History · General Awareness

Women in Media and History

3,521 Questions

Attempt a diverse range of questions highlighting the achievements of women in history, global media, politics, and literature. The set covers famous celebrities, historical firsts, influential leaders, and notable authors. This material helps build a strong foundation for the general knowledge sections of various competitive exams.

Historical female figuresFemale celebritiesWomen in politicsWomen in sports

Women in Media and History Questions

Multiple choice

My favourite ... is Jennifer Lawrence.

  1. actor

  2. actory

  3. acting

  4. actress
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jennifer Lawrence is a female, so the correct term for her profession is 'actress'. 'Actor' is gender-neutral but often used for males, while 'actory' and 'acting' are incorrect in this context.

Multiple choice

Who is this?

  1. Audrey Hepburn

  2. Katherine Hepburn

  3. Virginia Mayo

  4. Marilyn Monroe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Multiple choice history nazism and the rise of hitler causes and impact of nazism nazism in germany causes, aim and impact of nazism

Which among the following topped the list of undesirables?

  1. Blacks

  2. Jews

  3. Gypsies

  4. Nordic Aryans
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During the time of the Nazi region in Germany the society was divided into desirables and undesirables.The undesirables in Germany were mainly the Jews but other undesirables were Communist, Gypsies and Polish Christians. And desirables were Nordic Aryans.  

Multiple choice political science women change the world social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women empowerment

Who headed the National Women's Suffrage Association?

  1. Elizabeth Candy Stanton

  2. Lucy Stone

  3. Amelia Bloomer

  4. Elizabeth II
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA) was started in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in New York. NWSA worked to secure women's right to vote through a federal constitutional amendment. Stanton addressed issues such as women's parental, custody rights, property rights, employment, and income rights, divorce, birth control, etc.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Who was the founder of planned Parenthood Federation of America?

  1. Jhon Muir

  2. Margaret Sanger

  3. Jean Monnet

  4. Abraham Lankan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Margaret Sanger was a prominent birth control activist who founded the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Multiple choice introduction to social movements and its types social movements sociology recent social movements social movements in our time

Who became the first qualified black female pilot?

  1. Paul Robeson

  2. Jesse Owens

  3. Herbert Clark Hoover

  4. Bessie Coleman
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Bessie Coleman was the first qualified black female pilot.
  • Between 1922 to 1925 she flew in shows all shows all over America and raised enough money to set up her own flying school.
Multiple choice social science dynamic of human development social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women change the world

Who was the founder of Planned Parenthood Federation of America ? 

  1. Jhon Muir

  2. Margaret Sanger

  3. Jean Monnet

  4. Abraham Lankan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was the American nurse who founded the organization that became Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1921 (originally American Birth Control League). She was a pioneer in the birth control movement and reproductive rights advocacy.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

Who raised funds for Mary Seacole to help her survive?

  1. Teachers

  2. Doctors

  3. Nurses

  4. Soldiers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who served in the Crimean War, faced financial hardship later in life, and a public appeal supported by soldiers who knew her work helped raise funds for her.

Multiple choice

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

  1. Anne Boleyn

  2. Catherine of Aragon

  3. Jane Seymour

  4. Anne of Cleves
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Catherine of Aragon was the first of Henry VIII's six wives. Their marriage lasted from 1509 until it was annulled in 1533.

Multiple choice

Who invented Barbie Dolls?

  1. Ruth Handler

  2. Tina

  3. Alexander Graham Bell

  4. Johanner Gutenberg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll, inspired by watching her daughter play with paper dolls.

Multiple choice

Who discovered radioactive material?

  1. Marie Osmond

  2. Marie Etta

  3. Marie Curie

  4. Marie Antoinette
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Marie Curie was a pioneer in the study of radioactivity, a term she coined. She discovered the elements polonium and radium and won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry for her work.

Multiple choice

the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940

  1. Hattie McDaniel

  2. Shirley Temple

  3. Irene Dunne

  4. Vivian Leigh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind in 1940.