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International Women’s Day
A. March 8
• Women’s Day was observed for the first time on
February 28, 1909 in Newyork
• March 8 was suggested by the 1910 International
Women’s Conference
Q 100 th Anniversary of International Women’s Day was
celebrated as
A. ‘Women’s History Month’
• 100 th anniversary of Women’s Day was observed
in 2011. Then, the US President Barak Obama,
proclaimed March 2011 to be ‘Women’s History
Month’
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theme for international Women’s Day
2017 - Women in the Changing World of Work :
Planet 50 - 50 by 2030
2016 - Planet 50 - 50 by 2030 : step it up for
gender equality
India Government celebrated Women Empowerment
year in
A. 2001
Central Women and Child Development Department
came into existence
A. 1986
Present Minister of Central Women and Child
Q & A Time line
March 8 - international Women’s Day
november 25 - international Day for the elimination
of violence against Women
February 13 - national Women’s Day of india
(birthday of sarojini naidu)
Development Department
A. Maneka gandhi
vipanchika v. P.
laws related to Women Protection
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sathi Prevention act - 1987
Bengal Sathi Regulation Act was passed in
A. 1829
First State to introduce Sathi Prevention Act
A. rajasthan (1987)
India Government, to make an Act against Sathi in
A. 1987
Government implemented Sathi Prevention Act all
over the country in
A. 1988 (as sathi Prevention act, 1987)
Dowry Prohibition act
Dowry Prohibition Act came into force in
A. 1961
Dowry Prohibition is mentioned in Indian Penal Code
in the section of
A. 304 b, 498 a
Punishment against dowry is
A. imprisonment for more than 7 years
and maximum life imprisonment
Domestic violence Prohibition act
Q Domestic Violence Prohibition Act was passed in
A. 2005
Q Domestic Violence Prohibition Act came into force on
A. 26 October 2006
• According to this Act, the government has to appoint
Protection Officers in each district
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March 2018