1. For turning down her authorized proper to anonymity in a mass rape trial, saying she had performed nothing mistaken and that “disgrace should change sides”, this 72-year-old grandmother from France is a hero all over the world. Her identify?
2. India’s first medal on the Paris Olympics was picked up by a lady. Her identify is:
- Manu Bhaker
- Deepa Malik
- Avani Lekhara
- Sheetal Devi
3. This girls’s staff did what their male counterparts haven’t been in a position to do for 16 years. They gained the WPL trophy. Who was the staff and who did they beat?
4. It’s #1 on Barack Obama’s movie suggestions of the 12 months. Additionally #1 on New York Instances’ finest movies of 2024. Two Golden Globe nominations. And now competing within the Oscars. Identify the director of this movie that continues to make waves (bonus for naming the movie as properly).
5. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from competing for gold in Paris as a result of:
- She was over the prescribed weight restrict for her class
- She was arrested for protesting in opposition to sexual harassment by former Wrestling Federation head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
- She withdrew from competitors after dehydration
- She needed to fly again dwelling as a result of a medical emergency
6. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif gained gold in boxing. The controversy surrounding her win was as a result of:
- She made her opponent cry
- She failed a dope check
- Her detractors questioned her gender
- She failed the burden eligibility requirement
7. The very best paid feminine athlete for 2024 in line with Forbes is:
- Naomi Osaka
- Coco Gauff
- PV Sindhu
- Caitlin Clark
8. Elon Musk stated donations by this girl value billions of {dollars} to charities for girls, minorities and marginalised teams was “destroying western civilisation”. Her response? To double her donations. Are you able to identify the girl?
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9. In August, the Malayalam movie business was rocked by the discharge of a report that discovered widespread sexual exploitation of ladies, total pathetic working situations, and the enforcement of a code of silence by a mafia of highly effective males. What was the identify of the report?
10. Which political occasion fielded the very best proportion of ladies candidates in India’s basic election?
11. Which single constituency had probably the most variety of girls candidates basically election 2024 (trace: it’s in Maharashtra)?
12. Because the marketing campaign for the final election kicked off, these two wives took centre-stage as a result of their husbands had been jailed in separate circumstances. Their names?
13. This state turned the primary in unbiased India to cross a uniform civil code earlier this 12 months. It’s:
- Goa
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
14. True or false?
- India’s feminine labour power participation continued to say no this 12 months
- One in three girls is subjected to home violence
- In proportion phrases, India has probably the most girls pilots on the earth
- In absolute numbers, India has the world’s largest variety of little one brides
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15. By the top of the 12 months, should you have been a lady in Afghanistan you possibly can not:
- Journey unaccompanied by a male guardian
- Research drugs or nursing or something past major faculty
- Recite prayers in public
- Have a look at a person aside from your husband or blood relative
- All the above
16. This 76-year-old started the 12 months along with her fourth straight time period, making her the longest serving incumbent girl chief wherever on the earth. By the top of the 12 months, she had fled the nation and is now preventing extradition. Are you able to identify her?
17. The primary nation on the earth to amend its Structure as a way to enshrine abortion rights is:
18. The USA did not elect its first girl president, however its neighbour to the south, Mexico did. She is the primary feminine elected head of state in all of North America. Are you able to identify her?
19. Girls staff of this US-company filed a lawsuit for being paid systematically lower than males. The corporate agreed to pay them $43.3 million to settle the lawsuit. Identify the corporate.
20. Sure, that certainly is Taylor Swift. Over 149 concert events, her Eras tour raked in $2.1 billion in gross sales—twice that of another live performance tour in historical past. By all of it she launched her eleventh studio album. What’s it referred to as?
Solutions
1. Gisele Pelicot confronted all 51 males, together with her husband Dominique, in courtroom. On December 19, Dominique was given the utmost 20-year sentence whereas the others have been sentenced to between three and 15 years.
2. Manu Bhaker gained India’s first medal (a bronze) within the girls’s air rifle 10m after which clinched a second bronze within the blended staff 10m. In doing so, the 22-year-old from Jhajjar turned the primary athlete in unbiased India to win two medals at a single Olympics. Inexplicably, her identify was lacking from the listing of Khel Ratna awardees, thought-about the very best sporting honour in India.
3. After ending fourth within the earlier season, Royal Challengers Bangalore introduced their first trophy dwelling by beating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets.
4. All We Think about As Mild directed by Payal Kapadia is a fantastically informed story of the friendship between three girls. Though it was not chosen by the Movie Federation of India to signify the nation within the Oscars for finest worldwide function, it is going to now compete independently for all classes together with finest image, director and unique screenplay.
5. It’s (i). Hours earlier than her gold medal match, Phogat weighed in at 100gm over the 50 kg weight restriction. She had spent the earlier night time, skipping, operating, sweating it out within the sauna and even slicing off her hair however did not make the reduce.
6. The reply is (iii). Despite the fact that Imane is born feminine, listed as feminine on her passport and recognized as feminine all her life, it didn’t cease an unsightly controversy erupting over her gender. Later, Italian boxer Angela Carini who deserted her bout after 46 seconds stated she “desires to apologise” for a way she dealt with her moments after the struggle.
7. With earnings of $34.4 million in 2024, Coco Gauff at 20 is the 12 months’s highest paid girl athlete, incomes cash not simply $9.4 million from her wins however one other $25 million from her model endorsements.
8. Mackenzie Scott, the previous spouse of Jeff Bezos, has donated over $19 billion to greater than 2,450 non-profits targeted on points resembling racial fairness, social justice and LGBTQ rights since 2019. Her internet value stays above $30 billion because of the Amazon inventory she owns.
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9. Arrange underneath stress from the Girls in Cinema Collective following the sexual assault of an actress in 2017 in Kochi, a three-member committee takes its identify from Justice Ok Hema, a former decide of the Kerala excessive courtroom.
10. Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal caught with its 2019 quota of 33% of seats earmarked for girls. Sadly, not a single candidate, male or feminine, gained.
11. That may be Baramati the place seven girls, together with the sitting MP Supriya Sule contested in opposition to her sister-in-law, Ajit Pawar’s spouse, Sunetra Pawar. On the different finish of the spectrum, 150 constituencies (27.6%) had no girls candidates in any respect, in line with The Quantum Hub.
12. Sunita Kejriwal, the 58-year-old former Indian Income Service officer hit the road on behalf of Arvind Kejriwal whereas Kalpana Soren, spouse of jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren additionally contested the Gandey meeting bypoll.
13. In February, the Uttarakhand meeting handed a uniform regulation for all residents in issues regarding marriage, divorce (+ upkeep), adoption and inheritance. Goa already has a uniform civil code that predates Independence.
14. All are true, apart from (i). From a dismal 23.3% in 2018, India’s feminine labour power participation, in line with the newest authorities information, is 41.7%. Some economists, nonetheless, warning that this bump is being pushed by rural misery the place girls are taking over extraordinarily low-paying jobs (and even no-paying jobs at dwelling).
15. Extremely and catastrophically, it’s all the above (v).
16. Bangladesh lately despatched India a proper extradition request to convey again former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial on expenses of genocide and crimes in opposition to humanity amongst others. She fled to India in August this 12 months following a mass rebellion in opposition to her rule.
17. In March this 12 months, France turned the primary nation to explicitly embrace the appropriate to abortion in its structure.
18. That’s scientist and tutorial Claudia Sheinbaum who was elected Mexico’s president in October this 12 months.
19. Walt Disney agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged that ladies staff in California earned $150 million lower than their male counterparts over an eight-year interval.
20. The Tortured Poets Division.
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