BGDG-172 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BGDG-172 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
GENDER SENSITIZATION : SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Structured previous year question paper for BGDG-172, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8
Verified: 10 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS
(CBCS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
[Generic Elective (GE)]
BGDG-172 : GENDER SENSITIZATION : SOCIETY
AND CULTURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions
carry equal marks. Answer each question in
about 500-600 words.
Q1.Explain concepts of sex, gender and gender roles with suitable examples.
Q2.Is sexuality socially constructed ? Discuss with the help of suitable examples.
Q3.Define marriage and explain different forms of marriage in India.
Q4.Write an essay on ‘women and media’.
Q5.Define gender-based violence and discuss the forms of gender-based violence in India.
Q6.Define ‘Disability’ and discuss it in relation to gender with suitable examples.
Q7.Discuss contemporary debates on ‘women and work’.
Q8.Write short notes on any four of the following : 4x5=20
(a) Feminism
(b) Sex work
(c) Double-Burden
(d) Domestic violence
(e) Cultural construction of gender