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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city topped in the list of Women Entrepreneur (WE) Cities Index 2017 study released by Dell?
A
New York
B
Singapore
C
George Town
D
Abruzzo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Delhi and Bengaluru among top global cities for women entrepreneurs: Dell’s Report.

Detailed explanation-2: -With 73.4% of its women literate, Tamil Nadu – third among the larger states after Kerala and Maharashtra – has India’s largest number of establishments run by women, one million, according to the 2012 census.

Detailed explanation-3: -While several states are making consistent efforts to advocate women’s entrepreneurship, Tamil Nadu leads the race for several reasons. As per the Annual Survey of Industries (2017-18), the state has the highest number of working women in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The history of courageous female entrepreneursin India started quite early with Kalpana Saroj. Known as India’s first female entrepreneur and the original “Slumdog Millionaire”, Kalpana Saroj bought the distressed assets of Kamani Tubes Company and steered the company back to profitability like a boss back in 2001.

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