1. Who amongst the following first propounded the theory of liberal feminism

(A)John Stuart Mill


(B)Harriet Taylor


(C)Mary Woll stone craft


(D)William Thompson



2. Which of the following statements is not related to eco-feminism

(A)Development leads to ecological and cultural rupture of bonds with nature.


(B)Development and global markets have made homelessness a cultural trait.


(C)Development leads to impoverishment of women, children and the environment.


(D)New technologies always provide the opportunity to women in traditional economy



3. Women's emancipation must be won primarily by women themselves. Who first propagated this idea among the following thinkers

(A)Clara Zetkin


(B)Elizabeth Cady Stanton


(C)Charlotte Perkins Gilman


(D)Emma Goldman



4. Match the major schools of thought with their respective ideologies

List I List II

a. Inclusion of domestic labour in productive labour i. Modern Marxism
b. Capitalist patriarchy ii. Radical feminism
c. Critique of man made language iii. Socialist feminism
d. Liberation from domesticity iv. Modern liberal feminism

Codes
a b c d

iv iii ii i


iii i ii iv


i iii iv ii


ii iii i ii


5. Which of the following is related to the term 'Empowerment'

Power to
Power over
Power with
Power within

Codes




and only


only


and only



6. Among the following, which is not a contraceptive method

(A)Depo-Provora


(B)Nor-plant


(C)Emergency pill


(D)IVF method



7. Feminist research aims to

Enquire into the origin and basis of the discriminatory practices against women.
Expose the patriarchal tools of socio-cultural and economic practices of family and society that lead to women's suppression
Women are brought from visibility to invisibility.
Provide data on most of the sensitive problems of women's issue.

Codes

and only correct


only correct


and only correct


and only correct

8. What are the steps made by government of India to improve literacy rate

Free education programmes to poor people.
Setting up of new schools and colleges.
Several committees formed to ensure proper utilization of funds.
Setting up of English medium schools.

Codes

and are correct


and are correct


only correct


and are correct



9. Assertion The feminist approach is reflective of larger transformations in the perceptions and constructions of social reality.

Reason Feminist scholars are more activists.

Codes

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


is true, but is false and is the correct explanation of


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


(D)Both and are false.



10. According to 2011 census which state has years) the highest child sex ratio

(A)Kerala


(B)West Bengal


(C)Chhattisgarh


Mizoram



11. Assertion Gender budget tends to focus more on the needs of women and girls than those on men and boys.

Reason Women and girls are usually at a disadvantaged position economically and in many other ways.

Codes

(A)Both and are true.


(B)Both and are false.


(C)Both and are true and is the correct explanation for


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

12. Which of the following statement is related to empowerment of women

Enhance self esteem and self confidence.
Building a positive image of women.
Enable women to work in the private sphere.
Providing knowledge and skills for economic independence.

Codes

and only


and only


and only


and only



13. Assertion Girls lag behind Boys at all levels of education.

Reason In India the majority of children who leave school without completing the primary education are girls.

Codes

(A)Both and are false.


is true, but is false.


(C)Both and are true and is the correct explanation for


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

14. Match the items from List I and II

List I List II

a. Equal i. 1955 Remuneration Act

b. The Hindu ii. 1961 marriage Act

c. The Dowry iii. 1956 Prohibition Act

d. The Immoral iv. 1976 Traffic (prevention) Act

Codes
a b c d

i ii iii


(B)iii i ii iv


ii iii iv


ii iii i



15. Match the following from List I and List II

List I List II

a. Human Rights i. December 1st Day

b. White Ribbon ii. July 11th Day

c. World AIDS iii. November 25th Day

d. Population Day iv. December 10th

Codes
a b c d

iii i ii


(B)iii iv i ii


ii iii iv


iii i iv



16. Women's liberation requires separation from Men who among the following pair of thinkers propounded this idea

(A)Simone de beauvoir and Betty Friedan


(B)Mary Daly and Luce Irigary


(C)Carol Gilligan and Catherine Mackinnon


(D)Nancy Chodorow and Clara Zetkin



17. What do you mean by sexual harassment at work place

Physical contact and advances
A demand or request for sexual favours.
Sexual coloured remarks
Showing pornography

