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The bill reserving one-third of Lok Sabha seats for women has:
AStayed pending before Parliament
BBeen passed by both the Houses
CBeen struck down by the courts
DBeen withdrawn by the movers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Stayed pending before Parliament
1. Women's organisations have demanded reservation in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies too.
2. A bill with this proposal has been pending before Parliament for more than a decade.
3. So the bill has stayed pending rather than becoming law.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 4 'Gender, Religion and Caste'_
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