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This set of Sociology of Gender Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Unit 2 Social Construction of gender Set 2
Q1 | According to the latest judgement of the Supreme Court, which category does the transgender belong to?
- General category
- SC category
- Backward category
- OBC category
Q2 | Which of the following is a primary agency for gender construction?
- Caste
- Class
- Social system
- Family
Q3 | An umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth is called:
- Homosexuality
- Bisexuality
- Transgender
- All of the above
Q4 | According to sociologists, gender behavior is:
- earned
- biological
- a given
- learned
Q5 | What is the sociological definition of gender?
- The characteristics, behaviours and norms that society ascribes to a person of one sex or the other.
- Whether a person is biologically and anatomically male or female or transgender.
- Whether a person considers himself/herself to be male or female.
- The behaviours and characteristics that are produced by a person that is anatomically male or anatomically female.
Q6 | Gender roles refer to
- Chromosomal difference that causes inevitable differences in the behaviour of men and women
- Hormonal differences that causes inevitable differences in the behavior of women
- The rights, responsibilities, expectation and relationships of women and men
- Subordination of women based on the assumption of superiority of men
Q7 | Mark the correct statement about gender inequality
- Gender form of inequality is more severe than caste form of inequality
- Gender inequality is like class inequality
- Gender inequality is the creation of caste society only
- Gender inequality is not observed in open society
Q8 | Society’s expectation of people’s behaviour and attitudes based on whether they are females or males is called:
- Femininity
- Gender inequality
- Gender roles
- Masculinity
Q9 | The ____ perspective combines the exploitation of women by capitalism with patriarchy in the home in its analysis of gender inequality
- Socialist feminist
- Radical feminist
- Liberal feminist
- Democratic feminist
Q10 | What is correct about religion?
- It is a unified system of beliefs and practices
- It is a source of value system which sets the rationale for social actions
- Different religions set the different guidelines for the lifestyles of the people
- All of the above
Q11 | Among the following, which is not related to third wave of feminism?
- Queer theory
- Defending sex work
- Abolishing gender roles
- Suffrage movement
Q12 | Who coined the term ‘Third Wave Feminism’?
- Alice Walker
- Rebecca Walker
- Jane Adams
- Mary Richmond
Q13 | Which form of feminism is most committed to challenging the essentialist nature of the category ‘women’??
- Radical
- Post modern
- Socialist
- Liberal
Q14 | Which approach of feminism concentrated on rights only in public sphere and neglected the need for equity of freedom and regard in home life?
- Liberal feminism
- Radical feminism
- Socialist feminism
- Marxist feminism
Q15 | Which feminist thought suggests that gender equality can be realised by eliminatingthe cultural notion of gender?
- Post modern feminism
- Socialist feminism
- Radical feminism
- Neo-classical feminism
Q16 | A hierarchical system in which cultural, political and economic structures are dominated by males is a
- Elite model
- Pluralist model
- Gendered division of labour
- patriarchy
Q17 | An ideology that exaggerates the difference between men and women and rationalizesthe superiority of males is called
- Feminism
- Gender inequality
- Masculinity
- Sexism
Q18 | Which wave of feminism had the slogan, ‘The personal is political’?
- First wave
- Second wave
- Third wave
- Fourth wave
Q19 | Women are often denied their social, cultural, economic and political rights leading to a decline in the condition of women. This gender based inequality against women is called
- Feminism
- Masculinity
- Patriarchy
- Gender inequality
Q20 | The main goal of feminism is to:
- Assert minority rights
- Change the patriarchal nature of society
- Protect women from alienation
- Influence the government
Q21 | The process by which we learn our culture’s gender-related rules, norms and expectations is known as
- Gender socialization
- Gender roles
- Gender identity
- None of the above
Q22 | According to Marxist Feminism, women’s oppression is due to what?
- Self esteem
- Equal rights
- Economic dependence
- Financial dependence
Q23 | The theory that men and women should be treated equally is also sometimes called
- Core Feminism
- Core Feminist Theory
- Core Feminism or Core Feminist Theory
- All of the above
Q24 | Which of the following divisions is unique to India?
- Gender division
- Caste division
- Economic division
- Religious division
Q25 | A person who supports feminism is called
- Female
- Male feminists
- Feminist
- None of the above