Feminism MCQs by Dakshita - UGC NET English with Dakshita Ma’am

Sep 18, 2026

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Set of English UGC NET preparation multiple-choice questions focused on feminism. Covers core feminist writings and their chronology, including identifying the earliest tract on feminism. Includes a question assessing which discourse Beauvoir does not critically examine in The Second Sex, alongside items on Hélène Cixous and écriture féminine using statement-based correctness. Additional MCQs test recognition of key seminal feminist works by Shulamith Firestone and the shift in feminist criticism associated with Elaine Showalter.

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Feminism MCQs by Dakshita

Earliest tract on feminism

Beauvoir and The Second Sex discourses not examined

Hélène Cixous and écriture féminine statements

Shulamith Firestone’s seminal feminist work

Elaine Showalter’s shift in feminist criticism

for DISCOUNT @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. The earliest tract on feminism is:(a) Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (b) Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (c) Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (d) Mary Astell’s A Serious Proposal to the Ladies UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. The earliest tract on feminism is:(a) Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (b) Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (c) Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (d) Mary Astell’s A Serious Proposal to the Ladies UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. Which of the following discourses is NOT critically examined by Beauvoir in The Second Sex? A. Biology B. Psychoanalysis C. Historical Materialism D. Structural Linguistics UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. Which of the following discourses is NOT critically examined by Beauvoir in The Second Sex? A. Biology B. Psychoanalysis C. Historical Materialism D. Structural Linguistics UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. Consider the following statements regarding Hélène Cixous and écriture féminine: I. Hélène Cixous emerged as a major figure in French feminism in the 1970s and challenged patriarchal literary structures and binary oppositions in Western philosophy. II. Cixous’s concept of écritureféminine advocates linear, rational, and logically ordered narratives modeled on Enlightenment thought. III. According to Cixous, women must “write themselves” into history and literature by using the female body as a source of language and meaning. IV. In The Laugh of the Medusa (1975), Cixous reinterprets Medusa as a symbol of female creativity, pleasure, and subversive power rather than monstrosity. V. Cixous’s notion of bisexuality refers to sexual orientation and promotes heterosexual norms as the basis of feminist identity. Which of the statements given above are correct? A. I, II, III, and IV only B. I, III, and IV only C. II, III, IV, and V only D. I, III, IV, and V only UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. Consider the following statements regarding Hélène Cixous and écriture féminine: I. Hélène Cixous emerged as a major figure in French feminism in the 1970s and challenged patriarchal literary structures and binary oppositions in Western philosophy. II. Cixous’s concept of écritureféminine advocates linear, rational, and logically ordered narratives modeled on Enlightenment thought. III. According to Cixous, women must “write themselves” into history and literature by using the female body as a source of language and meaning. IV. In The Laugh of the Medusa (1975), Cixous reinterprets Medusa as a symbol of female creativity, pleasure, and subversive power rather than monstrosity. V. Cixous’s notion of bisexuality refers to sexual orientation and promotes heterosexual norms as the basis of feminist identity. Which of the statements given above are correct? A. I, II, III, and IV only B. I, III, and IV only C. II, III, IV, and V only D. I, III, IV, and V only UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL PLAYLIST 5:00 PM Use Code “Dakshita @NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am " for DISCOUNT. Shulamith Firestone is best known for which seminal feminist work? A. Sexual Politics B. The Female Eunuch C. A Literature of Their Own D. The Dialectic of Sex UGC NET ENGLISH WITH DAKSHITA MA’AM FULL

FAQs

Which is the earliest tract on feminism asked in the MCQs?

The question asks to choose among Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and Mary Astell’s A Serious Proposal to the Ladies.

Which discourse is stated as NOT critically examined by Beauvoir in The Second Sex?

The MCQ offers Biology, Psychoanalysis, Historical Materialism, and Structural Linguistics and asks which one Beauvoir does not critically examine.

What does the Cixous and écriture féminine section ask students to do?

It provides five statements (I–V) about Hélène Cixous and écriture féminine and asks which statements are correct, with answer options combining different subsets.

Sep 18, 2026

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