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Literacy rate among women in 2011 was ________.

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  1. 52%

  2. 58%

  3. 54%

  4. 65%

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The literacy rate among women is only 65% as compared to 82% among men. Similarly, a smaller proportion of girls go for higher studies because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boy's education rather than spending equally on their sons and daughters.

One who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men is a________.

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  1. Communist

  2. Socialist

  3. Communalist

  4. Feminist

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Feminist is the person who supports or advocates for women rights.
  • Charles Fourier coined the term Feminism.

Gender division usually means__________.

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  1. Biological differences between men and women

  2. Unequal child sex-ratio

  3. Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women

  4. Absence of voting rights for women

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 This is a form of hierarchical social division seen everywhere. The gender division tends to be understood as natural and unchangeable. However, it is not based on biology but on social expectations and stereotypes.

Who was the first woman from India to win the Nobel Prize?

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  1. Kiran bedi

  2. Mrs Chandra Mukhi Das

  3. Mother Teresa

  4. Mrs Indira Gandhi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mother Teresa was the first Indian woman to win Noble Peace Prize in 1979. She was born on August 26, 1910. She founded the missionaries of charity in 1950. She was also awarded Raman Magsaysay Peace Prize in 1962.

How do you describe the judicial machinery under COPRA?

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  1. 3 tier quasi-judicial machinery

  2. 2 tier quasi-judicial machinery

  3. 4 tier quasi-judicial machinery

  4. 5 tier quasi-judicial machinery

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The judicial machinery under COPRA is described as 3 tier quasi-judicial machinery. 3 tiers are at District level, State level and at National level.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$

How many elected women representatives are there in rural and urban local bodies in India?

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  1. Five lakh

  2. Seven lakh

  3. Ten lakh

  4. Three lakh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To have a fair proportion of women in the elected bodies, 1/3 of seats in local government bodies - panchayats and municipalities are made reserved for women. Now there are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies.

An institution, in which one third of seats are reserved for women in India, is __________.

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  1. Lok Sabha

  2. Rajya Sabha

  3. State Assemblies

  4. Panchayati Raj

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Correct Option: D

The statement that is true regarding the feminist movement is _________________________.

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  1. It strengthens relationship between man and woman.

  2. It improves women's role related to polotical mobilisation

  3. It does not give much liberty to women in society.

  4. It does not provide equal opportunities for men and women.

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Correct Option: B

In which country the participation of women in national parliament is high?

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  1. England.

  2. Arab States.

  3. India

  4. United States of America.

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Correct Option: D

In which of the following countries the participation of women in public life is very high ?

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  1. European countries.

  2. Asian countries.

  3. Latin American countries

  4. Scandinavian countries

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The participation of women in public life is very high in Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland.