Sociology

Model Question Booklet for TDP (General)/TDP (Honours)

6th Semester Exam.

GENDER STUDIES

(Soft Study Course) 

1. Mark the correct answer about Gender’s Studies from the following

[A] It is a Social Science

[B] It is an academic discipline

[C] It is narratives of women by women

[D] Both [A] and [B]

Answer is [D]

2. Gender as an area of research, teaching and action hasemerged only after

[A] 1860

[B] 1910

[C] 1947

[D] 1975

Answer is [D]

3. Gender as an area of research, teaching and action has emerged only after

[A] 1860

[B] 1910

[C] 1947

[D] 1975

Answer is [D]

4. Which is not related to Women’s Studies?

[A] Gender equity

[B] Consciousness rising

[C] Interdisciplinary study of women

[D] Subjugation of men

Answer is [D]

5. Women’s studies became an academic discipline during

[A] First wave feminism

[B] Second wave feminism

[C] Third wave feminism

[D] Fourth wave feminism

Answer is [B]

6. In Pakistan, the first Psychology department to offer a course of Gender Studies in their programs was

[A] LUMS

[B] Beacon house National University

[C] Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

[D] Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University

Answer is [B]

7. Among the following statements which is not an objective of Gender Sensitization Programme

[A] Promoting societal awareness to gender issues

[B] Review of curriculum and educational materials to remove gender bias

[C] Removal of all derogatory, references to the dignity of women

[D] Removal of caste hierarchy from the society

Answer is [D]

8. Which of the following statements is correct about Women’s Studies as an academic discipline?

[A] It studies the social reality from feminist perspective, placing women’s experiences at the centre

[B] It accepts the existing theories for analysis

[C] It covers all studies conducted on women’s issues and their solutions

[D] It applies existing social science research methodology for further research

Answer is [A]

9. Which of the following is incorrect about “Queer Studies?”

[A] Studies of non-normative and homosexuality

[B] It is new term for gays and lesbians

[C] These are post-modern studies

[D] These are studies with gender perspective

Answer is [D]

10. Which is incorrect statement regarding ‘Masculinities’ and ‘Femininities’

[A] Based on Biological determinism

[B] Changing across time and space

[C] Socially constructed

[D] Gendered rather than non-gendered

Answer is [A]

11. Masculinity is not synonymous with

[A] Strength

[B] Power

[C] Aggression

[D] Emotions

Answer is [D]

12. Androgynous persons show ________ traits

[A] Positive masculine and feminine

[B] Negative masculine

[C] Positive feminine

[D] Positive masculine

Answer is [A]

13. Feminist Research aims to

[A] Research on women, by men and for women

[B] Research for women, by women and on women

[C] Research on women, about women, and of women

[D] Research of women by women and for women

Answer is [C]

14. Which is incorrect statement regarding ‘Masculinities’ and ‘Femininities’

[A] Based on Biological determinism

[B] Changing across time and space

[C] Socially constructed

[D] Gendered rather than non-gender

Answer is [A]

15. Who have coined the terminology ‘Interactive Methodology’ for feminist research?

[A] Joan Huber and Killy

[B] Nancy Kleiber and Linda Light

[C] David Morgan and Keohane

[D] Bernard Helen Roberts

Answer is [B]

16. Transformation of grass root women into mere beneficiaries to active participants is coined as

[A] Socialism

[B] Feminism

[C] Clientelism

[D] Dualism

Answer is [B]

17. Feminist Research is

[A] Interdisciplinary

[B] Multidisciplinary

[C] Cross-disciplinary

[D] All the above

Answer is [D]

18. Among the following persons identify the male feminist

[A] Harriet Taylor

[B] Betty Friedan

[C] Iris Young

[D] J.S. Mill

Answer is [D]

19. Feminist Research aims at

[A] Addressing women’s issues with women’s perspective

[B] Promotion of women research scholars

[C] To study women as an object

[D] Study of women’s education

Answer is [A]

20. Feminist Research aims at

[A] Study of women’s education

[B] Addressing women’s issues with women’s perspective

[C] Promotion of women research scholars

[D] To study women as an object

Answer is [B]

