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6HS1505 Gender Studies – Question Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Intersectionality is a term that was coined by……………… in 1989.

A. crenshaw

B. shulamith firestone

C. talcott parsons

D. antony giddens

Answer» A. crenshaw

2. ………….is the multidisciplinary study of how assumptions and expectations about gender and

biological sex influence cultural, social, and political ideas about women and men.

A. social studies

B. women studies

C. gender studies

D. sociology

Answer» C. gender studies

3. ……..refers to a person's biological and physiological characteristics.

A. sex

B. gender

C. personality

D. behavior

Answer» A. sex
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4. The term gender identity was originally coined by…………

A. robert. [Link]

B. kate millet

C. ann oakley

D. crenshaw

Answer» A. robert. [Link]

5. In 1950,Sigmund Freud presented his theory of……..

A. social development

B. intellectual development

C. psycho sexual development

D. cognitive development

Answer» C. psycho sexual development

6. Three essays on the theory of sexuality is written by… …….

A. simon de bouvier

B. sigmund freud

C. rachel carson

D. judith butler

Answer» B. sigmund freud

7. According to Freud gender identity developed during the………stage of development

A. phallic.

B. latency.

C. oral

D. anal
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7. According to Freud gender identity developed during the………stage of development

Answer» A. phallic.

8. …….,..proposed the Electra complex as an analogous phenomenon in girls

A. freud

B. carl jung

C. julia kristeiva

D. ann oakley

Answer» B. carl jung

9. Sex and Gender :on the Development of Masculinity and femininity. who wrote the book?

A. [Link]

B. carl jung

C. [Link] kristeiva.

D. [Link]

Answer» D. [Link]

10. Gender identity Research project was established for the study of……………….

A. male and female

B. intersexual and transsexual.

C. lesbian and gay

D. none of the above

Answer» B. intersexual and transsexual.

11. strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with

one’s own assigned sex is……..

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11. strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with

one’s own assigned sex is……..

A. gender identity disorder

B. personality disorder

C. identity crisis

D. role distance

Answer» A. gender identity disorder

12. Feminist movements’ are aimed at:

A. liberty

B. equality

C. participation

D. power

Answer» B. equality

13. Select the laws enacted by the parliament for the welfare of the women.

A. special marriage act of 1955

B. dowry prohibition act of 1961

C. equal remuneration act of 1976

D. all the above

Answer» D. all the above

14. Women in India are discriminated in

A. political life

B. social life

C. economic life
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14. Women in India are discriminated in

D. all the above

Answer» D. all the above

15. Sexual Division of labor signifies, that

A. gender division of labor division in the basis of nature of thefamily

B. work deciding the division between men and women

C. caste is the basis of gender division

D. age decides the division

Answer» B. work deciding the division between men and women

16. A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women.”

Select the correct option for the definition.

A. feminist

B. patriarchy

C. caste hierarchy

D. social change

Answer» A. feminist

17. equal wages act signifies that

A. law that deals with family related matters

B. law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women

C. an act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the

D. a radical law against the discriminatory attitude and sexualdivision of labor.

Answer» B. law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women
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18. Among the following which countries have high participation if the women in public life.

A. sweden and india

B. norway and sri lanka

C. nepal and finland

D. sweden and africa

Answer» D. sweden and africa

19. In India seats are reserved for women in:

A. a,b and d

B. b,c and d

C. b and c

D. a and d

Answer» A. a,b and d

20. ...... are the beliefs that people have about the features and characteristics of males and females.

A. gender role

B. sex role

C. gender dividend

D. gender stereotype

Answer» D. gender stereotype

21. A man or woman who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women is…………,.

A. equality.

B. feminism

C. gender justice

D. gender discrimination
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21. A man or woman who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women is…………,.

Answer» B. feminism

22. …….Act which provides for equal wages to men and women for equal work.

A. equal remuneration act

B. hindu succession act.

C. equal salary act

D. equal wage act

Answer» A. equal remuneration act

23. The word to denote to a person whose sense of personal identity or gender does not correspond to

the sex they were assigned at birth, or does not conform to gender stereo types. Sexual orientation

varies and is not dependent on gender identity.

