Deck 2: Philosophy, Gender, and Feminism: Concepts and Traditions

Question 1

The principle of Individuation in Samkya philosophy is called--------------

A)ahankara
B)mahat
C)consciousness
D)manas

Answer 1

mahat

Question 2

In Samkya system Budhi, ahankara, and manas are called -------------

A)bahyakarana
B)anthakaran
C)immaterial
D)none of the above

Answer 2

anthakaran

Question 3

Howmany principles are there in Purusha including Purusha?

A)24
B)28
C)25
D)18

Answer 3

25

Question 4

According to Samkya philosophy bondage means-------------------

A)non discrimination between self and not self
B)non discrimination between self and manas
C)non discrimination between ahankara and manas
D)none of the above

Question 5

Samkya philosophy believes in -----------------

A)jivanmukti
B)videhamukt
C)bothjivanmukti and videha mukti
D)none of the above

Question 6

According Samkya philosophy Prakriti is --------------

A)efficient cause only
B)mateial cause only
C)both efficient and material cause
D)none of the

Question 7

In Samkya evolution Bahyakaranas are------------------

A)five sensory organs
B)five motor organs
C)both a and b
D)none of thje above

Question 8

which veda praises shakti as 'the supporter of the earth living in heaven '?

A)rgveda
B)yajur veda
C)sama veda
D)adharva veda

Question 9

The Kaula, Samaya, and Mishra are the schools of-------------

A)samkya
B)yoga
C)shakti tantra
D)none of the above

Question 10

According to Shakta tradition liberation means……………

A)differentiate right knowledge from wrong knowledge
B)non difference between soul and brahman
C)differentiate brahman and atman
D)all of the above

Question 11

According to Shakta tradition Shiva is--------------------

A)determinate
B)indeterminate
C)maya
D)jiva

Question 12

)Manusmriti is also known as …………………….

A)manavdharm shastra
B)tarka shastra
C)dharma shastra
D)all of the above

Question 13

"Yatarnaryastopojyantay,ramantaytatr devata" is the sloka from

A)manusmriti
B)brahmasutra
C)bhagavt gita
D)ramayana

Question 14

Ardha narishvara concept signifies------------

A)men and women are separabl
B)higher status of women
C)higher status of men
D)male and female principles are inseparable

Question 15

The post structuralist idea of gender emphasis the view that

A)there is only one category called men
B)there is only one category called women
C)to identify intersectionality of sex, race
D)none of the above

Question 16

Judith Butler's idea of gender is -------------

A)phenomenological
B)analytical
C)skeptical
D)empirical

Question 17

According to Butler feminism comes under

A)logical category
B)livedexperience
C)hermeneutics
D)all of the above

Question 18

According to Butler sex is ---------------------

A)biological
B)sociological
C)ideological
D)all of the above

Question 19

The book 'Ain' t I a Woman ' is related with

A)black feminism
B)white feminism
C)eurocentric feminism
D)third world feminism

Question 20

Who wrote the book 'Ain 't a Women'?

A)Bell Hook
B)Carol Gilligan
C)Robin Morgan
D)Firestone

Question 21

'Sisterhood is Powerful' is written by

A)Robin Morgan
B)Simon de Beauvoir
C)Kate Millett
D)Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 22

Black feminism mainly focus the issue ---------------

A)sexism
B)racism
C)both a &b
D)none of the above

Question 23

who rejects the idea that feminism is a western ideology

A)Kumari Jayawardena
B)Valerie Smith
C)Elizabeth Spelman
D)V.Geetha

Question 24

Biologically determined sexual difference in morality is proposed by -------------

A)Sigmund Freud
B)Jacques Lacan
C)Carol Gilligan
D)Simon de Beauvior

Question 25

Who wrote the book " In a different Voice"

A)Robin de Morgan
B)Carol Gilligan
C)Karl Jung
D)Karl Marx