Gender as Social Construct Question & Answer 

1. Which of the following correctly identifies the broad domains of development ?  

(a) Physical; personality; spiritual and emotional

(b) Social; physical; personality; self

(c) Physical; cognitive; social and emotional

(d) Emotional; intellectual; spiritual and self

Ans : C

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2. In an elementary classroom it is important to______the experiences that a child brings with her. 

(a) ignore

(b) build on

(c) deny

(d) neglect

Ans : B

3. Which of the following is central to the concept of progressive education ?  

(a) Belief in the capability and potential of every child

(b) Standard instruction and assessment

(c) Extrinsic motivation and uniform assessment parameters

(d) Textbook centric learning

Ans : A

4. Read the following description and identify the stage of moral reasoning of Kohlberg. 

Description : Right action is defined by self-chosen ethical principles of conscience that are valid for all humanity, regardless of law and social agreement.

(a) The social–contract orientation

(b) The social–order maintaining orientation

(c) The universal ethical principle orientation

(d) The instrumental purpose orientation

Ans : C

5. Children acquire gender roles through all of the following, except 

(a) socialization

(b) culture

(c) tutoring

(d) media

Ans : C

6. An androgynous personality 

(a) has a balance of what are generally considered masculine and feminine traits

(b) tends to be assertive and arrogant

(c) adheres to stereo typical gender roles prevalent in the society

(d) refers to men with feminine traits

Ans : A

7. Grading, coding, marking and credit accumulation systems are some of the examples of______ 

(a) symbolizing position of children in the class

(b) depicting the academic progress in report card

(c) scoring procedure of assessment of learners’ achievement

(d) evaluation procedure of answer sheets of the examination

Ans : B

8. ‘Gender’ is a/an :  

(a) innate quality

(b) social construct

(c) biological entity

(d) physiological construct

Ans : C

9. Watching her grand daughter arguing with her father for going on a school trip, the grandmother says, ‘Why can’t you be obedient like a good girl? Who will marry you if you behave like a boy?’ This statement reflects which of the following? 

(a) Gender constancy

(b) Gender stereotypes about attributes of girls and boys

(c) Improper gender identification of the girl

(d) Difficulties faced by families in child-rearing

Ans : B

10. When a teacher considers boys as naturally better at mathematics than girls, it shows that the teacher is : 

(a) ethical

(b) gender biased

(c) moralistic

(d) right-minded

Ans : B

11. A lot of debate surrounds whether girls and boys have specific sets of abilities due to their genetic materials. Which one of the following are you most likely to agree with in this context ?  

(a) Girls are socialized to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as crying.

(b) After puberty boys and girls cannot play with each other since their interests are complete opposites.

(c) All girls have inherent talent for arts while boys are genetically programmed to be better at aggressive sports.

(d) Boys cannot be caring since they are born that way. 

Ans : B

12. Gender discrimination in a classroom 

(a) does not affect the performance of the students

(b) may lead to diminished effort or performance of the students

(c) may lead to enhanced effort or performance of the male students

(d) is done more by the male teachers than their female counterparts

Ans : B

13. Girl students 

(a) learn questions on Mathematics well but face difficulty only when they are asked to reason them out

(b) are as good in Mathematics as boys of their age

(c) perform less competently in spatial concepts than boys of their age

(d) possess more linguistic and musical abilities

Ans : B

14. Retrieving hidden objects is an evidence that infants have begun to master which of the following cognitive functions? 

(a) Intentional behaviour

(b) Object-permanence

(c) Problem-solving

(d) Experimentation

Ans : B

15. Implementation of right to education made our classroom more :

(a) Gender sensitive

(b) Age sensitive

(c) Caste sensitive

(d) Has no effect

Ans : A

16. In school, a teacher asks boys to control the science equipments and girls to wash the equipments. This example of the teacher shows :

(a) Boys can manage equipments better than girls as they were trained to do so.

(b) Girls choose work which consume less energy.

(c) Girls can take care of equipment more effectively.

(d) Stereotyping of males and females regarding work division. 

