Q 1 – The roles of men and women are:
(a) equally valued
(b) not equally valued
(c) of the same status
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) not equally valued
Q 2 – What was the most important activity on the Island of Samoa in the 1920s?
(a) Fishing
(b) Farming
(c) Household work
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Fishing
Q 3 – At what age did the boy in Samoa join older boys for learning outdoor jobs?
(a) 5 years
(b) 9 years
(c) 11 years
(d) 13 years
Ans. (b) 9 years
Q 4 – What did girls in Samoa learn after the age of fourteen years?
(a) How to weave baskets
(b) How to grow plantation
(c) Special cooking
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 5 – From which class did the girls and boys go to separate schools in M.P.?
(a) Class IV onwards
(b) Class VI onwards
(c) Class VII onwards
(d) Class XI onwards
Ans. (a) Class IV onwards
Q 6 – What were girls given to play while the boys were given cars?
(a) Dolls
(b) Bus
(c) Trucks
(d) Trains
Ans. (a) Dolls
Q 7 – Doing household work is work or not?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Yes
Q 8 – Who has the main responsibility of housework across the world?
(a) Men
(b) Children
(c) Women
(d) Old people
Ans. (c) Women
Q 9 – Who was Melani?
(a) A domestic worker
(b) A factory worker
(c) A shopkeeper
(d) A teacher
Ans. (a) A domestic worker
Q 10 – What are the total number of work hours (paid) spent by women workers in Haryana every week?
(a) 23
(b) 30
(c) 19
(d) 35
Ans. (a) 23
Q 11 – Who can take steps, to bring gender equality?
(a) Constitution
(b) Society
(c) Both
(d) None
Ans. (c) Both
Q 12 – Chaitanya Bhagabat is about the
(a) life of a politician
(b) life of a teacher
(c) life of a rich men
(d) life of a saint
Ans. (d) life of a saint
Q 13 – What percent of working women in India are engaged in agricultural work?
(a) 84.8
(b) 82.5
(c) 81.7
(d) 83.6
Ans. (d) 83.6
Q 14 – It refers to a range of tasks related to looking after and nurturing. Besides physical tasks, they also involve a strong emotional aspect.
(a) Care-giving
(b) Care-looking
(c) Double-giving
(d) Physical-giving
Ans. (a) Care-giving
Q 15 – __________ is a sense of self-awareness of who one is.
(a) Reputation
(b) Dignity
(c) Self concept
(d) Identity
Ans. (d) Identity
Q 16 – On which day, International Women’s Day is celebrated
(a) 8 July
(b) 8 August
(c) 8 March
(d) 8 June
Ans. (c) 8 March
Q 17 – When someone is not given due recognition for a task or job they have done, they can feel _____
(a) De-valued
(b) Re-valued
(c) Pre-valued
(d) No-valued
Ans. (a) De-valued
Q 18 – This term is commonly used to describe the women’s work situation. It has emerged from a recognition that women typically labor both inside the home (housework) and outside.
(a) Double-work
(b) Double-labour
(c) Double-burden
(d) Double-recognition
Ans. (c) Double-burden
Q 19 – The government has passed laws that make it mandatory for organizations that have more than _________ employees to provide the facilities.
(a) 40 men
(b) 40 women
(c) 30 men
(d) 30 women
Ans. (d) 30 women
Q 20 – At what age did the boys of Samoan join older boys for learning outdoor jobs
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 13
(d) 10
Ans. (b) 9
Q 21 – Every year, on 14 August, several thousand people gather at Wagah on the border of _____ and hold a cultural programme.
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Sri Lanka
(c) India and China
(d) India and Nepal
Ans. (a) India and Pakistan
Q 22 – From which class did the girls and boys go to separate school in a town in Madhya Pradesh
(a) From 5th class onwards
(b) From 6th class onwards
(c) From 7th class onwards
(d) From 8th class onwards
Ans. (b) From 6th class onwards
Q 23 – After the age of __________ or so, girls also went on fishing trips, worked in the plantations, and learned how to weave baskets.
(a) 9
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 18
Ans. (b) 14
Q 24 – When we do not treat people equally or with respect, we are indulging in
(a) Devalued
(b) Discrimination
(c) Difference
(d) Double valued
Ans. (b) Discrimination
Q 25 – It is a social construct and cannot be determined by biological differences
(a) Sex
(b) Feminine
(c) Gender
(d) Masculine
Ans. (c) Gender
Q 26 – When we believe that people belonging to particular groups based on religion, wealth, language is bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can only do a certain type of work, we create a
(a) Prejudice
(b) Stereotype
(c) Discrimination
(d) Difference
Ans. (b) Stereotype
Q 27 – Rashsundari Devi (1800-1890), who was born in, which state some 200 years ago
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Kerala
(d) Jharkhand
Ans. (a) West Bengal
Q 28 – Which method was adopted by the women’s the movement to fight for women’s right
(a) Violence
(b) Campaigning
(c) Harassment
(d) War
Ans. (b) Campaigning
Q 29 – Which was a very important activity on the Samoan islands?
(a) Quarrying
(b) Fishing
(c) Mining
(d) Dairy farming
Ans. (b) Fishing
Q 30 – Samoa island is located in:
(a) the Atlantic Ocean
(b) the Pacific Ocean
(c) the Indian Ocean
Ans. (b) Pacific Ocean
Q 31 – Girls in Samoan are free when they become:
(a) Adult
(b) Married
(c) Teenagers
Ans. (c) Teenagers
Q 32 – Whose work is devalued?
(a) Men
(b) Women
(c) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (b) Women
Q 33 – Which was a very important activity on the Samoan islands in the 1920s?
(a) Fishing
(b) Weaving
(c) Farming
Ans. (a) Fishing
Q 34 – Which of the following is not a toy of the girls?
(a) Guns
(b) Kitchen set
(c) Doll
Ans. (a) Guns
Q 35 – How the provision of crèches help many women?
(a) Helps women to take up employment inside the home
(b) Helps women to take up employment outside the home
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Helps women to take up employment outside the home
Q 36 – Why the wages of domestic workers are very low?
(a) Work done by they are lesser in value
(b) They do unpaid jobs
(c) There is not much demand for their work
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Work done by they are lesser in value
Q 38 – what was the purpose for setting up Anganwadis in several villages?
(a) Adult education centers
(b) Child care centers
(c) Health centers
Ans. (b) Child care centers
Q 39 – what girls were given to play while boys were given cars?
(a) Bus
(b) Trains
(c) Trucks
(d) Dolls
Ans. (d) Dolls
Q 40 – Which one activity was not associated with the Samoan children in the 1920s?
(a) Fishing
(b) Planting coconuts
(c) Playing cricket
(d) Looking after their siblings
Ans. (c) Playing cricket
Q 41 – How are domestic workers treated by their employers?
(a) They are treated very well
(b) They are having facilities of the elite class
(c) They are often not treated well
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) They are often not treated well
Q 42 – What do you mean by the term ‘double burden’?
(a) Working inside the house
(b) Working outside the house
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Both a and b