WOMEN’S STUDIES
PAPER – II
Note : This paper contains hundred (100) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Who among the following feminists referred Women’s studies as ‘the academic arm of women’s movement’, a potent instrument, playing a deliberate and active role in the battle for people’s minds’ and ‘autonomy continues to be battle cry of both’.
(1) Uma Chakravarti
(2) Neera Desai
(3) Veena mazumdar
(4) Maithreyi Krishnaraj
2. Arrange the following initiatives with regard to women’s Studies in chronological order :
(a) Establishment of Indian Association of Women’s studies.
(b) First National Conference on Women’s Studies.
(c) Publication of ‘Towards Equality Report’
(d) Second National Education Policy
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (c), (b), (a), (d)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (c), (a)
3. What is the common focus of most feminist therapies today ?
(1) Improving living conditions for women around the world.
(2) Creating a more gentle, loving, woman centred world.
(3) Showing how society’s view of treatment of non-dominant groups impacts mental health.
(4) Seeking balance in the un-equal power relationships between women and men.
4. Conservatives say that ‘Biology is destiny’. What did they mean and which one of the following is correct ?
(a) People are born with the hormones, anatomy and chromosomes of either male or female.
(b) Females are destined to have a much more burdensome reproductive role than are males.
(c) Males will, other things being equal, exhibit ‘masculine’ psychological traits whereas females will, other things being equal, exhibit ‘feminine’ psychological traits.
(d) Society should preserve this ‘natural order’ making sure that its men remain ‘manly’ and its women ‘womanly’.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a) and (d) only
(3) (c) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
5. For which of the following reasons early feminist approaches to development have been criticised ?
(a) Only looking at women
(b) Not engaging with development agencies
(c) Having unrealistic aims
(d) Ignoring women’s roles in production
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a), (b) and (d) only
(4) (c) and (d) only
6. Which of the following are the aims of feminist research ?
(a) To expose the patriarchal tools of socio-cultural and economic practices of family and society that lead to women’s suppression.
(b) To enquire into the origin and basis of the discriminatory practices against both men and women.
(c) To bring women to the central position from invisibility.
(d) To provide data on most of the sensitive problems of women’s issue.
Code :
(1) (a) and (b) only correct
(2) (a) (c) and (d)
(3) (a) (b) (c) and (d)
(4) (b) (c) and (d)
7. Which are the limitations of scientific research methods for women’s studies ?
(a) Complexity of social phenomenon
(b) Dynamic nature of social phenomenon
(c) Limited capacity of predictability
(d) Cultural relativism
Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) only
(2) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c) only
(4) (a), (c) and (d) only
8. Assertion (A) : In patriarchal society, all economic development causes the marginalization and devaluation of women’s labour.
Reasoning (R) : In patriarchal society, the nature of house work and women’s responsibility for carrying it out are unchangeable i. e constant.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
9. Which of the following statements are wrong with regard to women’s liberation movements ?
(a) They focus on the goals of equal rights under the laws.
(b) They focus on equal access to education, careers and political power.
(c) They challenge the cultural patterns of male dominance in the family and personal life.
(d) They challenge against livelihoods and poverty of women.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b), (c) only
(3) (a), (b) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
10. Which of the following is correct with regard to ‘identity politics’ in the feminist context in India ?
(1) Minority, caste and Dalit issues
(2) Race and ethnicity
(3) Gender, race, caste, class and minorities
(4) Gender, race, caste, minorities
11. Which of the following problems can be better studied by qualitative method of data ?
(a) Fertility rate in the country.
(b) Views of men and women on strains in husband wife relations in joint families.
(c) Children’s experiences with the teachers in school.
(d) Women’s labour force participation in organized sectors.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (b), (c) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
12. Which among the following book reveals that the white hetrosexual, middle class women were discontented and unhappy despite living the “Ideal” female life but were unable to explain why is “the problem that has no name”.
(1) The second sex
(2) Feminine mystique
(3) The second stage
(4) The subjection of women
13. Match the List – I and List – II :
14. Which among the following feminist identified “alienation” as the concept that will provide us with a theoretical framework to accommodate main insight of Marxist, radical, psychoanalytic and even liberal feminist thought ?
(1) Iris young
(2) Alison Jagger
(3) Juliet Mitchell
(4) Mary Daly
15. Which of the following statements are correct of the ‘Dual Market Theory’ ?
(a) Sex discrimination to employ women in a secondary sector.
(b) Equal opportunity legislation make the employers respecting the law, but not employing women in their firms.
