Gender in Indian Perspectives MCQ with Answers Pdf

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MCQ Questions with Answers Gender in Indian Perspectives Pdf

Question. Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (SITA) was passed in
a. 1937.
b. 1947.
c. 1956.
d. 1990

Question. Which of the following act provide equal inheritance right for daughters and sons
a. Hindu Succession Act, 1956
b. Age of Consent Act, 1978
c. Sarda Act
d. SITA Act

Question. A practice whereby a man has two or more wives at the same time
a. Polygamy
b. Hypogamy
c. Polyandry
d. Exogamy

Question. A woman who was dedicated to worship and serve a deity or a temple for life is called—
a. Bhogastree
b. Kulastree
c. Devadasi
d. Bhikkuni

Question. Which of the organization was founded by transgender activist Kalki Subrahmaniam?
a. Nirbhaya
b. Sahodari
c. Sati
d. Manushi

Question. Homosexuality was legalized in India by repealing Section 377 in—–
a. 2000
b. 2008
c. 2013
d. 2018

Question. Ignoring or failing to address the gender dimensions is called—-
a. Gender discrimination
b. Gender Blind
c. Patriarchy
d. Gender Oppression

Question. According to Marxist historians, subordination of women developed with the development of-
a. Capitalism
b. Private Property
c. feudalism
d. Monarchical rule

Question. Who wrote ‘Vindication for the Rights of Women’?
a. Mary Wollstonecraft
b. Betty Friedan
c. Simone de Beauvoir
d. Gerda Learner

Question. ‘The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation’ is written by
a. Uma Chakravarthy
b. KumKum Roy
c. James Mill
d. A S Altekar

Question. The development of gender studies as an academic discipline can be traced back to—
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s

Question. Polyandry system existed in India from —— period
a. Rigvedic
b. Mauryan
c. Satavahanas
d.Gupta

Question. The marriage between a low caste man and a high caste woman is referred to as
a. Niyoga
b. Anuloma
c. Pratiloma
d. Rakshasa

Question. Which among the following is a socially constructed phenomena, that shifts and changes over time?
a. Gender
b. Femininity
c. Masculinity
d. All the above

Question. ‘ Gender and Politics of History’ is written by —-
a. Gerda Learner
b. D D Kosambi
c. David Cathy
d. Joan Scott

Question. Women who joined the Buddhist Sanga as nuns is generally referred to as
a. Bhikkunis
b. Bhaktin
c. Ganika
d. Sangini

Question. Which of the following is a collection of short poems of Buddhist nuns?
a. virangana
b. Therigatha
c. Digha Nikhaya
d. paribhajaka

Question. Which among the following is a journal based on women and society
a. Manushi
b. Kathan
c. Navtika
d. Sankhya

Question. First University centre for women’s studies in India
a. CWDS
b. DAWN
c. SNDT
d. NAZ

Question. The name frequently found in ancient texts in association with courtesans is——–
a. Pativrata
b. Ganika
c. Sabhala
d. Yakshi

Question. A practice whereby a woman has two or more husbands at the same time
a. Polygamy
b. Hypogamy
c. Polyandry
d. Exogamy

Question. Concubines of the kings, chiefs, nobles etc. is referred to as—
a. Devadasi
b. Bhogastree
c. satitva
d. grihini

Question. Work of a slave girl, glossed in commentaries as work in the fields
a. dasi Pravarga
b. dasihatya
c. dasilekhyam
d. dasibhoga

Question. In ancient texts of India the term ‘dravyapurusha’ connotes
a. transgender
b. labourer
c. co-husband
d. male teacher

Question. Which form of marriage holds supreme position in ancient literature?
a. Arsha
b. Brahma
c. Gandharva
d. Anuloma

Question. The appointment of a wife or widow to procreate a son from a male other than husband is called—
a. Niyoga
b. Anuloma
c. Pratiloma
d. Rakshasa

Question. International Women’s Day is celebrated on
a. February 14
b. March 8
c. May 12
d. October 24

Question. A process of being fair to men and women is—-
a. Gender Intergration
b. Gender Equity
c. Gender Stereotypes
d. Gender discrimination

Question. The practice of marriage within the boundaries of a kula or class is known as—
a. Endogamy
b. Exogamy
c. Hypergamy
d. Polygamy

Question. According to gender historians, gender as phenomena cannot be conceptualized as —-
a. Historical
b. Social
c. Cultural
d. Natural

Question. The first wave of women’s movement stood mainly for
a. right to education
b. abolition of child marriage
c. right to vote
d. right to equality

Question. Social reformer who took initiative in the abolition of Sati
a. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
b. Rajaram Mohan Roy
c. Syed Ammed Khan
d. Jyothirao Phule

Question. Social reformer who took initiative for the propagation of widow remarriage
a. Dayananda Saraswathy
b. Syed Ahmad Khan
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar

Question. Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in—
a. 1947
b. 1951
c. 1961
d. 1970

Question. Which of the following was prohibited through the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955
a. Niyoga
b. Polygamy
c. Hypergamy
d. None of the above

