WOMEN’S STUDIES
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The Emergence of Women’s Studies as an Academic discipline is the result of
(A) First Wave Feminism
(B) Second Wave Feminism
(C) Third Wave Feminism
(D) Fourth Wave Feminism
2. Liberal Feminism Advocates :
i. Individualism
ii. Rationality
iii. Deconstruction
iv. Radical change
(A) i and iii are correct.
(B) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(C) iii and iv are correct.
(D) i and ii are correct.
3. Which policy has initiated centre for women’s studies in India ?
(A) National Policy on Women Empowerment (2001)
(B) National policy on Education (1986)
(C) National Policy on Population (2010)
(D) National Policy on Poverty Elimination (2009)
4. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(A) First Women Minister of Indian Railway – Mamta Banerjee
(B) First Women Supreme Court Judge – Fatima Beevi
(C) First Indian Women President of Indian National Congress – Sarojini Naidu
(D) First Women Chief Minister – Mayawati
5. Assertion (A) : Today the women’s movement in India is a strong movement which has spread to various parts of the country.
Reason (R) : In India we have a single cohesive movement in the country.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
6. Which one among the following was initiated by the UGC, New Delhi to ensure safety of women and gender sensitization on University campuses ?
(A) Single Girl Child Fellowship Programme
(B) Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship Programme
(C) Saksham Programme
(D) Capacity Building Programme for women Managers in Higher Education.
7. Arrange the following books chronologically according to the year of publication :
i. The Subjection of Women
ii. The Second Sex
iii. Feminine Mystique
iv. A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Codes :
(A) iv, iii, i, ii
(B) iv, i, ii, iii
(C) iv, ii, i, iii
(D) ii, i, iv, iii
8. Who said : “The feminists had destroyed the old image of women, but they could not erase the hostility, the prejudice and the discrimination that still remained” ?
(A) Margaret Fuller
(B) Linda Phelps
(C) Betty Friedman
(D) Sandra L. Barky
9. The ‘Demystification of law for Women’ has been a ground breaking work of
(A) Flavia Agnes
(B) Nandita Haskar
(C) Lotika Sarkar
(D) Ester Boserup
10. Arrange the following cases in the chronological order :
i. Roopkanwar Case
ii. Mathura Rape case
iii. Vishaka Case
iv. Shakti Mill Rape Case
Codes :
(A) iv, ii, i, iii
(B) iii, ii, i, iv
(C) ii, i, iii, iv
(D) i, ii, iv, iii
11. Who said : “I do not wish them (women) to have power over men, but over themselves” ?
(A) Simone de Beauvoir
(B) Mary Wollstonecraft
(C) Rosemarie Tong
(D) Elshtain
12. TREAD scheme for women is meant for
(A) Training Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development
(B) Training and Research on Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development
(C) Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development
(D) Trade Related Education And Development
13. Which section of the criminal law amendment provide death penalty to the repeat offenders of Gang Rape ?
(A) 374 E
(B) 376 E
(C) 276 E
(D) 245 E
14. Assertion (A) : DNA finger printing has because a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of criminal in rape and assault cases.
Reason (R) : Trace evidences such as hair, saliva and dried semen are adequate for DNA analysis
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
15. Who is of the view that men’s relationship with nature was predatory from the beginning and in his lust for power, man established similar relationship with women ?
(A) Krishnaraj Maithreyi
(B) Maria Mies
(C) Simon de Beavoir
(D) Bina Agarwal
16. Match the following given in List – I with their proponents given in List – II :
17. Empowerment includes the following capabilities :
i. Ability to make personal decisions
ii. Ability to access information
iii. Ability to dominate patriarchal powers
iv. Ability to learn and access skills
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv are correct.
(B) i, ii and iii are correct.
(C) i and ii are correct.
(D) i, ii and iv are correct.
18. Who wrote Humayun Nama ?
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Jahan Aara
(C) Noor Jahan
(D) Salima Begum
19. Under MTP Act (1971) the opinion of two registered medical practioners are required if pregnancy period is
(A) Below Twelve week
(B) Between twelve and twenty four weeks
(C) Between twelve and fifteen weeks
(D) Between twelve and twenty weeks
20. Match the Authors (List – I) with the title of Books (List – II) :
21. Scientific Research Epistemology means
(A) Knowledge and Truth
(B) Methodology
(C) Question
(D) Values
22. Which of the following is the correct statement about the characteristics of an empirical social science research ?
i. Collection of primary data about people
ii. Research based on social context
iii. Research based on secondary data
iv. Use of a range of methods
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii are correct.
(B) i and ii are correct.
(C) i, ii and iv are correct.
(D) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
23. Movement of feminism leading to acceptance of ‘Women’s Studies’ as a discipline in the academic world was profoundly a
(A) Political Action
(B) Social Action
(C) Feminist Action
(D) Economic Action
24. Assertion (A) : Women play an essential role in the management of natural resources including soil, water, forest and energy.
