Social Construction Of Gender Unit-4 Quetions with answers

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Mizoram University

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Chitranjan Nawab

STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA
UNIT-IV
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. 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
2. The historical analysis of the position of women in Ancient India shows that:
a) Women did not share an equal position with men
b) Women share an equal position with men
c) Women position was superior to men
d) None of the above
3. During Ancient India, women were recognized only as:
a) Wives
b) Mothers
c) Wives and mothers
d) None of the above
4. In the Ancient Indus Valley civilization in India, evidences show the worship of:
a) The mother goddess
b) Shiva
c) Vishnu
d) Sun
5. During Ancient India, education of young girls was considered as an important
qualification for
a) societies
b) marriage
c) communities
d) religious duties
6. In Rig Vedic society, Dowry system was
a) popular
b) unknown
c) taboo
d) none of the above
7. As per the Dharamshastras, what does ‘Anuloma Vivah’ mean?
a) Marriage between a higher caste man and a lower caste woman
b) Marriage between a lower caste man and a higher caste woman
c) Marriage between man and woman of the same caste
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d) Marriage of man and woman of the same gotra
8. In Ancient India, the bride was supposed to be at a mature age over:
a) 15 or 16 years
b) 16 or 17 years
c) 17 or 18 years
d) 18 or 19 years
9. During the early Vedic era, there is evidence to show that women were given some:
a) Respect and opportunities
b) Fair amount of freedom
c) Fair amount of equality with men
d) All of the above
10. ‘Swayamvara’ is the institution of marriage among
a) The higher castes
b) The lower cases
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
11. Women did not use ‘Purdah’ in which era?
a) Vedic era
b) Post vedic era
c) Medieval era
d) modern era
12. The literacy rate of women among the Vaishnavite sects was :
a) Higher than the other societies
b) Lower than the other societies
c) Same as the other societies
d) None of the above
13. During the Medieval period, who was the greatest Muslim queen of India?
a) Nur Jahan
b) Jija Bai
c) Zebunnissa
d) Shivaji
14. According to Nandal&Rajnish, prostitutes along with their practices were never
considered to be undignified or shameful,rather femake sex workers were depicted as
classy women, without societal restrictions during which period?
a) Indus Valley civilisation
b) Rig Vedic civilisation
c) Mohenjodaro civization
d) Harappan civilization
15. Women occupied esteemed positions in religion and were permitted to become
Sanyasinis during:
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a) Rig Vedic period
b) Later Vedic period
c) Jainism and Buddhism Period
d) None of the above
16. Social evils like female infanticide, Sati, child marriage, purdah system and zenana
were prevalent during the:
a) Middle age
b) Vedic period
c) Buddhism period
d) Ancient period
17. The practice of voluntary immolation by wives and daughters of defeated warriors in
order to avoid capture and consequent molestation by the enemy is called:
a) Jauhar
b) Sati
c) Devadasi system
d) None of the above
18. Which movement flourished during the medieval age giving rise to a new class of
men and women who cared for gender bias?
a) Bhakti movement
b) Quit India movement
c) Civil Disobedience movement
d) None of the above
19. Which Article of the Indian Constitution has a provision of equal pay for equal work
for men and women?
a) Article 14
b) Article 16
c) Article 42
d) Article 39(d)
20. The first college open to women in India is the:
a) Bethune college
b) Lady Shri Ram college
c) Miranda House
d) Banasthali University
21. The social movement of women was restricted in the medieval period due to:
a) The advent of Muslims in India
b) The advent of British in India
c) polygamy
d) None of the above
22. The Brahmo Samaj was founded in 1828 by:
a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Dayananda Sarasvati
d) None of the above
23. The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 by :
a) Dayananda Sarasvati
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) None of the above
24. The first Indian female teacher who went on to set up 17 more schools that imparted
education to women of all castes was:
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Rani Bai
c) Savitribai Phule
d) 1859
25. The evil practice of sati was formally banned on:
a) January 2, 1829
b) January 4, 1830
c) December 4, 1830
d) December 4, 1829
26. When was the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act recognized by the law?
a) 1855
b) 1856
c) 1857
d) 1858
27. In which year did the Hunter Commission emphasized on the need for female
education?
a) 1881
b) 1882
c) 1883
d) 1884
28. The first Muslim woman teacher of India is:
a) Nur Jahan
b) Razia Sultan
c) Fatima Sheikh
d) None of the above
29. Who played an important role in getting Sati system abolished, raised voice against
child marriage and fought for the right of inheritance for women?
a) Maharaja S. Rao
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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d) None of the above
30. Who launched a movement for the right of widows to remarry and worked to improve
the status of women in India?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Maharaja S. Rao
d) Annie Besant
31. A women’s rights activist and he founder of Seva Sadan in Mumbai and Pune-an
institution that trained thousands of women in various skills was:
a) Annie Besant
b) Ramabai Ranade
c) Fatima Sheikh
d) None of the above
32. The Indian Reforms Association was started with the efforts of Keshav Chandra Sen
on:
a) September, 1870
b) October, 1870
c) November, 1870
d) December, 1870
33. The minimum marriageable age for a girl since 1978 in India is
a) 18
b) 16
c) 15
d) 12
34. Through the enactment of the Age of Consent Act, the minimum marriageable age for
a girl was raised from 10 years to 12 years in:
a) 1890
b) 1891
c) 1892
d) 1898
35. Through the Sharda Act, the minimum marriageable age for a girl was raised to :
a) 12
b) 14
c) 15
d) 18
36. The National Commission for Women (NCW) was set up in:
a) January, 1992
b) February, 1992
c) March, 1992
d) April, 1992
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37. Who was the firstwoman to become President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d) Aruna Asaf Ali
38. Who was the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state in India?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Aruna Asaf Ali
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d) Annie Besant
39. In which year did Indira Gandhi become the first woman Prime Minister of India?
a) 1965
b) 1966
c) 1967
d) 1968
40. The National Policy for the empowerment of women was passed in :
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) 2003