(c) Gender disparity in employment characterised by low skill levels, low earnings, easy entry etc…
(d) More women will be employed instead of men workers in both primary and secondary sectors.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (b), (c) only
(3) (a) and (d) only
(4) (c) and (d) only
16. What is correct about tabulation ?
(a) Understanding of any table does not require any specialized knowledge.
(b) Tabulation is used for economy of time and space.
(c) Tabulation helps in understanding with clarity the objectives of study.
(d) Tabulation can be used for any type of data.
Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (c) only
(2) (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (d) only
17. In which of the following years, India formally declared its intention to put its economy through a process of structural adjustment and brought forth a comprehensive package of policy measures for that purpose ?
(1) 1991
(2) 1996
(3) 2002
(4) 1986
18. Which of the following explains ‘Crude birth Rate’ ?
(1) Number of children below five years of age per thousand of women in the reproductive age group per year.
(2) Number of births per thousand of women in the reproductive age group per year.
(3) Number of births per thousand of the population per year.
(4) Total number of births per year in the country.
19. Assertion (A) : Huge gender inequalities bring down India’s Human Development Indicator rankings and put India below their neighbours like Srilanka and china.
Reason (R) : Women’s access to education, health and nutrition and economic participation is low in India.
Code :
(1) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong
(2) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
20. Which among the following are the characteristics of Gender socialization.
(a) The process by which males and females are informed about the norms and behaviours associated with their sex.
(b) Masculinity and femininity are reinculcated in the behaviour of boys and girls.
(c) Promoting androcentric social norms leading to oppression of men.
(d) Reinforcement of Gender stereotypes.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a) and (b) only
(3) (a) and (d) only
(4) (a), (b) and (d) only
21. Which of the following are correct about third wave feminism ?
(a) Emphasis on Women’s Rights Movements
(b) Emergence of Intersectionality
(c) Focus on a more post-structuralist interpretation of Gender
(d) Change in Gender Stereotypes
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (b), (c) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
22. Among the following feminists who has analysed ‘Reproduction through the lens of male alienation’ while criticizing Shulamith Firestone’s views on female biology as the cause of women’s oppression.
(1) Mary O’ Brien
(2) Mary Dally
(3) Kate Millet
(4) Juliet Mitchell
23. Assertion (A) : Now a days employed wives make marital interactions a little more complicated and create adjustment problems in the family.
Reason (R) : The multiple roles of working women come in conflict with their expected and actual conduct.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
24. Match the List – I and List – II :
25. Which among the following world conference addressed for the first time “The growth of women’s power and sustainability of development are ecologically tied”- Environment is a concern for women ?
(1) Nairobi conference – 1985
(2) Beijing conference – 1995
(3) Copenhagan conference -1980
(4) Beijing+10 conference – 2005
26. Which among the following item is not considered to measure women’s empowerment ?
(1) Women’s mobility
(2) Women’s freedom from family domination
(3) Women’s participation in the Reproductive role
(4) Women’s economic security and contribution to family support
27. What are the characteristics of hypothesis ?
(a) Vastness
(b) Clarity
(c) Related with available techniques
(d) Related with majority of population
Code :
(1) (a) and (b) only
(2) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
28. Which of the following is correct with regard to comprehensive Programme for adolescents in India, which has a sharp focus on adolescent’s sexual Health introduced in 2014 ?
(1) Adolescents Health Development Programme
(2) Kishori Shakti Yojana
(3) ‘Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram’
(4) Rajivgandhi scheme for Empowerment of adolescent girls ‘SABLA’
29. Assertion (A) : Feminist Thinkers have criticized Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels for their lack of systematic study of the specific oppression of women.
Reason (R) : Marx and Engels believed that class and capitalism are fundamental for the oppression of women and ignored gender and patriarchy.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(3) (A) is correct (R) is wrong
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
30. Which of the following pair of indicators and ranking of India in the Global Gender Gap Index 2017 is not correctly matched ?
