Match List I with List II:
List-I (Act)
- (a) Domestic Violence Act
- (b) Sexual Harassment at workplace
- (c) Commission for Sati (Prevention) Act
- (d) Dowry Prohibition Act
List-II (Year)
- (i) 1961
- (ii) 1987
- (iii) 2013
- (iv) 2005
Show Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (B)
Explanation:
The correct matching of the acts with their enactment years is:
- (a) Domestic Violence Act: (iv) 2005
- (b) Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act: (iii) 2013
- (c) Commission for Sati (Prevention) Act: (ii) 1987
- (d) Dowry Prohibition Act: (i) 1961
Therefore, the correct option is (B).
📚 Additional Info: Key Acts for Women’s Protection
(d) Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
This was one of the earliest post-independence social reform legislations. It makes the act of giving or taking dowry a punishable offense. It has been amended multiple times (e.g., in 1984 and 1986) to make it more stringent and to introduce related offenses like “dowry death” (Section 304B) and “cruelty by husband or relatives” (Section 498A) into the Indian Penal Code.
(c) Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
This act was passed in response to the 1987 Roop Kanwar case in Rajasthan. It makes the act of glorifying “Sati” (the practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband’s pyre) a criminal offense, in addition to making the act of compelling or abetting Sati a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment.
(a) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
This is a landmark civil law that provides a broad definition of “domestic violence,” including not just physical, but also emotional, verbal, sexual, and economic abuse. It aims to provide protection orders, residence orders, and monetary relief to aggrieved women (the “survivor”), and it applies to women in both marital and live-in relationships.
(b) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
This act, commonly known as the “POSH Act,” was enacted based on the guidelines set by the Supreme Court in the Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan case (1997). It mandates all workplaces with 10 or more employees to form an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to receive and address complaints of sexual harassment.