PAPER-III
WOMEN'S STUDIES



1. Which of the following is matched correctly
List- I List- II (Quotes) (Author)
I. "Feminism isn't about making women strong. A. Karl Marx Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."
II. "Anyone who knows anything of history knows that B. G.D. Anderson great social changes are impossible without the feminine ferment. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex."
III. "Why has the word (feminism) become such as C. Jessica Valenti uncomfortable one It is not the word that is important; it's the idea and the ambition behind it."
IV. "If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't D. Emma Watson influential, people would not spend so much time putting it down."
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I II III IV

B A DC


B C DA


C A BD


A C BD


2. Which are the factors that may affect Gender Empowerment Measure
I. Social structure of a country II. Level of urbanization
III. Literacy rate IV. Media
Which of the following is correct


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I only is correct. II and III only are correct.


III only is correct. II and III only are correct.


3. What is incorrect about unified systems theory under socialist feminism

Patriarchy and Capitalism as forms of social relations are distinct from each other.


Gender division of labour is a unifying concept to analyse women's subordination.


Capitalism and Patriarchy are one and the same.


Used the concept of alienation to explain women's subordination.


4. The debate on the change of the title from women studies/feminist studies to gender studies is centred around certain grounds. Which of the following is correct
I. Nomenclature acts more as a camouflage and is a way of gaining acceptance from people who feel a bit threatened by women's studies and feminist studies.
II. A line between women's studies and feminist studies is rather blurred and that there are many shades and hues among feminists; the term gender studies overcomes this.
III. The title gender studies is more neutral term to bring all together for women's interests.
IV. The title gender studies can bring all women together from different historical trajectories towards a common meeting point to share and to shape an acceptable vision of the future.

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II, III IV III and IV only


II, III and IV only II and III only


5. Under which article of the Constitution, a duty is stipulated "to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women"

Art. 39 Art. 15


Art. 51A(b) Art. 51A(e)


6. The CEDAW Committee has experts as its members.

43 31


33 23


7. The gender-environment relations do not have valuable ramifications with regard to which of the following

Management Distribution of resources responsibilities.


Day-to-day life and well-being of people.


Understanding of nature between men and women.


Bio-diversity.


8. Which of the following sections of Indian Penal Code deals with adultery

Section 377 Section 402


Section 435 Section 497


9. Zaveri sisters as dancers are famous in the field of

Kuchipudi Manipuri dance


Odissi Kathak


10. The Green belt movement was one of the first major efforts to incorporate the links between gender and natural resources within a grass root environmental campaign. Which of the following statements is not true of the Green belt movement

It was launched in Kenya on Earth Day in 1977.


It mobilised women to plant indigenous trees.


It was launched in Zambia on Earth Day in 1977.


Wangaari Mathai was associated with it.


11. The Registration of NGO's can be made under which of the following Acts
I. Societies Registration Act 1860 II. Companies Act 1956
III. The Indian Trust Act -1882 IV. Civil Societies Act -1890

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I and IV only II and III only


II, III and IV only II and IV only


12. Arrange the following World Development Reports in order in which year they got published. Use the code given below
I. Mind, Society and Behaviour
II. Gender Equality and Development
III. Digital Dividends
IV. Workers in an Integrating world.

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II, III and IV IV, II, I and III


II, III, IV and I III, II, IV and I


13. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched

All India Democratic Women's Association 1981


Federation of Indian woman Entrepreneurs 1993


National Federation of Indian Women 1954


Indian Association for Women's Studies 1986


14. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
List- I List- II
(General Recommendation of CEDAW) (Issue)

I. General Recommendation No. 15 A. Equality in marriage and family relations
II. General Recommendation No. 19 B. Rights of Rural Women
III. General Recommendation No. 21 C. Women and AIDS
IV. General Recommendation No. 34 D. Violence Against Women
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I II III IV

B C AD


D A CB


C D AB


A C DB


15. Which of the following Goal with Target of the Sustainable Development Goals says "By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, including family planning, information and education and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes."

Goal 3.9 Goal 3.7


Goal 5.2 Goal 5.3


16. Which are the names of Journals on gender studies published by Sage
I. Masculinities and Sexualities II. Gender Studies
III. Feminist Theory IV. Violence Against Women

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II, III, IV II, III and IV only


II and III only II and IV only


17. Which of the following concepts sees the link between women and environment as 'structured by a given gender and class/caste/race, organization of production, reproduction and distribution'

Sustainable feminism Feminist Environmentalism


Eco-Feminism Feminist Racism


18. Which of the following is correct statement about qualitative research methods

These are more suitable when research is carried out in a small setting.


