Odisha CPET 2020 Question Paper Women Studies

COMMON P. G. ENTRANCE TEST – 2020

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DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. OF ODISHA
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Subject Code 59 Subject WOMEN STUDIES

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1. Who among the following stated “One is not born but rather becomes a woman” ?
(A) Sulamith Firestone
(B) Betty Friedan
(C) Simone de Beauvoir
(D) Judith Butler

2. Which among the followings is treated as the first convention on Women’s Rights ?
(A) The Johannesburg Convention
(B) The Seneca Falls Convention
(C) The Nairobi Convention
(D) The Mexico City Convention

3. Which among the following is not a women centric scheme ?
(A) Swadhar Greh
(B) One Stop Centre Scheme
(C) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
(D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

4. In which year was the Beijing Conference organised ?
(A) 1975
(B) 1985
(C) 1995
(D) 2005

5. Which of the following institutions does not serve the women exclusively ?
(A) State Commission for Women
(B) State Human Rights Commission
(C) Mahila Banks
(D) Mahila Police Stations

6. What is the killing of a newly born girl known as ?
(A) Female infanticide
(B) Female foeticide
(C) Female suicide
(D) Female mortality

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7. In which year the Domestic Violence Act was passed in the Indian Parliament ?
(A) 2002
(B) 2003
(C) 2004
(D) 2005

8. Which of the following countries has the highest number of Women Parliamentarians ?
(A) India
(B) Finland
(C) Rwanda
(D) Sweden

9. In which of the following social movements women’s role was very prominent ?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Chipko Movement
(C) Naxalbari Movement
(D) Jharkhand Movement

10. In which state the Silent Valley Movement was launched ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu

11. In which of the following countries COVID,19 originated ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) China

12. In which year, the Ministry of Women and Child Development was set up in India ?
(A) 1965
(B) 1975
(C) 1985
(D) 1995

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13. Who among the following did not have any influence on Karl Marx ?
(A) Herbert Spencer
(B) Friedrich Engels
(C) Immanuel Kant
(D) Hegel

14. In which year, the First World War broke out ?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1914
(D) 1915

15. Which of the following is not a peace treaty ?
(A) Paris Agreement
(B) Treaty of Versailles
(C) Treaty of Tordesillas
(D) Treaty of Saint-Germain

16. Which of the following organisations publish the Global Gender Gap Report ?
(A) The U.N.O.
(B) The World Economic forum
(C) The W.H.O.
(D) The I.M.F.

17. Who among the followings is known as the “Rocket Woman” of India ?
(A) Ritu Kulkarni
(B) Ritu Karidhal Srivastava
(C) Ritu Beri
(D) Ritu Yadav

18. Who among the following was the first woman governor of an Indian state ?
(A) Sucheta Kripalini
(B) Vijayalaxmi Pandit
(C) Nandini Satpathy
(D) Sarojini Naidu

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19. Which of the following feminism talks about equality of opportunity ?
(A) Liberal feminism
(B) Radical feminism
(C) Eco feminism
(D) Socialistic feminism

20. Which of the following tribes are the inhabitants of the Niyamgiri hills of Odisha ?
(A) Kutia Kondh
(B) Dongria Kondh
(C) Sabar
(D) Munda

21. Which of the following is the correct sequence of yugas in Hindu mythology ?
(A) Treta Yuga, Satya Yuga, Dwapar Yuga and Kali Yuga
(B) Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga and Kali Yuga
(C) Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Kali Yuga and Dwapar Yuga
(D) Dwapar Yuga , Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Kali Yuga

22. Who among the following said that modes of production can lead to changes in
society ?
(A) Max Weber
(B) Henry Maine
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Herbert Spencer

23. Which of the following peasant movement was launched in Gujarat ?
(A) Tebhaga Movement
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) The Moplah Rebellion
(D) Kheda Styagraha

24. Which of the following is a tool for in- depth data collection ?
(A) Interview schedule
(B) Questionnaire
(C) Case study
(D) Observation

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25. The traditional role of women to cook can be termed as what ?
(A) Gender binary
(B) Gender socialization
(C) Gender stereotype
(D) Feminine

26. Which of the following communities practises matriarchy ?
(A) Khasis
(B) Nagas
(C) Chenchus
(D) Kondhs

27. With which game the name of Mitali Raj is associated ?
(A) Hockey
(B) Cricket
(C) Boxing
(D) Swimming

28. Who among the followings has starred in the film “Mary Kom” ?
(A) Aishwarya Ray
(B) Susmita Sen
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Katrina Kaif

29. How many women have been taken as Cabinet Ministers in Modiji’s Government ?
(A) 03
(B) 04
(C) 05
(D) 08

30. Name the first woman to swim across the English Channel :
(A) Arti Gupta
(B) Sneh Singh
(C) Ujwala Rai
(D) None of these

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31. Which of the following online platform has been launched by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development to support women entrepreneurs ?
(A) Digital India
(B) Mahila E-haat
(C) One Stop Centre Scheme
(D) None of these

32. In which year, the Mahila help line scheme was launched by Government of India ?
(A) 2001
(B) 2005
(C) 2020
(D) 2015

33. In which state of India the ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’ has been launched ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha

