B.TechSemester 72022-23Introduction To Womens And Gender StudiesKOE079

Introduction To Womens And Gender Studies (KOE079) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23

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This is the official AKTU Introduction To Womens And Gender Studies Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 7, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 7
Session:2022-23
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Introduction To Womens And Gender Studies (KOE079) — complete question paper

Section A
  • 1
    Discuss the following in brief. 2 x 10 = 20
  • a
    Reproduction as the cause of women’s oppression
  • b
    Socialization of Domestic labour
  • c
    Gender division of labour
  • d
    What is Eco-feminism?
  • e
    Write a note on gender socialization
  • f
    Write the main differenc e between Sex and Gender
  • g
    What do we mean by Patriarchy?
  • h
    What does the feminist slogan “ Personal is Political” mean? i. What do you understand gender as a social construction? j. Write note on public – p rivate dichotomy
Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10 x 3 = 30
  • a
    Discuss patriarchy with respect to masculinity and how men a nd women negotiate masculinity and femininity in society
  • b
    What is Marxist feminism a nd on what basis has it been critiqued? discuss
  • c
    What do you understand by the Dalit feminist critique of Dalit patriarchy? Discuss with help of examples
  • d
    Explain the difference between socialist feminism and radica l feminism in the context of western women’s movements
  • e
    Explain the evolution of the w omen’s movement in India in th e 19 th and 20 th centuries
Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
  • a
    Discuss women’s contemporary issues in the context of social institutions and practices
  • b
    Define the concept of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ within the sex-gend er system, with the help of your own example
  • a
    What are the functions of mass media? Explain then in the co ntext of gender
  • b
    What is meant by “sexual harass ment of women at work place”? Explain
  • a
    Critically analyze t he role of women in advertisements, produced/made in India
  • b
    Discuss briefly the concept of feminism. What are the differ ent waves of feminism?
  • a
    Critically analyze the role o f public and private spaces for women with reference to power and accessibility, rules and traditions
  • b
    Is patriarchy the same everywhere? Examine with the appropri ate example
  • a
    How does new media affect ge nder? Discuss with relevant examples
  • b
    Analyze the representations of women in print media, with re ference to magazines, radio, advertisements and ICT. Give suitable examples

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — KOE079

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 3 years of Introduction To Womens And Gender Studies papers (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

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What are the functions of mass media? Explain then in the co ntext of gender

Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2023-24

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Critically analyze t he role of women in advertisements, produced/made in India

Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2023-24

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