Indian-Women-Since-Independence UPSC Questions

Indian-Women-Since-Independence MCQ Questions

1.
"I have brought the Indian women out of the kitchen, it is up to you (the women activists) to see that they don’t go back" Whose words were these to Mridula Sarabhai?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Dadabhai Naoroji
ANSWER :
B. Mahatma Gandhi
2.
Consider the following statements :
1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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A.
1 only
B.
2 only
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER :
B. 2 only
3.
All India Women's Conference was founded in _____
A.
1920
B.
1922
C.
1919
D.
1926
ANSWER :
D. 1926
4.
Statement: After independence, the Constitution promised complete equality to women.
Question: It fulfilled the promise by: women got the _____ along with men, without any qualification of education or property or income
A.
Vote
B.
Rebel
C.
War
D.
Fight
ANSWER :
A. Vote
5.
In the early fifties, Nehru initiated the process of the enactment of the _____, a measure demanded by women since the thirties
A.
Muslim Code Bill
B.
Indian Code Bill
C.
Hindu Code Bill
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
C. Hindu Code Bill
6.
Who prepared the first draft of the Constitution of India?
A.
Rajendra Prasad
B.
B.N.Rau
C.
Nehru
D.
Shah Ismail
ANSWER :
B. B.N.Rau