These are useful when the researcher is looking for broad trends or patterns in a given population.


These are very useful when the researcher wants to know macro phenomena.


These can better study the extent and nature of poverty or disease of a given population.


19. The GAD approach has been emerged from the experiences and analysis of which western feminist thought

Marxist Liberal


Socialist Post modern


20. Which state among the following has highest percentage of female population in the age group of 15-49 (2011 Census)

Karnataka Tamil Nadu


West Bengal Punjab


21. The position of women in the society can be measured by which variables
I. Cultural ideology which explicitly devalue women, their products and roles.
II. Cultural symbolism which create concepts of defilement and pollution associated with women.
III. Cultural practices which exclude women from participation in religious and secular areas.
IV. Political patterns which include women along with men.
In which of the following is correct?


Code

II, III and IV II and III only


I and II only II and IV only


22. Which of the following statements is correct about Corporate Social Responsibility under Indian Companies Act, 2013

Every qualifying company requires spending of at least of its average net profit for the immediate preceding three financial years on CSR acivities.


Every qualifying company requires spending of at least of its average net profit for the immediate preceeding three financial years on CSR activities.


Every qualifying company requires spending of at least of its average net profit for the immediate preceding year on CSR activities.


Every qualifying Company requires spending of at least of its average net profit for the immediate preceding year on CSR acitivties.


23. Assertion Women's access to and control of natural resources, land ownership and property management is an emerging issue. Reason Traditional practices and bureaucratic factors often prevent women's access
to natural resources development and management.
Which of the following is correct


Code

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


Both and are wrong.


is correct, is wrong.


is worng, is correct.


24. Assertion Parents are the primary agency of influence on gender role development
in the early year of one's life. Reason The patriarchal culture has brought gender differences in our society. Which one of the following is correct

Code

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


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


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


25. Assertion Women's Reform movements during pre-independence period were guided by an ideology of sexual division of labour and patriachy.
Reason Women's Reform movements did not challenge the fundamental structure of oppression in family and society.

Codess

Both and are correct.


is wrong is correct.


Both and are wrong.


Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


26. Assertion Among women the risk of HIV is determined more by cultural, social and
economic context than by individual behaviour. Reason Women have little say in decisions regarding sex and reproductive health. In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are correct.


Both and are wrong.


is correct is wrong.


Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


27. Assertion Since the 1960s, the new contraceptives developed by West have been tested on women's bodies in developing countries that affected their health. Reason The women have become like a laboratory and dumping grounds for the
new and banned reproductive technologies of the West.
In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct


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Both and are true, is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.


28. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
List List -II
(Eco-Feminists) (Country of Origin)


Vandana Shiva USA


Ariel Salleh India


Maria Mies Australia
Gloria Goldstein Germany

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29. Arrange the following Acts in order in which they got passed Use the code given below
I. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act.
II. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
III. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
IV. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.

Codes

III, IV, II II, III, IV


II, IV, III, I IV, III, II, I


30. The major contributary causes of post-neonatal deaths are
I. Malnutrition
II. Infection diseases
III. Poor environmental hygiene
IV. Inadequate medical care during pregnancy

Codes

II and IV are correct. I and IV are correct.


II and III are correct. I and II are correct.


31. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India has struck down discriminatory service conditions requiring female employees to obtain government permission before marriage and denying married and pregnant women the right to be employed

Maya Devi Vs State of Maharashtra and Apparel Export Promotion Council Vs

A. K. Chopra


Vishakha Vs State of Rajasthan and Apparel Export Promotion Councils Vs A. K. Chopra.


Muthamma Vs Union of India and Air India Vs Nagesh Mirza


Ammini Vs Union of India and Maya Devi vs State of Maharashtra.


32. According to G. S. Ghurye, what are the characteristic of Caste Society
I. Endogamy
II. Hierarchy
III. Restrictions on occupations
IV. Restrictions on political mobility
Which of the following is correct


Codes

II, III and IV are correct. I and III are correct.


II and III are correct. III and IV are correct.


33. Who said the followng "The meaning and content of the fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution of India are sufficient aptitudes to encompass all facets of gender equality."

