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Who among the following has coined the terms, ‘eco- feminism’?
[1] Monique Wittig [2] Francoise d’Eaubonne [3] Helene Cixous [4] Marguerite DurasAnswer: 2
Women of Palestine (1982) and Indian women in struggle (1980) deal with:
[1] Women’s religious and familial issues [2] Female militancy and political involvement [3] Women’s struggle at their workplace [4] Women’s reproductive rightsAnswer: [2] Female militancy and political involvement
Marge Piercy’s novel woman on the edge of time (1976) is based on-
[1] Shulamith firestone’s The Dialectic of sex [2] Margaret Atwood’s The handmaid’s tale [3] Lewis caroll’s Alice in wonderland [4] Donna Haraway’s A cyborg manifestoAnswer: [1] Shulamith firestone’s The Dialectic of sex
Which of the following are representative texts of ‘Gynocriticism?
[A] Patricial Meyer spacks’ The female imagination [B] Mary Ellman’s Thinking about women [C] Sandra gilbert and Susan Gubar’s The madwoman in the attic [D] Ellen moer’s literary women [E] Kate Millett’s sexual politicsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
[1] A and B only [2] A, B and C only [3] B, D and E only [4] A, C and D onlyAnswer: [4] A, C and D only
Who is the author of a literature of their own?
[1] Sandra gilbert and Susan Gubar [2] Elaine Showalter [3] Virginia Woolf [4] Sylvia PlathAnswer: [2] Elaine Showalter
What is the correct sequence of the following feminist texts?
[A] Sexual politics [B] A world of difference [C] The female imagination [D] Thinking about women [E] A room of one’s ownChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
[1] (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) [2] (E), (B), (D), (A), (C) [3] (E), (D), (A), (C), (B) [4] (B), (C), (D), (E), (A)Answer: [3] (E), (D), (A), (C), (B)
Kimberle Crenshaw’s term “intersectionality” is widely used for
[A] Academic deterioration [B] Racial justice [C] Peace formation [D] Complex construction of power [E] Identity politicsChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[1] B, D and E only [2] A, C and E only [3] B, D and C only [4] C, D and E onlyAnswer: [1] B, D and E only
Match List I with List II:
List I
[A] Gender and nation [B] Greek homosexuality [C] The subject of tragedy [D] The souls of black folkList II
[I] Catherine Belsey [II] K.J. dover [III] W.E.B. Du Bois [IV] Nira Yuval-DavisChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
[1] (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II) [2] (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I) [3] (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I) [4] (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)Answer: [4] (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Which of the following denote the three phases of literary feminism according to Elain Showalter?
[A] Feminine [B] Gynie [C] Womanish [D] Feminist [E] FemaleChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[1] A, B and C only [2] A, D and E only [3] A, B and E only [4] B, C and D onlyAnswer: [2] A, D and E only
Which of the following two books have their roots in Foucauldian thoughts on sexuality?
A) Metahistory
B) Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
C) The Role of the Reader
D) Epistemology of the Closet
E) Sexual Politics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) B and C only.
2) A and D only.
3) A and C only.
4) B and D only.
Answer: 4) B and D only.
Who among the following distinguished the ‘constatives’ from the ‘performatives’?
1) John Austin
2) Judith Butler
3) Stanley Fish
4) Mary Louise Pratt
Answer: 1) John Austin
Which of the following books are written by Julia Kristeva?
A) Desire in Language: A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art
B) Illuminations
C) Syntax and Semantics
D) La revolution du language poétique
E) The Madwoman in the Attic
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1) A and C
2) B and A
3) A and D
4) B and E
Answer: 3) A and D
Name the author of Out on Stage: Lesbian and Gay Theatre in the Twentieth Century.
1) A Sinfield
2) K Peacock
3) R Hayman
4) JR Taylor
Answer:1) A Sinfield
Q.50) The term ‘Gynocriticism’ refers to :
(1) Feminist consciousness
(2) Production of writings on women by men
(3) Analysis of Andro texts
(4) Production and analysis of writings by women on women
Answer: (4) Production and analysis of writings by women on women
Identify the correct option in Julia Kristeva’s definition of ‘chora’:
(A) Liminal Space
(B) Space of the marginalised
(C) Non-expressive totality created by the bodily drives
(D) The chora has no fixed identity
(E) It precedes the linguistic sign
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1) (A), (B) and (E) Only
(2) (C), (D) and (E) Only
(3) (A), (C) and (D) Only
(4) (A), (B) and (C) Only
Answer: (2) (C), (D) and (E) Only