1. According to 2011 Census (Provisional), the lowest sex ratio is recorded in

(A)Chandigarh


(B)Daman and Diu


(C)Uttar Pradesh


(D)Bihar


2. Among the following who is associated with Health movement

(A)Arundathi Roy


(B)Mira Shiva


(C)Kiran Desai


(D)Ela Bhatt


3. Which country is the first in South Asia to adopt a National Plan of Action on UN Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

(A)Bangladesh


(B)Nepal


(C)India


(D)Sri Lanka


4. The concept of alienation was important to

(A)Hegel


(B)Barrett


(C)Engles


(D)Marx


5. An understanding of how discourses of biological sex difference are mobilized, in a particular society at a particular moment, is the first stage in intervening in order to initiate change. Who affirms the above

(A)Lovibond


(B)Irigaray


(C)Cixous


(D)Weedon


6. Assertion Increasing population in the world puts pressure on the available resources on the planet.

Reason One-fourth of the world's population living in the developed world consumes 80 per cent of the world's resources.

Codes

(A)Both and are true, and is not the correct explanation for


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


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


7. Assertion Women and girls suffer as a result of food discrimination.

Reason Food discrimination is only due to poverty and scarcity.


Codes

(A)Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are wrong.


is correct is wrong and is not the correct explanation of


is wrong and is correct and is the correct explanation of


8. Assertion Caste is a barrier to solidarity between women.

Reason Lower caste women suffer from illiteracy.

Codes

(A)Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


is correct and is wrong.


(C)Both and are correct and is not the correct explanation for


(D)Both and are wrong.

9. Assertion In a globalised world, media offers a lot of opportunities for employment for women.

Reason Women have struggled a lot to become visible in the media today.

Codes

(A)Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


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


is true but is false and is not the correct explanation of


is false but is true.


10. Assertion Women's rights are human rights.

Reason Violence against women receives protection from the Constitution of India and International Conventions.

Codes

(A)Both and are false.


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


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


is false.


11. Match from List I the State/Union Territory with List II giving Sex Ratio as per Census 2011

List I List II

(a)Puducherry 618


(b)Kerala 883


K 1084


(d)Daman and Diu 1038



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12. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books)

List I List II

(a)Karin Kapadia Women's move-ments in the global era The power of local feminisms


(b)Amrita Basu (ii) The violence of Development The Politics of Identity, Gender and Social Inequalities in India


(c)Naila Kabeer (iii) Migrant Women and Work


(d)Anuja Aggarwal Reversed Realities


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13. Match the establishment of the following UN bodies from List I with List II

List I List II

(a)International Research and Training Institute for the Women 1946 Research and Training Institute for the Women


(b)Commission on the Status of Women 1984 the Status of Women


(c)UNIFEM 2010


Women for Gender Equality and Empower­ment of Women 1983 Gender Equality and Empower­ment of Women

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14. Match List I with List II

List I List II

(a)Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi First Woman to win Bharat Ratna

(b)Amrita Pritam First woman Judge of Supreme Court

(c)Indira Gandhi First woman to win Nobel Peace Prize from India

(d)Mother Teresa(iv) First woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award

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15. Match the offences in List I with Sections of IPC dealing with offences in List II.

List I List II

(a)Acid Attack Section 376 IPC


(b)Molestation 498 A IPC


(c)Cruelty 326 IPC


(d)Custodial Rape 354 IPC

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16. Arrange chronologically the following.

The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women

Convention on the Nationality of Married Women

Optional Protocol to CEDAW

SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution.

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17. Arrange the chronological sequence of the Books with the year of their publication

Money, Sex and Power Towards a Feminist Historical Materialism.

The Feminine Mystique.

Recasting Women Essays in Colonial History.

Reproduction of Motherhood.


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(iii)

18. The basic features of Radical feminism are

Attack on Patriarchy

Opposition to heterosexuality

Preference to women's reproductive role

Treating marriage as labour contract

Codes

and only


and only


and only


and only


19. Socialist feminism favours

Class conflict

Economic independence of women

Competitiveness in place of co-operation

Sex relations as by-product of economic development

Codes

and only


only


and only


and only


20. "Jal, jungle, zameen" is the slogan of which of the following movements

The Adivasi struggles

The Fishworkers' struggle

The environment movement

The gay movement

Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.

21. Masculinity studies include the following

Critical studies on Biology

Critical studies on men in society

Critical studies on female wrestlers

Critical studies on female infanticide


Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


(D)only is correct.


22. Honour Killings are related to

Wife beating

Sex selective abortion

Inter caste marriage

Family violence in name of honour

Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.



