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Marriage Advertisements in India
Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with acup of tea and special weekendissuesof their newspapers just asAmericans do. But here, with the marriage seasonapproaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-col-umns of marriageadvertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modernchange in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisementspublished eachweek increasingly reflect social changesthat coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearanceor skill in "the wifely arts",information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
Divorce which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in theadvertisements as in the caseof a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaperexplainedthat had been"the innocent party" when her marriage broke up.
Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal some advertisements say"no dowry" or "simple marriage" ,which means the same thing. However, the fathers of manybridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferablemany also require that a woman have a "wheatcolor" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair andhandsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upperclasses,mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers. "There&39;s nothing embarrassingabout it,&39;explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It&39;s just another way ofbroadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing thepossibilities of doing the bestone for one&39;sdaughter. "
Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,oneof the bestattractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada orthe United States.A person who hasone can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, forexample, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride withlovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held anAmerican immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich well-connected families needapply.
1、In the text, a Sunday feature is a kind of newspaper advertisements in which young people lookfor husbandsand wives. ()
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
In Marriage advertisements in India women are only introduced in terms of appearanceor theirskill in being agood wife. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
India"s society is changing. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Anyone can receive dozens of answers if he/sheplaced an advertisement. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A male who has an American immigration permit means he is competitive in marriage thanothers. ()A.Riht
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
The word "dowry" in the third paragraph meansmarriage payment. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants"refers to good attraction. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
In India people with light skin and good feature are preferable.()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Advertisements are only read by a small group of people of high social status ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
In India thereis ahigh divorce rate. ()A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！