Question 1

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''?

Accepted Answer

A) Betty Friedan 
B) Joan Scott 
C) Simone de Beavou 
D) Virginia Wolf 
A) Betty Friedan 
B) Joan Scott 
C) Simone de Beavou 
D) Virginia Wolf C

Question 2

Who observed that the lack of women's property rights as the reason for the domestic violence against women.?

Accepted Answer

A) Vina Majumdar 
B) Kumkum Sangari 
C) Bina Agarwal 
D) vandana Shiva 
A) Vina Majumdar 
B) Kumkum Sangari 
C) Bina Agarwal 
D) vandana Shiva C

Question 3

Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?

Accepted Answer

A) Madhu Kishwar 
B) Ruth Vanita 
C) Vina majumdar 
D) madhu Kishwar & Ruth 
A) Madhu Kishwar 
B) Ruth Vanita 
C) Vina majumdar 
D) madhu Kishwar & Ruth D

Question 4

What is common among Vandana shiva, Menaka Gandhi and Sunita Narain?

Accepted Answer

A) Politicians 
B) academicians 
C) stand for the protection of environmen 
D) legal 
A) Politicians 
B) academicians 
C) stand for the protection of environmen 
D) legal

Question 5

SANGRAM is popular among ---

Accepted Answer

A) transgenders 
B) men 
C) women 
D) sex workers 
A) transgenders 
B) men 
C) women 
D) sex workers

Question 6

Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?

Accepted Answer

A) Betty Friedan 
B) Luce Irigarary 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Simone de Beavour 
A) Betty Friedan 
B) Luce Irigarary 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Simone de Beavour

Question 7

Author of the article 'Can the subaltern speak?'

Accepted Answer

A) Frantz Fannon 
B) Home Babha 
C) Gayatri Spivak 
D) Antonio Gramsci 
A) Frantz Fannon 
B) Home Babha 
C) Gayatri Spivak 
D) Antonio Gramsci

Question 8

Who is Sunita Narain?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmentalist 
B) historian 
C) economist 
D) legal right activist 
A) Environmentalist 
B) historian 
C) economist 
D) legal right activist

Question 9

Who is the author of the book Second Sex?

Accepted Answer

A) Gerda Lerner 
B) Mary Wollstonecraft 
C) Virginia Wolf 
D) Simone de Beavou 
A) Gerda Lerner 
B) Mary Wollstonecraft 
C) Virginia Wolf 
D) Simone de Beavou

Question 10

Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of 'difference' and towards a dalit feminist stand point position?

Accepted Answer

A) Sharmila Rege 
B) Anjali Gopalan 
C) Shakuntala Devi 
D) Medha Pathkar 
A) Sharmila Rege 
B) Anjali Gopalan 
C) Shakuntala Devi 
D) Medha Pathkar

Question 11

What is Sonagachi known for?

Accepted Answer

A) red-light district 
B) handicraft 
C) silk industry 
D) child labour 
A) red-light district 
B) handicraft 
C) silk industry 
D) child labour

Question 12

Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?

Accepted Answer

A) Prem Chowdhry 
B) Rita Banerji 
C) Jasodhara Bagchi 
D) Mira Dutta gupta 
A) Prem Chowdhry 
B) Rita Banerji 
C) Jasodhara Bagchi 
D) Mira Dutta gupta

Question 13

Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?

Accepted Answer

A) Jayanti Patnaik 
B) Girija Vyas 
C) Lalitha Kumaramangalam 
D) Mohini Giri 
A) Jayanti Patnaik 
B) Girija Vyas 
C) Lalitha Kumaramangalam 
D) Mohini Giri

Question 14

What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?

Accepted Answer

A) End gender discrimination 
B) end violence against women 
C) end caste system 
A) End gender discrimination 
B) end violence against women 
C) end caste system

Question 15

Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?

Accepted Answer

A) Rashtra Mahila 
B) India Calling 
C) Manushi 
D) women 
A) Rashtra Mahila 
B) India Calling 
C) Manushi 
D) women

Question 16

Sanghamitra is associated with which community?

Accepted Answer

A) LGBT 
B) lesbians 
C) homosexuals 
D) bisexuals 
A) LGBT 
B) lesbians 
C) homosexuals 
D) bisexuals

Question 17

Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women's Development Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?

Accepted Answer

A) Vina Majumdar 
B) Vandana Shiva 
C) Bina Agarwal 
D) Uma Narayan 
A) Vina Majumdar 
B) Vandana Shiva 
C) Bina Agarwal 
D) Uma Narayan

Question 18

Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?

Accepted Answer

A) Amrita Pritam 
B) nayanthara Seghal 
C) Asra Nomani 
D) Gita Mehta 
A) Amrita Pritam 
B) nayanthara Seghal 
C) Asra Nomani 
D) Gita Mehta

Question 19

Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?

Accepted Answer

A) Medha Patkar 
B) anjali goplan 
C) Celina Jaitely 
D) Tista Das 
A) Medha Patkar 
B) anjali goplan 
C) Celina Jaitely 
D) Tista Das

Question 20

Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Bina Agarwal 
B) Kirti K.Sha 
C) Uma chakravarti 
D) Gayatri Spivak 
A) Bina Agarwal 
B) Kirti K.Sha 
C) Uma chakravarti 
D) Gayatri Spivak

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''?

Who observed that the lack of women's property rights as the reason for the domestic violence against women.?

Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?

What is common among Vandana shiva, Menaka Gandhi and Sunita Narain?

SANGRAM is popular among ---

Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?

Author of the article 'Can the subaltern speak?'

Who is Sunita Narain?

Who is the author of the book Second Sex?

Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of 'difference' and towards a dalit feminist stand point position?

What is Sonagachi known for?

Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?

Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?

What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?

Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?

Sanghamitra is associated with which community?

Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women's Development Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?

Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?

Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?

Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia?

Gender and Feminism: Exploring Concepts, Theories, and Movements

Gender Studies - Authors, Theories and Concepts

Gender Discrimination, Feminist History and Ideologies

Feminist and Ecofeminist Literature and Concepts in History and Society

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Exam 5: Womens History and Activism

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''?

Who observed that the lack of women's property rights as the reason for the domestic violence against women.?

Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?

What is common among Vandana shiva, Menaka Gandhi and Sunita Narain?

SANGRAM is popular among ---

Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?

Author of the article 'Can the subaltern speak?'

Who is Sunita Narain?

Who is the author of the book Second Sex?

Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of 'difference' and towards a dalit feminist stand point position?

What is Sonagachi known for?

Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?

Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?

What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?

Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?

Sanghamitra is associated with which community?

Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women's Development Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?

Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?

Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?

Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia?

Gender and Feminism: Exploring Concepts, Theories, and Movements

Gender Studies - Authors, Theories and Concepts

Gender Discrimination, Feminist History and Ideologies

Feminist and Ecofeminist Literature and Concepts in History and Society

Filters