Social Justice MCQs for UPSC Prelims — September 2026
Q1. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) stipulates a compulsory period of post-natal leave during which the mother must not be allowed to work. How long is that compulsory period?
- A. Six weeks
- B. Eight weeks
- C. Fourteen weeks
- D. Eighteen weeks
Q2. The directive in Article 42 of the Constitution is carried to women outside the organised workforce through a centrally sponsored conditional cash transfer to pregnant and lactating mothers under the 'Samarthya' sub-scheme of Mission Shakti. That transfer is implemented by which one of the following?
- A. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- B. The Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C. The Ministry of Women and Child Development
- D. The Ministry of Rural Development