UGC NET/JRF EXAM, June-2022 WOMEN’S STUDIES

Total Questions: 100

21. Monthly Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHND) are organized as an outreach activity at:

Correct Answer: A. Anganwadi Centres

22. The Mental Healthcare Act was enacted in the year:

Correct Answer: D. 2018

23. The permissible use of the technique amniocentesis is for:

Correct Answer: A. Detecting any genetic abnormality

24. The global gender gap index examines four overall areas of inequality between men and women. Which one of the following is not a variable used in this measurement?

Correct Answer: D. Violence against Women

25. Which development approach is based on the premise that women are marginalized in development-oriented interventions, with the result that women are often excluded from the benefits of development?

Correct Answer: A. Women in Development

26. Which scheme seeks to provide one stop convergent support services for empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development, employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition?

Correct Answer: A. Mahila Shakti Kendra

27. Nirbhaya Fund was set up by the Government of India for:

Correct Answer: B. Utilization for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women

28. Women's Component Plan was adopted in the:

Correct Answer: A. Ninth Plan

29. Which one of the following recommended coopting two women members into the Panchayats?

Correct Answer: B. Ashok Mehta Committee Report

30. What is known as the International Bill of Women's rights?

Correct Answer: B. CEDAW