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This set of Gender Economics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Gender Economics Set 1
Q1 | Women in development (WID) focus on which area:
- gender
- relation between men and women
- women
- none of these
Q2 | Gender and development (GAD) focus on which area:
- gender
- relation between men and women
- women
- none of these
Q3 | In India, which constitutional amendments, to increase the role of womenin panchayatraj institutions:
- 71 and 72 amendment
- 73 and 74 amendment
- 78 and 79 amendment
- 64 and 65 amendment
Q4 | At present, total number of women members in Kerala legislativeassembly:
- 7
- 12
- 15
- 5
Q5 | Gender dimension of human development index measures which index:
- gem
- gdi
- hpi
- hdi
Q6 | In which year UNDP introduced GDI and GEM measures of humandevelopment:
- 1990
- 1991
- 2001
- 1995
Q7 | Which index is a summary measure of human development:
- hdi
- hpi
- gdi
- gem
Q8 | Which variable is not a component of HDI:
- life expectancy
- access to knowledge
- imr
- decent standard of living
Q9 | Three component of HDI are:
- imr, life expectancy, knowledge
- life expectancy, knowledge, decent standard of living
- life expectancy, knowledge, labour force participation
- mmr, labour force participation, attainment of secondary and higher
Q10 | Which index adjusts the average achievement to reflect theinequalities between men and women:
- hpi
- gem
- hdi
- gdi
Q11 | Which measure indicates whether women are able to activelyparticipate the economic and political life:
- gem
- gdi
- hpi
- hdi
Q12 | Which index reflects women’s disadvantages in reproductive health,empowerment and the labour market:
- gdi
- gem
- gii
- hdi
Q13 | The number of live female births per 1000 live male births:
- birth rate
- imr
- sex ratio
- none of these
Q14 | Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2001:
- 938
- 933
- 1034
- 927
Q15 | Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2011:
- 940
- 933
- 927
- 932
Q16 | “Missing women mystery” concept is associated with which economist:
- jagdish bhagwati
- k.n. raj
- amartya sen
- mahboob-ul-haq
Q17 | Sex ratio in Kerala as per Census 2011:
- 1036
- 1032
- 1058
- 1084
Q18 | Micro enterprises for:
- economic empowerment for women
- political empowerment for women
- social empowerment for women
- cultural empowerment for women
Q19 | KSWDC stands for:
- kerala state women development corporation
- kerala social development forum
- kerala social security welfare development
- none of these
Q20 | In which year Kerala women’s commission established:
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- 2001
Q21 | SABALA indicates:
- rajeev gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls
- conditional maternity protection scheme
- integrated child protection scheme
- nutrition and child welfare
Q22 | According to 2011 census female literacy in India is:
- 72.21
- 64.56 `
- 56.21
- 58.7
Q23 | In which state female literacy is highest:
- bihar
- tamilnadu
- karnataka
- kerala
Q24 | Crude literacy rate stand for:
- the literacy rate taking the entire population in to account
- literacy rate taking only females
- literacy rate taking only males
- none of these
Q25 | In Kerala, female literacy rate in Census 2011:
- 90.91
- 88.8
- 75.6
- 91.98