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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

What does the term 'Patriarchy' mean?

  1. It means a system that demoralize men more than women

  2. It is a system which judge people's opinion in every aspects of the society

  3. It mean a system that values men more than women and gives them more power

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Patriarchal society is the society which values men more and gives ruling power to men over women.
  • Matriarchal society is the society which values women more and gives ruling power to women over men.
  • Gender equality is valuing both men and women rights equally in the society.
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

Which factors are responsible for miserable and poor conditions of women in India?
1. Sexual division of labour
2. Illiteracy
3. Lack of representation in politics
4. Discrimination in Jobs.

  1. Only $1$ and $3$
  2. Only $1, 2$ and $3$
  3. Only $2, 3$ and $4$
  4. All $1, 2, 3$ and $4$
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D Correct answer
Explanation
  • All the above mentioned factors are responsible for miserable condition for women in India.
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

India has a census every ___ years.

  1. 5

  2. 10

  3. 18

  4. 20
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Census is a systematic of recording data of a certain population including age, sex, income earned etc. The first complete census was taken in 1881. In India, it is recorded periodically, every 10 years and is used for the planning of the sectors like education, emploment and economy.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

In Bolivia, the Socialist Party had came to power in ______.

  1. 1998

  2. 2000

  3. 2003

  4. 2006
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The protest against water privatization in Bolivia was led by an organization called FEDECOR. This organization comprised local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists. They were supported by a federation of farmers who relied  on irrigation, the confederation of factory workers’ unions, middle class students from the University of Cochabamba and the city’s growing population of homeless street children. The movement was supported by the Socialist Party. In 2006, this party came to power in Bolivia.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

Mark the correct objective of Civil Rights Movement in the U.S A.?

  1. Use of the violent means to end corruption

  2. Fight for the rights of the women.

  3. To and arbitrary use of power.

  4. Abolishion of legal racial discrimination against African-Americans
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Explanation

The Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.A. targeted the equal treatment and granting of human rights to the African American who were being harshly treated and tortured and were considered inferior and slaves to the White Americans. It largely targeted abolition of legal racial discrimination against African- Americans followed by several movements and protests.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

Which one of the following aspects was recommended by the Gandhiji ________ that politics must be guided by the.

  1. Manusmriti

  2. Religious books

  3. Ethics

  4. Ramayana ana Mahabharata
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C Correct answer
Explanation

According to Gandhiji Politics and ethics should not be completely divorced from one another. Ethics must be a guiding lamp of the politics if a nation has to prosper. Ethical values like truth, honesty and sincerity puts nation before self interest and because politics is a determining factor of a nation's governance it must be embedded in politics.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

The movement to continue English as an official language became violent in ___________.

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu
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Explanation

The Anti Hindi agitation is a series of violent demand events took place in the state of Tamil Nadu during both pre and post Independence era. The first agitation took place against imposition of Hindi in Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) when teaching of Hindi in schools was made compulsory. thereon demand continues to make India an official language of India alongside Hindi when the Official Language Act passed to make Hindi a sole official language. then to supress the agitation, violence and protests English and Hindi were made official languages of India indefinitely.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

The transfer of the East India Company's Government to the British Crown was proclaimed by Queen Victoria just after 'Sepoy Mutiny'. It was declared on _______________.

  1. 1 October, 1857

  2. 1 October, 1858

  3. 1 October, 1859

  4. 1 December, 1859
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Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

In which year democracy was restored in Nepal?

  1. 1989

  2. 1991

  3. 1990

  4. 1993
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Explanation

In Nepal Democracy was restored in the year 1990 by the King Birendra. In 2005 this democratic rule was dismissed by King Gyanendra. Later due to public protest, democratic government established in Nepal in 2006.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

Identify the type of government for which Tamilians are fighting in Sri Lanka.

  1. Unitary

  2. Federal

  3. Community

  4. Tyrant
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sri Lanka has unitary form of government where the national government has all powers. . Tamil leaders want Sri Lanka to become a federal system.