21. The Declaration on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers was adopted in?

[A] 1974

[B] 1975

[C] 1976

[D] 1977

Answer is [B]

22. Who is the UN special Rapporteur on violence against women?

[A] Asma Jahangir

[B] Rashida Manjoo

[C] Sherry Rehman

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

23. The State to make any special provision in favor of women and children under article?

[A] Article 22

[B] Article 23

[C] Article 24

[D] Article 25

Answer is [D]

24. The Dowry and Marriage Gifts (Restriction) Bill, 2008 deals with

[A] Seven years imprisonment for the husband

[B] Suicide of a woman within seven years of her marriage

[C] The dowry and marriage gifts bill restricts dowry to Rs 30,000 while the bridal gifts should not exceed Rs 50,000

[D] Punishment for all the members associated with dowry

Answer is [C]

25. According to the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010 duties of an employer includes?

[A] To ensure implementation of this Act, including but not limited to incorporate the Code of Conduct for protection against harassment at the workplace as a part of their management policy

[B] The management shall display copies of the Code in English as well as in language understood by the majority of employees at conspicuous place in the organization

[C] Provide necessary facilities to the Ombudsperson dealing with the complaint and conducting an inquiry

[D] All of the above

Answer is [D]

26. An acid attack victim Fakhra Younus, had been granted asylum in

[A] England

[B] Italy

[C] France

[D] Germany

Answer is [B]

27. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won the Oscar in

[A] 2010

[B] 2011

[C] 2012

[D] 2013

Answer is [C]

28. Transformation of grass root women into mere beneficiaries to active participants is coined as

[A] Socialism

[B] Dualism

[C] Feminism

[D] Clientelism

Answer is [C]

29. Which of the following statements is correct about Women’s Studies as an academic discipline?

[A] It studies the social reality from feminist perspective, placing women’s experiences at the centre

[B] It accepts the existing theories for analysis

[C] It covers all studies conducted on women’s issues and their solutions

[D] It applies existing social science research methodology for further research

Answer is [A]

30. Among the following statements which is not an objective of Gender Sensitization Program

[A] Promoting societal awareness to gender issues

[B] Review of curriculum and educational materials to remove gender bias

[C] Removal of all derogatory, references to the dignity of women

[D] Removal of caste hierarchy from the society

Answer is [D]

31. Women’s studies became an academic discipline during?

[A] First wave feminism

[B] Second wave feminism

[C] Third wave feminism

[D] Fourth wave feminism

Answer is [B]

32. Which is not related to Women’s Studies?

[A] Interdisciplinary study of women

[B] Subjugation of men

[C] Gender equity

[D] Consciousness rising

Answer is [B]

33. Mark the correct answer about Gender’s Studies from the following

[A] It is a Social Science

[B] It is an academic discipline

[C] Both [A] and [B]

[D] It is narratives of women by women

Answer is [C]

34. The first Research Centre for women was established in 1974 by

[A] SNDT Women’s University

[B] ICSSR

[C] Centre for Women’s Development

[D] UGC

Answer is [A]

35. ‘ASHA’ denotes

[A] Association of Scientific Health Activists

[B] Association of Social Health Activists

[C] Accredited Social Health Activists

[D] Accredited Social Health Association

Answer is [C]

36. Women’s studies researchers viewed women as

[A] Objects and consumers

[B] Subjects and producers

[C] Objects and producers

[D] Subjects and consumers

Answer is [B]

37. Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats Programme was launched in 1996 by

[A] The Commission for SC/ST

[B] The Human Rights Commission

[C] The National Commission for Women

[D] The National Law Commission

Answer is [C]

38. Name the last Muslim women rulers of Delhi

[A] Begum Hara

[B] Begum Mumtaz

[C] Razia Sultan

[D] Sultana Begum

Answer is [C]

39. Women are highly concentrated in low paying jobs ____ this exemplifies

[A] Matriarchy

[B] Sexual Harassment

[C] Feminisation of Poverty

[D] Institutional Sexism

Answer is [D]

40. Which of the following explains ‘Crude birth Rate’?

[A] Number of children below five years of age per thousand of women in the reproductive age group per year

[B] Number of births per thousand of women in the reproductive age group per year

[C] Number of births per thousand of the population per year

[D] Total number of births per year in the country

Answer is [C]

41. Which among the following world conference addressed for the first time “The growth of women’s power and sustainability of development are ecologically tied”- Environment is a concern for women?

