1. The Emergence of Women's Studies as an Academic discipline is the result of

First Wave Feminism


Second Wave Feminism


Third Wave Feminism


Fourth Wave Feminism



2. Liberal Feminism Advocates
i. Individualism
ii. Rationality
iii. Deconstruction
iv. Radical change

i and iii are correct.


ii, iii and iv are correct.


iii and iv are correct.


i and ii are correct.



3. Which policy has initiated centre for women's studies in India

National Policy on Women Empowerment (2001)


National policy on Education (1986)


National Policy on Population (2010)


National Policy on Poverty Elimination (2009)



4. Which of the following pair is not
correctly matched

First WomenMinister of IndianRailway- MamtaBanerjee

First WomenSupreme CourtJudge- FatimaBeevi(A) First Minister Railway

First Indian Women President of Indian National Congress Sarojini Naidu

First Women Chief Minister Mayawati



5. Assertion Today the women's movement in India is a strong movement which has spread to various parts of the country.
Reason In India we have a single cohesive movement in the country.

Codes

Both and are correct.


Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


is correct and is wrong.


Both and are wrong.



6. Which one among the following was initiated by the UGC, New Delhi to ensure safety of women and gender sensitization on University campuses

Single Girl Child Fellowship Programme


Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship Programme


Saksham Programme


Capacity Building Programme for women Managers in Higher Education.



7. Arrange the following books chronologically according to the year of publication
i. The Subjection of Women
ii. The Second Sex
iii. Feminine Mystique
iv. A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Codes

iv, iii, ii

iv, ii, iii

iv, ii, iii

ii, iv, iii



8. Who said "The feminists had destroyed the old image of women, but they could not erase the hostility, the prejudice and the discrimination that still remained"

Margaret Fuller


Linda Phelps


Betty Friedman


Sandra L. Barky



9. The 'Demystification of law for Women has been a ground breaking work of

Flavia Agnes


Nandita Haskar


Lotika Sarkar


Ester Boserup



10. Arrange the following cases in the chronological order

i. Roopkanwar Case
ii. Mathura Rape case
iii. Vishaka Case
iv. Shakti Mill Rape Case


Codes

iv, ii, iii

iii, ii, iv

ii, iii, iv

ii, iv, iii



11. Who said "I do not wish them (women) to have power over men, but over themselves"

Simone de Beauvoir


Mary Wollstonecraft


Rosemarie Tong


Elshtain



12. TREAD scheme for women is meant for

Training Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development


Training and Research on Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development


Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development


Trade Related Education And Development



13. Which section of the criminal law amendment provide death penalty to the repeat offenders of Gang Rape

374 E

376 E

276 E

245 E



14. Assertion DNA finger printing has because a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of criminal in rape and assault cases.

Reason Trace evidences such as hair, saliva and dried semen are adequate for DNA analysis
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.



15. Who is of the view that men's relationship with nature was predatory from the beginning and in his lust for power, man established similar relationship with women

Krishnaraj Maithreyi


Maria Mies


Simon de Beavoir


Bina Agarwal



16. Match the following given in List I with their proponents given in List II
List I List II

a. Anti corruption movement 1. Aruna Roy

b. Narmada Bachao Movement 2. Sundar Lal Bahuguna

c. Chipko Movement 3. Anna Hazare

d. Right to Information 4. Medha Patkar


Codes

a b c d

3 4 2 1


4 3 2 1


3 4 1 2


4 3 1 2



17. Empowerment includes the following capabilities

i. Ability to make personal decisions
ii. Ability to access information
iii. Ability to dominate patriarchal powers
iv. Ability to learn and access skills
Codes

ii, iii, iv are correct.


ii and iii are correct.


i and ii are correct.


ii and iv are correct.



18. Who wrote Humayun Nama

Gulbadan Begum


Jahan Aara


Noor Jahan


Salima Begum



19. Under MTP Act (1971) the opinion of two registered medical practioners are required if pregnancy period is

Below Twelve week


Between twelve and twenty four weeks


Between twelve and fifteen weeks


Between twelve and twenty weeks


20. Match the Authors (List with the title of Books (List II)
List I List II


Simon de Sex and the Beauvoir single girl


Kate Millet The Dialectic of sex The Case for Feminist Revolution



Juliet Mitchell Sexual politics A Manifesto for Revolution


Helen Brown The Second Sex

Codes














21. Scientific Research Epistemology means

Knowledge and Truth


Methodology


Question


Values



22. Which of the following is the correct statement about the characteristics of an empirical social science research

i. Collection of primary data about people
ii. Research based on social context
iii. Research based on secondary data
iv. Use of a range of methods
Codes

ii, iii are correct.


i and ii are correct.


ii and iv are correct.


ii, iii and iv are correct.



23. Movement of feminism leading to acceptance of Women s Studies as a discipline in the academic world was profoundly

Political Action


Social Action


Feminist Action


Economic Action



24. Assertion Women play an essential role in the management of natural resources including soil, water, forest and energy.

