McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) , Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology) .
| 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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