train female activists so that literacy would reach rural women.

 

  1. Which did Sheela Rani Chunkath include as a part of the literacy drive?

    Ans: Mobility

 

  1. What did Sheela Rani Chunkath ask the banks to provide the women?

    OR

    What did the banks provide the women of Pudukkottai with according to P. Sainath?

    Ans: To give loans to buy bicycles.

 

  1. What played a big role in under mining women’s confidence?

    Ans: Lack of mobility.

 

  1. What kind of cycles have an additional bar from the seat to the handle?

    Ans: ‘gents cycles’.

 

  1. How many female cyclists took part in the International Women’s Day in 1992?

    Ans.  1500 female cyclists.

 

  1. Who was the owner of Ram cycles?

      Or

    Who was the owner of Ram cycles according to P. Sainath?

    Ans: S. Kannakarajan

 

  1. Who wrote the famous cycling song, that has become Arivoli’s anthem according to P. Sainath?

    or

    Name the person who wrote the famous cycling song mentioned in ‘Where There Is a Wheel’.

   or

   Name the Arivoli activist who wrote the famous cycling song according to P. Sainath.

   OR

   Name the Arivoli activist as mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel?2.

    Ans: Muthu Bhaskaran

 

  1. What did Kannakarajan know about P. Sainath?

     Ans: That he was an undercover agent of the sales tax department.

 

  1. Name the Quarry worker, who worked as volunteer for Arivoli?

   OR

  Name the Quarry worker, and Arivoli volunteer who trains other women in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

   Ans: Manormani.

 

  1. How many women displayed their cycling skills at the public “Exhibition cum Contests”?

    Ans: More than 70000 women.

 

  1. Who sanctioned fifty mopeds for Arivoli women activities according to P. Sainath?

   Ans: UNICEF

 

  1. Give one of the definite economic implications that the cycling has had.

   Ans. It boosts income/ it gives much more time to focus on selling the produce / it enlarges the area noped to cover / it can increase the leisure time.

 

  1. ___________cycling brings is vital.

   Ans: a. the sense of self-respect

 

  1. How had Fatima not seen cycling, before rushing Pudukkottai?

   Ans: As a metaphor for freedom.

 

  1. What is considered as “the humble vehicle” in the lesson Where there is a Wheel”2

   Ans: Bicycle

 

  1. Why does Pudukkottai remain unique among Indian districts?

   Ans: For the stunning proportion of women who have taken to cycling

 

  1. Why did UNICEF sanction mopeds to Arivoli women activists?

     Ans: In a single week in 1992, more than 70,000 women displayed their cycling skills at the publie exhibition –              cum contests run by Arivoli.

 

  1. Whose brainchild is the cycling movement according to P. Sainath as mentioned in Where There Is A Wheel’?

     or

    Whose brain child is the cycling movement as mentioned in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?

   Ans: The popular former District Collector, Sheela Rani Chunkath.

 

  1. Name one of the women who have trained young women from their community in the art of cycling.

    OR

    Name one of the three women who trained other women in cycling in Where there is a Wheel’?

    Ans: Jameela /Fatima /Avakanni

 

  1. In which district of Tanmil Nadu, according to P. Sainath, has cycling been a social movement”

   OR

   Name the district of Tamil Nadu in which cycłing has been a social movement.

   Ans: Pudukkottai

 

  1. Mention any.one of the symbols which bicycle or cycling represents for the women in Wher there is a Wheel?

   OR

   What does bicycles represent for the rural women according to P. Sainath.

   Ans: Independence freedom/ mobility

 

  1. Who gave social sanction to cycling in ‘Where there is a Wheel according to P. Sainath.

Ans: Arivoli / Arivoli activists.

 

  1. Where was cycling as a social movement started according to P. Sainath.

   Ans: Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

 

  1. What is meant by ‘neo-cyclists’ mentioned in Where there is a Wheel?

   Ans: Women who saw a direct link between cycling and their personal independence

 

  1. Who Who have been benefited the most by cycling according to P. Sainath?

   Ans: Rural women of Puddukkottai Dist.

