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1. |
Intersectionality is a term that was coined by……………… in 1989. |
A. | crenshaw |
B. | shulamith firestone |
C. | talcott parsons |
D. | antony giddens |
Answer» A. crenshaw |
2. |
………….is the multidisciplinary study of how assumptions and expectations about gender and biological sex influence cultural, social, and political ideas about women and men. |
A. | social studies |
B. | women studies |
C. | gender studies |
D. | sociology |
Answer» C. gender studies |
3. |
……..refers to a person's biological and physiological characteristics. |
A. | sex |
B. | gender |
C. | personality |
D. | behavior |
Answer» A. sex |
4. |
The term gender identity was originally coined by………… |
A. | robert. j.stoller |
B. | kate millet |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | crenshaw |
Answer» A. robert. j.stoller |
5. |
In 1950,Sigmund Freud presented his theory of…….. |
A. | social development |
B. | intellectual development |
C. | psycho sexual development |
D. | cognitive development |
Answer» C. psycho sexual development |
6. |
Three essays on the theory of sexuality is written by… ……. |
A. | simon de bouvier |
B. | sigmund freud |
C. | rachel carson |
D. | judith butler |
Answer» B. sigmund freud |
7. |
According to Freud gender identity developed during the………stage of development |
A. | phallic. |
B. | latency. |
C. | oral |
D. | anal |
Answer» A. phallic. |
8. |
…….,..proposed the Electra complex as an analogous phenomenon in girls |
A. | freud |
B. | carl jung |
C. | julia kristeiva |
D. | ann oakley |
Answer» B. carl jung |
9. |
Sex and Gender :on the Development of Masculinity and femininity.who wrote the book? |
A. | a.freud |
B. | carl jung |
C. | c.julia kristeiva. |
D. | robert.j.stoller |
Answer» D. robert.j.stoller |
10. |
Gender identity Research project was established for the study of………………. |
A. | male and female |
B. | intersexual and transsexual. |
C. | lesbian and gay |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. intersexual and transsexual. |
11. |
strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s own assigned sex is…….. |
A. | gender identity disorder |
B. | personality disorder |
C. | identity crisis |
D. | role distance |
Answer» A. gender identity disorder |
12. |
Feminist movements’ are aimed at: |
A. | liberty |
B. | equality |
C. | participation |
D. | power |
Answer» B. equality |
13. |
Select the laws enacted by The parliament for the welfare of the women. |
A. | special marriage act of 1955 |
B. | dowry prohibition act of 1961 |
C. | equal remuneration act of 1976 |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
14. |
Women in India are discriminated in |
A. | political life |
B. | social life |
C. | economic life |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
15. |
Sexual Division of labor signifies, that |
A. | gender division of labor division in the basis of nature of thefamily |
B. | work deciding the division between men and women |
C. | caste is the basis of gender division |
D. | age decides the division |
Answer» B. work deciding the division between men and women |
16. |
A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women.” Select the correct option for the definition. |
A. | feminist |
B. | patriarchy |
C. | caste hierarchy |
D. | social change |
Answer» A. feminist |
17. |
equal wages act signifies that |
A. | law that deals with family related matters |
B. | law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women |
C. | an act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the |
D. | a radical law against the discriminatory attitude and sexualdivision of labor. |
Answer» B. law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women |
18. |
Among the following which countries have high participation if the women in public life. |
A. | sweden and india |
B. | norway and sri lanka |
C. | nepal and finland |
D. | sweden and africa |
Answer» D. sweden and africa |
19. |
In India seats are reserved for women in: |
A. | a,b and d |
B. | b,c and d |
C. | b and c |
D. | a and d |
Answer» A. a,b and d |
20. |
