MCQ Chapter 6 History Class 9 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – History Class 9Empowerment of Women and other Weaker Sections 1. Who led the women’s demonstration in Mumbai known as the "laatne morcha" in 1972?Gaura DeviMrinal GorePramila DandavateVidya BalQuestion 1 of 202. What was the main purpose of the Chipko movement started in 1973?To ban alcohol consumptionTo prevent the cutting of treesTo fight against dowryTo promote women’s educationQuestion 2 of 203. Which year was declared as the International Women’s Year by the United Nations?1972197519771980Question 3 of 204. Who chaired the Committee on the Status of Women formed by the Government of India in 1975?Pramila DandavateDr Phulrenu GuhaVidya BalSaudamini RaoQuestion 4 of 205. In which state did the anti-liquor movement begin in 1992?MaharashtraAndhra PradeshGujaratUttarakhandQuestion 5 of 206. What was the name of the demonstration where women used rolling pins to protest?Chipko movementLaatne morchaAnti-liquor movementStree-mukti morchaQuestion 6 of 207. Who was a key activist in the Chipko movement, creating awareness among women?Mrinal GoreGaura DeviSudesha DeviPramila DandavateQuestion 7 of 208. What was the main cause of women’s participation in the anti-liquor movement in Andhra Pradesh?Rising prices of keroseneDeaths due to alcoholismLack of educationDowry issuesQuestion 8 of 209. Which law made polygamy illegal in India?Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961Maternity Benefit Act of 1961Law enacted in 1952Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993Question 9 of 2010. What was the purpose of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961?To provide alimony to womenTo make giving and taking dowry a criminal offenceTo reserve seats for women in local bodiesTo ban satiQuestion 10 of 2011. Which movement did Vinoba Bhave involve women in, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy?Chipko movementBhoodan MovementAnti-liquor movementTelangana Peasants Armed StruggleQuestion 11 of 2012. What was the key strategy used by women in the Chipko movement?Brandishing rolling pinsEncircling treesClosing arrack shopsFiling lawsuitsQuestion 12 of 2013. Which organization published the manifesto of the Stree-mukti Sangharsha Samiti in 1978?Mahila Dakshata SamitiStree-mukti Sangharsha SamitiNari Samata ManchAkhil Bharatiya Janavadi Mahila SanghatanaQuestion 13 of 2014. Who established the Mahila Dakshata Samiti in Delhi in 1976?Pramila DandavateVidya BalJyoti MhapsekarSaudamini RaoQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the name of the street play created by Jyoti Mhapsekar?Streemuktichi LalkariMulgi Jhaali HoPrerak LalkariSitama KathaQuestion 15 of 2016. Which act gave women the right to leave from work during childbirth?Dowry Prohibition ActMaternity Benefit ActProtection of Human Rights ActFamily Courts ActQuestion 16 of 2017. In which year was the Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act passed?1984198819901993Question 17 of 2018. What was the purpose of establishing Family Courts in 1984?To ban dowryTo resolve marital and domestic conflictsTo provide education to womenTo prevent satiQuestion 18 of 2019. Which Supreme Court case established a woman’s right to alimony in 1985?Roop Kanwar vs StateMohammad Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano BegumGaura Devi vs GovernmentPramila Dandavate vs UnionQuestion 19 of 2020. What incident led to the passing of the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act in 1988?Dowry deathsRoop Kanwar committing satiAnti-liquor protestsChipko movementQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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