  1. What is ‘Arivoli lyakkam mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

  Ans: Cycling

 

  1. What has been a Chosen medium for rural women of Pudukkottai according to P. Sainath

  Ans: Light of knowledge movement

 

  1. Who was Manormani mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

   Ans: Quarry Worker and ArIVoli volunteer.

 

47. Who was Muthu Bhaskaran mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

 Ans: The Arivoli activist who wrote the famous cycling song.

 

  1. Who is Sheela Rani Chunkath mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel?

  Ans: The popular District Collector of Pudukkottai District.

 

  1. In which official position was Sheela Rani Chunkath according to P. Sainath?

 Ans: District Collector

 

  1. Who was S. Kanakarajan mentioned in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

  Ans: The owner of Ram cycles.

 

  1. Mention one of the reasons for women buying of gents’ cycles according to P. Sainath.

  Ans: Shortage of ladies’ cycles/ Gents’ cycles have an additional bar from the seat to the handle.

 

  1. What led to a shortage of Ladies cycles’ in Puddukkottai according to P. Sainath?

  Ans: Every woman wanted to learn cycling.

 

  1. Where did rural women display their new cycling skills according to P. Sainath?

  Ans: At the public exhibition cum contests.

 

  1. What according to P. Sainath played a big role in undermining women’s confidence?

  Ans: The cycling movement.

 

where there is a wheel questions and answers Important 4 Mark  question and answer

 

1.Comment on how the cycling reduced the women’s dependence on men with reference to Sainath’s essay.

Ans: Pudukottai is one of India’s poorest districts and cycling seems the chosen medium for rural women. c neo-literates have taken cycling as a symbol of independence, freedom and mobility. Cycling made wOmen not to depend on anyone and it reduced their dependence on men. There is freedom in cycling. Besides, cycling has had economic implications. It boosts income. For some women, the bicycle cuts wl on time wasted in waiting for buses. Cycling gives more time to focus on selling their produce. It enlarge the area of hope to cover. It brings a vital self-respect. It increases leisure time. Cycling not only brings freedom and liberty but also self-confidence in women.

 

2.Discuss how cycling movement has empowered the rural women of Pudukkottai.

OR

A humble vehicle can be a tool for women’s empowerment. DiscusS.

Ans: Cyclhng in Pudukkottai is a social movement. The rural women in Pudukkottai district have taken bicycle as a symbol of independence, freedom and mobility. Cycling increases mobility. It reduces dependence on men. It gave the women confidence. They use bicycles to cart provisions on their own Irom other places. For them, the bicycle cuts down on time wasted in waiting for buses. Cycling eases selling of their product. It boosts their income and increases the leisure time. It brings self-respect, feeling of goodness, confidence, freedom and liberty.

 

3.Bringout the role of Sheela Rani Chunkath in the empowerment of women in Pudukkottain.

OR

How did Sheela Rani Chunkath promote the empowerment of women in ‘Where There is a Wheel?

Ans: Sheela Rani Chunkath, the District Collector promoted the empowerment of women by including cycling in the literacy drive. Cycling was her brain child. She trained the female activists so that literacy would reach women in the interior. She also included mobility as a part of the literacy drive to determine their confidence. She pushed the banks to give loans for the women to buy cycles. She made each block to accept specific duties in promoting cycling and gave it great personal attention. Cycling boosted income and the bicycles cut down on time wasted in waiting for buses as they carried agricultural and other produce to sell on them. Cycling has empowered the rural women to improve their economic aspect. self-respect, independence. The bicycle has become a metaphor for freedom. The concept of women empowerment is elaborated through the simple act of bicycling. Bicycling in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu brought a considerable change in the lives of people empowering the women.

 

4.In what different ways has cycle empowered rural women in Pudukkottai?

OR

What changes are noticed in Puddukkottai by P. Sainath during the eighteen months ?

OR

How according to P. Sainath has cycling swept across Pudukkottai District.

OR

What are the ecoomic implications of cycling according to P. Sainath?

