The Grameen Bank, a Program That Began as a Research

question 76

Multiple Choice

The Grameen Bank, a program that began as a research project at the University of Chittagong (Bangladesh) in 1976 and became an independent bank by 1983, focuses on which of the following issues?

• A) Improving the status of women
• B) Helping displaced people
• C) Improving the status of landless and destitute people, especially women
• D) Providing large loans to women
• E) Increasing its clientele among the disadvantaged

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Definitions:

Membranous Labyrinth

A complex system of fluid-filled tubes and sacs found within the inner ear, crucial for balance and hearing.

Semicircular Canals

The passages in the vertebrate inner ear containing structures that control the sense of equilibrium (balance).

Endolymph

The fluid of the membranous labyrinth and cochlear duct of the ear.

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or proteins in organisms that detect and respond to external stimuli, transmitting sensory information to the nervous system.