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The Sheroes Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the first woman prime minister of India?

a)

Mrs. Unnati Sharma

b)

Mrs. Indira Gandhi

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Rekha Sain

2.

Who is the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha?

a)

Laxmi Devi

b)

Shanno Devi

c)

Sushmita Sen

d)

Pratibha Patil

3.

Identify: She is the first woman to climb Mt. Everest.

a)

Kiran Bedi

b)

Ujjwala Rai

c)

Leila Seth

d)

Bachhendri Pal

4.

She is the first Indian woman to become the Miss World.

a)

Dina Vakil

b)

Pramita

c)

Reita faria

d)

P. Patel

5.

Which of the following scheme provide education to girls and their welfare?

a)

STEP Scheme

b)

UJJWALA Scheme

c)

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

d)

SWADHAR Scheme

6.

Name the online platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to support women entrepreneurs?

a)

Digital India

b)

Mahila E-haat

c)

One Stop Centre Scheme

d)

None of the above

7.

Name the first Indian woman to win a medal in olympics

a)

Karnam Malleshwari

b)

P V Sindhu

c)

Saina Nehwal

d)

Geeta Phogat

8.

Who was was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft?

a)

Maud Wagner

b)

Marina Ginestà

c)

Sarla Thakral

d)

Kathrine Switzer

9.

Who was the first female judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of India?

a)

Fathima Beevi

b)

Latha

c)

Sarala Vinod

d)

Shobana Prem kumar

10.

I am the health minister of the state that recorded the first case of COVID-19 in India. With effective strategies to combat the pandemic, I am now well-renowned in the world for the work I have done. Who am I?

a)

Nirmala Sitharaman

b)

Amrit Kaur

c)

K K Shailaja

d)

Sushma Swaraj

11.

Born in a small town in Haryana, I had dreams of flying high. These dreams led me to become an Indian-American astronaut in NASA. I was the first woman of Indian origin to go into space and flew the space shuttle. Who was I?

a)

Kalpana Chawla

b)

Sunit Williams

c)

Swati Mohan

d)

Ritu Karidhal

12.

My mother is from Tamil Nadu and my father is from Jamaica. I am the first female Vice-President of the country as well as the first-ever woman of colour. Who am I?

a)

Nikki Haley

b)

Pramila Jayapal

c)

Tulsi Gabbard

d)

Kamala Harris

13.

I was shot by the Taliban while boarding a bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. My humanitarian work towards women empowerment made me the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?

a)

Karishma Ali

b)

Malala Yousufzai

c)

Hajra Khan

d)

Emaan Danish Khan

14.

Who opened Sharada Sadan, a home to provide security and education to young widows?

a)

Savitribai Phule

b)

Pandita Ramabai

c)

Fatima Sheikh

d)

Tarabai Shinde

15.

Which of the following space exploration missions was carried out with at least 27 percent of the key executive positions being held by women?

a)

Mars Orbital Mission

b)

Chandrayan

c)

Gaganyan

d)

Space Capsule Recovery Experiment

16.

Who is the first Indian woman President of the UN General Assembly?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Gita Gopinath

c)

Vijay Laxmi Pandit

d)

Leila Seth

17.

what is the theme of Women's day 2021

a)

Equality for women is progress for all

b)

Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a covid 19 world

c)

Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for gender equality

d)

Choose to challenge

18.

In which year the International Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time?

a)

1913

b)

1909

c)

1915

d)

1916

19.

What were the root demands of the women which germinated the Idea of Women’s Day?

a)

Maternity leave

b)

Equality in pay

c)

Better pay and Voting rights

d)

Equal working opportunity

20.

A British nurse, statistician, and social reformer who was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. Who am I?

a)

Jonathan Asbridge

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Harriet Ackland

d)

Higbee