Marry Wollstonecraft - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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1. Which of the following work of Mary Wollstonecraft is considered as a standard text for feminist political philosophy? (TELANGANA SET 2022)

1. The Second Sex

2. Woman's Share in Social Culture

3. Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Citizen

4. A Vindication of the Rights of Women

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2. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: : (SLET 17th March 2024)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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3. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' is written by (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(A) Martha Nussbaum

(B) Mary Wollestonecraft

(C) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Mahasweta Devi

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4. Match List-I with List-II: (CUET PG 2023)

1. (A)-(III); (B)-(II); (C)-(IV); (D)-(1)

2. (A)-(III); (B)-(IV); (C)-(1); (D)-(II)

3. (A)-(III); (B)-(1); (C)-(II); (D)-(IV)

4. (A)-(III); (B)-(1); (C)-(IV); (D)-(II)

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5. "I do not wish them (women) to have power over men; but over themselves." These words are attributed to which of the following thinkers? (DU MA 2019)

1. Hannah Arendt

2. Mary Wollstonecraft

3. Mill

4. Simone de Beauvoir

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6. Match the authors with their books. (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(A) a – 1, b – 3, c – 4, d – 2

(B) a – 4, b – 1, c – 3, d – 2

(C) a – 4, b – 3, c – 2, d – 1

(D) a – 3, b – 2, c – 1, d – 4

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7. Who said, "I do not wish them (women) to have power over men, but over themselves"? (Maharashtra SET 2024 Paper II)

(A) Simon De Bouvoir

(B) Shullamith Firestone

(C) Mary Wollstonecraft

(D) Kate Millet

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8. Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? (WB PSC 2022)

(A) A Marxist thinker

(B) A Philanthropist

(C) An Idealist

(D) An advocate of women’s rights

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9. Sophie or Sophia is a character in which of the following books? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

1. Republic

2. A Vindication of the rights of women

3. The Archaeology of knowledge

4. The human condition

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10. Mary Wollstonecraft was an advocate of (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) Marxist feminism

(B) Ecofeminism

(C) Liberal feminism

(D) Black feminism

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11. Who wrote the book “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”? (NET June 2024 Paper II)

(1) John Rawls

(2) Mao Zedong

(3) Machivellei

(4) Mary Wollstonecraft

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12. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(1) John Rawls - Egalitarian

(2) Plato - Idealist

(3) Mary Wollstonecraft - Communist

(4) Gramsci - Feminist

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (1) and (2)

(b) (2) and (3)

(c) (3) and (4)

(d) (3) and (1)

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13. Which among the following is the full title of the book written by Mary Wollstonecraft? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(a) A Vindication of the Rights of Women

(b) A Vindication of the Rights of Women with strictures on political and moral subjects

(c) Reflections on the French Revolution

(d) A Vindication of the Rights of Human Beings

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14. Match List-I with List-II: (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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15. Match List I (Feminists Thinkers) with List II (Their books) and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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16. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: (NET November 2021 Shift II)

Assertion A: Every thinker was a child of his age

Reason R: Mary Wollstonecraft argued in the Vindication of Rights of Woman that women should be entitled to the same rights and privileges as men and should be given access to education

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

3. A is correct but R is not correct

4. A is not correct but R is correct

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17. Which of the following is NOT written by Mary Wollstonecraft? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

1. A Vindication of the Rights of Men

2. A Vindication of the Rights of Women

3. Thoughts of the Education of Daughters

4. Discourses on Education

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18. Choose the correct statements regarding political theorists- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Mary Wollstonecraft emphasized the equal rights of women.

B. Hannah Arendt examined the nature of both Nazism and Stalinism in 'The Origins of Totalitarianism'.

C. Antonio Gramsei wrote the famous book 'On People's Democratic Dictatorship'.

D. Franz Fanon wrote the famous book 'Black Skin White Masks'.

E. In his famous book, 'Politics among Nations', Aristotle advocated a system of mixed government.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E

2. A, B, C, E Only

3. B, C, D Only

4. A, B, D Only

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19. Which among the following statements is Not true about "Mary Wollstonecraft"? (JMI M.A. 2023)

(a) Rights are two-dimensional

(b) Reason is God-given to both the sexes

(c) The Family is not the foundation of the State

(d) Laws upholding 'the divine rights of husbands' undermine public life

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