Polotics
Education
Miscalanious
Customs
Statistcs
100
Only 9% of women hold seats in what part of the government?
What is parliament
100
There is a better ________ rate for men in India than women.
What is literacy rate.
100
Women are not allwed to go anywhere with out the presence of?
What is a male family member.
100
Marriages are often _________ in India?
What is arranged.
100
What percent of births are observed by health professionals?
What is 42%
200
What percent of women in India hold seats in the High Courts and Supreme Court?
What is 4%
200
In India close to 245 million women lack what two basic skills?
What is to read and write
200
Women in villages may not eat for days due to what major factor?
What is poverty.
200
Sari's are often made out of what three fabrics?
What is cotton, synthetic, and silk.
200
What percent of sterilizations are female?
What is 95%
300
Women in India didn't hold office until what year?
What is 1947
300
What state in India has the highest literacy rate for women?
What is Kerala
300
What is the name for the traditional clothing of women in India?
What is the Sari
300
the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 stated that what was illegal?
What is dowry demands.
300
Normally, the ratio of births should be 950 girls for every 1000 boys. In India however that number can be as low as?
What is 300 girls
400
In what year did women in India obtain the right to vote?
What is 1950
400
under the Non-formal Education program, what percent of the 7.42 million children being catered to were girls?
What is .12%
400
Divorce is frowned upon in Indian society. often times the women is treated as if she has done what?
What is commit a crime.
400
Child marriage was outlawed in what year?
What is 1860.
400
What percent of women work in the informal sector?
What is 90%
500
In 1992, the 73rd amendment was passed in India, that alloted women what third of the seats in Parliament.
What is 1/3
500
contrary to popular belief, a large amount of women do work in India. However, there are fewer women in this type of work force.
What is Paid
500
What is the original name for a dowry?
What is Stridhan
500
In many rural families women face what?
What is nutritional discrimination.
500
Though women may have the same job as a man, they only make an average of what percent of the man's pay
What is 80%
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