Bihar reserved what share of posts in state government services for women, a step taken under the second of the seven resolves?
- A.Twenty per cent
- B.Thirty-three per cent
- C.Thirty-five per cent
- D.Fifty per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Thirty-five per cent. Under the resolve Aarakshit Rozgar, Mahilaon ka Adhikar, Bihar reserved thirty-five per cent of posts in state government services for women, a horizontal reservation that applies across categories, and the state was the first in the country to go that far in its services.
Option A, twenty per cent, is not the figure in any such order. Option B, thirty-three per cent, is the share often demanded in legislatures and is the constitutional minimum for women in panchayats under Article 243-D, so it is the commonest wrong choice here. Option D, fifty per cent, is the share Bihar reserved for women in panchayati raj institutions from the panchayat elections of 2006, again a first in India, and the two numbers are regularly exchanged in questions. Keep them apart: fifty per cent in panchayats from 2006 and thirty-five per cent in government services under the resolves.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Saat Nischay, or seven resolves, programme began to be implemented in Bihar in which year?
- A.2006
- B.2011
- C.2016
- D.2021
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- A.Piped drinking water to every household
- B.Electricity to every household
- C.A toilet in every house
- D.A paved lane in front of every house
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- A.Rs 1 lakh
- B.Rs 2 lakh
- C.Rs 4 lakh
- D.Rs 10 lakh
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Read the full explanation →Under the Bihar Student Credit Card Yojana, the rate of simple interest charged to a woman applicant is:
- A.One per cent
- B.Four per cent
- C.Seven per cent
- D.Nine per cent
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Read the full explanation →The Kushal Yuva Program of Bihar gives training mainly in:
- A.Tractor repair and welding
- B.Communication skills, behavioural skills and basic computer use
- C.Organic farming
- D.Weaving and handicraft
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The Kushal Yuva Program, run at Kushal Yuva Kendras under the first of the seven resolves, trains young people who have passed at least Class 10 in life skills and behaviour, in spoken and written communication in Hindi and English, and in the use of a computer, so that they…
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