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UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES
Entrance Examination: 26 February, 2013
M.Phil. -Gender Studies

Tblle 2 hours Afaxi111U111 Marks: 75
Hall Ticket No.
1.
This question paper consists of three parts. Part Part Band Part C. All parts are to be attelnpted.

2.
Part A should be anslvered in the question paper itself. Each question carries 1 lnark. It should be noted that there is negative ll1arking of 1/3 .for every wrong answer in Part A. The negative lnark is only for Part A.

3.
Part Band C should be anslvered in a separate anSlver book provided and ifnecessary using additional answer Books.


PART-A

(Marks: Ix 25= 25)
The questions thatfollow havefour plausible anSlvers ofwhich ONE is correct. Indicate the answer by Vi'riting the alphabet corresponding to thf! correct anSltver in the brackets provided at the end ofeach question.
Note: There is a negative ll1arking of 1/3 for every wrong answer.
1. Who acted the 1957 classic A10ther India?
Nutan
Savitri
Nargis
Shabana AZlni


2.
'Vho aIl10ng the following is a well known African Alnerican VOlnan writer?

Virgina Woolf
Kate Winslet
Arundhati Roy
Tony Morrison


3.
Which political leader described wonlen protesters at a recent Delhi protest as 'dented and painted'?

Abhijit 1vlukherjee Manlata Baneljee Raj Thackerey Narendra Modi Answer

4.
Who was the first wonlan legislator of India?



Sarojini Naidu Betty Friedan Muthulakshnli Reddy Flavia Agnes Answer
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5.
Which historian has consistently challenged the Hindutva interpretations of history?

Bipan Chandra D. D. Kosambi Ronlila Thapar Rajani Kothari

6.
Who faIllously raised the issue ofthe 'nlissing VOnlen'?

7.
Who aIllong the following is not a fihll maker?


Arvind Kejriwal
Al11aIiya Sen
Swanli Agnivesh
Brinda Karat Answer

Kalpana Lajnli
Mira Nair
Deepa Mehta
I1ahasweta Devi
8.
Who aIllong the following is a critical figure in second wave fenlinisl11?

Julia Roberts Gernlaine Greer JhUl11pa Lahiri Judith Butler Answer

9.
Who has the distinction of being the first teacher of the first WOl11en's school in India?


Indira Gandhi Annie BeSaIlt Savitribai Phule Shabana Aznli Answer
10.
Which Indian politician becanle the centre of controversy because of a statenlent that early nlan-iage of girls vvould prevent rapes? Navin Patnaik 0111 Prakash Chautala Akhilesh Yadav Neelal11 Dubey Answer

11.
\Tho faced brutal reprisal froI11 the Taliban in Pakistan for suppoliing VOnlen's education in the Swat valley of Pakistan?

Aruna Asaf Ali Malala Yousafzai Asnla Jahangir Abida Parveen Answer

12.
Who aIuong the following is a noted fenlinist econonlist?

Vina Mazunldar
Kamala Das
Bina Agarwal
Meena KandasanlY


13.
Which ofthe following fih11S deals with the nlarginalization ofa young gay Inan?

My Brother Nikhil
Dostana
Sholay
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge


14.
Who nlade the statelnent "One is not born a wonlan, but beCOll1eS one."

Kate Millett
Tony Morrison
Sinlone de Beauvoir
Angela Davis


15.
Vandana Shiva is known for her activisl11 in the area of

Law Education Health Envirolllllent Answer

16.
Who aIl10ng the following writers provoked accusations of "nlisogyny" after he clainled that he did not consider any WOll1an writer, living or dead, as equal to hirn?


V.S. Naipaul Willianl Shakespeare Chetan Bhagat Arvind Adiga Ansvver
17. Who wrote A Room ofOne's
Virginia Voolf
Betty Friedan
Anita Desai
P. Sainath Answer

18.
Who aJ.llong the following is a wonlen's rights laV
yer?

Paronlita Vohra
Ranl Jethmalani
Flavia Agnes
Kapil Sibal Answer


19.
Who anlong the following accused the goven1111ent of Gujarat of colluding with the riots of 2002?


Sheila Dixit
Mallika Sarabhai
Nita Alnbani
Teesta Setalvad Ans'wer

20.
A Khap panchayat

is a denlocratically elected body
inlposes its iVTit over a conl1nullity tlu'ough social boycotts and coercive rules
is sanctioned by the Vedas
is a legal forUlll sanctioned by the govenullent Answer


21.
The concept 'personal is political' in WOlllen's Studies explains the family structure as:

Fanlily is Inerely a cultural and social institution
FaJ.nily relationship is based on elnotion and cooperation
Fanlily is an egalitaJ.·ian institution
Falnily relationship is hierarchic aJ.ld power based Answer


22.
Glass ceiling can be defined as


Restricting wonlen's entry into glass factories Restricting WOlnen's entry into tecll1licaljobs Restricting WOlnen' s access to top Inanagenlent positions Restricting VOlnen's Inovenlent fronl one country to another Ans'wer
23.
Fenlinisation of poverty refers to

Wonlen are lnore adversely affected by poverty than nlen Wonlen are responsible for poveliy WOillen are responsible for dealing with poveliy Men and wonlen experience poverty equally Answer

24.
"A wonlan is a defective is a statenlent nlade by

St. Aquinas
Manu
Aristotle
Freud


25.
Androcentrisln



is a practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing lnale hunlan beings or the lnasculine point of view at the centre of one's viev of the world and its culture and history
is the practice ofplacing the felninist point of view at the centre of one's view of the world and its culture and history is the practice of placing aninlals' point of view at the centre of one's view ofthe world and its culture and history isthepractice ofplacingthenation'spoint ofviewatthecentre ofone'sview of the world and its culture and history Answer
PART-B
Write short notes on anyfour ofthefollo1ving. (4x5=20)
1.
Vonlen and public transport

2.
Facebook as a site of gender debates

3.
The night also belongs to VOnlen!


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4.
Gender 11orn1S in the corporate space

5.
24X7 nevs channels and the representation ofviolence against VOnlen

6.
Wonlen in the police force

7.
Work life balance

8.
Gender and enVirOlll1lent


PART-C
Write an Essay on any tlvo ofthefollowing. (2 x 15= 30)
1.
Violence against wonlen is connected with the nev roles and spaces that 'WOI11en are clainling outside traditional gender boundaries. Discuss.

2.
Do you believe that cinenla and other popular fOrIllS ofrepresentation contribute to the objectification OfW0111en? Provide a reasoned answer in the light of contelnporary debates.

3.
Religion often beconles a poverful tool ofexploitation and lnarginalization of
VOnlen. Illustrate.


4.
What are the gender balTiers that negatively ilnpact sUTvival and advancen1ent in the donlain of science? Hov vould a gender perspective help us to question and rethink the Inasculinist assunlptions ofscience?

5.
Vhat do you lnean by the ternl "invisibility of,volnen's \That factors lead to such a situation? Vhat steps are needed to bring about visibility and recognition to VOnlen's work?