Gender Studies Set 5
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This set of Gender Studies Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Gender Studies Set 5
Q1 | Who introduced PhD programme in women’s history?
- Gerda Lerner
- Simone de Beavou
- Virginia Wolf
- Betty Friden
Q2 | Who is the author of the book Second Sex?
- Gerda Lerner
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Virginia Wolf
- Simone de Beavou*
Q3 | Who disclosed for the first time ‘woman all through history is defined as the‘other’ of man who takes the privilege of being the ‘self’‘?
- Betty Friedan
- Joan Scott
- Simone de Beavou
- Virginia Wolf
Q4 | Author of the article ‘Can the subaltern speak?’
- Frantz Fannon
- Home Babha
- Gayatri Spivak
- Antonio Gramsci
Q5 | Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in SouthAsia?
- Bina Agarwal
- Kirti K.Sha
- Uma chakravarti
- Gayatri Spivak
Q6 | Who observed that the lack of women’s property rights as the reason for thedomestic violence against women.?
- Vina Majumdar
- Kumkum Sangari
- Bina Agarwal
- vandana Shiva
Q7 | Name the author of the work Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India (2014)?
- Pratiksha Baxi
- Bina Agarwal
- vijaya Ramaswami
- sudesh Vaid
Q8 | Where does women studies begin as an academic discipline ?
- France
- USA
- Switzerland
- England
Q9 | Name the author of Walking naked. Women, society, spirituality in south India?
- Bina Agarwal
- Mandakranta Bose
- Vijaya Ramaswami
- Sudesh Vaid
Q10 | Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?
- Prem Chowdhry
- Rita Banerji
- Jasodhara Bagchi
- Mira Dutta gupta
Q11 | Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?
- Madhu Kishwar
- Ruth Vanita
- Vina majumdar
- madhu Kishwar & Ruth
Q12 | Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women’sDevelopment Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?
- Vina Majumdar
- Vandana Shiva
- Bina Agarwal
- Uma Narayan
Q13 | Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?
- Amrita Pritam
- nayanthara Seghal
- Asra Nomani
- Gita Mehta
Q14 | What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?
- End gender discrimination
- end violence against women
- end caste system
Q15 | Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?
- Medha Patkar
- anjali goplan
- Celina Jaitely
- Tista Das
Q16 | Who is the founder of Naz Foundation( India)Trust?
- Shakuntala Devi
- Pablo Ganguli
- Anjali Goplan
- Sona Giani
Q17 | Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of ‘difference’ andtowards a dalit feminist stand point position?
- Sharmila Rege
- Anjali Gopalan
- Shakuntala Devi
- Medha Pathkar
Q18 | Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?
- Betty Friedan
- Luce Irigarary
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Simone de Beavour
Q19 | Which is the article against gender discrimination?
- Artcile 14
- Article 15
- Article 17
- Article 20
Q20 | When did the national commission for Women establish?
- 1992
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
Q21 | Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?
- Jayanti Patnaik
- Girija Vyas
- Lalitha Kumaramangalam
- Mohini Giri
Q22 | Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?
- Rashtra Mahila
- India Calling
- Manushi
- women
Q23 | SANGRAM is popular among ---
- transgenders
- men
- women
- sex workers
Q24 | Which two cities in India have the largest brothel based sex industry?
- Kolkata & Chennai
- Mumbai & Kolkata*
- Mumbai & Goa
- Bangalore &
Q25 | What is Sonagachi known for?
- red-light district
- handicraft
- silk industry
- child labour