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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) .
| 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 | |
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