JSS 1 Social and Citizenship Studies Flashcards: Harmful Traditional Practices, Effects and Prevention

Question 1

What are harmful traditional practices?

Accepted Answer

customary practices that violate rights or cause harm

Question 2

Female genital mutilation is harmful because it can cause severe pain, infection and ____.

Accepted Answer

lasting health complications

Question 3

Forcing a widow through degrading treatment is called ____.

Accepted Answer

harmful widowhood practice

Question 4

Work that harms a child or prevents schooling is called ____.

Accepted Answer

child labour

Question 5

Marriage involving a person below the legally accepted age is ____.

Accepted Answer

child marriage

Question 6

Ritual servitude violates human dignity by forcing a person into ____.

Accepted Answer

service or bondage

Question 7

A practice is not acceptable merely because it is traditional; it must also respect ____.

Accepted Answer

human rights

Question 8

A common effect of child marriage on education is ____.

Accepted Answer

school dropout

Question 9

Harmful practices may cause survivors physical injury and ____ trauma.

Accepted Answer

psychological

Question 10

Community silence can allow harmful practices to continue because cases remain ____.

Accepted Answer

unreported

Question 11

One preventive measure is public education about health effects and ____.

Accepted Answer

rights violations

Question 12

Laws such as the VAPP Act help prevention by prohibiting violence and providing ____.

Accepted Answer

legal protection

Question 13

A person at risk of a harmful practice should seek help from ____.

Accepted Answer

trusted authorities and support services

Question 14

Community and religious leaders can help by publicly rejecting harmful practices and ____.

Accepted Answer

supporting safe alternatives

Question 15

Keeping a survivor’s report private where appropriate protects the person’s ____.

Accepted Answer

confidentiality and dignity

Question 16

An advocacy programme should state the harmful practice, its effects and ____.

Accepted Answer

a clear action for prevention

Question 17

Which slogan supports prevention: “Culture must protect, not harm,” “Silence every survivor,” “Tradition excuses violence,” or “Blame the victim”?

Accepted Answer

Culture must protect, not harm

Question 18

Advocacy against harmful practices should respect communities while challenging ____.

Accepted Answer

the harmful act

Question 19

Rehabilitation and counselling help survivors to ____.

Accepted Answer

recover and rebuild their lives

Question 20

When a learner hears that a child will be forced into marriage, the responsible step is to ____.

Accepted Answer

report promptly to a trusted authority

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