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Salvador Allende was the president of ____________.

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  1. Bulgaria

  2. Panama

  3. Chile

  4. West-indies

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Correct Option: C

The first secretary General of SAARC was ____________.

political science some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them trading and economic organisations india and her neighbours india and other countries

  1. Jinnah

  2. Abdul Ahsan

  3. Kofti Annan

  4. Gandhiji

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations, founded in December 1985. Its Secretariat was established in Kathmandu, Nepal on 16 January 1987 by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan, who was it's first Secretary-General.

The type of government that emerged in South Africa after the end of the apartheid government is ________________.

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  1. Dictatorial government

  2. Multi-racial government

  3. Non-democratic

  4. Totalitarian.

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Correct Option: B

State whether these sentence is true (T) or false (F).
In our society boys and girls are valued equally.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Due to stereotypes, girls and boys in our society are not valued equally. Boys are supposed to be physically strong, good in sport, not to cry and on the other hand, girls are supposed to be well behaved, soft-spokenx and gentle.

Women have been provided reservation in________.

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  1. Lok Sabha

  2. State assemblies

  3. Indian administrative services

  4. Local bodies

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

One-third of seats in local government bodies–in panchayats and municipalities–are now reserved for women. There are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies. 

Which one of following is case of sexual discrimination?

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  1. Cases of child births are handled by lady doctors only

  2. Pujaris and Maulvis are males even though religious communities comprise both men and women

  3. Fighter pilots are mostly males

  4. There are women in the artillery corps of the army

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sexual discrimination refers to bias or discrimination based on gender (sex). Male gender is usually given preference and privileges over female gender but it does not necessarily happen this way only but it could be vice versa too. The cases of childbirth are handled by Lady Doctors wherein the male doctors having learned the course and experience are not given opportunity in childbirth cases.

The correct explanation of the gender division in a society, from among the following, is ____________________.

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  1. Biological difference between men and women.

  2. Unequal role assigned by the society to men and women.

  3. Unequal child sex ratio.

  4. Absence of voting rights for womens.

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Correct Option: B

Mark the correct statement of gender division.

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  1. Gender division is natural

  2. It is unchangeable

  3. Strictly based on biology

  4. Gender division is based on social expectations and stereotypes.

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Correct Option: B

Affirmative action policies have been used to raise the well-being of _____________.

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  1. poor.

  2. women.

  3. disadvantaged minorities.

  4. majority.

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Correct Option: B

Child sex ratio is number of girl children per _________________.

political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

  1. one hundred boys

  2. five hundred.

  3. one thousand.

  4. ten thousand.

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Correct Option: C