M. Hidayatullah V. R Krishna Iyer


J. S. Verma Lalit Mohan Sharma


34. According to the Emplyment Paper 2003/04 of the International Labour Office, Geneva, which are the three components of gender employment measure
I. Inclusive growth and upliftment of women.
II. The share of women in earned income.
III. The relative weight of women among administrators and professional workers.
IV. Share of women in Parliamentary seats.
Which of the following is correct


Codes

II and III are correct. II, III and IV are correct.


III and IV are correct. II and IV are correct.


35. Which is correct statement about structured questionnaire

This gives much freedom or choice to the respondent.


This is used when the respondents are high profile or professional persons.


This is preferrably used for the common masses of rural areas.


This is more useful than unstructured questionnaire.


36. Which Scheme of the Govt. of India does extend smart card based cashless health insurance to the domestic workers

Saansad Adarsh Yojana


Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana


Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana


Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana


37. Which of the following pair is incorrect

Neo-natal Mortality New born death occuring within 28 days of postpartum.


Post-neonatal Mortality Death of children age one year and above.


Infant Mortality Death of children under one year of age.


Maternal Mortality Death of woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy.


38. Assertion India's New Economic Policy has made significant progress in the areas of technology, infrastructure, machinery, science and impacted qualitatively the lives of women.
Reason The New Economic Policy has not succeeded in meeting the basic amenities of Dalit women in rural areas. Which one of the following is correct

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true and is false.


is false and is true.


39. After 1977, the women's movement developed quite differently from the earlier movement. Autonomous women's groups emerged in the country. In the beginning, which were their basic common issues

Equality, Empowerment and Employment


Oppression, Exploitation and Patriarchy


Patriarchy, Power and Protection


Participation, Reservation and Development


40. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

List List -II (General Recommendation of (Issue) CEDAW)

General Recommendation No. 16 Disabled Women.


General Recommendation No. 18 Women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations.


General Recommendation No. 24 Woman and Health.
General Recommendation No. 30 Unpaid woman workers in rural and urban family enterprises.

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41. Which of the following is correctly matched
List List -II
(Diseases) (Deficiencies)


Anemia Iodine


Osteoporosis Selenium


Goiter Calcium
Keshan Iron

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42. Which of the following is correctly matched
List List -II (Authors) (Statements)

Virginia Wolf Life on the planet is born of woman


Adrienne Rich As a woman, I have no country.
As a woman, I want no country.
As a woman, my country is my world.



Mary Wollstonecraft Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human.
Robin Morgan The woman who strengthens her body and exercises her mind will, by managing her family and practising various virtues, become the friend, and not the humble dependent of her husband.

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43. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

List- I List- II
(Writers) (Books)


Romila Thaper Towards a Feminist Politics


Ritu Menon Making a Difference Memories from
Women's Movement in India



Samita Sen Indian Woman
Radha Kumar History of Doing An Illustrated Account
of Movements for Women's Rights and
Feminism in India.


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44. In the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 the 'person with disability' means, a person
suffering from not less than of any diability as certified by a Medical authority. Which of the following is correct

Fifty Percent Forty Percent


Thirty Percent Twenty Percent


45. Which of the following is the explanation of Gender parity

The ability to perceive existing gender differences, issues and equalities and incorportate these into strategies and action.


A numerical concept referring to equal number of girls and women, boys and men relative to their respective numbers in the population.


Classification of information on the basis of sex; that is male and female.


An indicator to measure the change over time.


46. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
List- I List- II
(Gender Components) (Meaning)


Gender Devides work in the home and in economic

Stralification production, legitimates those in authority, and organizes sexuality and emotional life.


Gender Structure ranks men above women of the same race and class.


Gender Ideology The justification of gender statuses, particularly, their differential evaluation.
Gender beliefs incorporation of or resistance to gender ideology.

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47. Which one of the following symbolizes that women are highly concentrated in low paying jobs

Sexual harassment Matriarchy


Institutional Sexism Feminization of Poverty


48. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
List- I List- II
(Chairpersons) (Committees)


Phulrenu Guha All India Handicrafts Board


Durgabai Deshmukh The Central Social Welfare Board (1953)


Kamaladevi The High Level Committee on the Studies of Women Chattopadhyaya in India (2013-15)
Pam Rajput The Committee on the Status of Women in India (1975)

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49. As per the UNICEF Study (2015) which of the following states has the highest incidence of child marriages in India

Jharkhand Rajasthan


Bihar Andhra Pradesh


50. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
List- I List- II
(Sampling Technique) (Explanation)


Stratified Random Selection of units by dividing population into two or

Sampling more mutually exclusive segment based on some categories of variables.


