McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Sociology (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Women’s movement in India began in the year ; |
| A. | 1974-1975 |
| B. | 1975-1976 |
| C. | 1976-1977 |
| D. | 1977-1978 |
| Answer» A. 1974-1975 | |
| 2. |
The Research Centre for Women Studies (RCWS) in India was set up in |
| A. | 1974 |
| B. | 1976 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» A. 1974 | |
| 3. |
The Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) in India was founded in |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1978 |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 1986 |
| Answer» C. 1980 | |
| 4. |
In which year did the UGC bring out the guidelines for development of women studies in Indian Universities and Colleges ? |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» A. 1986 | |
| 5. |
The Indian Association for Women Studies (IAWS) was set up on |
| A. | October 28, 1982 |
| B. | September 23, 1988 |
| C. | August 28, 1982 |
| D. | November 23, 1982 |
| Answer» C. August 28, 1982 | |
| 6. |
The committee on the status of women in India released a report in |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1974 |
| Answer» D. 1974 | |
| 7. |
The first national conference on women’s studies was held in the year |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1983 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» A. 1981 | |
| 8. |
Who among the following feminists referred women’s studies to as ‘the academic arm of women’s movement, a potent instrument playing a deliberate and active role in the battle for people’s minds’ and ‘autonomy continues to be battle cry of both’? |
| A. | Uma Chakravarti |
| B. | Neera Desai |
| C. | Veena Mazumdar |
| D. | Maithreyi Krishnaraja |
| Answer» C. Veena Mazumdar | |
| 9. |
Which chairperson of the UGC gave a fresh perspective to women’s studies by widening the agenda of the programme, strengthening the role of the participants and giving greater academic credibility to the programme? |
| A. | Armaity Desai |
| B. | Madhuri Shah |
| C. | Yash Pal |
| D. | Virander Singh |
| Answer» A. Armaity Desai | |
| 10. |
Which of the following feminist thinkers believed that ‘female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal constraints that block women’s entrance and success in the public world’? |
| A. | Liberal feminist |
| B. | Cultural feminist |
| C. | Marxist feminist |
| D. | Radical feminist |
| Answer» A. Liberal feminist | |
| 11. |
After whose name was the women’s division of the Indian National Army named? |
| A. | Chand Bibi |
| B. | Rani Jhansi |
| C. | Sultana Rajia |
| D. | Aralyabai |
| Answer» B. Rani Jhansi | |
| 12. |
In which year did the women’s movement emerge and had a strong impact on colleges and universities to start women’s studies as an academic discipline? |
| A. | 1960s |
| B. | 1970s |
| C. | 1980s |
| D. | 1990s |
| Answer» A. 1960s | |
| 13. |
In which of the following Five Year Plans for the first time in the history of planned development in India, the empowerment of women was adopted as one of the objectives? |
| A. | 7th Five Year plan |
| B. | 8th Five Year Plan |
| C. | 9th Five Year Plan |
| D. | 10th Five Year Plan |
| Answer» C. 9th Five Year Plan | |
| 14. |
Which committee has recommended the establishment of ‘National Commission for Women? |
| A. | Committee on status of women in India |
| B. | Parliamentary committee for women |
| C. | High power committee for women |
| D. | National Empowerment Committee for Women |
| Answer» A. Committee on status of women in India | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is India’s first women photo-journalist? |
| A. | Homai Vyarawalla |
| B. | Shobana Bhartia |
| C. | Arundhati Roy |
| D. | Leela Menon |
| Answer» A. Homai Vyarawalla | |
| 16. |
Which of the following structural variables determine women’s work in India? |
| A. | Regional differences |
| B. | Labour market |
| C. | The family, caste, class and region |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 17. |
Which constitutional amendment states that the total number of seats to be filled in Panchayats and Municipalities will be reserved for women and should not be less than one third of the total number of seats? |
| A. | 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment Act |
| B. | 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act |
| C. | 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act |
| D. | 104th Constitutional Amendment Act |
| Answer» A. 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment Act | |
| 18. |
Which of the following are the major objectives of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Pachao Yojana’? |