Codes

and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



18. The research which relies on first hand observation without due regard to systems and theory is termed as

(A)Experimental Research


(B)Exploratory Research


(C)Descriptive Research


(D)Explanatory Research



19. Match the following ideas with their respective theories

List I List II

a. Patriarchy, i. Liberal Reproductive feminism technology

b. Rationality, ii. Radical freedom feminism

c. Alienation, iii. Socialist class struggle feminism

d. Division of iv. Marxist labour, unified feminism and dual system

Codes
a b c d

i iv iii


ii iii iv


iii iv i


(D)iii i iv ii



20. "The overthrow of the mother right was the world historical defeat of the female sex". In which of the following book, this statement was made

(A)Das Capital


(B)The Reproduction of Mothering


women born


(D)The origin of the family, private property and the State

21. Manushi is a

(A)Newspaper


(B)Magazine


(C)Film


TV Programme



22. Match the items from List I and II

List I List II

a. Patriarchal i. Property devolves from mother to daughter as well as family line runs the same way.

b. Matriarchal ii. Power rests with the eldest female in the family

c. Patrilineal iii. Power rests with the eldest male in the family

d. Matrilineal iv. Property devolves from father to son as well as family (name line) runs the same way

Codes
a b c d

(A)iii ii iv i


iii i iv


i ii iii


ii iii iv



23. "One is not born but rather becomes a woman". Who is the author of the above statement among the following feminist thinkers


(A)John Stuart Mill


(B)Betty Friedan


(C)Simone de Beauvoir


(D)Shulamith Firestone



24. Assertion The ideal of joint family cannot be sustained because of problems in maintaining harmony of interpersonal relations.

Reason Forms of the joint family have been modified because women members within the family demand a re­interpretation of its functions.

Codes

(A)Both and are correct.


(B)Both and are false.


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


(D)Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation of



25. Which of the following statement is correct

(A)Unstructured interviews lead to a waste amount of quantitative data.


(B)The objectives of study and nature of subject matter jointly determine the method of data collection.


(C)Social survey and interview method cannot be used simultaneously.


(D)Content analysis is the best way to collect data on women issues.



26. What is LPG

(A)Liberal Processing Globalisation


(B)Liberalization Poverty Globalization


(C)Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation


(D)Low Pressured Gas

27. Issue of women's citizenship relate to

Power
Autonomy
Choice to live as free and participating citizens.
Politeness

Codes

and only


and only


and only


and only



28. What do you mean by 'De­regulation'

(A)Existence of private market


(B)Regulations by civil society


(C)Existence of safety nets


(D)Government will control the markets



29. Match the items from List I and II given below

List I List II

a. Barkha Dutt i. Hindustan Times

b. Mrinal Pandey ii. Print-media

c. Aruna Roy iii. UGC

d. Armaity Desai iv. RTI Act

Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii


i iv iii


ii iii i


(D)iii i ii iv



30. What is not meant by Feminisation of poverty

(A)women workers excluded and secluded from higher wages.


(B)work for long hours and low wages.


(C)lack of property land rights.


(D)women's economic independence.



31. Assertion The challenges of women entrepreneurs are higher than men entrepreneurs.

Reason Women are restricted due to social norms and family responsibilities.

Codes

(A)Both and are correct.


(B)Both and are false.


is correct is false.


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



32. Which is not the correct statement relating to women's job satisfaction

(A)Women's work is visible and recognized.