Ans : D

17. Teachers should teach gender sensitivity by

(a) discussing social issues.

(b) exploring real-life experiences.

(c) classroom activity.

(d) lecturing in class. 

Ans : B

18. Which one of the following will not be avoided by good textbooks ? 

(a) Gender equality

(b) Gender disparity

(c) Social responsibility

(d) Gender biases 

Ans : A

19. A famous school in Delhi provides special treatment for girls by asking them to prepare a song for interschool competition. This treatment shows :

(a) Progressive thinking

(b) Regressive thinking

(c) Gender bias

(d) Normal approach

Ans : C

20. The statement “women are less intelligent than men” is a

(a) correct statement.

(b) relatively correct statement.

(c) gender biased statement.

(d) universally correct statement.

Ans : C

21. Social roles designated to women are known as

(a) gender role attitude.

(b) gender identity.

(c) gender discrimination.

(d) gender role stereotype. 

Ans : D

22. How will you justify the establishment of a coeducation school system ? 

(a) To increase the gender sensitivity

(b) To follow the western pattern of schooling

(c) To develop all school on similar understanding

(d) To promote gender equality 

Ans : A

23. A single gender school may cause

(a) restricted socialisation.

(b) open socialisation.

(c) gender insensitivity.

(d) gender sensitivity. 

Ans : A

24. Which of the following statements best illustrates the gender stereo-type ? 

(a) All women are nice, gentle and emotional.

(b) Women can handle both work and family.

(c) Women are equally competent like men.

(d) Both men and women can be good teachers. 

Ans : A

25. What could be the important characteristic of gender equality ? 

(a) Women’s reservation in education

(b) Increment in educational perfor-mance

(c) Providing equal opportunity to both men and women

(d) Providing analytical work to women 

Ans : C

26. Gender discrimination is a __________ problem.

(a) social

(b) cultural

(c) regional

(d) economical 

Ans : A

27. What is the popular reason for accepting women as teachers ? 

(a) Gender parity

(b) Gender disparity

(c) Gender stereotype

(d) Gender immunities 

Ans : C

28. A boy was pointed out by his friends on his crying that “he should not cry like a girl.” The reason of this comment could be

(a) primary socialisation.

(b) crying is considered as the behaviour of girls.

(c) secondary socialisation.

(d) neutral behaviour. 

Ans : A

29. A girl wants to join army but her friends and family make fun of her having such a dream. What could be their cause of making fun of her ? 

(a) Poor physical ability in women

(b) Girls are not eligible for army

(c) Discriminatory behaviour towards girls

(d) It is a casual fun 

Ans : C

30. It is said if we educate women, society will become educated. Why is it said like this ? 

(a) Social image of women

(b) Intelligence of women

(c) Less population of women

(d) Less ability to learn in women 

Ans : A

31. The teacher does not allow boys and girls to sit at the same desk. What could be the reason behind the teacher’s behaviour ?   

(a) Social norms

(b) Socialisation of the teacher

(c) Mental set of the teacher

(d) Discipline maintenance 

Ans : C

32. A 10th class teacher believes that girls and boys have different abilities for learning, because

(a) the teacher is gender biased.

(b) the teacher is gender insensitive.

(c) the teacher is experienced.

(d) this difference actually occurs. 

Ans : A

33. The education which promotes gender sensitivity comes under which of the following category ? 

(a) Life skill education

(b) Vocational education

(c) Basic education

(d) Sex education 

Ans : A

34. Women like Indra Nooyi, Smriti Irani and Saniya Mirza occupied topmost positions in India. What does it show about the status of women in our country ? 

(a) Women can achieve anything they want without any barriers.

(b) Numerically insignificant numbers of individuals do not adequately represent the status of gender equality.

(c) Women have to have a man behind her to be successful.

(d) They have been successful because of the reservation policy of the government. 

Ans : B 

35. Read the following statements and choose the correct option : 

Assertion (A): Every year Lata, a Class VII teacher invites a female maths professor and a male nurse to her class to discuss careers in these fields.

Reason (R): Gender differences are innate and not acquired through society. 

(a) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 

Ans : A