Quota Sampling units are selected into a sample on the basis of characteristics of the target population.


Purposive sampling Selection of the units to be observed on the basis of Researcher's own judgment.
Snowball sampling Each person interviewed may be asked to suggest additional people.

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51. What is the title of the play translated into 48 languages and performed in over 140 countries written by American play-wright, performer and activist Eve Enster

A Daughter's Geography Missexual Mystery


Vaginal Monologues Dialectics of Sex


52. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 provides for amendment of the following on laws related to sexual offences

Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973


Indian penal Code and Indian Evidence Act


Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, 1973


Indian Evidence Act and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973


53. Which theoretical approach questions the very existence of identity categories, seeing these rather as products of specific discourses

Functionalism Essentialism


Queer Theory Feminism


54. Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to the Gender, Pay Gap, Monster Salary Index Report (2016) List- I Lsit- II (Sector) (Gender Pay Gap)

Information and Communication Technology 26%


Construction and Technical Consultancy 22%


Health Care, Caring Services, Social Work 34%
Education, research 25.3%

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55. Among the following which is the highest reported cause of maternal mortality in India

Anaemia Toxaemia


Sepsis Haemorrhage


56. Kalanidhi Narayan is associated with which of the following dance forms

Kuchipudi Kathak


Odissi Bharatnatayam


57. What are the provisions related to women's work in MANREGA

Priority for women in the ratio of one third of total workers.


Provision of work within a radius of 5 km from the residence.


Women have the freedom to choose the period and months of employment for themselves.
Equal wage for men and women.

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and only. and only.


and only. and


58. Assertion Largely the urban working women juggles her responsibilities at work and home efficiently, but ends up falling prey to lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity and depression.
Reason The urban working women want to prove that they are super women and they do not pay heed to their body's needs. Which of the following is correct

Codes

is correct but is wrong


Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


Both and are wrong


Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation for


59. Which one of the following pairs is correct List- I List- II

Social Some people are kept out or left out of the society. Exclusion


Active Some people are included (forcibly) on deeply unfavourable Exclusion terms.


Unfavourable Fostering of exclusion through deliberate policy Exclusion interventation by the government or by any other agents.
Unfavourable The denial of equal opportunities imposed by certain groups
Inclusion of society on others leading to the inability of an individual to participate in the basic functioning of the society.

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60. Who claims that "With the immense sophistication in methodology that focuses most exclusively on quantification, relevance has been subsumed by method leading to the 'tyranny of mehodology' that classifies uncomfortable issues such as patriarchy and gender as non­data and thus invisible."

Mary Daly Mary Wollstonecraft


Nancy Folbre Ivan Illich


61. Under which Article of the Constitution 'Not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat to be reserved for women and such seats to be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat'

Art. 240 Art. 243 D


Art. 243 D Art. 243 D


62. Who among the following was first awardee of Dada Sahib Phalke Award

Lata Mangeshkar Ruby Meyers


Devika Rani Kanan Devi



63. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched

Simone De Beavoir Existentialist


Julia Kristeva Feminist deconstructionist


Patricia Hill Collins Black Feminist


Susan B. Anthony Third wave feminist


64. Arrange the following organisations according to the year in which they were formed
I. National Federation of Dalit Women
II. All India Women's Conference
III. All India Muslim Women's Conference
IV. Self Employed Women's Association

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II, III, IV IV, III, II


III, II, IV, I IV, III, II


65. Under Indian Companies Act (2013) for Corporate Social Responsibility Policy which of the following are correct

Networth of the company is to be 500 crore or more


Turnover of the company is to be 1000 crore or more


Every qualifying company requires spending of at least of its average profit.
The Act is applicable to Indian companies and foreign companies established in India.

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and are correct. and are correct.


and are correct. and are correct.


66. Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which has been ratified by India, defines a child as anyone below the age of Which of the following is correct

14 years 16 years


17 years 18 years


67. Changes in the calculation of Literacy rate from population ages 5 years and above to 7 years and above has been introduced in which census onwards

1991 1981


2001 2011


68. Which of the following autonomous organizations of the Ministry of Women and Child Development is not registered under the "Societies Registration Act of 1860"?

