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(1) In which year was International Women’s Day first celebrated ?
(1) 1908
(2) 1911
(3) 1913
(4) 1914
Answer: 1911
(2) Which of the following statements is correct about Women’s Studies as an academic discipline ?
(1) It applies existing social science research methodology for further research.
(2) It accepts the existing theories for analysis.
(3) It studies the social reality from feminist perspective, placing women’s experiences at the centre.
(4) It covers all studies conducted on women’s issues and their solutions.
Answer: It studies the social reality from feminist perspective, placing women’s experiences at the centre.

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(3) The need for Women’s Studies was realized when concerned women and men noticed
(1) the presence of women in higher education curriculum.
(2) the ways in which women were systematically excluded from many positions of power and authority.
(3) the way masculinity and femineity interacted with each other and come closer.
(4) the way history courses taught only about women as leaders in wars.
Answer: the ways in which women were systematically excluded from many positions of power and authority.
(4) Which stream of feminism advocates “women must become a self, a subject who transcends definitions, labels and essences. She must make herself whatever she wants to be.” ?
(1) Post-modern Feminism
(2) Psychoanalytic Feminism
(3) Existentialist Feminism
(4) Multicultural Feminism
Answer: Existentialist Feminism
(5) The ________ perspective combines the exploitation of women by capitalism with patriarchy in the home in its analysis of gender inequality.
(1) Socialist Feminist
(2) Radical Feminist
(3) Liberal Feminist
(4) Democratic Feminist
Answer: Socialist Feminist
(6) Which of the following variables is the most critical for those who focus on gender oppression theory ?
(1) Culture
(2) Power
(3) Money
(4) Mothering
Answer: Power
(7) Identify the correct set of data collection technique arranged in the ascending order according to the degree of personal involvement of the researcher :
(1) Participant observation, mail questionnaires, unstructured interview, structured interview
(2) Mail questionnaires, unstructured interview, participant observation, structured interview
(3) Mail questionnaires, structured interview, unstructured interview, participant observation
(4) Unstructured interview, structured interview, participant observation, mail questionnaires
Answer: Mail questionnaires, structured interview, unstructured interview, participant observation
(8) The Fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) being implemented in 2014-2015 conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will provide estimates of indicators in
(1) 29 States of India
(2) 29 States and seven Union territories of India
(3) 30 States and three Union territories
(4) 30 States and six Union territories
Answer: 29 States and seven Union territories of India
(9) Which of the following is not a characteristic of feminist research ?
(1) Researcher and subject are interdependent.
(2) Observer and observed are not connected.
(3) Subject and researcher are placed in the equal empirical level.
(4) Science and nature are kept in harmony.
Answer: Observer and observed are not connected.
(10) In which year the first Women’s Rights Convention was held in Seneca Falls ?
(1) 1648
(2) 1784
(3) 1868
(4) 1848
Answer: 1848
(11) Arrange the following books chronologically :

(i) The Vindication of the Rights of Women.

(ii) The Origin of the Family Private Property and The State.

(iii) The Feminine Mystique.

(iv) The Second Sex.

Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(4) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
Answer: (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(12) Gender Parity Index (MHRD, 2013) at the Upper Primary Level is
(1) 0.97
(2) 1.01
(3) 0.95
(4) 0.96
Answer: 0.95
(13) What is correct about Religion ?

i. It is unified system of beliefs and practices

ii. It is a source of value system which sets the rationale for social actions.

iii. Different religions set the different guidelines for the life-styles of the people.

iv. Religion and caste are hardcore of Indian society and influence the people very strongly.

Codes :
(1) i, ii, iii and iv
(2) i, ii and iv only
(3) ii, iii and iv only
(4) i, iii and iv only
Answer: i, ii, iii and iv
(14) What is gendered division of labour ?
(1) It negates the “double burden”.
(2) It is based on gender-structured conceptions of appropriate work.
(3) It is increase in women’s compensation worldwide.
(4) It is caste-based division of labour.
Answer: It is based on gender-structured conceptions of appropriate work.
(15) When feminist theorists say that subordinate groups experience social life as a balancing of roles, they mean that :
(1) Subordinate groups have to merge their interests and orientations as they navigate social institutions.
(2) Subordinate groups have the capacity to compartmentalize their lives and actions.
(3) A subordinate group’s experience can be generalized to the dominant group’s experience.
(4) It describes social reality in an objective and truthful manner.
Answer: Subordinate groups have to merge their interests and orientations as they navigate social institutions.

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