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Questions Related to towards gender equality

POSCO act is gender ________.

  1. Oriented

  2. Neutral

  3. Both

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

POSCO  that is protection of child from sexual offences are gender neutral act.

______ was abolished by the act of 1829. 

  1. Infanticide

  2. Child Marraige

  3. Sati

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sati was a practice of the early Hindu society where the widow had to sacrifice herself by burning alive on the funeral pyre of her husband. 

Hindu reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy were against such heinous practices. Finally, the Governor General of India, Lord William Bentinck enacted the Sati Regulation Act of 1829 which made the practice of Sati illegal. 

What are people who move from place to place called?

  1. Tribals

  2. Nomads

  3. Yanadis

  4. Chenchus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The earliest people used to live in small groups in the caves or under trees or rocks. They did not build houses. Actually they led a mobile life, constantly moving from one place to another. People who regularly move from place to place are called Nomads.

RTC comes under which articles?

  1. Article 25 b

  2. Artical 21 a

  3. Artical 20 a

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

RTE that is education comes under rticle 21 a of the junction constitution.

Sri Lankan Tamils launched a struggle for

  1. Language recognition, autonomy and equal opportunities

  2. Language based division of country and major jobs.

  3. Equal distribution of resources and separate land.

  4. Government jobs and equal representation in government


Correct Option: A

Tamil natives of Sri Lanka are called

  1. Sri Lankan Tamilian Group

  2. Tamils of Sri Lanka

  3. Sri Lankan natives

  4. Sri Lankan Tamils


Correct Option: D

The factor which led to the civil war in Sri Lanka is

  1. Tyranny of majority.

  2. Mismanagement.

  3. Partial policies

  4. Economic inequalities


Correct Option: A

Which of the following state first approved transgender as a separate gender and issued ration card to them ___________.

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Transgender is a condition in which there is a behavioral change in either male or female behaving as the other sex. This is a genetic condition caused due to differential hormonal release.
  • The state that approved transgender as the separate sex is Tamil Nadu.

Which is the administrative authority controlling Juvenile Justice Board?

  1. Police Department

  2. Judicial Department

  3. Prosecution Department

  4. Social Welfare Department


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social Welfare Department is responsible for welfare services to be provided to the people. In India juvenile justice board which works for children in need of care and attention works under the administrative authority of social welfare department.  

Which among the following are reasons for child labour?

  1. Parental neglect

  2. Poverty

  3. Illiteracy

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Child labor is one of the social issues faced, in which a child below the age of 15 years is employed under someone instead of attending school.
  • All the given options are considered as a reason for child labor which includes parental neglect, poverty, illiteracy.