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On 9th March 2010, Rajya Sabha passed a bill which proposes 33% of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies to be reserved for the beneficiaries of the bill. What is that bill called?

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Women's Reservation Bill
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Scheduled Tribes Reservation Bill
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Jan Lokpal Bill
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None of these
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The correct option is A Women's Reservation Bill
  • On 9th March 2010, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, passed the bill on the reservation of 33 percent seats in the Lok Sabha, for Indias women representatives.
  • This was hailed as a historic step towards a constitutional amendment that ensured significant representation of the women of India, in the parliament.

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