Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET December 2022 (12.03.2023) Shift-I (Law)
Given below are two statements. Statement I: In social science research, the term 'gender' is preferred only on rare occasions. Statement II: The term 'gender' is a sociological and cultural construction of differences related to biological features. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: In social science research, the term 'gender' is preferred only on rare occasions.
- Statement II: The term 'gender' is a sociological and cultural construction of differences related to biological features.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true — Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Explanation
★Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
★Social science research now gives increasing attention to gender.
★So the term is used often, not only on rare occasions, making statement I false.
★Gender refers to socially and culturally built differences.
★These are built around, but not the same as, biological features.
★So statement II describes gender correctly and is true.
★Therefore statement I is false while statement II is true.
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