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

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  1. Women's

  2. Social

  3. Feminist

  4. Political

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Correct Option: C

In India seats are reserved for women in ________________.

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

  1. Lok Sabha

  2. Rajya Sabha

  3. Panchayati Raj

  4. Cabinet

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Correct Option: C

The correct literacy rate of women in India is ___________.

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

  1. 45%

  2. 54%

  3. 61%

  4. 70%

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per census 2001, the literacy rate of women in India was 54.16% and as per census 2011, the literacy rate of women in India is 65.46%.

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

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

  1. Belgium, Norway and Walloon.

  2. Norway, Ireland and Finland.

  3. Spain, Sweden and Walloon.

  4. Sweden, Norway and Finland.

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Correct Option: D

In traditional societies, women were expected to do ________________.

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

  1. public affairs

  2. private jobs

  3. paid jobs

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

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

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

  1. Women's movement

  2. Biological difference movement

  3. Girls movement

  4. Feminist movement

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • 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.

What is the literacy rate among women in India according to 2001 census?

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

  1. 44%

  2. 50%

  3. 64%

  4. 76%

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The literacy rate among women is only 50 per cent compared with 76 per cent among men. 

Women role is minimal in _______________.

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

  1. bringing up children.

  2. family

  3. health centres

  4. politics

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Correct Option: D

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

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

  1. 45

  2. 48

  3. 59

  4. 61

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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.

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

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

  1. five 

  2. seven

  3. nine

  4. ten

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
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.