Class 10 Social Unit 3 lesson 8 Responsibility Towards the Senior Citizens

 

Lesson- 8

Responsibility Towards the Senior Citizens

A. Very short answer questions

1. Who are senior citizens?

Ans:- Elderly or aged person, especially one of more than 60 or 65 years of age are senior citizens.

2. How do you respect your grandparents? Write two ways

Ans:- I respect my grandparents in this ways:-

i. Taking care

ii. Providing services as they need.

B. Short answer questions

1. "Senior Citizens are the wealth of knowledge and experience". Justify this statement.

Ans:- Senior Citizens are the creators and founder of our society. They are also the founder of our glorious history, religion and culture. They have got unlimited experience and knowledge during their lifetime. They have already perfected in gaining knowledge. On the basis of knowledge and experience of senior citizens, today's world has become advanced and well facilitated with the help of traditional technology developed by senior citizens. New inventions, discoveries etc. have been also made by them. Several factories and industries have been developed at present on the basis of knowledge and ideas of senior citizen. Their experiences are the roadmap and guideline for the present generation to progress. New generation should learn a lot of useful life skills from the knowledge and experiences of our senior citizens. That's why senior citizens are the wealth of knowledge and experience.

2. What privileges and facilities have been made for the senior citizens in our country?

Ans:- senior citizens are the wealth of social and cultural knowledge, value, belief and tradition. They should be given special attention from the government. Following are the privileges and facilities made for the senior citizens in our country:

i. Reservation of at least two seats in the public vehicles.

ii. Senior citizens need not to wait in queue for their works in any offices.

iii. 50% discount in fare rate in public vehicle.

iv. Senior citizens are given allowance under the social security.

v. Provision of free health treatment and discount in health service.

3. What provisions have been made by the government in the constitution and law laws for the rights and benefits of senior citizens?

Ans:- Following provisions have been made by the government in the constitution and laws for the right and benefits of senior citizens:-

i. According to senior citizens Act- 2063, the government of Nepal has made the provision of providing allowance every month.

ii. According to 'Rights of senior citizens' a fundamental right, the senior citizens shall have the right to special protection and social security from the state.

iii. According to Senior Citizen Act- 2063, no one shall detach the senior citizen from the family or compel the senior citizen to get detached from the family in in against of his or her will.

iv. Under the same act, it is written that it shall be the duty of each family member to maintain and care for the senior citizen according to the economic status and prestige of the member.

4. We have been hearing and reading the incidents that senior citizens are being neglected by the family members. What may be the reasons behind it? Write the measures for its solution as well.

Ans:- Senior Citizens are being neglected by the family members due to following reasons:

i. Influence of Western lifestyle.

ii. Busyness.

iii. Financial shortage.

iv. Wish to have nuclear family.

v. Ancestral distance.

Solutions of above mentioned problems are:

i. Not to follow the western culture and act the behavior according to own native culture, norms and value.

ii. Spend the leisure time with senior citizens of the family regardless of busy time schedule.

iii. Children should be taught the good culture to show the positive attitude and feeling towards senior citizens.

iv. Timely take care of the senior citizen even if sons and daughters are far away in course of their jobs or duty.

v. Senior citizen should be help financially, morally and culturally as they have no income sources.