Women reservation act

Question 1

Which amendment in the constitution gave rise to reservation of 1/3rd seats in the Lok Sabha, State legislative assembly and Legislative assembly of national capital of delhi

Answer 1

106th const. amendment

Question 2

How long will the women reservation act prolong?

Answer 2

15 years

Question 3

Percentage of women in lok sabha and state legislative assemblies?

Answer 3

15% in lok sabha and 9% on an average in state legislative assemblies

Question 4

India is a signatory to which convention which relates to the gender based discrimination against women?

Answer 4

The convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, 1979

Question 5

In what years were the constitutional amendments regarding reservation introduced in the parliament?

Answer 5

1996,1998,1999,2008

Question 6

What is the “TRIPLE TEST” as laid down by the Supreme court?

Answer 6

1. state was mandated to set up a dedicated commission to examine backwardness in local bodies within the state.
2. states were required to determine the quota for the backward class based on the commission survey data
3. these reservations, combined with scheduled castes and scheduled tribes should not exceed the 50% mark of total seats in the local body

Question 7

Where is triple test not applied?

Answer 7

in sc/st reservations since article 334 directly applies to them

Question 8

When was the first women reservation bill introduced?

Answer 8

september 12, 1996 with 81st const. amendment. Geeta mukherjee committe