...... are the beliefs that people have about the features and characteristics of males and females. |
A. | gender role |
B. | sex role |
C. | gender dividend |
D. | gender stereotype |
Answer» D. gender stereotype |
21. |
A man or woman who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women is…………,. |
A. | equality. |
B. | feminism |
C. | gender justice |
D. | gender discrimination |
Answer» B. feminism |
22. |
…….Act which provides for equal wages to men and women for equal work. |
A. | equal remuneration act |
B. | hindu succession act. |
C. | equal salary act |
D. | equal wage act |
Answer» A. equal remuneration act |
23. |
The word to denote to a person whose sense of personal identity or gender does not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth, or does not conform to gender stereo types. Sexual orientation varies and is not dependent on gender identity. |
A. | bisexual |
B. | gay |
C. | transgender |
D. | lesbian |
Answer» C. transgender |
24. |
the first wave feminism was mainly concerned with |
A. | women’s right to vote |
B. | equal and legal social rights. |
C. | participation in the election. |
D. | destruction of the patriarchy. |
Answer» A. women’s right to vote |
25. |
The French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir belongs to the |
A. | radical feminism |
B. | liberal feminism |
C. | marxist feminism. |
D. | socialist feminism |
Answer» B. liberal feminism |
26. |
who had written “the Reproduction of mothering” |
A. | shulamith firestone |
B. | nancy jlia chodorow |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | simon de bouvier |
Answer» C. ann oakley |
27. |
”culture is the determinant of gender roles” who opined that |
A. | shulamith firestone |
B. | .nancy jlia chodorow |
C. | ann okley |
D. | simon de bouvier |
Answer» C. ann okley |
28. |
who had written ‘the second sex’ |
A. | talcott parsons |
B. | g.p murdock |
C. | simone de beavoir |
D. | ann oakley |
Answer» C. simone de beavoir |
29. |
Who opined that ‘one is not born, but rather one becomes, a woman’ |
A. | shulamith firestone |
B. | nancy jlia chodorow |
C. | ann okley |
D. | simon de bouvier |
Answer» D. simon de bouvier |
30. |
the postmodern feminism sees gender in terms of |
A. | identity |
B. | social structure |
C. | culture |
D. | discource. |
Answer» D. discource. |
31. |
Charlotte Hooper’s Manly States (2001) is an example of |
A. | modern textual analysis |
B. | post modern textual analysis |
C. | content analysis |
D. | structural analysis |
Answer» B. post modern textual analysis |
32. |
Who defined Gender as a social role performed/enacted by the individuals, and validated and accepted by society |
A. | judith butler |
B. | shulamith fire stone |
C. | talcott parsons. |
D. | nancy jia chodorow |
Answer» A. judith butler |
33. |
the opinion “gender is really only to the extent that it is performed” , Is related to |
A. | judith butler |
B. | shulamith fire stone |
C. | talcott parsons. |
D. | julia kristeva |
Answer» A. judith butler |
34. |
Queer theory finds its roots in |
A. | strcturalism |
B. | post structuralism |
C. | functionalism. |
D. | interpretivism |
Answer» B. post structuralism |
35. |
The quote “queer theory is a discipline which is difficult to be disciplined” to |
A. | michael foucault |
B. | derrida |
C. | niki sulivan |
D. | judith butler |
Answer» C. niki sulivan |
36. |
Who coined the term queer theory |
A. | foucault |
B. | derrida |
C. | judith butler |
D. | teresa de lauretis |
Answer» D. teresa de lauretis |
37. |
find one who not related to queer theory |
A. | eve kosofsky |
B. | sedgwik |
C. | thomas moore |
D. | adrienne rich. |
Answer» C. thomas moore |
38. |
Queer theory became an area of study in the Year |
A. | 1991. |
B. | 1992. |
C. | 1993 |
D. | 1994 |
Answer» A. 1991. |
39. |
who opinioned that “culture has high value than nature .culture means by which man controls and regulate the nature. |
A. | sherry b ortener |
B. | teresa de lauretis |
C. | sedgwik |
D. | adrienne rich |
Answer» A. sherry b ortener |
40. |
who developed the term ‘cultural hegemony’ |
A. | foucault |
B. | derrida |
C. | antonio gramsci |
