UGC NET/JRF EXAM, June-2021 WOMEN’S STUDIES

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the different stages of women's empowerment in descending order:

(a) consciousness raising and identification of conditions leading to powerlessness
(b) powerlessness
(c) leadership building and support from social network
(d) personal freedom and access to and control over resources
(e) ability to make decision

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (b), (a), (e), (d), (с)

82. Arrange the following in the order of sequence:

(a) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
(b) Dowry Prohibition Act
(c) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
(d) Hindu Marriage Act
(e) Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (e), (d), (b), (c), (a)

83. Arrange the following steps in correct sequence for structing the research in social sciences:

(a) Pilot study
(b) Selection of Research Technique
(c) Defining Research Problem
(d) Review of literature

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c), (d), (b) and (a)

84. Arrange the following in sequence:

(a) Committee on the Empowerment of women
(b) National Perspective plan for women
(c) All India Women's conference
(d) The Women's Indian Association

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (d), (c), (b), (a)

85. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Women's participation and engagement in politics still has its challenges and obstacles.
Statement II: Active participation of women in politics is determined by the political culture, social freedom and gender equations in society.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement H are true

86. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: There is an increasing recognition that development is genderneutral.
Statement II: Gender relations are an aspect of broader social relations and like all social relations are constituted through rules, norms and practices.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct

87. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Gender bias is a part of social system which has roots in the family and the process of socialization.
Statement II: A female child imbibes values which largely stand in the way of her development and empowerment.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

88. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Women and Girls are the worse sufferer of Gender based violence.
Reason (R): Gender based violence arise out of unequal distribution of power and resources under patriarchy.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

89. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Micro-Finance proved effective means for economic empowerment of economically backward women.
Reason (R): Economically backward women are mostly denied access to formal credit for the lack of access to resources.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

90. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The National Rural Health Mission has been successful in improving health condition of the poor families in the village.
Reason (R): The Accredited social Health Activist are playing important role in providing health care services to the needy families.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)