[A] Nairobi conference – 1985

[B] Beijing conference – 1995

[C] Copenhagen conference -1980

[D] Beijing conference – 2005

Answer is [A]

42. Which among the following item is not considered to measure women’s empowerment?

[A] Women’s mobility

[B] Women’s freedom from family domination

[C] Women’s participation in the Reproductive role

[D] Women’s economic security and contribution to family support

Answer is [C]

43. Which of the following is not a Millennium Development Goal?

[A] Develop a global partnership for development

[B] Environmental sustainability

[C] Ensure equal political participation of women

[D] Improve maternal health

Answer is [C]

44. What are the dimensions taken to measure the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

[A] Reproductive Health, Labor Market, Literacy and Knowledge

[B] Employment, Gender wage differentials and Empowerment

[C] Labor market, Employment and Political participation

[D] Reproductive Health, Empowerment and Labor market

Answer is [D]

45. Which one of these is not one of the three ‘crisis tendencies’ in the gender order identified by Connell?

[A] Crisis of institutionalization

[B] Crisis of sexuality

[C] Crisis of masculinity

[D] Crisis of interest formation

Answer is [C]

46. What is central in the different approaches of feminism?

[A] Women and their existential situation as central to social progress

[B] In all historically recorded societies, men appear to have absolute power over women

[C] Existential state of women can be changed

[D] None of these

Answer is [D]

47. The concept of gender was first developed by

[A] Jill Matthews

[B] Judith Butler

[C] Simone de Beauvior

[D] None of these

Answer is [A]

48. “The Bluest Eye” is written by

[A] Zora Neale Hurston

[B] Langston Hughes

[C] Toni Morrison

[D] Richard Wright

Answer is [C]

49. The deficiency of Estrogen in women’s body leads to:

[A] Diabetes

[B] Obesity

[C] Menopause

[D] Menarche

Answer is [B]

50. The first country to adopt a National Family Planning Programme?

[A] Pakistan

[B] China

[C] India

[D] Brazil

Answer is [C]

51. The removal of cultural differences so that all cultures become increasingly similar is known as

[A] Hybridization

[B] Pasteurization

[C] Homogenization

[D] Globalization

Answer is [C]

52. According to the text, the terms masculinity and femininity are most closely linked to _______

[A] Gender

[B] Patriarchy

[C] Sex

[D] Sexism

Answer is [A]

53. Which one of the following is an example of social development?

[A] People becoming more outgoing and sociable

[B] Growing consumption of American and European consumer goods

[C] Rising numbers of doctors and hospitals

[D] Better equipped and trained armies

Answer is [C]

54. Transvestism requires a change of

[A] Sexual orientation

[B] Gender identity

[C] Anatomy

[D] Clothes

Answer is [D]

55. The term ‘Clientelism’ denotes

[A] The transformation of grassroots women as mere beneficiaries of services

[B] The transformation of women as active participants

[C] The transformation of women as non- beneficiaries of services

[D] The elimination of women from the public world

Answer is [A]

56. Which school of feminist thought emerged as a result of gender blind character of Marxist thought?

[A] Radical Feminist thought

[B] Liberal Feminist thought

[C] Psychoanalytic thought

[D] Socialist Feminist thought

Answer is [D]

57. Which of the following is an incorrect statement about Liberal feminism?

[A] Women have equal rational capacities like men

[B] Women and men should have equal sexual rights

[C] Women and men should be given same educational opportunities

[D] Women and men should get equal civil and political rights

Answer is [B]

58. Women make up the _________ of individuals living in poverty

[A] 70%

[B] 60%

[C] 66%

[D] 65%

Answer is [A]

59. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Feminist Theory?

