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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 MCQs with Answers

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Question 1

Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the complaint in the case of domestic workers may be registered under:

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Question 2

Under section 30(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, in what form could the Central Government, within two years of the commencement of the Act, make a provision not inconsistent with the Act for removing difficulties in giving effect to it?

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Question 3

Under section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, whose duty is it to constitute the Internal Committee by a written order?

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Question 4

How does section 27(3) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 classify offences under that Act?

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Question 5

Which description satisfies the requirement for the Presiding Officer under section 4(2)(a) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013?

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Question 6

Which date was appointed by S.O. 3606(E) for commencement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013?

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Question 7

What is the initial complaint period under section 9(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, measured from the incident or the last incident in a series, before a permitted extension?

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Question 8

Which of these categories of unwelcome conduct fall within section 2(n) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013?

(i) Physical contact and advances;
(ii) a demand or request for sexual favours;
(iii) sexually coloured remarks or showing pornography;
(iv) other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.

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Question 9

Which option completely identifies the persons permitted by section 27(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 to make the complaint required for court cognizance?

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Question 10

The offence of sexual harassment under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 includes

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