The Feminist Missionary – IELTS Reading Answers

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Updated On Aug 30, 2021

The Feminist Missionary – IELTS Reading Answers

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1 The Feminist Missionary
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You should spend 20 minutes on questions 1-13, based on the given reading passage.

The Feminist Missionary

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feminist missionary 3

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feminist missionary 5

feminist missionary 6

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Question number	Answer	Explanation
1	TRUE	Paragraph 3 mentions that “most feminists – Western and Indian alike – react with hostility to my refusal to be labelled as such.” The term’ refusal to label as such’ implies that both Western and Indian feminists refuse to be called feminists. Since Madhu Kishwar is an Indian woman’s name, we can infer that her stance is the same as above. As the statement agrees with the information, the correct answer is ‘TRUE.’
2	FALSE	There’s a line in paragraph 10 states that “the best of laws will tend to fail if social opinion is contrary to them. Therefore, the statist route of using laws as a substitute for creating a new social consensus about women’s rights tends to be counter-productive.” From this line, we can infer that even if the law changes, it will fail because people’s opinions are contrary to feminists. So, even if laws are made or implemented by women, it won’t lead to any improvement. As the statement contradicts the information, the correct answer is ‘FALSE.’
3	NOT GIVEN	A line in paragraph 11 states that “the moment the United Nations declares the year of the girl child, everyone gets busy planning seminars, writing, researching and making films on the girl child.” However, whether these channels do or do not lead to improvement in the lives of women is not mentioned. Hence, the correct answer is ‘NOT GIVEN.’

4	NOT GIVEN	Paragraph 11 provides the information that “the moment the United Nations declares the year of the girl child, everyone gets busy planning seminars, writing, researching and making films on the girl child. If the next year gets declared the year of the media, the girl is forgotten.” However, the author nowhere infers that the UN should stop changing its ‘years’ focus. Hence, the correct answer is ‘NOT GIVEN.’
5	FALSE	As per paragraph 7, “most Indian women are unwilling to assert rights in a way that estranges them not just from their family but also from their larger community.” This line implies that Indian women do not insist on their rights as it affects their relationships with family and society, not because of their low self-esteem. As the statement contradicts the information, the correct answer is ‘FALSE.’
6	Cultural imperialism	The initial line paragraph 2 conveys that “the problem is that feminism has acted as a tool of cultural imperialism.” One of the problems associated with feminism is that it has become a form of cultural imperialism. Hence, the correct answer is ‘cultural imperialism.’
7	universal	Paragraph 5 discusses the problem in detail, where it mentions that “As products of a more homogenized culture, most Western feminists assume a woman’s aspirations the world over must be quite similar.” From this line, we infer that western feminists assume that ideals of individualism and liberalism form a universal grounding for women’s emotions. Hence, the correct answer is ‘universal.’
8	protection	Paragraph 6 claims that “most feminists view the state as a vital agency for the protection of their individual rights.” Therefore, we can deduce that western feminists encourage dependence on the state to protect individual rights. Hence, the correct answer is ‘protection.’
9	excessive	The last line of paragraph 9 contributes more information in this discussion, where a line states that “rather facilitate a whole spate of vicious and harmful legislation which has put even more arbitrary powers in the hands of the police and government-powers that are routinely abused.” The term ‘put even more arbitrary power in hands of police’ suggests that Madhu Kishwar sees dependence on legal channels. It is likely to give excessive power to police and government officials. Hence, the correct answer is ‘protection.’
10	Funding agencies	In paragraph 11 the author claims that “most feminists organisations in India and in other developing countries are dependent on Western funding agencies.” This line confirms that developing countries depend on Western funding agencies. Hence, the correct answer is funding agencies.’
11	Rather than	In paragraph 11, there’s a line that conveys that “accounting primarily to them rather than to the society they claim to serve.” It signifies that the main focus is primarily to match the motives of these agencies’ rather than aiming at aspiring women. Hence, the correct answer is ‘rather than.’
12	society	Paragraph 11, also states “accounting primarily to them rather than to the society they claim to serve.” It also implies that the main focus should be their own society. Hence, the correct answer is ‘society.’
13	Social consensus	The last line of paragraph 10 indicates that “social reforms is too complex and important a matter to be left to the police and court. The best of laws will tend to fail if social opinion is contrary to them. The statist route of using laws as a substitute for creating a new social consensus about women’s rights tends to be counter-productive.” As we can infer from the line above, ‘the best of laws will fail if social opinion is contrary to them.’ Therefore, the author is relying on social consensus. Hence, the correct answer is ‘social consensus.’