NDA 2018 General Knowledge question

Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct ?

(A)She declared that although citizens should have equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the State
(B)She was a supporter of the Jacobin government
(C)She was jailed for treason by the National Assembly
(D)She declared that the nation is the union of woman and manCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen (1791) Olympe de Gouges wrote that the source of all sovereignty resides in the nation, "which is nothing but the union of woman

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Question ID VK-031063