Question. Which among the following was founded by Vishnushastri Pandit in 1850s
a. Ramaseva Mandali
b. Seva Sadan Mandal
c. Punar Vivahlojok Mandal
d. Mahila Bharat Samiti

Question. Social structure that institutionalize male physical, social and economic power over women
a. Gender Discrimination
b. Masculinity
c. Patriarchy
d. Feminity

Question. Having the same number of men and women at all levels within the organization to ensure equal representation and participation in all areas is ——
a. Empowerment
b. Gender Equity
c. Gender Balance
d. Gender Role

Question. Who among the following took initiative in the propagation of widow remarriage in South India?
a. Veerasalingam Panthulu
b. T Prakasham
c. Venkitaratnam Naidu
d. U R Ananthamurthy

Question. SNDT University n Maharashtra was established by—
a. Maharshi Karve
b. M G Ranade
c. Gokhale
d. Jyothirao Phule

Question. Who remarked “ One is not born a women but becomes one” ?
a. Gerda Learner
b. Betty Friedan
c. A S Altekar
d. Simone de Beauvoir

Question. Which among the following is written by Gerda Learner?
a. Second Sex
b. Creation of Patriarchy
c. Feminine Mystique
d. The Politics of Reproduction

Question. Age of consent act was passed in the year—–
a. 1829
b. 1856
c. 1891
d. 1929

Question. ‘ A Room of One’s Own’ is an important feminist text written by—
a. Simone De Beauvoir
b. Mary Wollstonecraft
c. Virginia Woolf
d. Joan Kelly

Question. Priyadarsini Scheme provides
a. Women Empowerment
b. Livelihood in Mid Gangetic plains
c. Address women legal and health problems.
d. All the above

Question. Child Marriage Act, 1929 is also known
a. Brahma Act
b. Prerena Act
c. Neeti Act
d. Sarda Act

Question. Sradha Act was passed in the year ———
a. 1856
b. 1902
c. 1929
d. 1937

Question. The custom of Sati was legally abolished in the year
a. 1825
b. 1827
c. 1828
d. 1829

Question. The Governor General who abolished the custom of Sati
a. Lord Ripon
b. Lord canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord William Bentinck

Question. As per the Child Marriage Act, 1929 age of marriage for girls was fixed to—–
a. 12
b. 14
c. 16
d. 18

Question. Hindu Succession Act was passed in the year
a. 1930
b. 1945
c. 1956
d. 1962

Question. Who among the following is responsible for ensuring equal property rights for Syrian Christian women in India
a. Arundhati Roy
b. Mary Roy
c. Susan Thomas
d. Anna Chandy

Question. Which incident led the the Rajasthan Government to issue ordinance to prevent Sati in 1987?
a. Shah Banu Case
b. Anjana Misra Case
c. Roop Kanwar Case
d. Aruna Shanbaug Case

Question. National Commission for Women was set up in——
a. 1947
b. 1962
c. 1987
d. 1992

Question. Widow remarriage Act was passed in the year—-
a. 1830
b. 1856
c. 1930
d. 1956

Question. Widow remarriage Act was passed by—–
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Ripon
d. Lord Irwin

Question. Headquarters of National Commission for Women is at—–
a. Chennai
b. New Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Kolkata

Question. Who among the following is not believed to have composed the hymns of Rigveda?
a. Lopamudra
b. Gargi
c. Maitreyi
d. Amrapali

Question. The social reformer who was instrumental in passing the Devadasi Abolition Bill in Madras
a. T. Chennaiah
b. Iyodhee Panditar
c. Ayyankali
d. E V Ramaswamy Naicker

Question. First Chairperson of National Commission for Women
a. Jayanti Patnaik
b. B Sreedevi
c. Rekha Sharma
d. K. Lalitha

Question. Which of the following city have the largest brothel based sex industry
a. Delhi
b. Chennai
c. Banglore
d. Mumbai

Question. Bharat Mahila Parishad was founded in—
a. 1857
b. 1885
c. 1904
d. 1921

Question. Women’s Indian Association was founded by——
a. Bikaji Cama
b. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
c. Kasturba Gandhi
d. Annie Besant

Question. The act to protect women from sexual harassment at work place was passed in—-
a. 1990
b. 2000
c. 2003
d. 2013

Question. An NGO that works on sexual health and HIV/AIDS
a. Prerana
b. NAZ
c. Smile
d. Deepalaya

Question. Which of the following is the cause for gender inequality?
a. Poverty
b. Illiteracy
c. Patriarchy
d. Alll the above

Question. The term that connotes to bride price in ancient India
a. Niyoga
b. Aparigriha
c. Sulka
d. Sadhva

Question. The marriage between a high caste man and a low caste woman is referred to as
a. Niyoga
b. Anuloma
c. Pratiloma
d. Rakshasa

Question. The percentage of seats proposed in Women Reservation bill to be reserved for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
a. 16%
b. 33%
c. 42%
d. 50%

