Current Situation in Gender Equality

Q. Who was India's first female locopilot (train driver)?

1. Sushila Yadav
2. Sunita Yadav
3. Surekha Yadav
4. Sumita Yadav

Q. Which institution has 33% seats reserved for women in India?

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. State Assemblies
4. Panchayati Raj

Q. Self-help groups help women to:

1. Discuss issues
2. All of the above
3. Organise
4. Address issues

Q. The ________ witnessed reservation policies for women in Andhra Pradesh.

1. 1970s
2. 1980s
3. 1990s
4. 2000s

Q. When was the National Women's Commission Act passed?

1. 1989
2. 1990
3. 1991
4. 1992

Q. Which one of the following is not a reason for the backwardness of women?

1. Religious beliefs
2. Lack of education
3. Ancestral wealth
4. Social customs and practices

Q. Self-help groups are formed by women at the ____ level(s).

1. village and mandal
2. village
3. mandal
4. pan-India

Q. Which of the following is a major problem in schools?

1. We have very few schools.
2. Children dropping out of schools.
3. Parents do not want their kids to be educated.
4. There are no higher study centers.

Q. Reservation for women is a feature of which of the following?

1. Education
2. Employment
3. All of the above
4. Panchayati Raj

Q. Women are encouraged to work in which of the following in conservative societies?

1. Public affairs
2. None of these
3. Private jobs
4. Government jobs

Q. When was the National Women's Commission Act passed?

1. 1989
2. 1990
3. 1991
4. 1992

Q. Who was India's first female locopilot (train driver)?

1. Sushila Yadav
2. Surekha Yadav
3. Sunita Yadav
4. Sumita Yadav

Q. Self-help groups help women to:

1. Organise
2. Address issues
3. Discuss issues
4. All of the above

Q. The ________ witnessed reservation policies for women in Andhra Pradesh.

1. 1970s
2. 1980s
3. 1990s
4. 2000s

Q. Which institution has 33% seats reserved for women in India?

1. Rajya Sabha
2. Lok Sabha
3. State Assemblies
4. Panchayati Raj