Question

    Which of the following awards is the highest civilian honour for women in India?

    A Nari Shakti Puraskar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Indira Gandhi National Women Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mahila Sashaktikaran Puraskar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the president of India on International Women's Day (8 March) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The award was instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar, renamed and reorganized in 2015

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