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

Total Questions: 100

31. The Committee on the Status of Selfemployed Women and Women in Unorganized Sector was headed by:

Correct Answer: C. Ela Bhatt

32. Which of the following works constitutes 'triple burden' for women?

(a) Community work
(b) Sex work
(c) Productive work
(d) Reproductive work

Choose the correct option:

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

33. When was the term 'feminisation of poverty' introduced in United States?

Correct Answer: A. Late 1970s

34. According to which Indian economist, "Among households based on any criteria, female headed households tend to be the poorest"?

Correct Answer: B. Gita Sen

35. The structural functionalist perspective sees gender roles as a product of:

I. Gender differences
II. Power between 'haves' and 'have nots
III. Social institutions

Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. III only

36. Which of the following factors is responsible for the low status of women in India?

Correct Answer: D. Patriarchal system of the society

37. In which Five-Year Plan, the programme STEP was formulated?

Correct Answer: C. 7th Five-Year Plan

38. Organization of poor women in the informal 'sector of the economy is/are:

I. Working Women's Forum
II. The Self Employed Women's Association

Select the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. I and II both

39. Concept of self-help group was introduced by:

Correct Answer: B. Muhammad Yunus

40. Grameen Bank was first introduced in which one of the following countries?

Correct Answer: D. Bangladesh