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Gender Studies

2024

MCQs

Question 1
Who wrote the book that presented the term Ecriture feminine, describing the female experience of writing?
  • Judith Butler
  • Helene Cixous
  • Kate Millett
  • None of these
Explanation: Helene Cixous introduced écriture féminine, emphasizing a distinct female mode of writing rooted in women’s experiences.
Question 2
Artificial unseen barriers based on attitudinal and organizational bias preventing career growth of women and other marginalized communities:
  • Glass escalator
  • Glass cliff
  • Glass ceiling
  • None of these
Explanation: The glass ceiling refers to invisible barriers that restrict advancement of women and marginalized groups.
Question 3
Who were excluded from the World Anti-Slavery Convention and resolved to hold the Seneca Falls Convention?
  • Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott
  • Lucretia Mott & Mary M'Clintock
  • None of these
Explanation: Stanton and Mott, excluded due to gender, organized the Seneca Falls Convention to advocate women’s rights.
Question 4
Butler proposed that gender is:
  • Essentialist
  • Social
  • Performative
  • None of these
Explanation: Judith Butler argued gender is performative, produced through repeated social actions.
Question 5
Concept of intersectionality originated from discussion on:
  • Gender and Race
  • Gender and Class
  • Gender and Religion
  • None of these
Explanation: Intersectionality emerged from analyzing how race and gender intersect to shape discrimination.
Question 6
Elaine Showalter coined the term:
  • Archetypal Criticism
  • Reader-response Criticism
  • Gynocriticism
  • None of these
Explanation: Gynocriticism focuses on women’s literature and female-centered analysis.
Question 7
The "Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action" was adopted in:
  • 1985
  • 1979
  • 1995
  • None of these
Explanation: It was adopted in 1995 as a global framework for gender equality.
Question 8
When was the "Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act" passed?
  • 2005
  • 2010
  • 2015
  • None of these
Explanation: Pakistan passed this law in 2010 to address workplace harassment.
Question 9
Which country was the first to grant women suffrage?
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • New Zealand
  • None of these
Explanation: New Zealand granted women the right to vote in 1893.
Question 10
How many women were in the first constituent assembly of Pakistan?
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • None of these
Explanation: Two women were part of Pakistan’s first Constituent Assembly.
Question 11
The first global policy framework to adopt gender mainstreaming was:
  • CEDAW
  • Beijing Declaration
  • SDGs
  • None of these
Explanation: The Beijing Declaration formally introduced gender mainstreaming globally.
Question 12
How many women in the world face gender-based violence?
  • 5 out of 10
  • 3 out of 10
  • 1 out of 3
  • None of these
Explanation: Globally, about one in three women experience gender-based violence.
Question 13
In the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Pakistan has been ranked ____ out of 146 countries.
  • 145
  • 142
  • 140
  • None of these
Explanation: Pakistan ranked 142 out of 146, indicating significant gender inequality.
Question 14
According to social learning theory, violence against women is:
  • Socially constructed
  • Caused by patriarchy
  • Innate and natural
  • None of these
Explanation: It is learned behavior shaped by social environment and observation.
Question 15
What are the traits of an androgynous person?
  • Positive feminine
  • Positive masculine and feminine
  • Negative masculine and feminine
  • None of these
Explanation: Androgynous individuals display positive traits of both masculinity and femininity.
Question 16
Which approach takes the sexual division of labour for granted?
  • WAD
  • WID
  • GAD
  • None of these
Explanation: WID integrates women into existing systems without challenging gender roles.
Question 17
How many seats are reserved for women in the National Assembly of Pakistan?
  • 50
  • 70
  • 60
  • None of these
Explanation: 60 seats are reserved to ensure women’s representation.
Question 18
The Feminine Mystique was written by:
  • Gloria Steinem
  • Naomi Wolf
  • Betty Friedan
  • None of these
Explanation: Betty Friedan authored this influential feminist work.
Question 19
Which amongst the following is socially constructed?
  • Gender
  • Femininity and Masculinity
  • Both (A) & (B)
  • None of these
Explanation: Gender identities and roles are shaped by society and culture.
Question 20
Who said “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman”?
  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Luce Irigaray
  • Betty Friedan
  • None of these
Explanation: Simone de Beauvoir highlighted that womanhood is socially constructed.