Central Social Welfare Board


Central Adoption Resource Authority


Rashtriya Mahila Kosh


National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development.


69. Who are the authors of the book "We Also Made History Women in the Ambedkarite Movment" (Translated)

Sharmila Rege and Vidyut Bhagvat Urmila Pawar and Gail Omvedt


Urmila Pawar and Meenakshi Moon(4) Vasant Moon and Susie J. Tharu


70. Which of the following provision is provided in the new Companies Act of 2013 of India, for the purpose of Empowerment of women in the Indian corporate world to promote contributions of women to the economic progress of the country

Inclusion of atleast one woman member to the Governing Board of every prescribed class of companies.


Inclusion of atleast one woman Director to the Board of every prescribed class of companies.


Inclusion of atleast two women members to the Advisory Board of every company.


Inclusion of one woman manager to the Adovisory Board of every company.


Read the passage given below and answer the question numbers
The writing of women's history has always been closely linked with contemporary feminist politics as well as with changes in the discipline of history itself. When women sought to question inequalities in their own lives they turned to history to understand the roots of their oppression and to see what they could learn from challenges that had been made in the past.
th th
Activists within the first orgainsed women's movement of the late 19and early 20centuries found that women were largely absent from standard history texts and this inspired them to write their own histories. It was the Women's Feminist Movement, or 'Second wave feminism', from the late 1960s that would have the greatest impact on the writing of women's history. Political activists again pointed to the lack of references to women in standard texts and sought to re-discover women's active role in the past. Sheila Rowbotham produced a pioneering study, Hidden Form History, that was followed by detailed investigations into varied aspects of women's lives, including empolyment, trade unionism, women's organisations, family life and sexuality. A context was provided by developments in social history and the social sciences that sought to recover the history of less powerful groups 'histroy from below' and challenged conventional wisdoms about what should be seen as historically significant.
Women's history is now far more embedded in the curriculum in higher education than half a century ago, the number of professors in women's history has increased and there are far move publishing outlets. On the other hand, women's studies courses both at undergraduate and at postgraduate level have declined over the same period and many mainstream history texts still give little space to women and their specific experiences. Hence, it remains important to promote research into women's history both inside the academy and in the wider community. The close relationship between contemporary feminist policies and historical practice means that women's history is still able to excite enthusiasm and is constantly changing, developing new areas to research and new concepts and approaches with which to analyse them.
71. In which ways, Women Liberation Movement affected the writings of women's history
I. Political Activists brought the lack of references to women in standard texts to the lime light.
II. The activists started the process of re-discovering women's activist role in the past.
III. This gave momentum to the research work on history.
IV. It inspired the writing and publication of books on women issues.
Which of the following is correct


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II, III, IV are correct. I and II only are correct.


II and IV only are correct. I III and IV only are correct.

72. Why does it remain important to promote research into women's history both inside the academy and in the wider community

Knowledge of women's history can be more useful than women's studies courses.


Women's history is more popular subject than women's studies courses.


Women's studies courses are declining at the higher level of education and history text still gives space to women and specific experiences.


Activists find that women's history is a better science than women's studies.


73. Assertion Women's history is now far more embedded in the curriculum in higher education than half a century ago. Reason Women's history is replacing Women's Studies Courses at undergraduate
and postgraduate level in the country.
Which one of the following is correct


Codes

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


is correct, but is wrong.


Both and are wrong.


is wrong, but is correct.


74. Assertion Women's Liberation Movement from the late 1960's has had the greatest impact on the writing of women's history. Reason The women activists wanted to promote the subject of history as it is very
exciting and they felt the need of developing new areas of research in the field. Which one of the following is correct

Codes

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation for


is wrong is correct


Both and are wrong


is correct is wrong


75. What was the impact of Sheila Rowbotham work 'Hidden From History' on research in History
I. It encouraged the conventional wisdom for defining historically significant area.
II. It inspired detailed investigations into varied aspects of women's lives.
III. It gave impetus to the issues like employment of women, trade unionism, women's organizations, family life and sexuality etc. for research.
IV. It brought developments in social history and social sciences that led to recover history from below.

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II, III, IV III and IV only are correct.


II, III and IV only are correct. II and III only are correct.