[A] Feminist Theory treats women as the central subject of investigation

[B] Feminist Theory promotes activism on behalf of women

[C] Feminist Theory is multicultural in orientation

[D] Feminist Theory advocates a linear understanding of the historical experiences of women

Answer is [D]

60. Which of the following is NOT true of gender roles?

[A] Males are physically stronger on average than women

[B] In most societies males pre-empt major centers of public power

[C] Matriarchies existed in the past but were overthrown by men

[D] There are many societies without marked gender inequalities

Answer is [C]

61. Which form of feminism draws on Marxist theory?

[A] Liberal

[B] Socialist

[C] Radical

[D] Postmodern

Answer is [B]

62. Women in pre-state societies

[A] Resent being excluded from male ritual activities

[B] Do not attach much importance to what men do during rituals

[C] Are eager to participate in male secret ceremonies

[D] Accept the reasons for male superior status

Answer is [D]

63. The world’s richer countries are generally referred to as which one of the following?

[A] Third world

[B] Global south

[C] First world

[D] None of these

Answer is [C]

64. ‘Structural adjustment’ programmes require that _________

[A] Governments of poor countries should adopt privatization and other 'liberalizing' measures

[B] Governments of poor countries should knock down all ugly or dilapidated buildings

[C] States with weak economies should redistribute more resources to the poor

[D] Ministers in under-performing countries should go on diets and keep fit

Answer is [A]

65. Which form of feminism is most closely associated with intersectionality?

[A] Postmodern feminism

[B] Black feminism

[C] Radical feminism

[D] Socialist feminism

Answer is [B]

66. A hierarchical system in which cultural, political, and economic structures are dominated by males is a(n) ______________

[A] Patriarchy

[B] Gendered division of labour

[C] Pluralist model

[D] Elite model

Answer is [A]

67. “sex / gender distinction suggests a radical discontinuity between sexed bodies and culturally constructed gender” Who made this statement?

[A] Moira Gatens

[B] Judith Butler

[C] Ann Oakley

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

68. CSWI (1974) denotes as

[A] Council on the Status of Women in India

[B] Committee on the Status of Women in India

[C] Centre on the Status of Women in India

[D] Commission on the Status of Women in India

Answer is [B]

69. Who was the chairperson of the National Commission for Self Employed Women in 1987?

[A] Vina Mazumdar

[B] Ela Bhat

[C] Madhuri Sha

[D] Armati Desai

Answer is [B]

70. Who has edited the book on “Narratives from the women’s studies family”?

[A] Devaki Jain and Pam Rajput

[B] Neera Desai and Maithreyi Krishnaraj

[C] Divya Pandey and Meera Sharma

[D] Devaki Jain and Neera Desai

Answer is [B]

71. Identify which is not the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 seeks to ban the depiction of women in any form which is

[A] Indecent for women

[B] Denigrating to women

[C] Corrupting or injure the public morality of women

[D] To deprive the women from certain set roles

Answer is [D]

72. The UN organized the first global conference on women back in 1975 at

[A] Brazil

[B] Mexico

[C] China

[D] Canada

Answer is [B]

73. “The male body and the female body have quite different social value and significance and cannot but help have a marked effect on male and female consciousness”. Who made this statement?

[A] Judith Butler

[B] Ann Oakley

[C] Movia Gatens

[D] None of these

Answer is [C]

74. The collective effort to change power relations at all levels from the interpersonal to the international is known as

[A] Imperialism

[B] Feminism

[C] Activism

[D] Liberalism

Answer is [C]

75. Among the following terms, which is not closely associated with violence?

[A] Battering

[B] Adultery

[C] Harassment

[D] Abuse

Answer is [B]

76. How does religion affect the life of women?

[A] It reinforces the legitimization of the division of labour, privileges and rewards of the society

[B] It may provide standards of values to the society

[C] It is related to the growth and maturation of the individual

[D] All of the above

Answer is [D]

77. The All India Muslim Ladies Conference was founded in the year

[A] 1914

[B] 1927

[C] 1931

[D] 1947

Answer is [A]

78. The famous “Ain’t I a woman?” speech was delivered by

[A] Sojourner Truth

[B] Alice Walker

[C] Bell Hooks

[D] Angela Davis

Answer is [A]

79. Child Sex Ratio according to 2011 census is

[A] 900

[B] 914

[C] 924

[D] 940

Answer is [B]

80. Among the following feminists who have advocated that ‘Husband represents the Bourgeois and wife represents the Proletariat’

