Gender Studies Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History),

Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology)

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This set of Gender Studies Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Gender Studies Set 1

Q1 | Intersectionality is a term that was coined by……………… in 1989.
  • crenshaw
  • shulamith firestone
  • talcott parsons
  • antony giddens
Answer: crenshaw
Q2 | ………….is the multidisciplinary study of how assumptions andexpectations about gender and biological sex influence cultural, social, and political ideas about women and men.
  • social studies
  • women studies
  • gender studies
  • sociology
Answer: gender studies
Q3 | ……..refers to a person's biological and physiological characteristics.
  • sex
  • gender
  • personality
  • behavior
Answer: sex
Q4 | The term gender identity was originally coined by…………
  • robert. j.stoller
  • kate millet
  • ann oakley
  • crenshaw
Answer: robert. j.stoller
Q5 | In 1950,Sigmund Freud presented his theory of……..
  • social development
  • intellectual development
  • psycho sexual development
  • cognitive development
Answer: psycho sexual development
Q6 | Three essays on the theory of sexuality is written by… …….
  • simon de bouvier
  • sigmund freud
  • rachel carson
  • judith butler
Answer: sigmund freud
Q7 | According to Freud gender identity developed during the………stageof development
  • phallic.
  • latency.
  • oral
  • anal
Answer: phallic.
Q8 | …….,..proposed the Electra complex as an analogous phenomenonin girls
  • freud
  • carl jung
  • julia kristeiva
  • ann oakley
Answer: carl jung
Q9 | Sex and Gender :on the Development of Masculinity andfemininity.who wrote the book?
  • a.freud
  • carl jung
  • c.julia kristeiva.
  • robert.j.stoller
Answer: robert.j.stoller
Q10 | Gender identity Research project was established for the studyof……………….
  • male and female
  • intersexual and transsexual.
  • lesbian and gay
  • none of the above
Answer: intersexual and transsexual.
Q11 | strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite genderand discomfort with one’s own assigned sex is……..
  • gender identity disorder
  • personality disorder
  • identity crisis
  • role distance
Answer: gender identity disorder
Q12 | Feminist movements’ are aimed at:
  • liberty
  • equality
  • participation
  • power
Answer: equality
Q13 | Select the laws enacted by The parliament for the welfare of thewomen.
  • special marriage act of 1955
  • dowry prohibition act of 1961
  • equal remuneration act of 1976
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q14 | Women in India are discriminated in
  • political life
  • social life
  • economic life
  • all the above
Answer: all the above
Q15 | Sexual Division of labor signifies, that
  • gender division of labor division in the basis of nature of thefamily
  • work deciding the division between men and women
  • caste is the basis of gender division
  • age decides the division
Answer: work deciding the division between men and women
Q16 | A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunitiesfor men and women.” Select the correct option for the definition.
  • feminist
  • patriarchy
  • caste hierarchy
  • social change
Answer: feminist
Q17 | equal wages act signifies that
  • law that deals with family related matters
  • law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women
  • an act which signifies that all work inside the home is done by the
  • a radical law against the discriminatory attitude and sexualdivision of labor.
Answer: law provides that equal wages should be paid for equal job forboth men and women
Q18 | Among the following which countries have high participation if thewomen in public life.
  • sweden and india
  • norway and sri lanka
  • nepal and finland
  • sweden and africa
Answer: sweden and africa
Q19 | In India seats are reserved for women in:
  • a,b and d
  • b,c and d
  • b and c
  • a and d
Answer: a,b and d
Q20 | ...... are the beliefs that people have about the features andcharacteristics of males and females.
  • gender role
  • sex role
  • gender dividend
  • gender stereotype
Answer: gender stereotype
Q21 | A man or woman who believes in equal rights and opportunitiesfor men and women is…………,.
  • equality.
  • feminism
  • gender justice
  • gender discrimination
Answer: feminism
Q22 | …….Act which provides for equal wages to men and women forequal work.
  • equal remuneration act
  • hindu succession act.
  • equal salary act
  • equal wage act
Answer: equal remuneration act
Q23 | 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 isnot dependent on gender identity.
  • bisexual
  • b. gay
  • transgender
  • lesbian
Answer: transgender
Q24 | the first wave feminism was mainly concerned with
  • women’s right to vote
  • equal and legal social rights.
  • participation in the election.
  • destruction of the patriarchy.
Answer: women’s right to vote
Q25 | The French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir belongs to the
  • radical feminism
  • liberal feminism
  • marxist feminism.
  • socialist feminism
Answer: liberal feminism
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