Question. Which of the following works was written by Simone de Beauvoir?
a. Second Sex
b. Creation of Patriarchy
c. Feminine Mystique
d. The Politics of Reproduction

Question. ‘Feminine Mystique’, a famous work on gender relations was written by
a. Mary Wollstonecraft
b. Betty Friedan
c. Simone de Beauvoir
d. Gerda Learner

Question. ‘Apni Beti Apna Dhan’ is India’s first conditional cash transfer program for restricting
a. Female Infanticide
b. Women Illiteracy
c. Sexual Harassement
d. Child Marriages

Question. First HIV/ AIDS organization founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS
a. Prerana
b. Udaan Trust
c. Mitra
d. Smile

Question. Humsafar trust is an NGO which promotes
a. Education
b. Old Age People
c. LGBT rights
d. Women Empowerment

Question. The first European country to give legal sanction to the marriages of Gays
a. Norway
b. England
c. Italy
d. France

Question. First women president of Indian National Congress
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Sucheta Kripalani
c. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d. Annie Besant

Question. Which among the following is an organization formed in 1972 for, poor, self employed women workers ?
a. Samata
b. RASTA
c. SEWA
d. SRUTI

Question. To most of the gender historians, which of the following societies were more egalitarian?
a. Hunting Gathering Societies
b. Early Civilised Societies
c. Mesopotamian Society
d. Roman Society

Question. The meaning of the Greek word ‘Patriarch’
a. religious head or priest
b. owner of the land
c. preacher or orator
d. head of the tribe

Question. According to Altekar, a clear cut decline in the status of women began in—
a. Rig Vedic Period
b. Post- Vedic Period
c. Mauryan Period
d. Gupta Period

Question. Who started Sharada Sadan, a school in 1888 for widows in Bombay?
a. Kasturba Gandhi
b. Annie Besant
c. Pandita Ramabhai
d. Sucheta Kripalani

Question. Which article prohibit discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, sex etc.?
a. Article 15
b. Article 19
c. Article 20
d. Article 21

Question. National Council on Women’s Education was set up under the recommendation of —–
a. Deshmukh Committee
b. Hunter Commission
c. Kothari Committee
d. Gadgil Report

Question. The author of ‘The Hindu High Caste Women’ and champion of women’s rights in 19th c.
a. Pandita Ramabhai
b. Bikaji Cama
c. Begum Hazrat Mahal
d. Savithri Phule

Question. ‘Aravanis or ‘Hijras’ is a term associated with———-
a. Devadasis
b. Transgenders
c. Lesbians
d. Bisexuals

Question. A person’s sexual and emotional attraction to people of the same gender is called
a. Heterosexuality
b. Homosexuality
c. Transgender
d. Bi-Sexuality

Question. ‘Whatever happened to Vedic Dasi’ is an article written by——-
a. Uma Chakravarthy
b. Gayathri Spivak
c. Pandita Ramabhai
d. Vijaya Ramaswamy

Question. Which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code introduced by British makes sexual activities against the ‘order of nature’ illegal
a. Section 370
b. Section 377
c. Section 470
d. Section 477

Question. SEWA or Self Employed Women’s Association was established in 1972 under the initiative of—
a. Ela Bhatt
b. Irom Sharmila
c. Shaheen Mistri
d. Arundhadi Roy

Question. ‘ Can Subaltern Speak’ is an article written by—–
a. Uma Chakravarthy
b. Gayathri Spivak
c. Pandita Ramabhai
d. Vijaya Ramaswamy

Question. The programme ‘ Mahila Samridhi Yojana’ was launched mainly for—
a. Old Age Women
b. Housing Scheme to Poor
c. Women Empowerment
d. Educational right

Question. Who said-“ I don’t wish them (women) to have power over men but over themselves”
a. Simone De Beauvoir
b. Mary Wollstonecraft
c. Lyndol Roper
d. Joan Kelly

Question. First women to become president of UN General Assembly
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Sucheta Kripalani
c. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d. Annie Besant

Question. ‘ Women in Early Buddhism’ is written by
a. M Talinn
b. Prathima A
c. Samita Sen
d. J W Scott

Question. All India Women’s Conference was held for the first time in—-
a. Chennai
b. Delhi
c. Pune
d. Calcutta

Question. Renouncing the practices derogationg the dignity of women is included in—-
a. Fundamental Rights
b. Fundamental Duties
c. Preamble
d. Directive Principles of State Policy

Question. A system in which women are the dominant gender and descent is reckoned in the female line
a. Feminity
b. Androcentrism
c. Patrilineal
d. Matriarchy

Question. According to Uma Chakravarthy, the main instrument through which the patriarchal Brahmanical society subordinated women was—
a. Niyoga
b. Pativratadharma
c. Varnashrama
d. swayamvara

Question. Hindu Code Bill was introduced in 1951 in the parliament by——
a. Sardar Valabhai Patel
b. Purshotam Das
c. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
d. B R Ambedkar

Question. LGBT identities gained importance in various circles after
a. First wave Feminism
b. Second Wave Feminism
c. Third wave Feminism
d. Fourth Wave Feminism