Gender Studies MCQs 2025

The concept of Gender and Development focuses on:
A. Gender equality
B. Women's empowerment
C. Patriarchy
D. All of these

Which of the following indicators measures gender inequality?
A. Gender Development Index (GDI)
B. Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
C. Human Development Index (HDI)
D. All of these

Which of the following is a benefit of gender mainstreaming?
A. Increased efficiency
B. Improved effectiveness
C. Enhanced accountability
D. All of these

Which of the following laws was a major focus of the women's rights movement in Pakistan in the 1980s?
A. The Hudood Ordinance
B. The Zina Ordinance
C. The Qanun-e-Shahadat
D. The Pakistan Penal Code

Feminist perspectives are distinctive due to:
A. They emphasize the centrality of gender in social analysis
B. Only women can write from a feminist perspective
C. Other theoretical perspectives have not researched women
D. None of these

Gender-based violence (GBV) is commonly known as:
A. Violence committed by men against women
B. Violence committed by women against men
C. Violence committed by individuals against themselves
D. Violence directed by individuals based on their sex or gender

The term “social and cultural expectations” being male or female describes:
A. Societal Role
B. Sex Role
C. Gender Role
D. Gender Mainstreaming

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is famous for her profession as:
A. Journalist
B. Filmmaker
C. Human rights activist
D. Politician

Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing?
A. Male Domination in Society
B. The Gendered Character of Knowledge
C. The Experience of Black Women
D. All of these

The gendering of world politics is seen in which areas?
A. Prostitution and human trafficking
B. Civil wars and refugee flows
C. Trade and development
D. All of these