(B)Women's work is invisible and not recognized


(C)Sex discrimination


(D)Gender division of labour



33. What is the recent gender related Index that have been developed andused by United Nations in 2010

(A)Gender Related DevelopedIndex


(B)Gender Inequality Index


(C)Gender Empowerment Measure(GEM)


(D)Inequality adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)



34. What is the Bread Winner Paradigm

(A)Man is the main bread winner


(B)Woman is the main bread winner


(C)Women headed families


(D)Elder people lead the family



35. Assertion The impact of globalisation and technology on rural women is negative.

Reason Women of rural areas are displaced due to up gradation of technology, automation and adoption of high-tech.

Codes

(A)Both and are correct.


(B)Both and are correct is the correct explanation.


(C)Both and are false.


(D)Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation.

36. Assertion The average Indian women bears her first child before she is 22 years old.

Reason Women have little control over her own fertility and reproductive health.

Codes

(A)Both and are true.


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


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


(D)Both and are false.



37. Match the List I and List II

List I List II

a. Oestrogen i. Iron deficiency

b. Anaemia ii. Diabetics

c. Insulin iii. Contraceptive

d. IUD iv. Female Hormone

Codes
a b c d

i ii iii


ii i iii


iv i iii


ii iii iv



38. Match the List I with List II given below

List I List II
(Prominent (Organizations) women)

a. Chanda i. Bicon India Kochhar Ltd.

b. Indra Nooyi ii. ICICI Bank

c. Ekta Kapoor iii. Pepsico

d. Kiran iv. T.V. Serials Mazumdar Shaw


Codes
a b c d

iii iv i


(B)iii iv i ii


iii i iv


ii iv iii



39. Assertion The difference between male and female reproductive systems have always been an important consideration in health care delivery.

Reason Around the world half a million women continue to die each year as a direct consequence of pregnancy and child birth.

Codes

(A)Both and are true.


is true is false.


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


(D)Both and are false.



40. How can gender disparities in pay scales be reduced

(A)Integrating jobs, instituting pay equity and job evaluation


(B)Job evaluation, job satisfaction and pay as per work.


(C)Creating capital accumulation and assets.


(D)Partnership and following biometric system



41. The Child Marriage Act amended in year raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from 15 to 18 years

(A)1986

1976


(C)1929


1991



42. What are the key issues to be taken through monitoring and social community credit for girl child development

Prevention of female foeticide infanticide
Health and nutrition
Education for the girl child
Abolition of child marriage, exploitation and violence

Codes

only


only


and only




43. Identify the inappropriate technology from the given

(A)Capital saving technology


(B)Labour intensive technology


(C)Indigenous technology


(D)Capital intensive technology



44. Assertion Women share double the burden as producers of human race as well as supporters and sustainers of human life.

Reason Women's contribution in the economic sphere remain invisible.

Codes

(A)Both and are true.


(B)Both and are false.


is true is false.


is false is true.



45. Who is the present Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board

(A)Prema Cariappa


(B)Krishna Tirath


(C)Mohini Giri


(D)Meira Kumar



46. What are the measures adopted by the Ministry of HRD to enhance the number of women scientists

(A)Ninth Five Year Plan emphasized on Science and Technology.


(B)Establishment of independent scientific commission for women.


(C)Enhancement of fellowships scholarships for women scientists under the Eleventh Five Year Plan.


(D)Sixth Five Year Plan gave priority for women scientists.



47. Among the following States which one has literacy rate below 90% according to 2011 census

(A)Kerala


Mizoram


(C)Lakshadweep


Goa



48. Among the following, which pair is not correctly matched

Medha Patkar Narmada Bachao Andolan


Sarla Behen Chipko Movement


Arundhati Roy Feminist Movement


Ela Bhatt SEWA Movement



49. What do you mean by gender-neutral technology

(A)Gender balanced technology


(B)Technology, providing priority to women's role


(C)Technology, providing priority to men's role


(D)Technology, providing priority to technical people



50. An NGO seeking foreign funding must be registered under

(i)Registration under Companies Act 1956.
Registration under societies registration act 1860
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
Registration under Central Social Welfare Board.

