1. Women's Studies is considered as the academic of arm movement.

(A)Chipko

(B)Independence

(C)Dalit

(D)Feminist





2. A view of the world from the 'male perspective' is denoted as

(A)Gynocentricity

(B)Androcentricity

(C)Androgyny

(D)Sexism



3. In Women's Studies considered as

(A)Objects

(B)subjects

(C)Feminist

products



4. The term 'private women are Subjects Products sphere' in Women's Studies refers to
work related to child care
II) work related to old age care
III) work related to domestic activities
IV) work related to private firms


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and II only

only

II and III only

and IV only



5. Liberal Feminism identifies the key force of gender inequality as

(A)Pervasiveness of class

(B)Sexism as an ideology

(C)Oppression by patriarchy

(D)None of the above



6. Socialist Feminism explains gender inequalities as

(A)centering on class and gender

(B)class oppression only

(C)prevalence of patriarchy

(D)reproduction as a root of women's oppression



7. NRHM is a mission meant for the development of

(A)Education

(B)Health

(C)Water

(D)Housing



8. Among the following who was not associated with 'Women's India Association'

(A)Dorothy Jinarajadasa

(B)Annie Besant

(C)Margaret Cousins

(D)Mother Teresa



9. Feminization of poverty refers to

(A)women are responsible for poverty.

(B)men are more affected with poverty.

(C)women are more negatively affected by poverty.

(D)men and women experience poverty equally.



10. Maternal Mortality Rate per one lakh live birth in India is

(A)400 450

(B)250 300

(C)500 550

(D)100 150




11. Incorporating Gender in Development Planning and Process is known as

(A)Gender segregation

(B)Gender mainstreaming

(C)Gender analysis

(D)Gender identity



12. The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in the year

(A)1920

(B)1829

(C)1991

(D)1929



13. Which of the following years is declared as the year of micro credit by United Nations

(A)2002

(B)2003

(C)2005

(D)2000



14. "We women will discover what we need for ourselves and get it for ourselves." Which of the following approaches is meant for the above

(A)Welfare

(B)Empowerment

(C)Equity

(D)Participatory



15. Gender role socialization is aimed at

(A)Teaching girls to remain passive

(B)Teaching girls to be aggressive

(C)Teaching boys and girls to be active participants

(D)Teaching boys to remain passive



16. Assertion Women's presence in electoral politics has been marginal.
Reason Women's participation in politics is curtailed by violence, criminalization and character assassination.

(A)Both and are true.

(B)Both and are false.

is true is false.

(D)Both and are true, is the correct explanation for



17. Match the following Authors and Books (List-II)

List- I List- II
(a)Mary Daly Desire in Language

(b)Betty Friedan Second Sex

(c)Simone de Pure Lust Beavoir

(d)Julia Kristera Second Stage



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18. Match the year in which the following Acts were passed

List- I List- II
(a)Domestic Violence 1948 Act

(b)Minimum Wages Act 1971

(c)Medical Termination 1961 of Pregnancy Act

(d)Dowry Prohibition 2005 Act



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19. Which of the following statements is false

(A)There is persistent discrimination against the rights of the girl child.

(B)Gender exclusion exists only at the economic level.

(C)Eleventh Plan ensures that 33 percent beneficiaries of Government schemes are women and children.

(D)Women entrepreneurs have problems of finance and working capital.



20. Assertion Gender based violence can be subtle and barely discernible. It can jeopardise the life of a female at birth.
Reason Violence is a means of control, issues of power are involved in it.

(A)Both and are false.

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

(D)Both and are true.



21. Assertion Gender bias in the process of economic development has led to the subordination of women.
Reason A great deal of women's work remains invisible.

(A)Both and are true.

(B)Both and are false.

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.



22. Impact of micro-finance revolution in India is

I) meeting the micro-credit needs of poor.
II) providing housing loans to people.
III) providing loans and subsidies to initiate micro-enterprise.
IV) accumulation of small savings and group funds.


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and II only are correct.

III and IV are only correct.

and III are only correct.

and IV are only correct.


23. According to 2001 Census, the lowest female literacy rate is recorded in

(A)Kerala

(B)Rajasthan

(C)Bihar

(D)Uttar Pradesh


24. Arrange chronologically the following women's organizations according to the year of establishment

(a)National Council of Women in India

(b)All India Women's Conference

(c)Indian Association of Women's Studies

(d)The Women's India Association



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25. Arrange the following Acts in order in which they were passed

(a)Maternity Benefit Act

(b)Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act

(c)Minimum Wages Act

(d)Equal Remuneration Act



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26. Match the following Articles and their provisions given in the Indian Constitution

List- I List- II
(a)Article 14 Equal pay for equal work.

(b)Article 15 Equal rights and opportunities for men and women.

(c)Article 39 Prohibits discrimination against religion, caste, sex.

(d)Article 16 Equality of opportunities in public appointments.



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27. Who is the author of the book "The origin of the family, private property and the State"

(A)Karl Marx

(B)Shulamith Firestone

(C)Friedrich Engels

(D)Kate Millet



28. The latest initiative for compulsory education and acceleration of girls education is

(A)Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(B)Right to Education Bill 2009

(C)District Primary Education Programme

(D)Universalization of Education



29. In the Women in Development approach women were considered as

(A)Beneficiaries

(B)Leaders

(C)Agents of Development

(D)Change agents



30. Assertion Patriarchy is an apt term to express the gamut of ideas that support male dominance.
Reason Patriarchy refers to an ideology which grew out of Humanism.

(A)Both and are true.

