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CSS Gender Studies - Chapter 2:

Introduction to Women Studies (MCQs)


1. What is Women’s Studies?

(A) The study of biological differences

(B) The study of women’s experiences and social roles

(C) The study of economics

(D) None of these

2. Women’s Studies primarily focuses on:

(A) Gender roles

(B) Women’s rights and issues

(C) Men’s psychological development

(D) None of these

3. Which wave of feminism is associated with Women’s Studies?

(A) First wave

(B) Second wave

(C) Third wave

(D) Fourth wave

4. Who is often credited with founding modern Women’s Studies?

(A) Betty Friedan

(B) Simone de Beauvoir

(C) Gloria Steinem

(D) None of these

5. The primary goal of Women’s Studies is to:

(A) Study men’s psychology

(B) Address issues of gender inequality


(C) Promote traditional family values

(D) None of these

6. Women’s Studies as an academic field emerged in which decade?

(A) 1950s

(B) 1960s

(C) 1970s

(D) 1980s

7. The term ‘feminism’ in Women’s Studies primarily refers to:

(A) Male advocacy

(B) Women's advocacy for equal rights

(C) Psychological theories

(D) None of these

8. Which of the following is a key focus area of Women’s Studies?

(A) Gender inequality

(B) Religious studies

(C) Economic development

(D) None of these

9. Women’s Studies challenges traditional views on:

(A) Gender roles

(B) Economic theories

(C) Political ideologies

(D) None of these

10. Which country first introduced Women’s Studies as a university course?

(A) United States

(B) United Kingdom

(C) France
(D) None of these

11. Who wrote ‘The Feminine Mystique’?

(A) Simone de Beauvoir

(B) Betty Friedan

(C) Virginia Woolf

(D) None of these

12. Women’s Studies often examines the impact of which social construct?

(A) Class

(B) Gender

(C) Religion

(D) None of these

13. The primary concern of Women’s Studies includes:

(A) Gender equality

(B) Economic policies

(C) Environmental issues

(D) None of these

14. Who is associated with radical feminism?

(A) Gloria Steinem

(B) Betty Friedan

(C) Andrea Dworkin

(D) None of these

15. Women’s Studies argues that ‘sex’ is:

(A) Biologically determined

(B) Socially constructed

(C) Unchangeable

(D) None of these


16. The ‘Second Sex’ was written by:

(A) Betty Friedan

(B) Virginia Woolf

(C) Simone de Beauvoir

(D) None of these

17. Women’s Studies emerged as a response to:

(A) Class struggle

(B) Educational gaps

(C) Gender discrimination and bias

(D) None of these

18. Which term is closely associated with Women’s Studies?

(A) Matriarchy

(B) Equality

(C) Socialization

(D) None of these

19. The primary goal of feminist movements addressed in Women’s Studies is:

(A) Patriarchal control

(B) Gender parity

(C) Social isolation

(D) None of these

20. The field of Women’s Studies intersects with:

(A) Economics only

(B) Multiple disciplines like history, sociology, and literature

(C) Mathematics only

(D) None of these

21. Intersectionality in Women’s Studies explores:


(A) Gender only

(B) The overlap of race, class, gender

(C) Economic status

(D) None of these

22. In Women’s Studies, ‘empowerment’ means:

(A) Dominance

(B) Increased access to resources and opportunities

(C) Isolation

(D) None of these

23. The ‘glass ceiling’ concept is explored in Women’s Studies as:

(A) Gender parity

(B) Workplace barriers for women

(C) Religious freedom

(D) None of these

24. Who is considered an early advocate for women’s education?

(A) Susan B. Anthony

(B) Mary Wollstonecraft

(C) Betty Friedan

(D) None of these

25. The term ‘feminism’ is often associated with:

(A) Socialism

(B) Women’s equality and rights

(C) Economic class

(D) None of these

26. Women’s Studies often addresses:

(A) Environmental studies


(B) Gender biases and stereotypes

(C) Men’s history

(D) None of these

27. In Women’s Studies, ‘gender equality’ refers to:

(A) Equal gender rights

(B) Biased policies

(C) Male dominance

(D) None of these

28. An important topic in Women’s Studies is:

(A) Patriarchy

(B) Art history

(C) Monetary policy

(D) None of these

29. Women’s Studies emerged from which broader movement?

(A) Industrial movement

(B) Civil rights and feminist movements

(C) Economic reforms

(D) None of these

30. Women’s Studies examines women’s role in:

(A) Politics

(B) Economy

(C) Family

(D) All of these

31. Which feminist wave brought Women’s Studies to academia?

(A) First

(B) Second
(C) Third

(D) Fourth

32. A key component of Women’s Studies includes:

(A) Advocacy for men

(B) Advocacy for women and marginalized groups

(C) Psychological theory

(D) None of these

33. The concept of ‘gender roles’ is often challenged in:

(A) Traditional studies

(B) Women’s Studies

(C) Religious studies

(D) None of these

34. Women’s Studies explores which type of violence?

(A) Gender-based violence

(B) Financial loss

(C) Natural disasters

(D) None of these

35. ‘Suffrage’ is an important topic in Women’s Studies that deals with:

(A) Voting rights for women

(B) Job training

(C) Economic policies

(D) None of these

36. Which term reflects male-dominated social structures?

(A) Patriarchy

(B) Egalitarianism

(C) Matriarchy
(D) None of these

37. Women’s Studies promotes equal opportunities in:

(A) Education and employment

(B) Men’s rights

(C) Social exclusion

(D) None of these

38. The study of women’s unpaid labor is part of:

(A) Economic theory

(B) Women’s Studies

(C) Mathematics

(D) None of these

39. Women’s Studies examines stereotypes of:

(A) Children only

(B) Both men and women

(C) Animals

(D) None of these

40. The emphasis on ‘gender parity’ in Women’s Studies addresses:

(A) Gender hierarchy

(B) Equal representation and treatment

(C) Cultural stereotypes

(D) None of these

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