Reason (R) : Women have technical and contemporary knowledge of the natural world around them.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
25. Adam Smith held that women did not have the capacity to take rational decisions in economic matters. This is an example of
(A) Personal is political
(B) Anatomy is destiny
(C) Women rights are human rights
(D) Natural is personal
26. Arrange the following steps in Research Process in a logical sequence ?
i. Data Collection
ii. Setting of objectives
iii. Report writing
iv. Data Analysis
Codes :
(A) ii, i, iv, iii
(B) i, ii, iii, iv
(C) iii, iv, i, ii
(D) iv, iii, ii, i
27. What is CAPART ?
(A) It is a private funding agency.
(B) It is an NGO.
(C) It is a Government Funding Agency.
(D) It is an organ of State Advisory Welfare Board.
28. What is the name of the Scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and nontraditional traders ?
(A) Kishori Shakti Yojana
(B) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(C) Swayamsiddha
(D) Swawlamban
29. Assertion (A) : The joint family system is disintegrating in modern India.
Reason (R) : Transition from Agrarian to Industrial economy is responsible for its disintegration.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
30. As per the results of the 2011 census, which of the following group of States and Union Territories occupies the
three top places in respect of literacy ?
(A) Kerala, Goa, West Bengal
(B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
(C) Kerala, Lakshwadeep, Mizoram
(D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura
31. Assertion (A) : The divorce rate is increasing in metro cities in India due to high expectation and poor sensitivity.
Reason (R) : There is greater sensitivity to each other’s needs in rural areas and the divorce rate in rural areas has been lower.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
32. The first and the last Muslim Women Ruler of Delhi
(A) Rukkaya Begum
(B) Noor Jahan
(C) Razia Sultan
(D) Mahamanga
33. What percentage of India’s population is below the official poverty line ?
(A) Below 30%
(B) 30% to 35%
(C) Above 35% but below 40%
(D) Between 40% and 45%
34. Which among the following act had declared polygamy among Hindus to be illegal ?
(A) Sharada Act – 1929
(B) The Hindu Marriage Act – 1955
(C) The Hindu Succession Act – 1956
(D) Shariat Bill – 1937
35. One of the following is not in the list of eight MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) :
(A) Achieving Universal Education
(B) Improving Reproductive Health
(C) Improving Maternal Health
(D) Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
36. Which is the first Country in South Asia that has formulated Nation Action Plan on the implementation of UN security Council Resolution 1325 ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
37. Social sanctions are imposed in the form of
(A) Norms and values
(B) Rewards and Punishments
(C) Folkways
(D) Culture
38. The Shah Bano case is related to Muslim wife’s
(A) Right to Divorce
(B) Right to Separation
(C) Right to Maintenance after Divorce
(D) Right to Husband’s property
39. Who said : ‘The relation of male to female is by nature a relation of superior to inferior and ruler to ruled” ?
(A) Yajnavalkya
(B) Aristotle
(C) Vasistha
(D) Plato
40. Among the following statements which is correct about Inductive Research method ?
(A) Particular to General
(B) General to Particular
(C) Starts with Theory
(D) Starts with Hypothesis
41. The Government of India first adopted the policy of family planning in
(A) 1956
(B) 1950
(C) 1957
(D) 1952
42. Assertion (A) : The climate of Asia is impacted by the annual fluctuation of wind direction due to the monsoon.
Reason (R) : Pressure dominance also affects the receipt of solar radiation.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
43. Match the following from List – I (Authors) with List – II (Books) :
44. Gender disaggregated data is the basis for :
i. Formulation of Gender sensitive policy
ii. Formulation of Gender statistics
iii. Formulation of census data
iv. Formulation of data bank
Codes :
(A) i and iii are correct.
(B) i and ii are correct.
(C) iii and iv are correct.
(D) iii only correct.
45. U.N. Decade of Women 1976-85 ended with the conference in
(A) Nairobi
(B) Beijing
(C) Bangkok
(D) Stony point New York
46. Arrange the following conventions in the chronological order :
i. Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against women.
ii. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
iii. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.
iv. Convention against Torture
Codes :
(A) i, iv, ii and iii
(B) iii, i, iv and ii
(C) iv, i, iii and ii
(D) ii, iii, i and iv
47. Who is the Chief Executive of Bhartiya Mahila Bank ?
(A) Indira Nooyi
(B) Shikha Sharma
(C) Usha Anantha Subramanian
(D) Naina Lal Kidwai
48. What is the full form of NACO ?
(A) National Aids Central Organization
(B) National Aids Coordinating Organization
(C) National Aids Controlling and Co-ordinating Organization
(D) National Aids Control Organization
49. Which type of research is generally used for the development of hypothesis regarding potential problems ?
(A) Exploratory
(B) Experimental
(C) Diagnostic
(D) Descriptive
50. What is incorrect about Action Research ?
(A) It emphasizes the notion of action as a legitimate mode of knowing.
(B) It is actually a basic research.
(C) It takes the realm of knowledge into the field of practice.
(D) It is the basic for participatory action research.
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