UGC NET Humanities

Can you tell if I should take up Women’s Studies as my Mains subject in UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) as I have done Master’s Degree in Humanities? Provide me its previous year question paper?

[Pathak]

Yes and in fact, a Master’s Degree in Humanities can only take up Women’s Studies as Mains subject in UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test). Its previous year question paper is as follows:

1. The Emergence of Women’s Studies as an Academic discipline is the result of
(A) First Wave Feminism
(B) Second Wave Feminism
(C) Third Wave Feminism
(D) Fourth Wave Feminism
2. Liberal Feminism Advocates :
i. Individualism
ii. Rationality
iii. Deconstruction
iv. Radical change
(A) i and iii are correct.
(B) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(C) iii and iv are correct.
(D) i and ii are correct.

3. Which policy has initiated centre for women’s studies in India ?
(A) National Policy on Women Empowerment (2001)
(B) National policy on Education (1986)
(C) National Policy on Population (2010)
(D) National Policy on Poverty Elimination (2009)

4. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(A) First Women
Minister of Indian Railway – Mamta Banerjee
(B) First Women Supreme Court Judge – Fatima Beevi
(C) First Indian Women President of Indian National Congress – Sarojini Naidu
(D) First Women Chief Minister

UGC NET Women’s Studies Previous Year Question Paper