23. How many women members are there in Rajya Sabha




32





22



24. According to the World Economic Forum, the rank of India in Global Gender Gap Index in 2010 is

(A)128


114


(C)112


110



25. Who is the author of the following book Gender and Green Governance The Political Economy of Women's Presence within and beyond Community Forestry

(A)Kalpana Kannabiran


(B)Zoya Hasan


(C)Bina Aggarwal


(D)Rehana Ghadilly



26. Who is the author of the first autobiography by an Indian woman

(A)Sarladebi Chaudhurani


(B)Haimabati Sen


(C)Ras Sundari Debi


(D)Kadambini Basu



27. Who among the following refers to education as "Trutiya Ratna"

(A)B.R. Ambedkar


(B)Baba Amte


(C)Jotiba Phule


(D)Tarabai Shinde



28. Assertion Some feminists believe that legal reform is an inadequate means of social change.

Reason Poor implementation of laws results in the failure of justice.


Codes

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


(B)Both and are true, and is not the correct explanation for


is false and are true.


is true and is false.


29. Assertion The notion of untouchability lies at the root of hierarchy and exclusion of the caste system.

Reason Woman participate in perpetuating the caste system through endogamous marriages.

Codes

(A)Both and are false.


(B)Both and are true.


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


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


30. Given below are the women leaders of their respective countries. Match List I with List II.

List I List II

(a)Julia Gillard Kosovo


(b)Atifete Jahjaga Australia


(c)Pratibha Patil Switzerland


(d)Micheline India Calmy Rey


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31. Match List I with List II List I List II

(a)Nirupama Rao Minister for Women and Child Development


(b)Shanta Sinha National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights


(c)Krishna Tirath (iii) Governor


(d)Margaret Alva Foreign Secretary



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32. Match the State/UT from List I with its female literacy rate given in List II.

List I List II

(a)Sikkim 73.9


K 75.5

(c)Maharashtra 76.4


(d)Tamil Nadu 58.0

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33. Homophobia refers to

fear of men

hatred of sexual minorities

hatred of homes

fear of sexual minorities

Codes

is correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.



34. The following programmes are concerned with the health of women and children.

MCC

RPF

RCH

MCH


Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


35. The two-child norm is related to which of the following programmes

District Primary Education Programme

Integrated Rural Development Programme

Family Planning Programme

Reproductive and Child Health Programme

Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


36. Which of the following contributed to standpoint theory

Sandra Harding

Arundhati Roy

Patricia Hill Collins

Vandana Shiva

Codes

and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


and are correct.


37. Arrange the following in chronological sequence.

All India Women's Conference

Mahila Dakshata Samiti

National Council of Indian Women

The Women's India Association

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38. Arrange the following in a chronological sequence.

Immoral Traffic Prevention Act

Maternity Benefit Act

Panchayat Vidhi Adhiniyam

Hindu Succession Amended Act

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39. Arrange the following Millennium Development Goals in a chronological order.

Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases.

Global partnerships for Development.

To Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger.

To achieve Universal Primary Education.

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40. Who is the author of "Dalits and Democratic Revolution"

(A)Gayle Rubin


(B)Gail Omvedt


(C)Sharmila Rege


(D)Ashwini Tambe



41. Who did Marx refer to as the 'reserve army of labour'

(A)Children


(B)Women


(C)Men


(D)Old people



42. ART refers to

(A)Artificial Reproductive Technologies


(B)Assisted Reproductive Technologies


(C)Assisted Reproductive Therapies


(D)Artificial Reproductive Therapies



43. Assertion Women are being continually pushed into the unorganized sector.

Reason Women's work remains mostly invisible.


Codes

is true, is false.


is false, is true.


(C)Both and are false.


(D)Both and are true and is not the correct explanation for

44. Assertion Sex selective abortion is one of the causes of the declining sex ratio.
Reason Son preference is closely related to the low status of women.

Codes

(A)Both and are false.


is true, is false.


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


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


45. Match List I and List II below

List I List II

(a)Stand point Epistemology Kate Millet


(b)Theory of Patriarchy (ii) Juliet Mitchell


(c)Domestic Labour Debate (iii) Nancy Harstock


(d)Structures of Oppression Lise Vogel

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46. Match List I with List II.

List I List II

(a)Essentialism An orientation that characteri­ses the thinking of a group or nation


(b)Hegemony Ability to keep in existence or maintain


(c)Ideology (iii) A world view that assumes difference between males and females are rooted in their nature


(d)Sustainability Domination of a State over its allies


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47. Arrange the following in a chronological order.

Priya Jhingan becomes the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army.

Bachendri Pal becomes the first Indian women to climb Mount Everest.

Justice M. Fathima Beevi becomes the first Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.

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48. The Rashtriya Mahila Kosh is

A registered society.

It gives access to resources to women.

It utilizes NGOs for delivery of credit support.

It supports the formation of women's self-help groups. Mark out the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes

and


and


and


and


49. Arrange the following movements on the basis of their chronological order.

Chipko Movement

Narmada Bachao Movement

LGBT Movement

Telangana Movement

Codes













50. Marxist Feminism advocates

Private property as the root cause of Women's subordination.

Enforced monogamy to be replaced by individual sex love.

Collectivisation of child care.

Political Rights of Women.

Codes

and only


and only


and only


and only