Womens Rights Quiz | Womens Rights Question and Answer for Practice

31. India signed the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in

1. 1980
2. 1993
3. 1988
4. 1995

32. Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), when there is no medical emergency, can happen

1. at a place authorized by district level committee constituted by the Government
2. at a place authorized by Indian Medical Association
3. at a place authorized by any registered medical practitioner having more than 20 years of experience.
4. at any place where a registered medical practitioner is present.

33. NCW stands for

1. National Council for Women
2. National Committee for Women
3. National Commission for Women
4. National Congress for Women

34. Other than the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion and right to constitutional remedies, which of the following is also a fundamental right as currently given by the Indian Constitution?

1. cultural and educational rights
2. right to property
3. right to marriage

35. Rosy has been working as a temporary office staff in a private hospital for the last eight months. She unfortunately suffers a miscarriage, and takes four weeks of leave. As per the Maternity Benefit Act, for this period, she is entitled for

1. leave but no wage
2. both leave and full wage
3. leave and half wage
4. neither leave or wage, since she is a temporary employee

36. Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 applies to

1. women
2. men
3. both men and women

37. Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 applies to

1. Only organized sector
2. Only unorganized sector
3. Both organized and unorganized sectors

38. Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 applies to

1. the whole of India
2. the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
3. the whole of India except north-eastern states
4. the whole of India except union territories

39. Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates every organization to have a committee to redress sexual harassment complaints filed by women employees. The committee is called

1. Womens Cell
2. Internal Complaints Committee
3. Local Complaints Committee

40. The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in

1. 1981
2. 1975
3. 1979
4. 1983

41. The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence was signed in

1. 2003
2. 2007
3. 2011
4. 2009

42. The Council of Europe Convention recognizes all of the following about domestic violence, EXCEPT that

1. Domestic violence affects women disproportionately
2. Economic violence within the family or domestic unit is not domestic violence
3. Men may be victims of domestic violence
4. Children are victims of domestic violence

43. The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women was made by the United Nations General Assembly in

1. 1981
2. 1993
3. 1988
4. 1979

44. The following establishment (in which 10 or more employees are employed), is NOT covered for maternity benefits (as per the Maternity Benefit Act)

1. tree plantation sector
2. Indian Railway authorized private train-ticketing sector
3. make-up and hair-dresser agency
4. none of the above

45. The information on whether a specific woman underwent medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) in a hospital in the past can be obtained

1. by visiting the hospital and checking the hospital records
2. by filing an RTI to the hospital by the current husband
3. by submitting an application from the in-laws family and paying the necessary fees to the hospital
4. no one can access the information