the attendance level in schools? (Ans) The children would go back home for lunch and would not return to school.But now with the midday meal being provided in school,their attendance has improved. Now even the mothers do not have to interrupt their work to feed their children at home during the day,now no longer need to do so. 2.What is universal adult franchise? What is the basis of it? (Ans) Voting right to all adult is called universal adult franchise. It is an essential aspect of all democracies.The idea of universal adult franchise is based on the idea of equality because it states that every adult in a country , irrespective of their wealth and the communities ,he or she belongs to,has one vote. 3.What was the condition of the African-Americans in the United States of America prior to 1950s? (Ans) Prior to 1950s ,the African-Americans were treated extremely unequally in the USA and denied equality through law.