| A. | Prevention of gender based sex selective abortion |
| B. | Ensuring survival and protection of girl child |
| C. | Ensuring education and participation of girl child |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 19. |
Which of the following universities first started a course on women’s studies? |
| A. | Oxford university |
| B. | S.N.D.T. University |
| C. | Cornell University |
| D. | San Diego State University |
| Answer» C. Cornell University | |
| 20. |
Which of the following Universities first started a course on women’s studies in India? |
| A. | SNDT Women’s University |
| B. | Delhi University |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| D. | Banaras Hindu University |
| Answer» A. SNDT Women’s University | |
| 21. |
Who said the following :‘Educate your women first and leave them themselves, then they will tell you what reforms are necessary for them’ |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Dr. BR. Ambedkar |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» A. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 22. |
Who was the Minister of Women and Child Development when the National Policy on Empowerment of Women was framed? |
| A. | Krishna Tirath |
| B. | Renuka Choudhary |
| C. | Manela Sanjay Gandhi |
| D. | Sumitra Mahajan |
| Answer» D. Sumitra Mahajan | |
| 23. |
As per ‘Sukanya Samridi Yojana’ the parents of girl children can open an account for a girl child up to the age of |
| A. | 5 years |
| B. | 10 years |
| C. | 15 years |
| D. | 18 years |
| Answer» B. 10 years | |
| 24. |
The 2016 Women Economic Forum (WEF) has been hosted by which of the following countries? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» A. India | |
| 25. |
The protagonists of the Reformist movement on women’s issues in India were |
| A. | Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar and Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Jawaharla Nehru and Sri Aurobindo |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Gandhiji |
| D. | Vijaylaxmi Pandit and Gandhiji |
| Answer» A. Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar and Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 26. |
Which of the following is correct with regard to women’s studies curriculum? |
| A. | The study of subjects relating to women, their roles in history and their contributions to society |
| B. | The multi-disciplinary study of the social status and societal contributions of women and the relationship between power and gender disparity |
| C. | A critical instrument to study reality from the standpoint of women |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 27. |
What is the strength of the Indian Women’s Studies movement? |
| A. | Diversity within women’s studies in terms of sources of research, information, documentation and action |
| B. | Women’s studies centres are being supported by the University Grants Commission |
| C. | Some women’s studies centres have also been funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 28. |
Which of the following are duties of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005? |
| A. | Assisting the magistrate in the discharge of his/her functions |
| B. | To ensure that the assumed person is provided legal aid under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 |
| C. | To get the aggrieved person medically examined if she has sustained bodily injuries |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 29. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘not less than one-third (including number of seats reserved for women belonging to SC and ST) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct elections in every municipality shall be reserved for women and seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a municipality’? |
| A. | Article 243T(B) |
| B. | Article 243 P |
| C. | Article 243 R |
| D. | Article 243Y |
| Answer» A. Article 243T(B) | |
| 30. |
In which of the following dates did a delegation of women met ‘the erstwhile viceroy Frederic Thesiger to demand voting rights for women’? |
| A. | March 24, 1917 |
| B. | December 18, 1917 |
| C. | November 18, 1916 |
| D. | March 21, 1921 |
| Answer» B. December 18, 1917 | |
| 31. |
Under which section of Criminal Procedure Code can a woman not be called to the police station for interrogation? |
| A. | Section 160 |
| B. | Section 158 |
| C. | Section 163 |
| D. | Section 166 |
| Answer» A. Section 160 | |
| 32. |
Who made the following statement, ‘As long as the women of India do not take part in public life there can be no salvation for the country’? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 33. |
