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A Child is Born

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Q1 FREE PREVIEW

All technological changes cause ______ problems.

a

social

b

behavioural

c

industrial

d

personal

✓ Correct answer: a)

social

Explanation

In the essay 'A Child is Born', Germaine Greer discusses the differences between traditional societies (often in the East) and modern societies (often in the West) regarding childbirth and child-rearing.

She argues that while modern technology (hospitals, medicines, machines) has reduced mortality rates, it has also stripped away the traditional, supportive environment where a whole family or village helped a mother. The "technological changes" (referring to the modernisation of medicine and lifestyle) create "social problems" because they often lead to the isolation of the mother and the loss of important cultural rituals and family bonds.

Q2

In a traditional society, a woman is known as the mother of her firstborn child, but the West regards it as ..............

a

good

b

beneficial

c

outrageous

d

funny

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Q3

A _______ woman visits her mother's house for the last few months of her pregnancy.

a

Tamil

b

Sylheti

c

Punjabi

d

Bihari

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Q4

In a traditional society, a woman is known as the mother of her first born child, but the west regards it as..............

a

good

b

beneficial

c

outrageous

d

funny

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