In which year did the United Nations start observing March 8 as the IWD

MS Subbulakshmi
1. In which year did the United Nations start observing March 8 as the IWD?
1975

2. What is the significance of the phrase “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”?
It is the global United Nation's theme for this year's IWD

3. Name the five women recipients of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Aruna Asaf Ali, M.S. Subbulakshmi and Lata Mangeshkar

4. Name the authors of the classics Black Beauty, Pride and Prejudice and Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Lakshmi bai, Rani of Jhansi

5. How is the brave freedom fighter and historical figure born Manikarnika Tambe better known?
She is the only woman to win an Olympic medal
6. What is the claim to fame of Karnam Malleswari in the context of Indian sport?
Anna Sewell, Jane Austen and Harriet Beecher Stowe

7. With a recorded reign spanning 63 years and 216 days, who holds the record for the longest reign by any female monarch in history?
Queen Victoria

8. Which famous Indian poetic work's name would literally translate to “I bow to thee, Mother”?
Vande Mataram' by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
9. What is the stage name of the singing sensation Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga

10. Who are considered the mothers of the gods in Hindu and Greek mythologies?
Aditi and Rhea

11. In the world of international politics, the world's first woman prime minister was from a country close to ours. Name her and the country.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka
12. Beauty is always linked to women. Which Indian was the first to be chosen as Miss Universe?
Sushmita Sen

13. What is common to the chemical symbols Cm, Ir, Nb, Pd and V?
They are for the chemical elements named after women (Marie Curie, Iris, Niobe, Pallas or Athena and Vanadis)

14. Sister Nivedita and Mira Behn were dedicated disciples of which great Indian luminaries?
Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi

15. Which famous character has been marketed for more than 50 years as a ‘Girl's Best Friend'?
Barbie
source: Hindu