Top 150+ Solved Sociology of Gender MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Second Wave Feminism emerged in the
a. 1930s to 1940s
b. 1940s to 1950s
c. 1960s to 1970s
d. 1980s to 1990s
Q. Which of these does not refer to the Feminist Movement?
a. Improving educational and career opportunities for women
b. Giving voting rights to women
c. Improving women’s political and legal rights
d. Training women in household jobs
Q. ‘Sexual division of labour’ signifies that:
a. Gender division emphasizes division on the basis of nature of work
b. Division between men and women
c. Work decides the division between men and women
d. All of the above
Q. Which wave of feminism primarily focused on suffrage?
a. First wave
b. Second wave
c. Third wave
d. All of the above
Q. When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
a. Biological differences between men and women
b. Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
c. Unequal child sex ratio
d. Absence of voting rights for women in democracies
Q. In India, seats are reserved for women in :
a. Lok Sabha
b. State Legislative Assemblies
c. Panchayati Raj bodies
d. All of the above
Q. What is meant by gender division?
a. Division between rich and poor
b. Division between males and females
c. Division between educated and uneducated
d. All of the above
Q. Radical feminists advocate revolution because
a. They are influenced by foreign governments
b. They have not been successful politically
c. They are violent minded
d. Institutions such as the state perpetuate male dominance and the subjugation on women
Q. What is meant by the term Feminist?
a. A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women
b. Having the qualities considered typical of women
c. The belief that men and women are equal
d. Men who look like women
Q. A collection of political movements, social movements and ideologies that defend the political, economic personal and social rights of women is called
a. Feminism
b. Femininity
c. Gender equality
d. Masculinity
Q. Feminists argue that women’s values are based primarily on:
a. Biology and prescribed social roles
b. Religious(God’s) laws
c. Prescribed social roles
d. Biology
Q. Liberal feminism really began with :
a. First wave feminism
b. Second wave feminism
c. Third wave feminism
d. None of the above
Q. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Feminism?
a. Feminism is not the belief that women are superior.
b. Feminism is not hating men.
c. Feminism is not male oppression
d. All of the above.
Q. To provide representation to women in Panchayats and Municipalities, the followingstep has been taken:
a. Reservation for election to half of the seats for women
b. Appointment of 1/3rd women members
c. Reservation for election to 1/3rd of the seats for women
d. None of the above
Q. In Ancient India, men had the role of earning and women had the role of:
a. Reproduction of heirs and homemaking
b. Homemaking
c. Earning
d. None of the above