Deck 8: Womens Rights and Empowerment in India: Laws, Schemes and Challenges

Question 1

The Criminal Law Amendment Act has provided for punishment of the following offences:

A)Rape, stalking and sexual harassment
B)Acid attack and voyeurism
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Both (a) and (b)

Question 2

Which section of the IPC deals with word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman?

A)Section 498 A
B)Section 499
C)Section 503
D)Section 509

Answer 2

Section 509

Question 3

Domestic Violence includes all except

A)stalking
B)date rape
C)marital rape
D)intimate partner violence

Answer 3

stalking

Question 4

Asportation means

A)breathing
B)carrying away
C)intimidation
D)intention

Question 5

Workplace violence is sometimes referred to as:

A)Monday morning after rage
B)Thrash can blues
C)Desk rage
D)Trash can rage

Question 6

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), there are two types of legally defined sexual harassment, quid pro quo harassment and

A)Hostile environment harassment
B)Sexual favour harassment
C)Pleasure environment harassment
D)Exchange favour harassment

Question 7

Which scheme promotes community participation through involvement of student volunteers for empowerment of rural women?

A)She-Box Portal
B)Nand Ghar Yojana
C)eSamvad Portal
D)Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme

Question 8

Which type of sexual harassment normally involves a person who acts as a supervisor to other employees asking them to do sexual favours for them in exchange for some type of employment benefit?

A)Pleasure environment harassment
B)Hostile environment harassment
C)Quid pro quo sexual harassment
D)None of the above

Question 9

The 72nd and 73rd Amendment Acts have provided 33 percent reservation of seats for whom in the local bodies?

A)women
B)teachers
C)graduates
D)None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following schemes aims to provide speedier remedy to a woman facing sexual harassment at workplace?

A)Nari Web Portal
B)She-Box Portal
C)Mahila E-haat
D)None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following provides a platform for NGOs and civil society to interact with the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on relevant subjects?

A)eSamvad portal
B)Mahila E-haat
C)Nari Web portal
D)PMMVY

Question 12

Domestic violence involves

A)Physical violence only
B)Mental violence only
C)Violence inside the house
D)All of the above

Question 13

Which scheme encourages parents of a girl child to create a savings account in order to provide fund for their future education and marriage expenses?

A)PMMVY
B)Swadhar Greh
C)Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
D)None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following aims to spread information about schemes and benefits provided by the government to women:

A)Mahila E-haat
B)She-Box portal
C)One stop centre
D)Nari Web Portal

Question 15

Which of the following Acts are included in the definition of rape according to 2003 Act?

A)Non-consensual anal penetration
B)Non-consensual vaginal penetration
C)Non-consensual oral penetration
D)All of the above

Question 16

Which type of rapist is the most common?

A)Power-assertive
B)Anger-excitement
C)Anger-retaliatory
D)Power-assurance

Question 17

Different strategies have been used in the women's movement to

A)Spread awareness
B)Seek justice
C)Fight discrimination
D)All of the above

Question 18

A pregnant woman employee is entitled to get paid maternity leave for :

A)6 weeks
B)10 weeks
C)26 weeks
D)16 weeks

Question 19

When was Sexual Harassment of Women Employees at the Workplace Act passed?

A)2007
B)2001
C)1995
D)2013

Question 20

As per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act which of the following is not termed as sexual harassment?

A)A demand or request for a sexual favour
B)Sexually coloured remarks
C)Bad physical contact
D)Meeting in the cabin of the office

Question 21

When was the National Mission for empowerment of women launched by the government of India?

A)2011
B)2015
C)2010
D)2013

Question 22

Which Five Year Plan declared the Empowerment of women as one of the Nine primary objectives and the transfer of control of social infrastructure in the public sphere to women's groups as a strategy of the plan?

A)Ninth plan
B)Tenth plan
C)Eleventh plan
D)Twelfth plan

Question 23

Which scheme ensures safe delivery and good nutrition for mothers having their first child by providing cash incentives?

A)Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
B)Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche scheme
C)Swadhar Greh scheme
D)Pradhan Mantri Mantru Vandana Yojona(PMMVY)