(1) Economic Participation and opportunity – 139
(2) Educational attainment – 112
(3) Health and survival – 121
(4) Political Empowerment – 15
31. Which among the following are correct about Reproductive Role of women ?
(a) The childbearing and rearing responsibilities of women
(b) Domestic tasks undertaken by women
(c) Maintenance of the workforce and future workforce
(d) Participation of women in the maintenance of water and sanitation at community level
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (b) only
(4) (c) and (d) only
32. Match the List – I with List – II :
33. Which of the following is correct about focus of Qualitative Research ?
(a) Meanings over Numerical measurement
(b) Deduction over Induction
(c) Constructionism / Phenomenology over objectivism / Realism
(d) Depth over Generalisability
Code :
(1) (a), (c), and (d) only
(2) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a) and (b) only
(4) (c) and (d) only
34. Assertion (A) : In the case of India, the process of reshaping patriarchy has itself been very slow.
Reason (R) : In Indian society, the family and the household still continue to play productive and social insurance roles which they fulfill mainly through the patriarchal ideology.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation for (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) correct but (R) is not correct explanation for (A)
(3) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(4) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct
35. Match the List – I with List – II :
36. Assertion (A) : The Fordist norms of women dependent on the male bread-winner is being replaced by the increasing individualization of women under globalization process.
Reason (R) : The increasing integration of women in the labour market has promoted new definitions of gender roles and has led to changes in the social structure.
Code :
(1) (A) is true and (R) is false
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true
(4) Both (A) are (R) are false and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
37. By which of the following methods, can a feminist researcher study the impact of some new teaching method on the performance of girl students of a school in a village ?
(1) ‘Before after’ experimental design only
(2) By having an experimental group, control group-experimental design only
(3) By diagnostic design only
(4) By both ‘before after’ and by having an experimental group – control
38. Which among the following is correct about the main objective of National Health Policy of 2017 ?
(1) Improve Health Status through concerned policy action in all sectors and expand preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services provided through public health sector with focus on quality
(2) Improve Health Status through concerned International agencies and expand preventive promotive and curative services provided through public health sector with focus on quality
(3) Improve Health Status through public-private partnership and expand palliative and rehabilitative services
(4) Improve Health Status through public policy and expand preventive, promotive and curative services, provided through public health sector with focus on quality
39. Which of the following are correct about descriptive and diagnostic research designs ?
(a) Both the research designs are much more structured.
(b) Both differ little from exploratory research design.
(c) The research questions of these research designs are based on prior knowledge about the nature of research problem.
(d) Both the research designs are applicable to any type of research problem.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (c) only
(4) (c) and (d) only
40. Which of the following provision is introduced by the ministry of Women and Child Development in 2017 to provide safety to women in distress situations ?
(1) Regulation of websites
(2) Panic Button on mobile phones
(3) Women Helpline
(4) Mobile police stations
41. Match the List – I with List – II :
42. Which among the following targets are correct to achieve global target of 2020, which is also termed as target of 90 : 90 : 90 : for HIV / AIDS ?
(a) 90% of all people living with HIV know their HIV status
(b) 90% of all people diagnosed with HIV infection receive antiretroviral therapy
(c) 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have palliative services
(d) 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (b) only
(4) (a), (b) and (d) only
43. Assertion (A) : Globalization in the process of integration of a country into world society will exacerabate gender equality.
Reason (R) : Women continue to engage in ‘unpaid’ work and increasingly participate in informal labour market which exclude women from ‘domestic political process’ and loss of control to global pressures.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the explanation for (A)
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(4) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
44. Arrange chronologically the Institutions established in India to conduct New Research on women with the aim of achieving socio-economic and political transformation in India.
(a) Centre for Women Development Studies
(b) Anveshi Research Centre for Women’s Studies
(c) Institute of Social Studies
(d) Research centre for Women’s Studies SNDT Women’s University
Code :
(1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(3) (d), (c), (a), (b)
(4) (c), (b), (d), (a)
45. Match the List – I and List – II :
46. Assertion (A) : Now-a-days even the parents of backward caste communities in small villages of India are able to achieve the desired family size and the desired gender composition of children.
Reason (R) : Now-a-days backward caste communities in the small villages have easy access to advance reproductive technology and abortion facilities.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(4) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
47. Arrange the following Organizations/Associations chronologically with regard to the year of their inception.
(a) All India Democratic Women’s Association
(b) Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India
(c) Indian Association for women’s studies
(d) National Association of working women
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(3) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(4) (d), (c), (a), (b)
48. Who amongst the following said that “Women’s liberation is crucially concerned with the area of politics which is experienced as personal” ?
(1) Shulamith Firestone
(2) Kate Milett
(3) Betty Friedan
(4) Juliet Mitchell
49. Which of the following is correct about ‘Aggrieved women’ under Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013 ?
(a) Women who are engaged directly with an employer
(b) Women who are engaged indirectly with a contractor, but she does not necessarily have to be a salaried employee.
