question_answer 3)

Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested is getting an education." Re-read the last paragraph on page 62 and explain why this statement is not true.  

Answer:

The statement—Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education —is not true. There are several reasons behind it:- (i) In many parts of the country, especially in rural and poor areas, there are neither proper schools nor teachers who teach them on a regular basis. (ii) There is no transport facility. If a school happens to be far from people's home, parents show unwillingness to send their girls to school. (iii) Many families are very poor. They are unable to bear the cost of educating all their children. In such a situation boys get preference and girls are forced to stay indoors.