Social Laws Related to Women and Children
Social Laws Related to Women and Children: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Social Laws Related to Women, Social Laws Related Children, Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act & 2001 etc.
Important Questions on Social Laws Related to Women and Children
An agreement to remain unmarried with the partner is _____.

According to Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, , which section was amended in the Hindu Marriage Act, ?

Which of the following acts were amended under Marriage laws (amendment) Act, ?

Which among the following are subjects of the campaign under the National Commission for Women?

In which of the following year, the dowry act was changed to specify that presents given to a bride or a groom at the time of a wedding are allowed?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Dowry Prohibition Act?
A. The Dowry Prohibition Act applies to persons of all religions in India.
B. Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry includes only cash and property.

Which of the following is/are associated with dowry in India?

Which of the following is the purpose of the National Commission for Women?

Which of the following describes the significance of the National Commission for Women?

According to the marriage laws in India, what is the legal age of a girl to get married under the Hindu Marriage Act?

Which of the following is a feature of National Commission for Women?

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 defines a child as someone who has not reached the age of _____.

According to the Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act of 1961, the penalty for breaking the law is _____ years in prison plus a fine of Rs.15000/- or the value of the dowry given, whichever is greater.

Which of the following are the social laws in India pertaining to women?

Dowry is defined in the Dowry Prohibition Act of as__________________.

__________ is a statutory agency of the Indian government tasked with providing advice to the government on all policy issues affecting women.

What is the Maternity Benefit Act?

The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in

Consider the following Statements:
1) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save the girl child, educate the girl child) is a campaign of the Government of India.
2) It mainly targets the clusters in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Bihar and Delhi.
Which of the above statements are correct?

In what year was the dowry prohibition law implemented?
