Women Empowerment

Q. Who was the first woman to travel to space?

1. Kalpana Chawla
2. Judith Resnik
3. Sally Ride
4. Valentina Tereshkova

Q. Which of the following is not an aspect of women empowerment?

1. Economic opportunities
2. Social discrimination
3. Political power
4. Gender equality

Q.

The first man to walk in space was :

1. Yuri Gagarin

2. Neil Armstrong

3. Alan Shephard

4. Alexei Leonov

Q. Which of these measures will help reduce gender inequality.

1. Election of more female MPs to the parliament.
2. Increase in the number of female business persons.
3. Decrease in the enrollment of girls in our schools.
4. Increase in the number of women scientists.

Q. Double burden of work on women is an example of _______.

1. gender inequality
2. gender empowerment
3. women empowerment
4. gender respect

Q.

The first woman to go into space was :

1. Valentina V. Tereshokova

2. Lucy Grey

3. V. Sharapova

4. none of the above

Q. Which among the following are the factors responsible for the empowerment of women?

1. Gender Equality
2. No Discrimination
3. Educating the individuals
4. Educating only the youths

Q. The number of female members of parliament in India has ______ in recent decades.

1. increased
2. decreased
3. remained the same
4. increased and decreased

Q. Which of the following is an argument against economic empowerment of women?

1. Women cannot handle finances.
2. When women work, economies grow.
3. Diversification in the workplace would increase.
4. Economic equality is central to reduction of income inequality.

Q. Which of the following does the UN support?

1. Women empowerment
2. Poverty
3. Inequality
4. Discrimination

Q.

What is Right to Anonymity of women?

1. Right to own property
2. Sexually assaulted women may record her statement alone before the district magistrate
3. Right to contest Lok Sabha elections
4. Right against domestic violence

Q. Care-giving tasks involve _______.

1. physical tasks only
2. emotional aspects only
3. no physical tasks
4. physical tasks and emotional aspects

Q. Which of the following is/are considered crimes against women?

1. Sexual harassment
2. Domestic abuse
3. Wage inequality
4. Dowry harassment