A. bisexual

B. gay

C. transgender

D. lesbian

Answer» C. transgender

24. the first wave feminism was mainly concerned with

A. women’s right to vote

B. equal and legal social rights.

C. participation in the election.

D. destruction of the patriarchy.

Answer» A. women’s right to vote

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25. The French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir belongs to the

A. radical feminism

B. liberal feminism

C. marxist feminism.

D. socialist feminism

Answer» B. liberal feminism

26. What does the term "patriarchy" refer to?

A. Rule by religious leaders

B. A system where men hold primary power

C. Equal power distribution in society

D. None of the above

Answer» B. A system where men hold primary power

27. ”culture is the determinant of gender roles” who opined that

A. shulamith firestone

B. .nancy jlia chodorow

C. ann okley

D. simon de bouvier

Answer» C. ann okley

28. who had written ‘the second sex’

A. talcott parsons

B. g.p murdock

C. simone de beavoir

D. ann oakley
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28. who had written ‘the second sex’

Answer» C. simone de beavoir

29. Who opined that ‘one is not born, but rather one becomes, a woman’

A. shulamith firestone

B. nancy jlia chodorow

C. ann okley

D. simon de bouvier

Answer» D. simon de bouvier

30. Which term refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, and attributes expected of men and women?

A. Sex

B. Gender

C. Identity

D. All of the above

Answer» B. Gender.

31. Charlotte Hooper’s Manly States (2001) is an example of

A. modern textual analysis

B. post modern textual analysis

C. content analysis

D. structural analysis

Answer» B. post modern textual analysis

32. Who defined Gender as a social role performed/enacted by the individuals, and validated and accepted

by society
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32. Who defined Gender as a social role performed/enacted by the individuals, and validated and accepted

by society

A. judith butler

B. shulamith fire stone

C. talcott parsons.

D. nancy jia chodorow

Answer» A. judith butler

33. the opinion “gender is really only to the extent that it is performed” , Is related to

A. judith butler

B. shulamith fire stone

C. talcott parsons.

D. julia kristeva

Answer» A. judith butler

34. Queer theory finds its roots in

A. strcturalism

B. post structuralism

C. functionalism.

D. interpretivism

Answer» B. post structuralism

35. The quote “queer theory is a discipline which is difficult to be disciplined” to

A. michael foucault

B. derrida

C. niki sulivan
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35. The quote “queer theory is a discipline which is difficult to be disciplined” to

D. judith butler

Answer» C. niki sulivan

36. Who coined the term queer theory

A. foucault

B. derrida

C. judith butler

D. teresa de lauretis

Answer» D. teresa de lauretis

37. find one who not related to queer theory

A. eve kosofsky

B. sedgwik

C. thomas moore

D. adrienne rich.

Answer» C. thomas moore

38. Queer theory became an area of study in the Year

A. 1991.

B. 1992.

C. 1993

D. 1994

Answer» A. 1991.
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39. who opinioned that “culture has high value than nature .culture means by which man controls and

regulate the nature.

A. sherry b ortener

B. teresa de lauretis

C. sedgwik

D. adrienne rich

Answer» A. sherry b ortener

40. who developed the term ‘cultural hegemony’

A. foucault

B. derrida

C. antonio gramsci

D. herbert spencer

Answer» C. antonio gramsci

41. Who developed the term Hegemonic Masculinity

A. sherry b ortner

B. teresa de lauretis

C. sedgwik

D. raewyn connell.

Answer» D. raewyn connell.

42. ”Patriarchal systems are intertwined with wide variety of other hierarchical relations

(e.g. class, race, nation);consequently, not all men receive the same share of patriarchal dividend”.

Who Opinioned.

A. rw connell
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42. ”Patriarchal systems are intertwined with wide variety of other hierarchical relations

(e.g. class, race, nation);consequently, not all men receive the same share of patriarchal dividend”.

Who Opinioned.

B. derrida

C. foucault

D. parsons

Answer» A. rw connell

43. The difference in the levels of purity/impurity between men and women is much ………. among the

lower castes than among the high castes.

