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Topic Women's rights
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2019–2025), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2019 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Which of the following statements about the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is/are correct?
- It is based on the guidelines emerging from the Vishaka Judgment of the Supreme Court in 1997
- As per the Act, it is mandatory for an employer even with two employees to form an Internal Committee in the workplace
- Vishaka is the name of the woman complainant who filed the case. Select the answer
using the code given below.
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Judiciary
CDS2019
The 'Beijing Declaration' is concerned with which one of the following issues?
- A Rights of children
- B Rights of women ✓
- C Right to development
- D Reduction of tariffs
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Social Issues & Welfare › Women & Child
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