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Women's Day

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote? And in which year?

a)

New Zealand in 1893

b)

Mexico in 1884

c)

England in 1812

d)

Ireland in 1891

2.

when was dowry prohibition act was passed in

a)

1961

b)

1968

c)

1964

d)

2000

3.

who was the chairman of Infosys foundation and an indian author

a)

Akshata murthy

b)

Lakshmi venu

c)

Sudha murthy

d)

Sudha chandran

4.

who was the first women of Indian origin to go to space

a)

Kalpana chawla

b)

Valentina tereshkova

c)

Sally ride

d)

Christina koch

5.

First and the only women to get two noble prizes

a)

Selma lagerlof

b)

Bertha von suther

c)

Marie curie

d)

Aung san suu ki

6.

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

a)

Equality in pay

b)

Better pay and voting rights

c)

Equal working opportunity

d)

Maternity leave

7.

Which of the following combination is not correct.

a)

Arundhati Bhattacharya - SBI bank

b)

Chanda Kochhar - Axis bank

c)

Kiran Bedi 1st IPS officer

d)

Sushmita Sen Miss Universe

8.

First Indian to swim across the English Channel

a)

Arati saha

b)

Meenu sharma

c)

Rini Simon

d)

Reita Faria

9.

First Indian Women to be the president of the UN General assembly

a)

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

b)

Anna Chandy

c)

Kiran Bedi

d)

Pratibha Patil

10.

Which country has made having a pay gap between men and women illegal?

a)

England

b)

Finland

c)

Iceland

d)

Denmark

11.

Apartment fires were a lot more deadly before this invention by Anna Connelly, which have also become a critical component in how spaces are designed.

a)

Fire escape

b)

Fire alarm

c)

Fire extinguisher

d)

Windows

12.

Although male brains are 9% larger than female brains, both have the same amount of brain cells. The brain cells in women merely pack together more densely.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Only male mosquitoes bite

a)

True - only male mosquitos bite

b)

False - only female mosquitos bite

14.

On the international women's day, the colour green represents...

a)

Power

b)

Kindness

c)

Loyalty

d)

Hope

15.

On the International women's day, the colour white represents...

a)

Equality

b)

Loyalty

c)

Respect

d)

Power

16.

Who is the first female mathematician?

a)

Nina Barn

b)

Karen Uhlenbeck

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Sofia Kovalevskaya

17.

Identify this personality!

a)

Bachendri Pal

b)

Arunima Sinha

c)

Santosh Yadav

d)

Deepu Sharma

18.

Pratibha Patil served as President of India between the years ________.

a)

2002 and 2007

b)

2012 and 2017

c)

2007 and 2012

d)

1997 and 2002

19.

Identify this personality.

a)

Aparajita Rai

b)

Mary Kom

c)

Bachendri Pal

d)

Anuradha Devi Thokchom

20.

Identify this personality.

a)

Shawna Pandya

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Vanila Singh

d)

Sunita Williams

21.

Meet Ritu Karidhal Srivastava and Muthayya Vanitha. What are they associated with?

a)

ISRO

b)

NASA

c)

CNSA

d)

CSA ASC

22.

In which year did Saina Nehwal attain the World No. 1 ranking in badminton?

a)

2015

b)

2009

c)

2012

d)

2017

23.

Who has been

referred to as "Rocket Woman of India"?

a)

Anuradha TK

b)

Ritu

Karidhal

c)

Moumita Dutta

d)

Nandini Harinath

24.

Who is known as “Missile woman of India”?

a)

Tessy Thomas

b)

Mallika Sarabhai

c)

Sunitha Williams

d)

Durba Banerjee

25.

The UN’s HeForShe movement, which brings together one half of humanity in support of the other, was spearheaded by which actress?

a)

Emma Watson

b)

Kate Winslet

c)

Thandie Newton

d)

Julia Roberts

26.

What is the theme for women's Day 2022?

a)

Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow

b)

Let's all choose to challenge

c)

I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”

d)

Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.

27.

Born in India and educated in France, this late bloomer was 48 years old when she took up photography. Although her career spanned only eleven years she is considered one of the most significant photographers of the 19th century.

a)

Diane Arbus

b)

Dorothea Lange

c)

Imogen Cunningham

d)

Julia Margaret Cameron

28.

Her poems reflect the urge for change in society. The woman should also be given the same status as that of man. She should not be considered as belonging to someone but should have her own identity. ……………is rightly considered to be the “mother of Modern Indian English Poetry”.

a)

Arundhati Roy

b)

Kamala Das

c)

Shashi Deshpande

d)

Sudha Murthy