D. | herbert spencer |
Answer» C. antonio gramsci |
41. |
Who developed the term Hegemonic Masculinity |
A. | sherry b ortner |
B. | teresa de lauretis |
C. | sedgwik |
D. | raewyn connell. |
Answer» D. raewyn connell. |
42. |
”Patriarchal systems are intertwined with wide variety of other hierarchical relations (e.g. class, race, nation);consequently, not all men receive the same share of patriarchal dividend”. Who Opinioned. |
A. | rw connell |
B. | derrida |
C. | foucault |
D. | parsons |
Answer» A. rw connell |
43. |
The difference in the levels of purity/impurity between men and women is much ………. among the lower castes than among the high castes. |
A. | high |
B. | less |
C. | equal |
D. | no difference. |
Answer» B. less |
44. |
Religion is a gendered institution who says that. |
A. | karl marx |
B. | max weber |
C. | shulamith fire stone |
D. | michael kimmel |
Answer» D. michael kimmel |
45. |
in which of these books Sigmund Frued presented his theory of psychosexual development . |
A. | an interpretation of the dreams |
B. | three essays on the theory of sexuality. |
C. | a general introduction to psychoanalysis. |
D. | the ego and the id. |
Answer» B. three essays on the theory of sexuality. |
46. |
Giving birth to a child is |
A. | sex role. |
B. | gender role. |
C. | both |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» A. sex role. |
47. |
Children might have awareness of ,and attach some significance to gender as early as 18 months to two years. According to whome. |
A. | john money. |
B. | lawrence kohlberg |
C. | martin and ruble |
D. | barbara new man |
Answer» A. john money. |
48. |
who breaks the formation of Gender identity to four parts. |
A. | john money. |
B. | lawrence kohlberg |
C. | martin and ruble |
D. | barbara new man |
Answer» D. barbara new man |
49. |
A famous Indian eco feminist |
A. | iravati karve |
B. | vandana shiva |
C. | uma chakravarti |
D. | leela dube |
Answer» B. vandana shiva |
50. |
Beliefs that people have about features and characteristics of males and females, are |
A. | role distance |
B. | gender stero types |
C. | gender identity disorder |
D. | role conflict. |
Answer» B. gender stero types |
51. |
Unequal or disadvantageous treatment of an individual or group of individual based on gender,is |
A. | gender identity |
B. | gender sterotype |
C. | gender discrimination |
D. | gender identity disorder. |
Answer» C. gender discrimination |
52. |
Article …… of the constitution prohibits any discrimination on the basis of sex. |
A. | 12. |
B. | 13 |
C. | 14 |
D. | 15 |
Answer» D. 15 |
53. |
full form of N.C.W |
A. | national council for women |
B. | national committee for women |
C. | national commission for women |
D. | national cooperation for women. |
Answer» C. national commission for women |
54. |
inda ranks……. Out of 175 countries in the world as gender empowerment is concerned |
A. | 84 |
B. | 85 |
C. | 86 |
D. | 87 |
Answer» C. 86 |
55. |
The most basic division of labor on |
A. | nation. |
B. | race |
C. | sex and gender |
D. | education |
Answer» C. sex and gender |
56. |
Women’s subordination and division of labor by sex originated in lines with the emergence of social differentiation and patriarchy caused by the historical changes in the modes of production and related structure. This argument related to |
A. | marxism |
B. | functionalism |
C. | structural functionalism |
D. | post modernism |
Answer» A. marxism |
57. |
Gender roles based on the sexual division of labor is culturally rather than biologically determined. This argument related to |
A. | judith butler |
B. | shulamith fire stone |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | emile durkheim |
Answer» C. ann oakley |
58. |
who opined that the women in the primitive societies had a very active economic role .They were not only food gathers but also were the first managers of negligible surplus. |
A. | d.d kosambi. |
B. | shulamith fire stone |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | emile durkheim |
Answer» A. d.d kosambi. |
59. |
Women were the first agriculturist, first pottery makers according to whom |
A. | d.d kosambi. |
