Question 1

Who introduced PhD programme in women's history?&#10;A)Gerda Lerner&#10;B)Simone de Beavou&#10;C)Virginia Wolf&#10;D)Betty Friden

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Gerda Lerner was instrumental in establishing the first PhD program in women's history at Sarah Lawrence College in 1972.

Question 2

Who is the author of the book Second Sex?&#10;A)Gerda Lerner&#10;B)Mary Wollstonecraft&#10;C)Virginia Wolf&#10;D)Simone de Beavou

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Simone de Beauvoir is the author of "The Second Sex," a foundational text in feminist philosophy and gender studies, first published in 1949.

Question 3

Who disclosed for the first time 'woman all through history is defined as the 'other' of man who takes the privilege of being the 'self''?&#10;A)Betty Friedan&#10;B)Joan Scott&#10;C)Simone de Beavou&#10;D)Virginia Wolf

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Simone de Beauvoir famously articulated this idea in her seminal work "The Second Sex," where she explores the ways in which women have been historically marginalized and defined in opposition to men.

Question 4

Author of the article 'Can the subaltern speak?'&#10;A)Frantz Fannon&#10;B)Home Babha&#10;C)Gayatri Spivak&#10;D)Antonio Gramsci

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Gayatri Spivak is the author of the seminal essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?" which critiques the ability of the oppressed to speak for themselves in contexts of power.

Question 5

Author of the book A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia?&#10;A)Bina Agarwal&#10;B)Kirti K.Sha&#10;C)Uma chakravarti&#10;D)Gayatri Spivak

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Bina Agarwal is the author of "A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia," a seminal work that explores the intersection of gender, land rights, and legal frameworks in South Asia.

Question 6

Who observed that the lack of women's property rights as the reason for the domestic violence against women.?&#10;A)Vina Majumdar&#10;B)Kumkum Sangari&#10;C)Bina Agarwal&#10;D)vandana Shiva

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Bina Agarwal has been a prominent advocate for recognizing the role of property rights in empowering women and reducing domestic violence. Her research has shown that women's lack of property rights is a significant factor contributing to their vulnerability to domestic violence.

Question 7

Name the author of the work Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India (2014)?&#10;A)Pratiksha Baxi&#10;B)Bina Agarwal&#10;C)vijaya Ramaswami&#10;D)sudesh Vaid

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Pratiksha Baxi is the author of "Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India," a book that explores the complexities of rape trials in the Indian legal system.

Question 8

Where does women studies begin as an academic discipline ?&#10;A)France&#10;B)USA&#10;C)Switzerland&#10;D)England

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Women's studies as an academic discipline began in the USA in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emerging from the feminist movement and initially focusing on the study of women's history, literature, and the social sciences.

Question 9

Name the author of Walking naked. Women, society, spirituality in south India?&#10;A)Bina Agarwal&#10;B)Mandakranta Bose&#10;C)Vijaya Ramaswami&#10;D)Sudesh Vaid

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Vijaya Ramaswamy is the author of "Walking Naked: Women, Society, Spirituality in South India."

Question 10

Who is the founder of the 50 million Missing Campaign?&#10;A)Prem Chowdhry&#10;B)Rita Banerji&#10;C)Jasodhara Bagchi&#10;D)Mira Dutta gupta

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Rita Banerji is the founder of the 50 Million Missing Campaign, which is an advocacy campaign against female genocide in India.

Question 11

Who among the following are the founders of Manushi?&#10;A)Madhu Kishwar&#10;B)Ruth Vanita&#10;C)Vina majumdar&#10;D)madhu Kishwar & Ruth

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Question 12

Who among the following is the founding Director of Centre for Women's Development Studies(CWDS) , New Delhi?&#10;A)Vina Majumdar&#10;B)Vandana Shiva&#10;C)Bina Agarwal&#10;D)Uma Narayan

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Question 13

Who is the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for literature?&#10;A)Amrita Pritam&#10;B)nayanthara Seghal&#10;C)Asra Nomani&#10;D)Gita Mehta

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Question 14

What is the purpose of the Honour for Women National Campaign?&#10;A)End gender discrimination&#10;B)end violence against women&#10;C)end caste system

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Question 15

Activist whose name is not associated with the work of LGBT ?&#10;A)Medha Patkar&#10;B)anjali goplan&#10;C)Celina Jaitely&#10;D)Tista Das

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Question 16

Who is the founder of Naz Foundation( India)Trust?&#10;A)Shakuntala Devi&#10;B)Pablo Ganguli&#10;C)Anjali Goplan&#10;D)Sona Giani

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Question 17

Name the author of Dalit women talk differently. A critique of 'difference' and towards a dalit feminist stand point position?&#10;A)Sharmila Rege&#10;B)Anjali Gopalan&#10;C)Shakuntala Devi&#10;D)Medha Pathkar

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Question 18

Author of the Feminine Mystique (1963)?&#10;A)Betty Friedan&#10;B)Luce Irigarary&#10;C)Mary Wollstonecraft&#10;D)Simone de Beavour

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Question 19

Which is the article against gender discrimination?&#10;A)Artcile 14&#10;B)Article 15&#10;C)Article 17&#10;D)Article 20

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Question 20

When did the national commission for Women establish?&#10;A)1992&#10;B)1994&#10;C)1996&#10;D)1998

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Question 21

Who was the first head of the National Commission for Women?&#10;A)Jayanti Patnaik&#10;B)Girija Vyas&#10;C)Lalitha Kumaramangalam&#10;D)Mohini Giri

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Question 22

Which is the monthly newsletter of National commission for women?&#10;A)Rashtra Mahila&#10;B)India Calling&#10;C)Manushi&#10;D)women

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Question 23

SANGRAM is popular among ---&#10;A)transgenders&#10;B)men&#10;C)women&#10;D)sex workers

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Question 24

Which two cities in India have the largest brothel based sex industry?&#10;A)Kolkata & Chennai&#10;B)Mumbai & Kolkata&#10;C)Mumbai & Goa&#10;D)Bangalore &

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Question 25

What is Sonagachi known for?&#10;A)red-light district&#10;B)handicraft&#10;C)silk industry&#10;D)child labour

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Question 26

Who is Sunita Narain?&#10;A)Environmentalist&#10;B)historian&#10;C)economist&#10;D)legal right activist

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Question 27

What is common among Vandana shiva, Menaka Gandhi and Sunita Narain?&#10;A)Politicians&#10;B)academicians&#10;C)stand for the protection of environmen&#10;D)legal

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Question 28

Sanghamitra is associated with which community?&#10;A)LGBT&#10;B)lesbians&#10;C)homosexuals&#10;D)bisexuals

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Question 29

With which activities that Ruth Manorma involved?&#10;A)eradication of prostitution&#10;B)Dalit activis&#10;C)environmental protection&#10;D)eradication of child labour

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Question 30

Who was the pioneer Indian feminist scholar made contributions in anthropological explorations in gender?&#10;A)Leela Dube&#10;B)Angana p.Chatterjee&#10;C)Iravati Karve&#10;D)Neera Desai

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Deck 5: Womens History and Activism