[A] Karl Marx

[B] Clara Zetkin

[C] Margaret "Maggie" Lowe Benston

[D] Friedrich Engels

Answer is [D]

81. Women are _________ of the world’s population

[A] One third

[B] Half

[C] One fourth

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

82. Before 1947 there was a tendency for the Muslim women in Punjab to vote for the Muslim League while their men folk supported the

[A] All India Muslim League

[B] Unionist Party

[C] Jamat I Islami

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

83. Feminist pedagogy is?

[A] Teaching Strategies

[B] Epistemological Assumption

[C] Both [A] and [B]

[D] None of these

Answer is [A]

84. The Gender and/in Development (GAD or GID) perspective emerged in the late

[A] 1960s

[B] 1970s

[C] 1980s

[D] None of these

Answer is [C]

85. Gender roles refer to

[A] Chromosomal and hormonal differences that cause inevitable differences in the behaviour of men and women

[B] The rights, responsibilities, expectations, and relationships of women and men

[C] The subordination of women based on the assumption of superiority of men

[D] None of the above

Answer is [B]

86. The theory that men and women should be treated equally also sometimes called as

[A] Core Feminism

[B] Core Feminist Theory

[C] Core Feminism or Core Feminist Theory

[D] All of the above

Answer is [D]

87. WMA was established in the year of

[A] September 1981

[B] September 1982

[C] September 1991

[D] September 1992

Answer is [A]

88. What WMA stands for?

[A] Women Action Associate

[B] Women Action Forum

[C] Women Man Forum

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

89. Liberal Feminism is against what type of difference?

[A] Biological differences

[B] Cultural differences

[C] Social differences

[D] Religious differences

Answer is [A]

90. The Women In Distress And Detention Fund (Amendment Act) 2011 was passed by the upper House of the parliament on

[A] 13th December 2011

[B] 12th December 2011

[C] 11th December 2011

[D] 10th December 2011

Answer is [A]

91. A dowry is

[A] Compensation to the bride's family for losing a daughter

[B] The transfer of money or wealth by the groom's family for the loss of his labour

[C] Wealth received by the bride from her husband's family

[D] Compensation for taking responsibility for the bride where women are regarded as economic burden

Answer is [D]

92. MMR is an indicator of the quality of life. What does it stand for?

[A] Maternal Mortality Rate

[B] Male Mortality Rate

[C] Morbidity Measurement Rate

[D] Mothers Malnutrition Rate

Answer is [A]

93. _________ was able to distinguish the difference between sex and gender in 1972

[A] Richard Titmuss

[B] Ann Oakley

[C] Laura Lamson

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

94. In which century was the term ‘homosexual’ coined to describe a distinct type of person?

[A] 17th

[B] 18th

[C] 19th

[D] 20th

Answer is [C]

95. The Gender and Development (GAD) approach was developed as a response to the failure of

[A] UN Polices

[B] WID projects

[C] The effectiveness approach

[D] None of these

Answer is [B]

96. “Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender” is said by

[A] Alice Walker

[B] Bell hooks

[C] Rebecca Walker

[D] Toni Morrison

Answer is [A]

97. Which of the following terms refers to individuals’ beliefs and actions that are rooted in anti-female prejudice and stereotypic beliefs?

[A] Gender socialization

[B] Gender segregation

[C] Individual sexism

[D] Institutionalized sexism

Answer is [C]

98. Which of the following statements regarding gender socialization is correct?

[A] Peer groups often encourage children to have fun and to engage in behaviour that is not necessarily appropriate for their own gender

[B] Gender bias is favouring men over women, but not vice versa

[C] Teachers are more likely to give boys more praise, criticism, and suggestions for remediation than they give to girls

[D] Parents are more likely to play more vigorously with an infant daughter than with an infant son

Answer is [C]

99. Sociologists use the term ‘sex’ to refer to

[A] Anatomical and physiological difference

[B] Erotic and physical practices

[C] Psychological and social difference

[D] Emotional and cultural practices

Answer is [A]

100. Linguistic sexism is a problem studied primarily by analysts using a(n) ___________ perspective

[A] Functionalist

[B] Interactionist

[C] Conflict

[D] Feminist

Answer is [B]