After 1977, the women’s movement developed quite differently from the earlier movement. Autonomous women’s groups emerged in the country. In the beginning, which were their basic common issues? |
| A. | Oppression, exploitation and patriarchy |
| B. | Equality, empowerment and employment |
| C. | Patriarchy, power and protection |
| D. | Participation, reservation and development |
| Answer» A. Oppression, exploitation and patriarchy | |
| 34. |
Which are the statutory bodies under the Ministry of Women and Child Development? |
| A. | National Commission for women |
| B. | National Commission for Protection of Child Rights |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 35. |
Who was the author of the book ‘A decade of Women’s Movement in India’? |
| A. | Vandana Shiva |
| B. | Neera Desai |
| C. | Vina Mazumdar |
| D. | Bina Agarwal |
| Answer» B. Neera Desai | |
| 36. |
The Ministry of Women and Child Development formulated The National Policy on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in : |
| A. | 2011 |
| B. | 2012 |
| C. | 2013 |
| D. | 2014 |
| Answer» C. 2013 | |
| 37. |
What is correct about women’s studies? |
| A. | Few men take interest in women’s studies |
| B. | Women’s studies is a social science |
| C. | Both(a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both(a) and (b) | |
| 38. |
How does women’s studies affect students as individuals? |
| A. | Students get the scientific knowledge about the power relation between men and women |
| B. | Students get appraised of the feminist perspective of the social issues |
| C. | Women’s studies courses are structural to encourage students to speak |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 39. |
The need for women’s studies was realized when concerned women and men noticed ______ |
| A. | The presence of women in higher education curriculum |
| B. | The ways in which women were systematically excluded from many positions of power and authority |
| C. | The way masculinity and femininity interacted with each other and come closer |
| D. | The way history courses taught only about women as leaders in wars |
| Answer» B. The ways in which women were systematically excluded from many positions of power and authority | |
| 40. |
The emergence of women 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 |
| Answer» B. Second Wave Feminism | |
| 41. |
Which of the following states first launched transgender policy in India? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 42. |
Which of the following indicator is used to measure the changes in the status and roles of women and men over a period of time? |
| A. | Gender Empowerment Indicator |
| B. | Gender Sensitive Indicator |
| C. | Gender Inequality Indicator |
| D. | Gender Disaggregated Indicator |
| Answer» B. Gender Sensitive Indicator | |
| 43. |
Which of the following variable is most critical for those who focus on gender oppression theory? |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Money |
| C. | Mothering |
| D. | Culture |
| Answer» A. Power | |
| 44. |
In which year was the Global Gender Gap Index first introduced? |
| A. | 2002 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2007 |
| Answer» C. 2006 | |
| 45. |
The anatomical and other biological differences between males and females that are determined at the moment of conception denote the ___ of the individual |
| A. | masculinity |
| B. | femininity |
| C. | sex |
| D. | gender |
| Answer» C. sex | |
| 46. |
_____ is a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with being male or female. |
| A. | feminism |
| B. | gender identity |
| C. | sex |
| D. | gender |
| Answer» D. gender | |
| 47. |
Transvestites, drag queens, drag king and intersected individuals can be included in the broad category of |
| A. | homosexuals |
| B. | transexuals |
| C. | transgendered individuals |
| D. | bisexuals |
| Answer» C. transgendered individuals | |
| 48. |
Which perspective argues that men and women perform separate, specialized and complementary roles to maintain cohesiveness within families and the wider society? |
| A. | feminist |
| B. | functionalist |
| C. | symbolic interactionist |
| D. | conflict theorist |
| Answer» B. functionalist | |
| 49. |
Personal sense of one’s own gender is called |
| A. | sex |
| B. | gender |
| C. | gender identity |
| D. | third gender |
| Answer» C. gender identity | |
| 50. |
What is gender? |
| A. | Word that stands for men only |
| B. | Word that stands for women only |
| C. | It tells if a person is male or female |
| D. | It is another word for feminism |
| Answer» C. It tells if a person is male or female | |
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