Fill in the blanks
1. During the Rig Vedic period, women’s position was acknowledged especially in
the performance of ____ ceremonies.
2. In the Rig Vedic period, education of young girls was considered as an important
qualification for _____
3. In Rig Vedic society, _____ system was unknown.
4. Marriage was a religious sacrament in the ____ period.
5. In the medieval period of the Muslims, women were restrained through the ____
system and the movement outside the home was checked.
6. Medieval India saw many foreign conquests, which resulted in the ____ of
women’s status.
7. Social evil that existed in the society during the Medieval period was
______which resulted in rapid increase in the number of child widows.
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8. The ritual of dying at the funeral pyre of the husband is known as _____
9. Female poet-saints played a significant role in the ____ Movement which opened
the gate of religious freedom to women.
10. A more or less similar form of sati but which is a mass suicide prevalent in the
Rajput societies in which custom wives immolated themselves while their
husbands were still alive is called _____
11. _____ system is a custom prevalent inSouthen India in which girls were dedicated
to temples in the name of gods and goddesses.
12. ____ of Jhansi fought for her kingdom which Dalhousie had unlawfully annexed
thus putting the British rulers to shame.
13. It was the efforts of _____ that Lord William Bentinck banned the custom of sati
in 1829.
14. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the _____ along with Dwarka Nath Tagore for the
reform of Indian Society and emancipation of women..
15. _____ strongly supported women education in Bengal and went door to door to
persuade people to send their girl child to school.
16. Arya Samaj was founded by _______
17. ____ of the Indian Constitution declares that government shall not discriminate
against any citizen on the ground of sex.
18. _____ of The Constitution of India says that the government shall not deny to any
person equality before law or the equal protection of the laws.
19. _____ of the Indian Constitution allows for provisions to be made by the State for
securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
20. The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was enacted in the year _____

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PAPER XII (A) ANSWER KEY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
UNIT- IV
1. (a)
2. (a)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (a)
8. (a)
9. (d)
10. (a)
11. (a)
12. (a)
13. (a)
14. (b)
15. (c)
16. (a)
17. (a)
18. (a)
19. (d)
20. (a)
21. (a)
22. (b)
23. (a)
24. (c)
25. (d)
26. (b)
27. (b)
28. (c)
29. (c)
30. (b)
31. (b)
32. (b)
33. (a)
34. (b)
35. (b)
36. (a)
37. (b)
38. (a)
39. (b)
40. (b)

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PAPER XII(A) UNIT-IV

FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Religious
2. Marriage
3. Dowry
4. Rig Vedic
5. Purdah
6. Decline
7. Child marriage
8. Sati
9. Bhakti
10. Jauhar
11. Devdasi
12. Rani Lakshmi Bai
13. Raja Ram MohanRoy
14. Brahmo Samaj
15. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
16. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
17. Article 15
18. Article 14
19. Article 42
20. 1856

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