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Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

More radical women's movements aimed at equality in personal and family life. These movements are called __________ movements.

  1. Women's

  2. Social

  3. Feminist

  4. Political
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Explanation

Movements that specifically target equality in personal, family, and social life are defined as feminist movements.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

The Scandinavian countries, where, there is very high participation of women in public life are ____________________.

  1. Belgium, Norway and Walloon.

  2. Norway, Ireland and Finland.

  3. Spain, Sweden and Walloon.

  4. Sweden, Norway and Finland.
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Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway, and Finland are globally recognized for their high levels of female participation in public and political life.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

In traditional societies, women were expected to do ________________.

  1. public affairs

  2. private jobs

  3. paid jobs

  4. None of these
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In traditional societies, women were excepted to do domestic work such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, tailoring, looking after children, etc. They were not excepted to do any work outside the home.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

Radical women's movement which aimed at equality in personal and family life was called ___________.

  1. Women's movement

  2. Biological difference movement

  3. Girls movement

  4. Feminist movement
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  • Feminist Movement is also known as Women's Liberation Movement.
  • Advocacy for women's rights is the primary goal of feminist Movement.
  • Charles Fourier coined the term Feminism.
  • Feminists are the persons who supports or advocates for women rights.
Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

Women role is minimal in _______________.

  1. bringing up children.

  2. family

  3. health centres

  4. politics
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Gender division in society often restricts women from participating in formal political structures. While women are active in families and child-rearing, politics has historically been a male-dominated sphere.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

The number of women representatives in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha is ___________.

  1. 45

  2. 48

  3. 59

  4. 61
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15th Lok Sabha elections were held in 2009. The 15th Lok Sabha had 58 women MPs. This is the first time when the representation of women has crossed 10%.

In 16th Lok Sabha, there were 65 women MPs.
In 17th Lok Sabha, there are 78 women MPs.

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

The representation of women in the state assemblies of India on an average is less than ________________ percent.

  1. five

  2. seven

  3. nine

  4. ten
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When it comes to representation of women in legislative bodies, India is among the bottom group of nations in the world. Women’s representation has always been less than 15% in Lok Sabha and 10% (national average) in the State Assemblies.