Codes

and only


and only


only


and only



51. What are the sustainable livelihoods

comprises of capabilities, assets and activities required for living life free from stress.


creates both formal and informal institutions.


comprises and creates assets and outcomes.


(D)Poverty and environmental degradation.


52. What do you mean by 'Glass ceiling'

The invisible barrier preventing women from ascending to leadership positions.
Gender constraints
Chilly climate
Lack of social capital

Codes

and are correct


and are false


and are correct


(D)Only is correct



53. Which of the following statements is incorrect

(A)Laws are adequate but women need to engage with law.


(B)Recognition and de-recognition disqualify women with disabilities from accessing legal rights.


(C)Personal laws and politics hinder the development of a uniform civil code.


(D)Indian women experience uniform citizenship rights.



54. What is not the characteristics of Structural Adjustment Programme

(A)Privatisation


(B)Non-withdrawal of safety nets


(C)Globalization


regulation of the market



55. What is included in reproductive activities

Marketing
Food preparation
Child care and education
Health care and home maintenance.

Mark the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes




only


only


and only



56. Who is the author of Book 'Discrimination'

(A)Gary Becker


Marshal


(C)Adam Smith


Robinson



57. "The assumption of your own identity equality, and even political power does not mean you stop needing to love, and be loved by, a man, or that you stop carrying for your own kids." Which of the following liberal feminists made this statement

(A)Betty Friedan


(B)Harriet Taylor


(C)Zillah Eisenstein


(D)Elizabeth Holtzman



58. Which is not the gender implications of digital divide

(A)women represent 10% of researchers and of managers in areas of technology.


(B)lack of training does not allow them to participate in technology process.


(C)become better wives and better mothers.


(D)access to and use of the internet is limited.



59. Match the paradigm shifts in planning for women's advancement through Five Year Plans

List I List II
(Plan Period) (Paradigm Shifts)

a.6th Plan i. Beneficiary oriented programme

b.7th Plan ii. Women and Development

c.8th Plan iii.from development to empowerment

d.11th Plan iv. Gender empowerment and gender equity


Codes
a b c d

iii iv i


i iii iv


iii ii iv


iii i ii

60. Assertion Education is a strong vehicle of women's equality and empowerment.

Reason Resource mobilization and management of mass education is a challenge of Indian educators.

Codes

(A)Both and are false.


is true is false.


(C)Both and are true.


is false is true.



61. What is the main focus of gender budget initiatives in India

(A)Women Component Plan


(B)Complimentary role for effective convergence


(C)Proper utilization and monitoring of funds from various development sectors.


(D)All of the above



62. What is the main reasons for women being increasingly pushed to the un­organised sector

Lack of the opportunity to acquire skills and training which could facilitate occupational shifts.
Unequal structural conditions.
Women have to bear the major burden of domestic chores.
Women lost jobs due to globalisation processes.

Codes

and are correct.


and are false.


and are correct.


and are correct.



63. "If Men would…. Snap our chains…. They would find us more observant daughters, more faithful wives, ….in a word better citizens"

Which of the following feminist thinkers made this statements

(A)Robert Owen


(B)William Thompson


(C)Harriet Taylor


(D)Mary Woll stone craft



64. Assertion The Hindu Succession Act 1956 has failed to reduce social inequalities among women.

Reason Religious traditions and customary practices came in conflict with the act.

Codes

is true but is false.


(B)Both and are true.


is false, but is true.


(D)Both and are false.



