1. Women in development (WID) focus on which area:
Correct : C. women
2. Gender and development (GAD) focus on which area:
Correct : B. relation between men and women
3. In India, which constitutional amendments, to increase the role of women
in panchayatraj institutions:
Correct : B. 73 and 74 amendment
4. At present, total number of women members in Kerala legislative
assembly:
Correct : A. 7
5. Gender dimension of human development index measures which index:
Correct : B. gdi
6. In which year UNDP introduced GDI and GEM measures of human
development:
Correct : D. 1995
7. Which index is a summary measure of human development:
Correct : A. hdi
8. Which variable is not a component of HDI:
Correct : C. imr
9. Three component of HDI are:
Correct : B. life expectancy, knowledge, decent standard of living
10. Which index adjusts the average achievement to reflect the
inequalities between men and women:
Correct : D. gdi
11. Which measure indicates whether women are able to actively
participate the economic and political life:
Correct : A. gem
12. Which index reflects women’s disadvantages in reproductive health,
empowerment and the labour market:
Correct : C. gii
13. The number of live female births per 1000 live male births:
Correct : C. sex ratio
14. Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2001:
Correct : B. 933
15. Sex ratio in India as per the Census 2011:
Correct : A. 940
16. “Missing women mystery” concept is associated with which economist:
Correct : C. amartya sen
17. Sex ratio in Kerala as per Census 2011:
Correct : D. 1084
18. Micro enterprises for:
Correct : A. economic empowerment for women
19. KSWDC stands for:
Correct : A. kerala state women development corporation
20. In which year Kerala women’s commission established:
Correct : A. 1996
21. SABALA indicates:
Correct : A. rajeev gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls
22. According to 2011 census female literacy in India is:
Correct : B. 64.56 `
23. In which state female literacy is highest:
Correct : D. kerala
24. Crude literacy rate stand for:
Correct : A. the literacy rate taking the entire population in to account
25. In Kerala, female literacy rate in Census 2011:
Correct : A. 90.91
26. Average nutritional intake of women is
Correct : B. 1400 calorie daily
27. GEM refers to:
Correct : A. gender empowerment measure
28. ‘SARANYA’ refers to:
Correct : C. national employment service
29. Kerala women’s commission is a:
Correct : A. statutory body
30. Gender equality means:
Correct : C. women and men have equal conditions
31. GDI refers to:
Correct : C. gender development index
32. Gender empowerment introduced by:
Correct : B. undp
33. Who says ‘ gender is the social organisation of sexual difference:
Correct : B. scott
34. Gender and development (GAD) relates to:
Correct : C. relations between men and women
35. Women in development (WID) relates to:
Correct : B. an approach that views women as the problem
36. Women’s disadvantages reflects in:
Correct : A. gender inequality index
37. Number of live births per 1000 live male births defined as:
Correct : A. sex ratio
38. Socio-cultural discrimination against female children relates to:
Correct : B. the endangered sex
39. Actual female mortality rates exceed expected rate called as:
Correct : A. excess female mortality
40. UNIFEM stands for:
Correct : B. united nations development fund for women
41. Which plan started empowerment of women was its strategic objective
was adopted:
Correct : B. 9th plan
42. National policy for the empowerment of women introduced in the year:
Correct : D. 2001
43. Overall sex ratio in Kerala continues to be favourable to :
Correct : A. women
44. Development of women and children in rural areas (DWCRA) is newly
introduced as:
Correct : A. swarnajayanthi gram swaraojgaryojana
45. Social security pension scheme related with:
Correct : C. for orphan widows
46. ‘Kalpavraksha’ related with:
Correct : A. employment to sc/st women in tribal areas
47. Gender budgeting is also called:
Correct : D. all the above
48. Which five year plan was implements ‘women component plan’:
Correct : D. 9th plan
49. International Women’s day celebrated on:
Correct : B. march 8
50. Current total fertility rate in India:
Correct : A. 2.4
51. Latest total fertility rate in Kerala:
Correct : B. 1.8
52. Replacement level of total fertility rate:
Correct : A. 1.7
53. As per Census 2011, Sex ratio in India:
Correct : D. 940
54. As per Census 2011, Sex ratio in Kerala:
Correct : A. 1084
55. The top priority of Janani Suraksha Yojana is:
Correct : C. reduction of mmr
56. Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram is a new initiative launched in
which year:
Correct : A. 2011
57. In which state accounted for high sex ratio:
Correct : D. kerala
58. In which state accounted for highest child sex ratio:
Correct : A. mizoram
59. In 2010-12, maternal mortality rate in India:
Correct : D. 178
60. Millennium development goals target of MMR in India:
Correct : A. 103
61. STEP stands for:
Correct : B. support to training and employment programme for women
62. As per NFHS-3, women whose body mass index is below normal % in
India:
Correct : A. 35.6
63. As per NFHS-3, women whose body mass index is below normal % in
Kerala:
Correct : C. 19
64. The number of maternal deaths per 1,000 women of reproductive age
in the population (generally defined as 15–44 years of age) means:
Correct : A. mmr
65. The sum of the age-specific birth rates (5-year age groups between 10
and 49) for female residents of a specified geographic area during a specified time period:
Correct : C. total fertility rate
66. The Human Development Index (HDI) summarizes a great deal of
social performance in a single composite index, combining:
Correct : B. longevity, education and living standard
67. Longevity is a proxy for ___________ in the Human Development Index:
Correct : A. health and nutrition
68. Millennium development goals will achieve in which year
Correct : B. 2015
69. Latest Total female labour force participation in Kerala :