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How many elected women representatives are there in rural and urban local bodies in India?

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  1. Five lakh

  2. Seven lakh

  3. Ten lakh

  4. Three lakh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To have a fair proportion of women in the elected bodies, 1/3 of seats in local government bodies - panchayats and municipalities are made reserved for women. Now there are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies.

An institution, in which one third of seats are reserved for women in India, is __________.

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  1. Lok Sabha

  2. Rajya Sabha

  3. State Assemblies

  4. Panchayati Raj

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Correct Option: D

The statement that is true regarding the feminist movement is _________________________.

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  1. It strengthens relationship between man and woman.

  2. It improves women's role related to polotical mobilisation

  3. It does not give much liberty to women in society.

  4. It does not provide equal opportunities for men and women.

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Correct Option: B

In which country the participation of women in national parliament is high?

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  1. England.

  2. Arab States.

  3. India

  4. United States of America.

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Correct Option: D

In which of the following countries the participation of women in public life is very high ?

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  1. European countries.

  2. Asian countries.

  3. Latin American countries

  4. Scandinavian countries

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The participation of women in public life is very high in Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

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 ________________.

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  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 ___________.

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  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 ____________________.

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  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 ________________.

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  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.