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salary that men get. In the world of science, have the lowest gender gap, not restricted
technology, engineering and maths (STEM), to only pay and income but equality in
the nation with the smallest gender pay general, are Iceland, Norway, Finland,
gap is Sweden, where the pay percentage is Rwanda and Sweden. One hopes that the
97.02%, followed by Malaysia at 95.77% future sees India climbing that ladder to
and Singapore at 95.31%. reach the top five as well.
5. According to the ‘Global Gender Gap
Report 2017’, the top five countries that

A Answer the following questions based on the passage you have just read.
(6 × 1 = 6 marks)

1. India is ranked on the ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2017’ released by the
World Economic Forum.
2. According to the passage, the labour sector is reluctant to pay women as much as men because
the former are considered physically weaker. (True/False)

3. The 2012 report ‘Gender Pay Gap in the Formal Sector’ was published by
and .
4. The gender pay gap increases with women’s work experience. (True/False)

5. is the only industry which saw a decrease in pay gap from 2015–16.
6. and are the top two Asian countries where women
earn almost as much as men.

B Choose the correct answer. (2 × 1 = 2 marks)

1. What is the meaning of ‘reliable’ (para 1)?

a. dodgy b. dependable c. uncertain d. shifty

2. Which of the following countries is the only one outside of Europe in the lowest gender pay gap
list?
a. Iceland b. Rwanda c. Malaysia d. Norway

A. 1. 108th 2. true 3. the WageIndicator Foundation; the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
4. true 5. Education and research 6. Malaysia; Singapore
B. 1. b. dependable 2. b. Rwanda

3. the sharing economy

1. The sharing economy is a business concept that it allows a person to earn money from
that deals with the ability and preference of assets such as cars and houses that are not
common people to rent or borrow goods being used by them.
rather than buy and own them. The most 2. Historically, human beings have been
important feature of a sharing economy is
social animals. In the past, people used to

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