TNSET 2024 Paper 2 Women Studies Question Paper (06-Mar-2025) (Shift-2)

Question 1

What was the dual role of the state in the context of the 'Towards Equality' report's the emergency ?
a) Promoting women's rights while curbing democratic freedoms.
b) Expanding women's education while ignoring political activism
c) Supporting grassroot movements while silencing protests
d) Encouraging research on women's issues while suppressing dissent.
Choose the correct answer from the options.

Accepted Answer

a & d only

Answer

a & b only

Answer

b & c only

Answer

c & d only

Question 2

Which institution launched a research program on Women's Studies in 1975 ?

Accepted Answer

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Answer

University Grants Commission (UGC)

Answer

Ministry of Social Welfare

Answer

SNDT Women's University

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the synergy between the women's movement & women's studies ?

Accepted Answer

They shared a common goal of addressing women's issues through education & activism

Answer

They functioned independently with distinct goals

Answer

Women's studies rejected the involvement of activists

Answer

The women's movement opposed the incorporation of academic research.

Question 4

What was one of the major criticism of the Nehruvian Development Model in the early 1970s ?
a) Rising unemployment
b) Declining agricultural Input
c) Corruption & hoarding
d) Excessive focus on women education
Choose the correct answer from the options.

Accepted Answer

a & c only

Answer

a & b only

Answer

c & d only

Answer

b & d only

Question 5

Match the followingList IInstitutionsList IIContributionsa) SNDT women's University(i) Hosted the first nationalconference on women'sstudiesb) Centre for women'sDevelopment Studies (CWDS)(ii) Set up to study women's rolesand realities through research& outreachc) Institute of Social Studies Trust(ISST)(iii) Founded in 1980 to linkresearch with activismd) Anveshi Research Centre forwomen's studies(iv) Established in 1985 as aresearch centre focusing onwomen's issuesChoose the correct answer from the options

Accepted Answer

a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv

Answer

b-i, c-ii, a-iv, d-iii

Answer

c-i, b-ii, d-iv, a-iii

Answer

d-i, b-ii, c-iii, a-iv

List I Institutions	List II Contributions
a) SNDT women's University	(i) Hosted the first national conference on women's studies
b) Centre for women's Development Studies (CWDS)	(ii) Set up to study women's roles and realities through research & outreach
c) Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST)	(iii) Founded in 1980 to link research with activism
d) Anveshi Research Centre for women's studies	(iv) Established in 1985 as a research centre focusing on women's issues