(c) Women who visit to any workplace in the capacity of being a contract worker
(d) A student working as an intern with a firm
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (c) and (d) only
(3) (a), (b) and (c) only
(4) (a) and (c) only
50. Which among the following are correct about “National Mission for Empowerment of Women” (NMEW) scheme 2016-2017.
(a) The mandate of the scheme is to strengthen inter-sectoral convergence of programmes, Policies and schemes for women both at the centre and state.
(b) It was approved as a centrally sponsored scheme during eleventh plan.
(c) The scheme is now implemented on the basis of 60 : 40 centre state sharing of funds.
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development is the Nodal Ministry of the scheme.
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct
(2) only (a), (b) and (c) are correct
(3) only (a), (b) and (d) are correct
(4) only (a), (c) and (d) are correct
51. Which of the following Institutions initiated May 28th as World Menstrual Hygiene Management Day (MH Day) ?
(1) UNICEF
(2) WASH United
(3) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(4) UNDP
52. What is correct about operational definitions ?
(a) Operational definitions bridge the conceptual theoretical level with the observational empirical level.
(b) Operational definitions are devised for the convenience of the researcher.
(c) Operational definitions create confusion in writing research report.
(d) Operational definitions provide for their empirical application.
Code :
(1) (a) and (d) only
(2) (b) and (c) only
(3) (c) and (d) only
(4) (b) and (d) only
53. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched with First Woman in India ?
(1) First woman to receive Bharatratna – Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(2) First woman to receive Olympic Medal – P.V. Sindhu
(3) First woman Minister in Government – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(4) First woman Ambassador – C.B. Muthamma
54. Who amongst the following during the ‘He for She Campaign’ said that “Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys, it is everyone’s responsibility”.
(1) Kofi Annan
(2) Antonio Guterres
(3) Ban Ki Moon
(4) Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
55. Assertion (A) : In the developing countries, many of the traditional functions of the family and the household are getting replaced by marketed commodities and services.
Reason (R) : The very nature of gender relations in family in developing society is radically changing from dependency proneness to independence.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
56. Which of the following is correct with regard to Gender Budgetting in India ?
(1) Gender Budget has allocation of column ‘A’ with 100% and column ‘B’ with 70%
(2) Gender Budget allocation with 70% for column ‘A’ and 30% for column ‘B’
(3) Gender Budget allocation with 30% for column ‘A’ and 100% for column ‘B’
(4) Gender Budget allocation with 100% for column ‘A’ and 30% for column ‘B’
57. Which of the following could be said to have prevented the ‘trickle down effects’ in Indian planning ?
(a) Increased dependence of agriculture on purchase inputs and privately managed irrigation
(b) More employment of labour by larger landholding farmers
(c) Lowered participation of women in agricultural workforce due to new technology
(d) The failure of Green Revolution
Code :
(1) (a) only
(2) (a) and (b) only
(3) (a) and (c) only
(4) (b) and (d) only
58. Match the List – I and List – II :
59. Assertion (A) : ‘DNA finger printing’ has become a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of criminals in rape and assault cases.
Reason (R) : Trace evidences such as hairs, saliva and dried semen are adequate for DNA analysis.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
60. Which of the following are the aims of Naila Kabeer’s Social Relations framework related to Gender Analysis ?
(a) To analyse existing gender inequalities in the distribution of resources
(b) To emphasize human well-being as the final goal of development
(c) To emphasize participatory methodology to the analysis of gender issues
(d) To analyse relationship in between people, their relationship to resources activities and their interaction with institutions
Code :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) only
(2) (a) and (d) only
(3) (b) and (c) only
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
61. Assertion (A) : The theory of Eco-feminism is multifaceted and multilocated and support the existing social structures across the world rather than individuals.
Reason (R) : Eco-feminism adresses the oppression of the natural world and that of women by patriarchal structures of power.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(3) (A) is correct (R) is wrong
(4) (A) is wrong (R) is correct
62. Which arrangement of the following would show the correct sequence of Demographic Transition as typically associated with economic development ?
(a) High birth rate with high death rate
(b) High birth rate with low death rate
(c) Declining birth rate with low death rate
(d) Low birth rate with low death rate
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (c) only
(4) (b), (c) and (d) only
63. Which of the following Award is being given to a State or UT which has appreciably improved Child Sex Ratio by the Ministry of Women and Child Development ?
(1) Kishori Shakti Puraskar
(2) Sabla Puraskar
(3) Nari Shakti Puraskar
(4) Kishor Balika Puraskar
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