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CSS Gender Studies - Chapter 1:

Introduction to Gender Studies (MCQs)


1. What is Gender Studies?

(A) The study of human biology

(B) The study of the psychological behavior of men and women

(C) The interdisciplinary study of gender and its impact on society

(D) None of these

2. Which of the following defines ‘patriarchy’?

(A) A system where women hold primary power

(B) A social system where men hold primary power

(C) Equality between genders

(D) None of these

3. Gender is considered to be:

(A) Biological

(B) Socially constructed

(C) Determined at birth

(D) None of these

4. Which of the following was a pivotal movement in gender studies?

(A) The Renaissance

(B) The Civil Rights Movement

(C) The Feminist Movement

(D) None of these

5. Simone de Beauvoir is known for her statement:

(A) “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”

(B) “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.”


(C) “Feminine Mystique.”

(D) None of these

6. The second wave of feminism is primarily associated with which issue?

(A) Voting rights

(B) Workplace equality

(C) Equal pay

(D) Reproductive rights

7. Who introduced the concept of “Performative Gender”?

(A) Judith Butler

(B) Betty Friedan

(C) Gerda Lerner

(D) None of these

8. The term ‘Intersectionality’ was introduced by:

(A) bell hooks

(B) Gloria Steinem

(C) Kimberlé Crenshaw

(D) None of these

9. The Beijing Declaration focused on which area?

(A) Women’s reproductive rights

(B) Gender equality and women’s empowerment

(C) Legal protections for women

(D) None of these

10. Gender roles are:

(A) Biologically determined

(B) Learned behaviors based on societal expectations

(C) Unchangeable across cultures


(D) None of these

11. What does 'gender mainstreaming' aim to achieve?

(A) Gender equality

(B) Social exclusion

(C) Employment for men only

(D) None of these

12. Which theory suggests gender is performative?

(A) Marxist Theory

(B) Social Learning Theory

(C) Butler's Gender Theory

(D) None of these

13. Which term describes discrimination based on both gender and race?

(A) Sexism

(B) Intersectionality

(C) Gender Bias

(D) None of these

14. The concept that gender is learned through society is a feature of:

(A) Social Learning Theory

(B) Essentialism

(C) Marxism

(D) None of these

15. Who is known for the concept of 'The Feminine Mystique'?

(A) Betty Friedan

(B) Simone de Beauvoir

(C) Virginia Woolf

(D) None of these


16. The first wave of feminism focused mainly on:

(A) Suffrage

(B) Reproductive rights

(C) Workplace equality

(D) None of these

17. Which concept refers to a set of societal norms assigned to men and women?

(A) Gender Identity

(B) Gender Roles

(C) Gender Norms

(D) None of these

18. Gender stereotypes are defined as:

(A) Negative views about women

(B) Fixed ideas about roles of genders

(C) A movement for women's rights

(D) None of these

19. Which of the following theories sees gender as a social construct?

(A) Structuralism

(B) Post-structuralism

(C) Social Constructionism

(D) None of these

20. Judith Butler is associated with:

(A) Feminine Mystique

(B) Performative Gender Theory

(C) Intersectionality

(D) None of these

21. Which term describes a system where men are in power over women?
(A) Patriarchy

(B) Matriarchy

(C) Egalitarianism

(D) None of these

22. Gender identity is:

(A) Assigned at birth

(B) Chosen by individuals

(C) Defined by society only

(D) None of these

23. Feminist theory mainly addresses:

(A) Gender equality

(B) Class struggles

(C) Economic growth

(D) None of these

24. The 'glass ceiling' refers to:

(A) Gender equality

(B) A barrier for women in career growth

(C) Economic policies

(D) None of these

25. Who is associated with the term 'Gynocriticism'?

(A) Elaine Showalter

(B) Betty Friedan

(C) bell hooks

(D) None of these

26. Third wave feminism emphasizes:

(A) Universal women’s rights


(B) Intersectionality and diversity

(C) Voting rights

(D) None of these

27. The 'Seneca Falls Convention' was significant for:

(A) Abolition

(B) Women's suffrage

(C) Environmental reforms

(D) None of these

28. Gender-based violence affects:

(A) Men only

(B) Women only

(C) People of all genders

(D) None of these

29. Radical feminism focuses on:

(A) Equality in employment

(B) Structural gender change

(C) Right to vote

(D) None of these

30. Who said “One is not born, but becomes a woman”?

(A) Betty Friedan

(B) Luce Irigaray

(C) Simone de Beauvoir

(D) None of these

31. Gender discrimination is defined as:

(A) Bias against a gender

(B) Physical harm to a gender


(C) Cultural bias only

(D) None of these

32. Which term describes the unpaid work mostly done by women?

(A) Gender equity

(B) Care economy

(C) Male bias

(D) None of these

33. Feminist epistemology examines:

(A) Gender roles

(B) Gender bias in knowledge production

(C) Economic changes

(D) None of these

34. Gender binary refers to:

(A) Only one gender

(B) Two recognized genders

(C) Multiple genders

(D) None of these

35. 'Women's rights are human rights' was a slogan by:

(A) Hillary Clinton

(B) Simone de Beauvoir

(C) Betty Friedan

(D) None of these

36. The socialization process often reinforces:

(A) Gender neutrality

(B) Gender norms

(C) Personal choices


(D) None of these

37. Which document calls for gender equality worldwide?

(A) CEDAW

(B) Kyoto Protocol

(C) Geneva Convention

(D) None of these

38. The glass escalator effect benefits:

(A) Men in traditionally female jobs

(B) Women in male-dominated jobs

(C) Equality for all

(D) None of these

39. Gender studies often challenge:

(A) Biological determinism

(B) Environmental issues

(C) Economic development

(D) None of these

40. The belief that sex and gender should align is called:

(A) Essentialism

(B) Constructivism

(C) Marxism

(D) None of these

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