60+ Gender Economics Solved MCQs

1.

Women in development (WID) focus on which area:

A. gender
B. relation between men and women
C. women
D. none of these
Answer» C. women
2.

Gender and development (GAD) focus on which area:

A. gender
B. relation between men and women
C. women
D. none of these
Answer» B. relation between men and women
3.

In India, which constitutional amendments, to increase the role of women in panchayatraj institutions:

A. 71 and 72 amendment
B. 73 and 74 amendment
C. 78 and 79 amendment
D. 64 and 65 amendment
Answer» B. 73 and 74 amendment
4.

At present, total number of women members in Kerala legislative assembly:

A. 7
B. 12
C. 15
D. 5
Answer» A. 7
5.

Gender dimension of human development index measures which index:

A. gem
B. gdi
C. hpi
D. hdi
Answer» B. gdi
6.

In which year UNDP introduced GDI and GEM measures of human development:

A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 2001
D. 1995
Answer» D. 1995
7.

Which index is a summary measure of human development:

A. hdi
B. hpi
C. gdi
D. gem
Answer» A. hdi
8.

Which variable is not a component of HDI:

A. life expectancy
B. access to knowledge
C. imr
D. decent standard of living
Answer» C. imr
9.

Three component of HDI are:

A. imr, life expectancy, knowledge
B. life expectancy, knowledge, decent standard of living
C. life expectancy, knowledge, labour force participation
D. mmr, labour force participation, attainment of secondary and higher
Answer» B. life expectancy, knowledge, decent standard of living
10.

Which index adjusts the average achievement to reflect the inequalities between men and women:

A. hpi
B. gem
C. hdi
D. gdi
Answer» D. gdi
11.

Which measure indicates whether women are able to actively participate the economic and political life:

A. gem
B. gdi
C. hpi
D. hdi
Answer» A. gem
12.

Which index reflects women’s disadvantages in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market:

A. gdi
B. gem
C. gii
D. hdi
Answer» C. gii
13.

The number of live female births per 1000 live male births:

A. birth rate
B. imr
C. sex ratio
D. none of these
Answer» C. sex ratio
14.

Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2001:

A. 938
B. 933
C. 1034
D. 927
Answer» B. 933
15.

Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2011:

A. 940
B. 933
C. 927
D. 932
Answer» A. 940
16.

“Missing women mystery” concept is associated with which economist:

A. jagdish bhagwati
B. k.n. raj
C. amartya sen
D. mahboob-ul-haq
Answer» C. amartya sen
17.

Sex ratio in Kerala as per Census 2011:

A. 1036
B. 1032
C. 1058
D. 1084
Answer» D. 1084
18.

Micro enterprises for:

A. economic empowerment for women
B. political empowerment for women
C. social empowerment for women
D. cultural empowerment for women
Answer» A. economic empowerment for women
19.

KSWDC stands for:

A. kerala state women development corporation
B. kerala social development forum
C. kerala social security welfare development
D. none of these
Answer» A. kerala state women development corporation
20.

In which year Kerala women’s commission established:

A. 1996
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2001
Answer» A. 1996
21.

SABALA indicates:

A. rajeev gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls
B. conditional maternity protection scheme
C. integrated child protection scheme
D. nutrition and child welfare
Answer» A. rajeev gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls
22.

According to 2011 census female literacy in India is:

A. 72.21
B. 64.56 `
C. 56.21
D. 58.7
Answer» B. 64.56 `
23.

In which state female literacy is highest:

A. bihar
B. tamilnadu
C. karnataka
D. kerala
Answer» D. kerala
24.

Crude literacy rate stand for:

A. the literacy rate taking the entire population in to account
B. literacy rate taking only females
C. literacy rate taking only males
D. none of these
Answer» A. the literacy rate taking the entire population in to account
25.

In Kerala, female literacy rate in Census 2011:

A. 90.91
B. 88.8
C. 75.6
D. 91.98
Answer» A. 90.91
26.

Average nutritional intake of women is

A. 1200 calorie daily
B. 1400 calorie daily
C. 1300 calorie daily
D. none of these
Answer» B. 1400 calorie daily
27.

GEM refers to:

A. gender empowerment measure
B. gender equality measure
C. gender economic measure
D. general education measure
Answer» A. gender empowerment measure
28.

‘SARANYA’ refers to:

A. social welfare service
B. women health care
C. national employment service
D. none of these
Answer» C. national employment service
29.

Kerala women’s commission is a:

A. statutory body
B. permanent body
C. co-operative body
D. semi-government body
Answer» A. statutory body
30.

Gender equality means:

A. all women are considered are equal
B. equal opportunities for all women
C. women and men have equal conditions
D. equal opportunities for all men
Answer» C. women and men have equal conditions
31.

GDI refers to:

A. gender empowerment measure
B. gender dimension index
C. gender development index
D. gender education index
Answer» C. gender development index
32.

Gender empowerment introduced by:

A. ndp
B. undp
C. sdp
D. nse
Answer» B. undp
33.

Who says ‘ gender is the social organisation of sexual difference:

A. moser
B. scott
C. iman
D. mane
Answer» B. scott
34.

Gender and development (GAD) relates to:

A. women empowerment
B. exclusion of women
C. relations between men and women
D. increase women productivity
Answer» C. relations between men and women
35.

Women in development (WID) relates to:

A. relations between men and women
B. an approach that views women as the problem
C. empower disadvantage
D. unequal relations of power
Answer» B. an approach that views women as the problem
36.