Ans: Cycling as a social movement in Pudukkottal started to hit out the backwardness and as a result he women are empowered. Nearly 100000 women, most of them neo-literates have taken to cycling in 18 months and 70,000 thousand have taken part in public exhibition cum-contests to display their skills.  They use bicycling as a symbol of independence, Freedom and mobility. There is freedom in cycling and non- independence on men.Cycling has very definite implications: time management has achieved; boosts income; literacy rate and also leisure time increased. All professionals, women, agriculturalworkers, quarry labourers, teachers and village health nurses have taken to cycle such that one can see a direct link between cycling and personal independence. Thus cycling has empowered rural womanbin Puddukkottai and the bicycl, the humble vehicle, has been considered as metaphor for freedo.

 

5.How did Sheela Rani Chunkath empower the Pudukottai women by including cycling in the literacy drive?

OR

Why was there a shortage for Ladies’ cycles in Pudukkottai? How did the women react to it?

OR

Explain the role played by Sheela Rani Chunkath in the cycling movement in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

Ans: Cycling was the brain-child of Sheela Rani Chunkath, the popular former District Collector of Pudukottai district. Her idea was to train female activists in turn to literate the women in the interior. She also included mobility as a part of the literacy drive for, the lack of mobility among women undermined their confidence. Chunkath pushed the banks to give loans for the women to buy bicycles. She got each block to accept specific duties in promoting the cycling drive. She gave the drive great personal attention. The desire of the ‘master trainers’ was that all women ought to learn cycling, inturn, their expèrience had to enrich the literacy movement. The activists, the neo-literates and every woman learning cycling developed independence and freedom. It was a Himalayan achievement for them. Sheela Rani Chunkath empowered the Pudukottai women by including cycling in the literacy drive. Of course, this led to shortage of ladies’ cycles. Then they preferred gents cycles which have an additional bar.

 

6.Bring out the nature of freedom gained in Pudukkottai with the introduction of cycle.

OR

How does cycling empower rural women according to P. Sainath?

OR

How has cycling become a metaphor for freedom in Pudukottai? Explain.

 Ans: Cycling seems the chosen medium for rural women in Pudukkottai. They have taken to bicycling as a symbol of independence, freedom and mobility. All rural women excluding girls below ten years of age have learnt cycling. And over 70,000 of these women have taken part in public ‘exhibition-cum-contests O proudly display their new skills. In the rural Pudukkottai, young woman ride bicycles. It’s their right to g0 anywhere without waiting for bus. There is freedom in cycling, so that one need not depend on anyother. Women agricultural workers, quarry labourers, Village health nurses and all others make use of cycles. Every one of the neo-literate has become neo-cyclists as there 15 a direct link between cycling and Cpersonal independence. Cycling gave women the confidence. lt reduced their dependence on men. They use cycle to collect water, cart provisions from other places. Cycling offered a wayout of enforced uanes. They move with the wheel of time learning cycling. All women ought to learn cycling and inturn their experience would enrich the literacy movement. Mobility among women improved their confidene Women’s cycle rally stunned the towns inhabitants. Cycling has had very definite economic. All women’s cycle rally stunned the town’s inhabitants. Cycling has had very definite economic implications. It boosts income as the bicycle cuts down on time wasted in waiting for bus. It gives more time to focus on selling produce and it enlarged the area to cover as well increases leasure time. Cycling can be towards work or home. It brings a sense of self respect. It is a metaphor for freedom.

 

7.How has cycle transformed the lives of many women in Pudukkottai?

Or

What benefits according to P. Sainath, has cycling brought into the lives of rural women?

OR

How did cycling transform the lives of women in Pudukkottai district and help them change with

times?

OR

How has bicycle brought a total change in the lives of rural women as in ‘Where There is a Wheel’?.

