Heroes and villains

4. That’s the actor Dileep leaving the Ernakulam District and Sessions Court after his acquittal in the case involving the sexual assault of a woman actor in 2017. What was Dileep accused of?

5. Her posthumously published memoir has excruciating details about being sex-trafficked by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Just before its publication, the brother of King Charles, Andrew was stripped off all his titles. The name of the woman is?

6. Six years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor girl, the Delhi high court suspended the sentence of this former BJP MLA and set him free. What is his name?

7. This beloved primatologist died aged 91 while on a speaking tour. She is?

8. In a bid to stem declining fertility, which of these men (could be more than one) publicly urged women to have more children?

i) Mohan Bhagwat

ii) Chandrababu Naidu

iii) MK Stalin

iv) Narendra Modi

9. This state became the first to pass a uniform civil code in independent India. Can you name it?

i) Goa

ii) Uttarakhand

iii) Maharashtra

iv) Gujarat

10. By the end of 2025, as many as 15 states were handing out unconditional cash transfers to women. True or false?

i) The first state to distribute cash to women was Andhra Pradesh.

ii) In Bihar, Nitish Kumar distributed ₹10,000 each to 14.1 million women on the eve of the elections and won.

iii) Unconditional cash transfers recognize the power of the woman voter who is increasingly determining election outcomes.

iv) Studies show that women use the extra cash in hand for gambling and drinking.

11. This state became the first in India to offer menstrual leave in both the government and private sector.

i) Goa

ii) Sikkim

iii) Karnataka

iv) West Bengal

12. Women and work. True or false?

i) Women’s workforce........

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