UGC NET/JRF EXAM, Women’s Studies, June-2019*

Total Questions: 100

1. Sex is NOT a complex interplay of:

Correct Answer: D. social status

2. In which year did the University Grants Commission introduce Women's Studies as a discipline in higher education?

Correct Answer: C. 1986

3. Who was the outspoken Brahmin woman reformer who questioned Hindu society on matters related to women's rights?

Correct Answer: B. Ramabai

4. Which among the following was awarded the 'Right Livelihood Award' in 1987?

Correct Answer: A. Chipko Movement

5. In which of the following universities, formal Women's Studies programmes were launched first?

Correct Answer: A. San Diego University, California

6. The term 'hegemonic masculinity' was popularized by:

Correct Answer: A. Raewyn Connell

7. Which among the following is NOT related to the concept of biological determinism?

Correct Answer: B. Women shall take decisions pertaining to their bodily functions

8. Which among the following was NOT an objective of the committee on the status of women in India?

Correct Answer: D. To analyse the reasons for increasing rate of domestic violence

9. The term 'Brahmanical patriarchy' was first used by:

Correct Answer: B. Uma Chakravarti

10. What refers to the practice of placing male or masculine point of view to study culture, society, history, etc.?

Correct Answer: A. Androcentricism