Which of the following statement(s) is /are true for Olympe de Gouges ? 1. She was one of the most important politically active woman in revolu- tionary France. 2. She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights, of Man

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Q: 87 (NDA-I/2015)

Which of the following statement(s) is /are true for Olympe de Gouges ?
1. She was one of the most important politically active woman in revolu- tionary France.
2. She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights, of Man and Citizen.
3. She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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0,10,20,6,5,9,10

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{'declaration': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'citizen': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'active woman': [0, 1, 0, 1], 'woman': [1, 0, 2, 5], 'rights': [0, 0, 1, 4], 'gouges': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'committee': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 4 - 1 and 3. This means that statement 1 and statement 3 are both true for Olympe de Gouges. Now let`s dissect each statement to understand them better.

Statement 1: She was one of the most important politically active women in revolutionary France. This statement indicates that Olympe de Gouges played a significant role in politics during the time of the French Revolution. She was known for her activism and writings advocating for the rights of women and other social issues.

Statement 2: She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. This statement is not true. Olympe de Gouges was not a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration. While she supported the principles of the French Revolution, she critiqued the exclusion of women`s rights in the Declaration and wrote her own version called the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.

Statement 3: She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen. This statement is true. Olympe de Gouges indeed wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen in 1791. Her declaration sought equal rights for women and challenged the male

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