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MCQs on “Role of Indian Women in Post-Independence Nation-Building” for Civil Services Examination
- Who was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Sucheta Kripalani
d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer: a) Indira Gandhi - Which of the following women played a key role in drafting the Indian Constitution?
a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
b) Hansa Mehta
c) Annie Besant
d) Lakshmi Sahgal
Answer: b) Hansa Mehta - Who was the first woman to serve as the Governor of an Indian state?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
c) Sucheta Kripalani
d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Answer: a) Sarojini Naidu - Which organization did Aruna Asaf Ali contribute to during post-independence India?
a) Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
b) National Federation of Indian Women
c) Indian National Congress
d) All India Women’s Conference
Answer: c) Indian National Congress - Who founded the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in 1972?
a) Ela Bhatt
b) Medha Patkar
c) Aruna Asaf Ali
d) Hansa Mehta
Answer: a) Ela Bhatt - Which Indian woman led the Chipko Movement in the 1970s?
a) Medha Patkar
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Gaura Devi
d) Vandana Shiva
Answer: c) Gaura Devi - Who was the first woman to become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
a) Meira Kumar
b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Sumitra Mahajan
Answer: a) Meira Kumar - Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
a) Annie Besant
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer: a) Annie Besant - In which year did India elect its first woman President, Pratibha Patil?
a) 2007
b) 2004
c) 2012
d) 2009
Answer: a) 2007 - Which of the following women was involved in the legal reforms of Hindu succession laws?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Durga Bai Deshmukh
c) Sucheta Kripalani
d) Aruna Roy
Answer: b) Durga Bai Deshmukh - Who is known for her contribution to the Indian independence movement and later became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
a) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sucheta Kripalani
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: c) Sucheta Kripalani - Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in child rights?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Medha Patkar
c) Vandana Shiva
d) Kailash Satyarthi
Answer: d) Kailash Satyarthi (Trick question: no Indian woman has won the Nobel Peace Prize yet, but Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian Nobel laureate.) - Which Indian woman leader was instrumental in shaping the health policies post-independence as the first Health Minister of India?
a) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
c) Lakshmi Sahgal
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer: b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Who was the first woman to head the United Nations General Assembly?
a) Hansa Mehta
b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Aruna Roy
Answer: b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit - Who led the anti-dowry movement in India during the post-independence period?
a) Aruna Roy
b) Kamla Bhasin
c) Medha Patkar
d) Vandana Shiva
Answer: b) Kamla Bhasin - Who is known for her environmental activism and contribution to sustainable agriculture in post-independence India?
a) Vandana Shiva
b) Medha Patkar
c) Ela Bhatt
d) Arundhati Roy
Answer: a) Vandana Shiva - Which woman leader led the movement for the rights of displaced people affected by the Narmada Dam project?
a) Medha Patkar
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Gaura Devi
d) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Answer: a) Medha Patkar - Who played a pioneering role in promoting women’s education and was the first female graduate from Bombay University?
a) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
b) Savitribai Phule
c) Pandita Ramabai
d) Hansa Mehta
Answer: d) Hansa Mehta - Which Indian woman became a symbol of resistance against gender inequality and formed the Gulabi Gang?
a) Medha Patkar
b) Sampat Pal Devi
c) Vandana Shiva
d) Aruna Roy
Answer: b) Sampat Pal Devi - Who was the first woman lawyer to practice in the Supreme Court of India?
a) Leila Seth
b) Cornelia Sorabji
c) Indira Jaising
d) Aruna Roy
Answer: b) Cornelia Sorabji - Which Indian woman is recognized for her role in leading the legal battle against sexual harassment in the workplace, resulting in the Vishaka Guidelines?
a) Indira Jaising
b) Vrinda Grover
c) Leila Seth
d) Medha Patkar
Answer: a) Indira Jaising - Which feminist economist from India co-authored the “Towards Equality” report, highlighting gender disparities in India?
a) Devaki Jain
b) Bina Agarwal
c) Aruna Roy
d) Amartya Sen
Answer: a) Devaki Jain - Who was the first Indian woman to hold the rank of full General in the Indian Army?
a) Punita Arora
b) Priya Jhingan
c) Shanti Tigga
d) Aruna Roy
Answer: a) Punita Arora - Who was the woman behind the Right to Information (RTI) movement in India?
a) Medha Patkar
b) Aruna Roy
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Vandana Shiva
Answer: b) Aruna Roy - Which Indian woman became the first to be elected to the International Olympic Committee?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Karnam Malleswari
c) Nita Ambani
d) Saina Nehwal
Answer: c) Nita Ambani - Who was India’s first woman finance minister?
a) Nirmala Sitharaman
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sushma Swaraj
Answer: b) Indira Gandhi (handled finance portfolio in 1970) - Which Indian woman is associated with the foundation of Amul and the dairy cooperative movement?
a) Verghese Kurien
b) Tara Gandhi
c) Ela Bhatt
d) Nirmala Deshpande
Answer: c) Ela Bhatt - Who was the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
a) Sucheta Kripalani
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sheila Dixit
d) Jayalalitha
Answer: a) Sucheta Kripalani - Which woman leader has played a crucial role in advocating for water conservation and environmental protection through the ‘Save Narmada Movement’?
a) Medha Patkar
b) Vandana Shiva
c) Gaura Devi
d) Kamala Bhasin
Answer: a) Medha Patkar
