Women’s Political Representation

Q. Which among the following bills was introduced in the Parliament to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies?

1. Female Political Reservation Bill
2. Women’s Representation Bill
3. Women’s Reservation Bill
4. Equitable Representation Bill

Q. What steps are taken to provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities?

1. Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
2. Appointment of $\frac{1}{3}$ women members
3. None of the above
4. Reservation for election to $\frac{1}{3}$ of the seats for women

Q. After the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there are ____ women members in the house.

1. 24
2. 78
3. 108
4. 200

Q. S1: The Women's Reservation Bill was implemented in 2008, it reserves one third of the seats in Lok Sabha and State assemblies for women. S2: The number of women participating in politics has been low and to encourage more women to join the houses, Women's Reservation Bill was proposed. Select the most appropriate option from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1.
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent of each other.
3. S1: True; S2: False.
4. S1: False; S2: True.

Q. In the Lok Sabha elections of 1952, women were elected to the Indian Parliament.

1. 26
2. 25
3. 24

Q. Explain the objective of implementing the NREGA 2005.

Q. In India, one-third of the seats in the panchayats and municipalities are reserved for .

1. men
2. women
3. senior citizens
4. children

Q. In which of the following Indian political institutions is one-third of seats reserved for women?

1. State Legislatures and Parliament
2. Municipalities and State Legislatures
3. Panchayats and Municipalities
4. Panchayats and Parliament

Q. describe the role of women representation in politics.

Q. What is the current representation of women members in the Lok Sabha?

1. 16%
2. 20%
3. 12%
4. 33%

Q. Assertion [A]: India passed the Women's Reservation Bill on 5 June, 2008, to increase the number of women parliamentarians.

Reason [R]: Higher numbers of women in parliament generally contributes to stronger emphasis on women's issues.

Read the above given statements and select the option that is true.

1. [A] and [R] is correct. [R] is the correct explanation for [A].
2. [A] and [R] is incorrect. [R] is the incorrect explanation for [A].
3. [A] is incorrect but [R] is correct. [R] is the correct explanation for [A].
4. [A] is correct but [R] is incorrect. [R] is the incorrect explanation for [A].

Q.

What are the problem faced by women in political representation ?