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

Total Questions: 100

41. Setting up of a 'Development Bank for women entrepreneur was proposed in:

Correct Answer: C. 9th Five-Year Plan

42. Which of the following options relates to the phenomenon of 'glass escalator'?

Correct Answer: C. Men workers surpassing women workers in female-dominated professions

43. Which among the following was identified as one among the 20 best practices in the world by the United Nations?

Correct Answer: D. Kudumbasree

44. Who is the Egyptian feminist who has written books on women in Islam with special reference to female genital mutilation?

Correct Answer: C. Nawal El Saadawi

45. The Forum Against Sex Determination and Sex Pre-selection was formed in:

Correct Answer: C. 1985 in Bombay

46. Provision of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill was approved by the Union Cabinet in the year:

Correct Answer: C. 2016

47. Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 was amended in the year:

Correct Answer: B. 2003

48. International Conference on Population and Development was held in:

Correct Answer: C. Cairo in 1994

49. Child sex ratio as per 2011 Census of India is:

Correct Answer: A. 914

50. The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by World Economic Forum in the year:

Correct Answer: В.. 2006