(B)Both and are false.

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.



31. Assertion Women engage in a variety of occupations in the unorganized sector.
Reason Productive economic value is attached to these tasks.

(A)Both and are false.

is false, but is true.

(C)Both and are true.

is true, but is false.




32. Among the following feminists and their ideology which is not correctly matched

(A)Helene Cixous Post Modernist

(B)J.S. Mill Liberal Feminist

(C)Kate Millet Marxist Feminist

(D)Iris Young Socialist Feminist



33. Among the following feminist ideologies and schools of thought, which is correctly matched

(A)Reproduction Socialist as the cause of women's oppression.


(B)Equal Rights Radicals and Opportunities for Women.

(C)Capitalism as Post a means of Modernist Women's Oppression.

(D)The Wages for Marxist House Work.


34. Action Research on Alternative Medicine and Women's Health is called

(A)Shodhini

(B)Ayush

(C)ICMR

(D)RCH



35. Which of the following statements is more appropriate soon after independence

(A)Women's movement gained momentum.

(B)Active women's movement was considered a necessity.

(C)Economic development spread evenly among all social classes.

(D)Women felt no need for active struggle because of various laws supporting women.



36. Which of the following options include activities of the National Commission for Women
Setting up expert Committee to tender advice on women.
II) Recommend and initiate programmes for women and children.
III) Create Non-Governmental organizations to empower women.
IV) Help women to think creatively.


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and IV are only correct.

and II are only correct.

II and IV are only correct.

II, III are only correct.


37. Which of the following statements is more relevant to the Department of Women and Child Development

(A)Women and men form a special component of the department.

(B)The programmes are only notional and limited in scope.

(C)The department employs women workers only.

(D)The department establishes liaison with UN and International Agencies and supports State Programmes for women.


38. Which International Conference initiated the Concept of Reproductive and Child Health Programmes

(A)ICPD Conference

(B)Alma Ata Conference

(C)Dublin Conference

(D)Mexico Conference



39. Among the following who is not associated with Eco-feminist Movement

(A)Vandana Shiva

(B)Arundathi Roy

(C)Maria Mies

(D)Kiran Desai



40. Arrange the following International Conferences chronologically

(a)Mexico Conference

(b)Copenhagan Conference

(c)Nairobi Conference

(d)Beijing Conference



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41. Reservation for Women in Parliament Bill has been passed under

(A)Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

(B)Lok Sabha only

(C)State Assemblies and Rajya Sabha

(D)Rajya Sabha only



42. Assertion Enrolment of men in education is higher than that of women.
Reason Women's education is not considered essential by society.

(A)Both and are false.


(B)Both and are true, is the correct explanation for

(C)Both and are true, is not the correct explanation of

is true, is false.



43. Among the following women, which pair is not correctly matched

(A)Margaret Alva Chief Minister


(B)Mohini Giri Chairperson NCW

(C)Shanta Sinha Magsaysay Award

(D)Ela Bhatt Founder of SEWA


44. Among the following pairs, which is not correct for sexual stereotyping

(A)Women are Men are shy strong

(B)Women are Men are timid courageous

(C)Women are Men are emotional rationale

(D)Women are Men are powerful affectionate


45. Participatory Research is useful in understanding women's issues because it

(A)provides alternative strategies.

(B)guarantees ideological and scientific purity.

a sophisticated technique to create knowledge.

based on quantitative research.



46. Read the following paragraph and answer questions numbers 46 to 50
Gender equity is defined as "the socially constructed expectations for male and female behaviour that is found in every known human society." Mason observes, "Studies explicitly concerned with gender system and their impact on demographic change are relatively new." She sub-divides the gender system into gender stratification between male and female members of society and gender roles. Gender equity derives from both these elements of the gender system. This can be evaluated from the perspective of rights social, political and reproductive. Levels of equity in such an evaluation of rights determined the level of gender equity. Thus, it is a value laden concept that begs the question of whose values should be applied. Gender inequity in contemporary societies is a problem. It can be measured through social as well as psychological scales.
Women require autonomy to have better gender equity. Autonomy is defined as "the ability to obtain information and to use it as the basis of making decisions about one's private concerns and those of one's intimates and the degree of women's access to material resources within the family, in the community and in the society at large but we don't necessarily enhance women's autonomy. Autonomy is shaped by traditional factors. Hindu women had more autonomy than Muslim women. Education and employment don't necessarily enhance women's autonomy and the traditional factors conferring status on women remain strong and need to be expanded beyond education and employment and delayed marriage. More comprehensive, direct and
content specific strategies to increase
women's autonomy must be sought
simultaneously.


The author is primarily concerned with
(A)discussing the need for autonomy

(B)explaining the elements of gender system

(C)presenting the history of gender inequity

(D)describing the dynamics of power relations


According to the passage, which of the following encourages gender equity
Access to material resources
II) Access to information
III)Lack of agency and autonomy

only

II only


(C)I&IIIonly

I&IIonly


3) The author mentions levels of equity to evaluate the level of gender inequity in contemporary societies through

(A)Psychological scales

(B)Social measures


(C)Challenging traditional norms

(D)Both Social and Psychological measures


Which of the following pairs of terms seem synonymous in the passage

(A)Gender equity and gender behaviour

(B)Gender equity and gender system

(C)Gender equity and gender autonomy

(D)Gender consciousness and gender autonomy


The material in the passage could be used as an argument for

(A)raising women's consciousness.

(B)enabling women to access and mobilise community resources and public services.

(C)providing support for challenging traditional norms underlining gender inequalities.

(D)All the above.