FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2024
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENDER STUDIES
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1. Who wrote the book that presented the term Écriture feminine, describing the female experience of writing?
(A) Luce Irigaray (B) Hélène Cixous (C) Kate Millet (D) None of these
2. Artificial unseen barriers based on attitudinal and organizational bias preventing career growth of women and other marginalized communities are called:
(A) Glass escalator (B) Glass cliff (C) Glass ceiling (D) None of these
3. Who were excluded from World Anti-Slavery Convention and resolved to hold Seneca Falls Convention?
(A) Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton (B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott (C) Lucretia Mott & Mary M’Clintock (D) None of these
4. Butler proposed that gender is:
(A) Essentialist (B) Social (C) Performative (D) None of these
5. Concept of Intersectionality originated from discussions on:
(A) Gender and race (B) Gender and class (C) Gender and religion (D) None of these
6. Elaine Showalter coined the term:
(A) archetypal criticism (B) Reader-response criticism (C) Gynocriticism (D) None of these
7. The “Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action” was adopted in:
(A) 1985 (B) 1979 (C) 1994 (D) None of these
8. When was the ‘Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act’ passed?
(A) 2005 (B) 2010 (C) 2015 (D) None of these
9. Which country was the first to grant women suffrage?
(A) Finland (B) Germany (C) New Zealand (D) None of these
10. How many women were in the first constituent assembly of Pakistan?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) None of these
11. The first global policy framework to adopt gender mainstreaming was:
(A) CEDAW (B) Beijing Declaration (C) SDGs (D) None of these
12. ___________ women in the world face gender-based violence.
(A) 5 out of 10 (B) 5 out of 100 (C) 1 out of 3 (D) None of these
13. In the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Pakistan has been ranked _______ out of 146 countries.
(A) 145 (B) 142 (C) 140 (D) None of these
14. According to social learning theory, violence against women is:
(A) socially constructed (B) caused by patriarchy (C) innate and natural (D) None of these
15. What are the traits of an androgynous person?
(A) Positive feminine (B) Positive masculine and feminine (C) Negative masculine and feminine (D) None of these
16. Which approach takes sexual division of labour for granted?
(A) WAD (B) WID (C) GAD (D) None of these
17. How many seats are reserved for women in National Assembly of Pakistan?
(A) 50 (B) 70 (C) 60 (D) None of these
18. The Feminine Mystique was written by,
(A) Gloria Steinem (B) Noami Wolf (C) Betty Frieden (D) None of these
19. Which amongst the following is socially constructed?
(A) Gender (B) femininity & masculinity (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these
20. Who said, “One is not born, but one rather becomes a woman”?
(A) Simone de Beauvoir (B) Luce Irigaray (C) Betty Frieden (D) None of these
PART-II
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Q. No. 2. An Egyptian doctor Mahmoud Fathalla uses the term ‘maternity death road’ while discussing issues of women’s maternal health. Discuss women’s health issues in context with Pakistan’s social, cultural and demographic situation. (20)
Q. No. 3. Write a note on the colonial and capitalistic perspectives of gender. Throw light on the thesis that development is the new name of coloniality in context with the emerging perspectives of gender. (20)
Q. No. 4. Write in detail the impact of Western Feminist Movements on the feminist movement in Pakistan. Compare the Pakistani feminist movements from past with the emerging trends of feminist activism and their effects. (20)
Q. No. 5. Give a critical gender analysis of development theories. (20)
Q. No. 6. What is gender-based violence? What forms of gender-based violence are given in the “Punjab protection of women against gender-based violence act 2016”? What are the consequences of gender-based violence on women? (20)
Q. No. 7. Is political participation a human right? If so, what are the obstacles faced by women politicians of Pakistan to pursue a career in politics? What is the impact of political quota system on this? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Is ‘Sex’ also a social construct? (b) Radical Feminism
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