65. Which is the correct chronological sequence of stages of development of feminist research

Research on gender as an organizing principle in all social systems.
Research on sex differences based on biological properties of individuals.
Research based on men's experiences.
Research on individual level sex roles and socialization. Mark the correct sequence from the codes given below

Codes












66. Match the items in List I with List II

List I List II
(Name of the book) (Author)

a. The position of women in Hindu civilisation i. Neera Desai

b. Socialisation,Education and women explorations in Gender identity ii. Nita Kumar

c. Women in modern India iii. Karuna Chanana

d. Lessons from schools The History of Education in Benaras iv. A.S. Altekar

Codes
a b c d

iv ii iii


(B)iii ii i iv


iii i ii


iii iv i



67. The reason for low literacy rate of Dalit females is due to

(A)Continued monopolization of resources by middle and upper class groups.


(B)The stronger influence of casteism in the rural areas


(C)The control of Dalit customs over dalit women.


(D)All the above



68. Mark the correct sequence of "Data Collection Techniques" arranged in the descending order according to the size of the sample

(A)mailed questionnaire, structured interview, observation, participant observation


observation, structured interview, mailed questionnaire, participant observation


participant observation, observation, structured interview, mail questionnaire


structured interview, mailed questionnaire, observation participant observation



69. Muted group theory speaks about the women's

(A)educational status


(B)occupational status


(C)domination


(D)silence



70. Which National Education Policy gave impetus to women's studies in India

Kothari Commission 1964-66

National Educational Policy 1986

Recent Education Policy

Education Commission of 1882

71. Arrange the chronological sequence of the following programmes and acts related to children on the basis of the year.

Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act
Integrated Child Development Services
Sarva Shiksha Abhian
Commission for Protection of Child Right Act

Codes














72. Read the passage and answer the following questions
A closer analysis carried out by feminists in recent years has revealed that the dominant social relations are also part and parcel of technology itself. We can no longer argue whether reproductive technology or genetic technology as such are good or bad; the very basic principles of this technology have to be criticized no less than its methods. These are based on exploitation and subordination alike of nature, women and other peoples(colonies). In this context lies the inherent sexist, racist and ultimately fascist bias of the new reproductive technologies. Reproductive technology and genetic engineering are based on the same principles as physics and other sciences. Like other sciences, they involve the dissection of living organisms into ever smaller particles, molecules, cells, nuclei, genes, DNA and their various recombinations according to the plan of the (male) engineer. In this process to select desirable elements and eliminate undesirable ones is crucial. In fact, without the principle of selection and elimination the whole technology of reproduction and genetics would make no sense. What purpose would a study of genetics serve if not to promote the propagation of what are considered to be desirable attributes and the elimination of those seen as undesirable This applies as much to human genetics as to plant and animal genetics and applies equally to reproductive technology, which is based on the selection of fertile elements (Sperm, ova) and their combination outside the female body. This selection and elimination would not be possible if those living organisms were left intact and free to regulate their reproduction in accordance with their own desires, love and lust. Carolyn Merchant finds a parallel to the dissection and invasion of nature in the torture of women in witch pogroms and shows that both types of violence are intrinsic to the method of modern science and technology. Francis Bacon, founding father of the modern scientific method, perceived nature as a witch whose secrets has to be extracted by force. Force and violence constitute the invisible foundation upon which modern science was built. Hence violence against women in the witch pogroms, and violence against nature which was perceived as a woman.

72. What kind of analysis carried out by feminists in recent years

(A)dominant social relations are part and parcel of technology itself


(B)social constraints are not leading to gender discrimination


(C)Exploitation and oppression are in the roots of technology


(D)All above



73. The basic principles of reproductive technology or genetic technology is

(A)exploitation and subordination alike of nature, women and other people


(B)superiority over inferiority


(C)hierarchy and valuation


(D)women's reproductive role



74. What applies equally to reproductive technology

(A)the selection of fertile elements


(B)the elimination of undesirable


select desirable elements


regulate their reproduction



75. Assertion Francis Bacon perceived that nature as a witch whose secrets has to be extracted by force.

Reason Force and violence constitute the invisible foundation. Hence violence against women in the witch pogroms and violence against nature which was perceived as a woman.

Codes

is false is true.


(B)Both and true.


(C)Both and false.


is true is false.