Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: Violence against women…
2023
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Violence against women comes in many forms and from various sources. One that is not highlighted enough is the violence they face from their birth family or natal kin—parents, siblings or close relatives. New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation Shakti Shalini recently brought out an incisive report, Unkahi—the Unspoken, documenting the rise of violence against women from natal families during the pandemic. Normally, the natal family is the one a woman turns to for help, but during the pandemic, staying at home did not always mean staying safe for many women. A woman complaining about violence from a partner is more easily believable than one who makes such allegations against her family, conditioned as we are to the concept that elders and immediate kin offer protection and physical and emotional safety. So, to name and shame them is not easy. Shakti Shalini's study was based on women who approached the NGO for help during the pandemic and encompassed those between 18 and 27 years, with 65% belonging to the 22-27 age group. A majority belonged to the working and lower middle classes. Media reports during the pandemic highlighted increased marital violence, but single women living with natal families had similar experiences. The honorary secretary said natal-family violence is structurally based in society and needs a structural approach. Though society claims family is a cohesive unit, it must equally accept that family can be an environment of abuse for vulnerable members, especially girls and women. All women reported emotional abuse and psychological trauma. Fifteen of 20 faced physical and verbal violence, including slapping. Three reported physical abuse and one was threatened with forced marriage. In 60% of cases, both male and female relatives caused harm.
In the passage 'natal kin' refers to
A. Stranger
B. Parents
C. Neighbours
D. Close relatives
E. Brother and Sister
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. B, D and E only — CONCEPTIn a passage-based vocabulary question, the contextual definition supplied by the author controls the meaning. Read the words immediately after the…
- A.
A, B and D only
- B.
C, D and E only
- C.
B, D and E only
- D.
A, B and E only
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
In a passage-based vocabulary question, the contextual definition supplied by the author controls the meaning.
Read the words immediately after the term as an appositive explanation, then match every included and excluded category.
APPLICATION
The passage explicitly defines natal kin as parents, siblings, or close relatives.
Parents and close relatives appear word for word; Brother and Sister expresses the category siblings used in the passage. Stranger and Neighbours do not belong to that definition.
The matching set therefore contains Parents, Close relatives, and Brother and Sister, with neither Stranger nor Neighbours.
CONTRAST
Stranger, Parents, and Close relatives includes a non-family stranger and omits the sibling relation.
Neighbours, Close relatives, and Brother and Sister includes a residence-based neighbour and omits parents.
Stranger, Parents, and Brother and Sister includes a non-family stranger and omits close relatives.
RESULT
Thus, the matching combination is Parents, Close relatives, and Brother and Sister only.