Unequal Power Relations & Gender-Based Violence is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Life Orientation CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Gender-based violence (GBV) is best defined as:
Violence directed at a person because of their gender, or that disproportionately affects a particular gender
Any form of disagreement between two people
A term used only for violence between strangers
A legal term with no real-world application in South Africa
Answer: Violence directed at a person because of their gender, or that disproportionately affects a particular gender — GBV is violence directed at a person because of their gender, or violence that disproportionately affects people of a particular gender, recognised as a serious human rights and public health concern.
Easy
2. Which of the following is required for a sexual act to be considered consensual?
Consent must be freely and clearly given, and its absence at any point means the act is not consensual
Silence is always sufficient to indicate agreement
Consent given once applies to all future situations automatically
Consent is not a relevant factor in South African law
Answer: Consent must be freely and clearly given, and its absence at any point means the act is not consensual — Consent must be freely and clearly given; its absence, at any point, means a sexual act is not consensual, regardless of any prior agreement or circumstances.
Medium
3. Give the term for the killing of a woman or girl specifically because of her gender.
Answer: Femicide — Femicide refers to the killing of a woman or girl specifically because of her gender, representing the most extreme form of gender-based violence.
