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Act / Law Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2025–2026), peaking in 2026.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2026
- Recurs across 2 years (2025–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2025 → CDS 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
Which of the following acts/behaviour shall amount to 'sexual harassment' as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ?
- Verbal remarks of sexual nature
- Non-verbal conduct of sexual nature
- Physical conduct of sexual nature Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Social Issues & Welfare › Women & Child
CISF2025
Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, who can be the presiding officer of the Internal Committee constituted under Section 4 ?
- A A woman employed at senior level at workplace ✓
- B The employer
- C Any senior employee of the organisation
- D The executive authority
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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