Reason Women have technical and contemporary knowledge of the natural world around them.
Codes

Both and are correct.


is correct is wrong.


Both and are wrong.


is wrong is correct.



25. Adam Smith held that women did not have the capacity to take rational decisions in economic matters. This is an example of

Personal is political


Anatomy is destiny


Women rights are human rights


Natural is personal



26. Arrange the following steps in Research Process in a logical sequence

i. Data Collection
ii. Setting of objectives
iii. Report writing
iv. Data Analysis

Codes

ii, iv, iii

ii, iii, iv

iii, iv, ii

iv, iii, ii, i



27. What is CAPART

It is a private funding agency.


It is an NGO.


It is a Government Funding Agency.


It is an organ of State Advisory Welfare Board.



28. What is the name of the Scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non­traditional traders

Kishori Shakti Yojana


Rashtriya Mahila Kosh


Swayamsiddha


Swawlamban


29. Assertion The joint family system is disintegrating in modern India.

Reason Transition from Agrarian to Industrial economy is responsible for its disintegration.
Codes

Both and are wrong.


Both and are correct and

is the correct explanation of


is correct, but is not the correct explanation of


is correct, but is wrong.



30. As per the results of the 2011 census, which of the following group of States and Union Territories occupies the three top places in respect of literacy

Kerala, Goa, West Bengal


Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala


Kerala, Lakshwadeep, Mizoram


Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura



31. Assertion The divorce rate is increasing in metro cities in India due to high expectation and poor sensitivity.

Reason There is greater sensitivity to each other's needs in rural areas and the divorce rate in rural areas has been lower.
Codes

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of


is correct, but is wrong.


is correct, but is wrong.


Both and are wrong.



32. The first and the last Muslim Women Ruler of Delhi

Rukkaya Begum


Noor Jahan


Razia Sultan


Mahamanga



33. What percentage of India s population is below the official poverty line

Below 30%


30% to 35%


Above 35% but below 40%


Between 40% and 45%



34. Which among the following act had declared polygamy among Hindus to be illegal

Sharada Act 1929


The Hindu Marriage Act 1955


The Hindu Succession Act 1956


Shariat Bill 1937



35. One of the following is not in the list of eight MDGs (Millennium Development Goals)

Achieving Universal Education


Improving Reproductive Health


Improving Maternal Health


Ensuring Environmental Sustainability



36. Which is the first Country in South Asia that has formulated Nation Action Plan on the implementation of UN security Council Resolution 1325

Sri Lanka

India

Nepal

Bangladesh



37. Social sanctions are imposed in the form of

Norms and values


Rewards and Punishments


Folkways


Culture



38. The Shah Bano case is related to Muslim wife's

Right to Divorce


Right to Separation


Right to Maintenance after Divorce


Right to Husband's property



39. Who said 'The relation of male to female is by nature a relation of superior to inferior and ruler to ruled"

Yajnavalkya

Aristotle

Vasistha

Plato



40. Among the following statements which is correct about Inductive Research method

Particular to General


General to Particular


Starts with Theory


Starts with Hypothesis



41. The Government of India first adopted the policy of family planning in

1956

1950

1957

1952



42. Assertion The climate of Asia is impacted by the annual fluctuation of wind direction due to the monsoon.

Reason Pressure dominance also affects the receipt of solar radiation.
Codes

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of


Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.



43. Match the following from List I (Authors) with List II (Books)

List I (Author) List II (Books)

Neera Desai Women and politics world wide


Tara Ali Baig History of Doing


Radha Kumar India's Women power


Barbara J. Women in Nelson and Modern India Najma Chowdhary


Codes














44. Gender disaggregated data is the basis for

i. Formulation of Gender sensitive policy
ii. Formulation of Gender statistics
iii. Formulation of census data
iv. Formulation of data bank

Codes

i and iii are correct.


i and ii are correct.


iii and iv are correct.


iii only correct.



45. U.N. Decade of Women 1976-85 ended with the conference in

Nairobi


Beijing


Bangkok


Stony point New York



46. Arrange the following conventions in the chronological order

i. Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against women.
ii. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
iii. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.
iv. Convention against Torture
Codes

iv, ii and iii


iii, iv and ii


iv, iii and ii


ii, iii, i and iv



47. Who is the Chief Executive of Bhartiya Mahila Bank

Indira Nooyi


Shikha Sharma


Usha Anantha Subramanian


Naina Lal Kidwai



48. What is the full form of NACO

National Aids Central Organization


National Aids Coordinating Organization


National Aids Controlling and Co-ordinating Organization


National Aids Control Organization



49. Which type of research is generally used for the development of hypothesis regarding potential problems

Exploratory


Experimental


Diagnostic


Descriptive



50. What is incorrect about Action Research

It emphasizes the notion of action as a legitimate mode of knowing.


It is actually a basic research.


It takes the realm of knowledge into the field of practice.


It is the basic for participatory action research.