IWD 2023 REIN

On the birth anniversary of this revolutionary, India celebrates the national women’s day on February 13. Who is she?

• Savitabai Phule

• Aruna Asaf Ali

• Sarojini Naidu

• Bina Das

Answer explanation

Sarojni Naidu was a Poet and Indian Freedom Fighter/Political Activist born in 1879.

Which country was the first to give women right to vote?

• India

• England

• Ireland

• New Zeland

Answer explanation

New Zeland was the first country to grant women voting rights in 1893.

Which country had the first female prime minister in the world?

• India

• Israel

• Sri Lanka

• United Kingdom

Answer explanation

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first women PM, elected on 21st July 1960

In the current union council of Minister in India, there are 29 cabinet ministers including the prime minister. How many of these are women cabinet ministers?

• 4

• 6

• 1

• 2

Answer explanation

Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs), Smriti Irani (Minister of Women and Child Development, Minister of Minority Affairs)

Who was the first women to win best director at Oscars?

• Sofia Coppola

• Kathryn Bigelow

• Greta Gerwig

• Jane Campion

Answer explanation

Academy award in 2008 (The Hurt Locker), Academy award best picture 2012 (Zero dark thirty)

Roughly what percentage of the fortune 500 companies are run by women CEOs?

• 5%

• 20%

• 10%

• 2%

Answer explanation

53/500 as on Jan 2023 have women CEOs. This milestone was recently reached in 2023. In 2023 this was around 9%.

Who was the first women chief minister of a state in India?

• J. Jayalalitha

• Suchetha Kriplani

• Nandini Satpathy

• Mayavati

Answer explanation

Suchetha Kriplani was the CM of Uttar Pradesh from Oct 1963 to March 1967 with a 3 years 162 days term.

Which country has made it illegal to have a pay gap between men and women?

• India

• Japan

• Iceland

• New Zeland

Answer explanation

This law came into force in Iceland on the first day of 2018.

What is the theme for International Women's Day 2023?

• #ChooseToChallenge

• #EachForEqual

• #DigitAll

• #BreakTheBias

Answer explanation

DigitAll: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality

Who is known as the "Missile Women of India"?

• Tessy thomas

• Kamal Ranadive

• Kalpana Chawala

• Janaki Ammal

Answer explanation

Tessy Thomas: Former projec director for Agni-IV and currently surving as the DG (Aeronautical Systems) DRDO.