B. | shulamith fire stone |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | emile durkhiem |
Answer» A. d.d kosambi. |
60. |
The belief that romantic and sexual attraction of the opposite sex, is the only normal sexual orientation. Other sexual identities are considered unnatural and prohibited, is |
A. | hetro sexuality |
B. | hetro normativity |
C. | ho*mo sexuality |
D. | homonormativity. |
Answer» B. hetro normativity |
61. |
The term Heteronormativity is popularized by |
A. | will moot |
B. | michael foucault |
C. | michael warner |
D. | david kooper |
Answer» C. michael warner |
62. |
………refers to men who are attracted to men in a romantic,erotic and emotional sense |
A. | lesbian |
B. | gay |
C. | bisexual |
D. | transgender |
Answer» B. gay |
63. |
The term Muxe derived from which language |
A. | spnish |
B. | french |
C. | latin |
D. | greek |
Answer» A. spnish |
64. |
Feminist history can be divided into ……..waves |
A. | one |
B. | two |
C. | three |
D. | four |
Answer» C. three |
65. |
The slogan ‘the person is political’ is highlighted by |
A. | first wave feminism |
B. | second wave feminism |
C. | third wave feminism. |
D. | lgbt movements |
Answer» B. second wave feminism |
66. |
Who was the key player in second wave feminism. |
A. | betty friedan |
B. | judith butler |
C. | julia cristiva |
D. | shulamith firestone |
Answer» A. betty friedan |
67. |
’Over emphasized on the experience of upper middle class white women’ is criticism of |
A. | second wave feminism in first one. |
B. | third wave feminism on second one |
C. | shulamith firestone on ann oakley |
D. | ann oakley on shulamith firestone. |
Answer» B. third wave feminism on second one |
68. |
The liberal Feminist thought was first expressed by |
A. | olympe de gourges |
B. | simone de beauvoir |
C. | mary wollstonecraft |
D. | ann oakley |
Answer» A. olympe de gourges |
69. |
Mary Wollstonecraft from |
A. | france |
B. | germany |
C. | britain |
D. | spain |
Answer» C. britain |
70. |
The origin of Marxist feminism can be seen in the work of |
A. | frederick engel. |
B. | karl marx |
C. | antonio gramsci |
D. | louise althusser |
Answer» A. frederick engel. |
71. |
Who wrote ‘The origins of the Family, Private Property and the state.’ |
A. | frederick engel. |
B. | karl marx. |
C. | antonio gramsci |
D. | louise althusser |
Answer» A. frederick engel. |
72. |
”offering a model of women’s liberation which is based on male values”, is a criticism of |
A. | marxist feminism on liberal and social. |
B. | radical feminism on marxist and liberal. |
C. | postmodern feminism on liberal |
D. | socialist feminism on marxist. |
Answer» B. radical feminism on marxist and liberal. |
73. |
……..feminism is concerned with equal rights for both men and women. |
A. | liberal |
B. | radical |
C. | socialist |
D. | marxist |
Answer» A. liberal |
74. |
According to social feminism what is the second central material cause for the unequal treatment of the women |
A. | capitalism |
B. | patriarchal system. |
C. | laws |
D. | religion |
Answer» B. patriarchal system. |
75. |
Women share the same experience produced on the wide scale environment.Thid words are related to |
A. | ecofeminism |
B. | radical feminism |
C. | liberal feminism |
D. | marxist feminism |
Answer» A. ecofeminism |
76. |
The term Eco feminism coined by |
A. | francoise d eaubonne |
B. | vandana shiva |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | shulamith firestone |
Answer» A. francoise d eaubonne |
77. |
Eco Feminism was further developed by |
A. | ynesta kimg |
B. | vandana shiva |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | shulamith firestone. |
Answer» A. ynesta kimg |
78. |
Maria Mies belongs to |
A. | radical feminism |
B. | social feminism |
C. | eco feminism |
D. | liberal feminism |
Answer» C. eco feminism |
79. |
’Staying alive: women,ecology and development’ written by |
A. | francoise d eaubonne |
B. | vandana shiva |
C. | ann oakley |
D. | shulamith firestone |
Answer» B. vandana shiva |
80. |
The work won the Jessie Bernard award for sociologists for women in society(1979) |
A. | the second sex |