Ans: Cycling seems one of the ways for the people of Pudukkottai to hit out their backwardness, defiance and the fetters that hold them. It is the chosen medium for rural women, Cycling is a symbol o independence, freedom and mobility. All rural women say about 1,00,000 above ten years of age have learnt cycling. Cycling has had very definite economic implications. It boosts income. Women sel agricultural or other produce within a group of villages. Bicycle cutsdown on time wasted in waiting fü buses. Cycling gives more time to focus on selling produces. It enlarges the area one can hope to cover. It can also increase leisure time. Women who have bicycles combine different tasks with non chalance an carry them towards work or home. Cycling brings the sense of self-respect. The bicycle is a metaphor for freedom. Pudukkottai remains unique among Indian districts for the stunning proportion of women who have taken to cycling. The rest get the enthusiasm by cycling for gaining the skill. Thus the cycle has transformed the lives of women in Pudukkottai as the neo-literates have also become neo-cyclists.

 

8.Why does P. Sainath say that visiting a cycling training camp is an unusual experience?

Ans: All the prospective learners gathered on Sunday in Kilakuruchi village in the pro-cycling movement. They had to know cycling as it offered barriers. The neo cyclists sing songs produced by Arivoli  to encourage bicycling: ‘Sister come learn cycling, move with the wheel of time….’. Those trained have come back and work free of charge for learn cycling l. In turn their experience has enriched the literacy movement. Neo literates also became neo cyclists and vice- versa

9.How did the wrtage or ladles eycles according to P. Sainath?

 Ans: Every woman in Pudukkottai wanted to learn cycling. This led to a shortage of ladies cycles.Some women oreferred ‘Gents cycles’ as those have an additional bar from the seat to handle so that they Sam seat a child on that. Thousands of women ride gents cycles. The female cyclists took Puddukkottai by storm in the cycle rally with the flags on the handle bars and bells ringing.

 

where there is a wheel questions and answers Important 6 Mark  question and answer

 

1.Justify the statement ‘vWheel brings progress.’ with reference to ‘Where There is a Wheel’.

OR

A humble vehicle can work wonders in empowering rural women. Explain with respect to “Where

there is a Wheel’?

OR

Wheel brings progress. Justify the statement with respect to “Where there is a Wheel”?

 Ans: Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu is one of India’s poorest districts. Thousands of neo-literate rural women in Pudukkottai district thought of finding a way of hitting out at their backwardness. Cycling seems the chosen medium for rural women. For women in Pudukkotai cycling is a means of independence, freedom and mobility. They need not wait for buses or male members to do their work say official or agricultural or labour. Cycling for women in Pudukkottai is a source of confidence enabling them to carryout their routine activity. One can find a direct link between cycling and a woman’s personal independence. Cycling offered a new way to travel from one place to the other, to carry the agricultural produce, to collect water and bring provisions from other places. Bicycle saves time especially in poorly connected routes. Cycling is a symbol of economic progress. It boosts income. Cycling provides and donates more time to focus on the development activity. Cycling is more useful to sell the product of agriculture at different places. It provides more leisure and no doubt it is a source of self repect. On the whole, cycling is a metaphor for freedom in all respect and ‘wheel brings progress’.

 

2.”Wheel brings Freedom and Progress”. Explain this statement with reference to ‘Where There Is A Wheel’.

 OR

Feople find curious ways of hitting out at their backwardness. How is this brought out in ‘Where there is a Wheel’?

Ans: For women in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, cycling is the means of independence, freedom and mobility. Women agricultural workers, quarry labourers, village health nurses, balwadi and anganwadi Workers, gem-cutters and school teachers are addicted to cycling. All women ought to learn cycling. The bicycle is a metaphor for freedom. Some of the women who sell agricultural or other produce need not wait for buses or male members. Cycling is their source of confidence. It enables women to carryout their routine activity. A new way of using bicycle by the women is to travel by it to collect water, to bring provisions and to go to other places without waiting for bus. Cycling saves time. Cycle is the symbol of economic progress  and it gives men and women more time to focus on development activity. It is used to SCl product of agriculture. They get more leisure. Cycling brings the sense of self-respect. Pudukkottai Cmains unique among Indian districts for the stunning proporticn of women who have taken to cycling and making other enthusiastic to gain the skill. Cycling as a social movement has become a way of hitting Out backwardness, of expressing defiance, of hammering at the fetters. Sure, wheel brings Freedom and Progress

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