Women’s disadvantages reflects in:

A. gender inequality index
B. gender equality index
C. gender empowerment measure
D. gender related index
Answer» A. gender inequality index
37.

Number of live births per 1000 live male births defined as:

A. sex ratio
B. maternal mortality rate
C. birth rate
D. death rate
Answer» A. sex ratio
38.

Socio-cultural discrimination against female children relates to:

A. extended infanticide
B. the endangered sex
C. gender and development
D. women in development
Answer» B. the endangered sex
39.

Actual female mortality rates exceed expected rate called as:

A. excess female mortality
B. extended infanticide
C. crude death rate
D. maternal mortality rate
Answer» A. excess female mortality
40.

UNIFEM stands for:

A. united nations development for elderly males
B. united nations development fund for women
C. world women conference on women
D. united nations empowerment for women
Answer» B. united nations development fund for women
41.

Which plan started empowerment of women was its strategic objective was adopted:

A. 8th plan
B. 9th plan
C. 6th plan
D. 7th plan
Answer» B. 9th plan
42.

National policy for the empowerment of women introduced in the year:

A. 1991
B. 2011
C. 2008
D. 2001
Answer» D. 2001
43.

Overall sex ratio in Kerala continues to be favourable to :

A. women
B. men
C. total population
D. male and female
Answer» A. women
44.

Development of women and children in rural areas (DWCRA) is newly introduced as:

A. swarnajayanthi gram swaraojgaryojana
B. social security scheme
C. rashtriya mahilakosh
D. annapurna scheme
Answer» A. swarnajayanthi gram swaraojgaryojana
45.

Social security pension scheme related with:

A. government subsidy
B. for working capital
C. for orphan widows
D. for health care
Answer» C. for orphan widows
46.

‘Kalpavraksha’ related with:

A. employment to sc/st women in tribal areas
B. education for all
C. health for minorities
D. empowerment for women
Answer» A. employment to sc/st women in tribal areas
47.

Gender budgeting is also called:

A. gender sensitive budgeting
B. gender responsible budgeting
C. women’s budgeting
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
48.

Which five year plan was implements ‘women component plan’:

A. 5th plan
B. 6th plan
C. 7th plan
D. 9th plan
Answer» D. 9th plan
49.

International Women’s day celebrated on:

A. march 9
B. march 8
C. march 12
D. march 3
Answer» B. march 8
50.

Current total fertility rate in India:

A. 2.4
B. 2.7
C. 1.7
D. 3.5
Answer» A. 2.4
51.

Latest total fertility rate in Kerala:

A. 1.7
B. 1.8
C. 2.1
D. 2.4
Answer» B. 1.8
52.

Replacement level of total fertility rate:

A. 1.7
B. 1.8
C. 2.1
D. 2.4
Answer» A. 1.7
53.

As per Census 2011, Sex ratio in India:

A. 933
B. 919
C. 1084
D. 940
Answer» D. 940
54.

As per Census 2011, Sex ratio in Kerala:

A. 1084
B. 1058
C. 933
D. 940
Answer» A. 1084
55.

The top priority of Janani Suraksha Yojana is:

A. decrease the fertility rate
B. reduce the birth rate
C. reduction of mmr
D. none of these
Answer» C. reduction of mmr
56.

Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram is a new initiative launched in which year:

A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2013
D. 2010
Answer» A. 2011
57.

In which state accounted for high sex ratio:

A. punjab
B. bihar
C. uttar pradesh
D. kerala
Answer» D. kerala
58.

In which state accounted for highest child sex ratio:

A. mizoram
B. meghalaya
C. kerala
D. haryana
Answer» A. mizoram
59.

In 2010-12, maternal mortality rate in India:

A. 212
B. 198
C. 134
D. 178
Answer» D. 178
60.

Millennium development goals target of MMR in India:

A. 103
B. 134
C. 168
D. 198
Answer» A. 103
61.

STEP stands for:

A. special technical enhancement programme for women
B. support to training and employment programme for women
C. special care and technical help for women
D. none of these
Answer» B. support to training and employment programme for women
62.

As per NFHS-3, women whose body mass index is below normal % in India:

A. 35.6
B. 37.8
C. 19
D. 25.6
Answer» A. 35.6
63.

As per NFHS-3, women whose body mass index is below normal % in Kerala:

A. 24.5
B. 23
C. 19
D. 25.6
Answer» C. 19
64.

The number of maternal deaths per 1,000 women of reproductive age in the population (generally defined as 15–44 years of age) means:

A. mmr
B. imr
C. child mortality rate
D. none of these
Answer» A. mmr
65.

The sum of the age-specific birth rates (5-year age groups between 10 and 49) for female residents of a specified geographic area during a specified time period:

A. crude death rate
B. birth rate
C. total fertility rate
D. none of these
Answer» C. total fertility rate
66.

The Human Development Index (HDI) summarizes a great deal of social performance in a single composite index, combining:

A. disparity reduction rate, human resource development rate and the composite index
B. longevity, education and living standard
C. minimum schooling, adult literacy and tertiary educational attainment
D. human resource training, development and r&d.
Answer» B. longevity, education and living standard
67.

Longevity is a proxy for ___________ in the Human Development Index:

A. health and nutrition
B. living standard
C. infant mortality
D. purchasing power parity
Answer» A. health and nutrition
68.

Millennium development goals will achieve in which year

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2020
D. 2025
Answer» B. 2015
69.

Latest Total female labour force participation in Kerala :

A. 18.23
B. 23.16
C. 16.5
D. 25.3
Answer» A. 18.23
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