B. | the reproduction of mothering |
C. | introduction to contemporary social theory |
D. | encyclopedia of social theory |
Answer» B. the reproduction of mothering |
81. |
In which work Ann Oakley attacks G.p Murdock and Talcott Parsons . |
A. | .interpretation on sxual division of labor |
B. | housewife |
C. | the sociology of house work |
D. | encyclopedia of social theory |
Answer» A. .interpretation on sxual division of labor |
82. |
Bodies that matter: on the discursive limits of sex written by |
A. | ann oakley |
B. | judith butler |
C. | shulamith fire stone |
D. | julia kristeva |
Answer» B. judith butler |
83. |
Powers of horror:an essay on Abjection written by |
A. | ann oakley |
B. | judith butler |
C. | shulamith fire stone |
D. | julia kristeva |
Answer» D. julia kristeva |
84. |
in Uttar Pradesh ,for instance, it is said that just as a she goat may be milked at any time at one’s will, so can a Chamar woman be enjoyed any time one’s discretion |
A. | leela dube |
B. | itawati karve |
C. | vandans shiva |
D. | uma chakravarthi |
Answer» A. leela dube |
85. |
Reference to a period of goddess’ worship existed in Europe and other countries back to |
A. | 7000 b.c |
B. | 6000b.c |
C. | 5000 b.c |
D. | 4000b.c |
Answer» A. 7000 b.c |
86. |
Robort .J. Stoller was |
A. | anthropologist |
B. | sociologist |
C. | psychoanalyst |
D. | scientist |
Answer» C. psychoanalyst |
87. |
Which five year plan emphasis on women development by constitutional safeguards like property rights, Hindu succession act |
A. | 6th |
B. | 7th |
C. | 8th |
D. | 10th |
Answer» D. 10th |
88. |
Who is the author of vindication fo the rights of Women (1792)? |
A. | Gerda Lerner |
B. | Mary Wollstonecraft* |
C. | Virginia Wolf |
D. | Margaret Fuller |
Answer» B. Mary Wollstonecraft* |
89. |
Who said ‘ one is not born a woman but becomes one’? |
A. | Simone de Beauvoir |
B. | Virginia wolf |
C. | Luce Irigary |
D. | Betty Friedan |
Answer» A. Simone de Beauvoir |
90. |
Who is the author of The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State (1884)? |
A. | Frederick Engels |
B. | Lenin |
C. | Betty Freidan |
D. | Luce Irigaray |
Answer» A. Frederick Engels |
91. |
The Creation of patriarchy is written by— |
A. | Virginia Wolf |
B. | Gerda Lerne |
C. | Uma chakravarti |
D. | V.Geeta |
Answer» B. Gerda Lerne |
92. |
When did A.S.Altekar’s work, The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization publish? |
A. | 1956 |
B. | 1967 |
C. | 1987 |
D. | 1985 |
Answer» A. 1956 |
93. |
Who wrote Vedic Ecology? |
A. | Vandana Shiva |
B. | Sunita Narayan |
C. | Medha Patkar |
D. | Leewla Dube |
Answer» A. Vandana Shiva |
94. |
Whose name is associated with the movement Navdanya? |
A. | Pratiksha Baxi |
B. | Vandana shiva |
C. | Irom Sharmila |
D. | Leela Dube |
Answer» B. Vandana shiva |
95. |
Who coined the term ecofeminism? |
A. | Francoise d’ Eabonne* |
B. | Charlene Spretnak |
C. | Greta Gaard |
D. | Lori Gruen |
Answer» A. Francoise d’ Eabonne* |
96. |
Who questioned the Altekarian paradigm in the context of Indian women? |
A. | Vijaya Ramaswamy |
B. | Maithreyi Krishnaraj |
C. | Uma Chakravarti |
D. | Kirti Sha |
Answer» C. Uma Chakravarti |
97. |
Which Brahmanical text described a woman, a sudra, a dog, and a crow are the embodiments of untruth, sin, and darkness.? |
A. | Satapatha Brahmana |
B. | Vishnu purana |
C. | Aitereya Brhamana |
D. | Naradasmriti |
Answer» A. Satapatha Brahmana |
98. |
Who wrote ‘stridharmapadhati’? |
A. | Sage Narada |
B. | Treyambaka |
C. | Manu |
D. | Agastya |
Answer» B. Treyambaka |
99. |
What is the main instrument through which the patriarchal Brahmanical society subordinated women in the opinion of Uma Chakravarti? |
A. | idea of female seclusion |
B. | keeping the women illiterate |
C. | idea of pativratadharma |
D. | rituals |
Answer» C. idea of pativratadharma |
100. |
Which Indian historian applied the theoretical formulations of Gerda Lerner in Indian contexts for the first time? |
A. | Kumkum Sangari |
B. | Bina Agarwal |
C. | Uma Chakravarti |
D. | Vina Majumdar |
Answer» C. Uma Chakravarti |
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