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

Total Questions: 100

41. Which among the following statement are self educative reasons for reviewing the literature

I. Form a foundation of topical and methodological knowledge and expertise
II. Facilitate the development of your own methodologies
III. Inform your audience of what is happening in the field
IV. Develop skills in critical thinking/ analysis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (I), (II) and (IV) are correct

42. Which among the following are characteristics of qualitative research?

(a) Data analysis starts only after data collection and data coding.
(b) It involves thematic analysis and discourse analysis.
(c) Coding is the first step for the researcher to move beyond tangible data to make analytic interpretations.
(d) It involves theoretical sampling.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

43. Which of the following Computer assisted qualitative data analysis software is used in qualitative analysis?

(a) ATLAS version 5
(b) MAXQDA version 2
(c) Nvivo version 8
(d) R-Analysis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only

44. Women's studies is an academic field that:

(a) Examines systems of privilege and oppression
(b) Proves how women are more valuable than men
(c) Draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods
(d) Examines social and cultural constructs of gender

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (c) and (d) only

45. Feminism as a movement:

(a) Is about women being better than men
(b) Is a unified body of thought
(c) Acknowledges how different forms of discrimination intersect with and amplify gender based discrimination
(d) Is about learning and understanding the ways that inequality affect women and men

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c) and (d) only

46. Who were the proponents of the notion of standpoint, a feminist theoretical perspective that argues that knowledge stems from the social position?

(a) Sandra Harding
(b) Nancy Hartsock
(c) Kate Millet
(d) Susan Gubar & Sandra Gilbert

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (b) only

47. Who among the following were included in the Consciousness-raising groups that were formed by New York Radical Women in 1967?

(a) Nancy Hartsock
(b) Elaine Showalter
(c) Shulamith Firestone
(d) Carol Hanisch

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c) and (d) only

48. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is built on three foundational principles:

(a) Non-discrimination
(b) State obligation
(c) Substantive equality
(d) Intermediation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (c) only

49. Black feminist thought:

(a) Reflects the intereşts and standpoint of its creators.
(b) Breaks the silence of oppression by drawing from Black women's experiences.
(c) Prioritized gender over either race or class.
(d) Is an alternative epistemology for assessing knowledge claims.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (d) only

50. Anti-prostitution feminists hold that prostitution:

(a) Is a form of exploitation of women and male dominance over women.
(b) Is a practice that is the result of the existing patriarchal societal order.
(c) As forms of sex work can be valid choices for women and men who choose to engage in it.
(d) Is a legitimate form of work for women.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a) and (b) only