A. high

B. less

C. equal

D. no difference.

Answer» B. less

44. Religion is a gendered institution who says that.

A. karl marx

B. max weber

C. shulamith fire stone

D. michael kimmel

Answer» D. michael kimmel

45. in which of these books Sigmund Frued presented his theory of psychosexual development .

A. an interpretation of the dreams

B. three essays on the theory of sexuality.

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45. in which of these books Sigmund Frued presented his theory of psychosexual development .

C. a general introduction to psychoanalysis.

D. the ego and the id.

Answer» B. three essays on the theory of sexuality.

46. Giving birth to a child is

A. sex role.

B. gender role.

C. both

D. none of these.

Answer» A. sex role.

47. Children might have awareness of ,and attach some significance to gender as early as 18 months to

two years. According to whome.

A. john money.

B. lawrence kohlberg

C. martin and ruble

D. barbara new man

Answer» A. john money.

48. who breaks the formation of Gender identity to four parts.

A. john money.

B. lawrence kohlberg

C. martin and ruble

D. barbara new man

Answer» D. barbara new man

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49. A famous Indian eco feminist

A. iravati karve

B. vandana shiva

C. uma chakravarti

D. leela dube

Answer» B. vandana shiva

50. Beliefs that people have about features and characteristics of males and females, are

A. role distance

B. gender stero types

C. gender identity disorder

D. role conflict.

Answer» B. gender stero types

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
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52. Article …… of the constitution prohibits any discrimination on the basis of sex.

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

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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
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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
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62. ………refers to men who are attracted to men in a romantic,erotic and emotional sense

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.

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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
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69. Mary Wollstonecraft from

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
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73. ……..feminism is concerned with equal rights for both men and women.

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 [Link] 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
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76. The term Eco feminism coined by

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

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80. The work won the Jessie Bernard award for sociologists for women in society(1979)

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

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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

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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
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90. Who is the author of The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State (1884)?

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. [Link]

Answer» B. Gerda Lerne

92. When did [Link]’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?

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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. What does "LGBTQ+" stand for?

A. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (plus other identities)

B. Loving, Grateful, Bold, Talented, and Qualified

C. Leadership, Growth, Bravery, Teamwork, and Quality

D. All of the above

Answer» A. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (plus other identities)

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 international organization actively promotes gender equality?

A. UN Women

B. WHO

C. UNESCO

D. UNO
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97. Which international organization actively promotes gender equality?

Answer» A. UN Women

98. The term "cisgender" refers to:

A. A person with no gender identity

B. A person identifying with the opposite gender

C. A person identifying with their assigned gender

D. None of the above

Answer» C. A person identifying with their assigned gender

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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101. Who introduced PhD programme in women’s history?

A. Gerda Lerner

B. Simone de Beavou

C. Virginia Wolf

D. Betty Friden

Answer» A. Gerda Lerner

102. Who is the author of the book Second Sex?

A. Gerda Lerner

B. Mary Wollstonecraft

C. Virginia Wolf

D. Simone de Beavou*

Answer» D. Simone de Beavou*

103. What is "queer theory" in gender studies?

A. A theory of traditional gender norms

B. A critical perspective on social norms

C. The study of elite social behavior

D. None of the above

Answer» B. A critical perspective on social norms

104. Author of the article ‘Can the subaltern speak?’

A. Frantz Fannon

B. Home Babha

C. Gayatri Spivak

D. Antonio Gramsci
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104. Author of the article ‘Can the subaltern speak?’

Answer» C. Gayatri Spivak

105. Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia?

A. Bina Agarwal

B. Kirti [Link]

C. Uma chakravarti

D. Gayatri Spivak

Answer» A. Bina Agarwal

106. Who observed that the lack of women’s property rights as the reason for the domestic violence

against women.?

A. Vina Majumdar

B. Kumkum Sangari

C. Bina Agarwal

D. vandana Shiva

Answer» C. Bina Agarwal

107. Name the author of the work Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India (2014)?

A. Pratiksha Baxi

B. Bina Agarwal

C. vijaya Ramaswami

D. sudesh Vaid

Answer» A. Pratiksha Baxi

108. Where does women studies begin as an academic discipline ?

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108. Where does women studies begin as an academic discipline ?