34. In which year, the PCPNDT (Pre-Conception or Pre-Natal Sex Determination) Act
was passed ?
(A) 1990
(B) 1994
(C) 1998
(D) 2000
35. When a woman faces contradictory role expectations at home and workplace, what
is it called ?
(A) Role clash
(B) Role conflict
(C) Role set
(D) Multiple roles

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36. What does IAY stand for ?
(A) India Awas Yojana
(B) Indira Awas Yojana
(C) Indian Awas Yojana
(D) Indira Alternative Yojana

37. Which article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability ?
(A) Art.14
(B) Art.15
(C) Art.16
(D) Art.17

38. Who among the following led the Narmada Bachao Movement ?
(A) Medha Patekar
(B) Neera Desai
(C) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(D) Sibu Soren

39. Which is the highest civilian award in India ?
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Padma Shri
(D) Bharat Ratna

40. Who among the followings elect the members of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A) The elected members of the legislative assembly
(B) The people
(C) The members of the Parliament
(D) The members of the Rajya Sabha

41. What is the number of the present Lok Sabha ?
(A) 13th
(B) 14th
(C) 15th
(D) 17th

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42. In which field the Pulitzer Prize is awarded ?
(A) Science and Environment
(B) Literature and Journalism
(C) Science and Technology
(D) International understanding

43. Which of the following places does not have an oil refinery ?
(A) Jamnagar
(B) Paradip
(C) Barauni
(D) Coimbator

44. Which of the following places has a rail coach factory ?
(A) Kolkota
(B) Kapurthala
(C) Varanasi
(D) Lucknow

45. Which of the following was constituted under the Panchayati Raj system ?
(A) Gram panchayat
(B) Khap Panchayat
(C) Caste Panchayat
(D) Jan Panchayat

46. Which year’s ruling of the Supreme Court of India had made Triple Talaq
(Talaq-e-Biddat) unconstitutional ?
(A) 2017
(B) 2015
(C) 2013
(D) 2011

47. Which among the following is not a sign of women’s empowerment ?
(A) Women’s education
(B) Women’s employment
(C) Women’s fertility
(D) Women’s mobility

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48. Which of the following is a provisional supposition ?
(A) Case Study
(B) Sampling
(C) Hypothesis
(D) Observation

49. Which among the following is not a correct matching ?
(A) Sobha Dey- Writer
(B) Burkha Dutt- Journalist
(C) Anuska Sharma- Actress
(D) Arundhati Ray- Politician

50. Who among the following wrote Vande Mataram ?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Premchand
(D) None of them

51. Which of the following expenditure is not included in the Development Expenditure of
the Central Government ?
(A) Expenditure on economic services
(B) Expenditure on social and community services
(C) Grant to states
(D) Defence expenditure

52. Which of the following schemes have been subsumed in the recently approved
Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) ?
(A) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
(B) Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) National Life Insurance Scheme

53. Who is known as the ‘Father of Economics’ ?
(A) Ricardo
(B) Adam Smith
(C) Plato
(D) Karl Marx

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54. In which year the First Industrial Policy of free India was announced ?
(A) 1948
(B) 1950
(C) 1952
(D) 1954

55. Who among the followings invented Television ?
(A) Galilio
(B) J.L.Baird
(C) Shockley
(D) John Napier

56. Who gave the Monistic theory of sovereignty ?
(A) Plato
(B) Karl Marx
(C) J.S.Mill
(D) Austin

57. In which year the first general elections were held under the Indian Constitution ?
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1952
(D) 1953
58. What is the nature of the Constitution of India ?
(A) It is rigid
(B) It is flexible
(C) It is partly rigid and partly flexible
(D) It is highly rigid

59. Which of the following awards is not associated with the field of sports ?
(A) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(B) Arjun Award
(C) Dronacharya Award
(D) Dhyan Chand Award

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60. Which of the following organisations gives the The Kalinga Prize ?
(A) The WHO
(B) The World Bank
(C) The Jawaharlal Nehru Peace Foundation
(D) The UNESCO

61. Who among the following has authored the book “The Satanic Verses” ?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) Taslima Nasrin
(C) Sobha Dey
(D) Arundhati Ray

62. Who among the followings is considered as the “Father of Geometry” ?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Pythagoras
(C) Euclid
(D) Kepler

63. Who was called the “Iron Man of India” ?
(A) Lalbahadur Shastri
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(D) Sardar Vallav Bhai Patel

64. With what Jatin Das’s name is associated ?
(A) Film making
(B) Painting
(C) Sports
(D) Singing

65. What is the luminous coloured ring surrounding the sun called ?
(A) Corona
(B) Asteroid
(C) Nebula
(D) Comet

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66. What does MMR stand for ?
(A) Maternal Morbidity Rate
(B) Maternal Mortality Rate
(C) Mother’s Morbidity Rate
(D) Mother’s Mortality Rate

67. Which of the following districts of Odisha witnessed a large number of female
foeticide ?
(A) Nayagarh
(B) Khorda
(C) Ganjam
(D) Balasore

68. Who among the following was an advocate for women’s education ?
(A) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Rani Laxmi Bai
(D) Binoba Bhabe

69. In which year the National Policy of Empowerment was enacted ?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2004

70. ‘Asha Karmis’ are associated with which of the following programme ?
(A) NACO
(B) RCH
(C) ICDS
(D) NRHM

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