A. France

B. USA

C. Switzerland

D. England

Answer» B. USA

109. Name the author of Walking naked. Women, society, spirituality in south India?

A. Bina Agarwal

B. Mandakranta Bose

C. Vijaya Ramaswami

D. Sudesh Vaid

Answer» C. Vijaya Ramaswami

110. Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?

A. Prem Chowdhry

B. Rita Banerji

C. Jasodhara Bagchi

D. Mira Dutta gupta

Answer» B. Rita Banerji

111. Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?

A. Madhu Kishwar

B. Ruth Vanita

C. Vina majumdar

D. madhu Kishwar & Ruth

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111. Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?

Answer» D. madhu Kishwar & Ruth

112. Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women’s Development

Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?

A. Vina Majumdar

B. Vandana Shiva

C. Bina Agarwal

D. Uma Narayan

Answer» A. Vina Majumdar

113. Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?

A. Amrita Pritam

B. nayanthara Seghal

C. Asra Nomani

D. Gita Mehta

Answer» A. Amrita Pritam

114. What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?

A. End gender discrimination

B. end violence against women

C. end caste system

Answer» B. end violence against women

115. Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?

A. Medha Patkar
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115. Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?

B. anjali goplan

C. Celina Jaitely

D. Tista Das

Answer» A. Medha Patkar

116. Who is the founder of Naz Foundation( India)Trust?

A. Shakuntala Devi

B. Pablo Ganguli

C. Anjali Goplan

D. Sona Giani

Answer» C. Anjali Goplan

117. Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of ‘difference’ and towards a

dalit feminist stand point position?

A. Sharmila Rege

B. Anjali Gopalan

C. Shakuntala Devi

D. Medha Pathkar

Answer» A. Sharmila Rege

118. Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?

A. Betty Friedan

B. Luce Irigarary

C. Mary Wollstonecraft

D. Simone de Beavour
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118. Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?

Answer» A. Betty Friedan

119. s

A. To create matriarchy

B. To remove men from leadership

C. To achieve gender equality

D. All of the above

Answer» C. To achieve gender equality

120. When did the national commission for Women establish?

A. 1992

B. 1994

C. 1996

D. 1998

Answer» A. 1992

121. Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?

A. Jayanti Patnaik

B. Girija Vyas

C. Lalitha Kumaramangalam

D. Mohini Giri

Answer» A. Jayanti Patnaik

122. Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?

A. Rashtra Mahila
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122. Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?

B. India Calling

C. Manushi

D. women

Answer» A. Rashtra Mahila

123. SANGRAM is popular among ---

A. transgenders

B. men

C. women

D. sex workers

Answer» D. sex workers

124. Which two cities in India have the largest brothel based sex industry?

A. Kolkata & Chennai

B. Mumbai & Kolkata*

C. Mumbai & Goa

D. Bangalore &

Answer» B. Mumbai & Kolkata*

125. What is Sonagachi known for?

A. red-light district

B. handicraft

C. silk industry

D. child labour

Answer» A. red-light district

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126. Who is Sunita Narain?

A. Environmentalist

B. historian

C. economist

D. legal right activist

Answer» A. Environmentalist

127. What is common among Vandana shiva, Menaka Gandhi and Sunita Narain?

A. Politicians

B. academicians

C. stand for the protection of environmen

D. legal

Answer» C. stand for the protection of environmen

128. Sanghamitra is associated with which community?

A. LGBT

B. lesbians

C. homosexuals

D. bisexuals

Answer» A. LGBT

129. With which activities that Ruth Manorma involved?

A. eradication of prostitution

B. Dalit activis
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129. With which activities that Ruth Manorma involved?

C. environmental protection

D. eradication of child labour

Answer» B. Dalit activis

130. Who was the pioneer Indian feminist scholar made contributions in anthropological

explorations in gender?

A. Leela Dube

B. Angana [Link]

C. Iravati Karve

D. Neera Desai

Answer» A. Leela Dube