Hinduism: Religion, Gender and Sexuality | AQA A-Level Religious Studies (7062)
Hinduism: Religion, Gender and Sexuality
- 21 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Component 2: Hinduism, one religion of five
- Component 2
Hinduism: changing thought on gender roles, marriage and sexuality.
Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Hinduism as their chosen religion.
Sample questions from Hinduism: Religion, Gender and Sexuality
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Hindu Reform and the Status of Women
Which Hindu reformer contributed significantly to arguments over women's status and place within Hinduism?
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Ram Mohan Roy. -
Hindu Reform and the Status of Women
What is Manushi?
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Manushi is an organisation working in modern India that addresses issues of gender, women's rights and feminist concerns within Hindu society. -
Brahmacharya, Marriage, Sexuality and the Texts on Women
What is the modern legal position on divorce in India?
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Modern Hindu law in India permits divorce. -
Brahmacharya, Marriage, Sexuality and the Texts on Women
Which traditional Hindu text contains passages interpreted as restricting women's autonomy and spiritual authority?
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The Manusmrti.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu Reform and the Status of Women | Recall questions on the contact with other views that shaped Hindu thinking on gender, the effect of secular government and the reformers involved. | 10 |
| Brahmacharya, Marriage, Sexuality and the Texts on Women | Recall questions on brahmacharya, marriage and divorce, Hindu views on homosexuality and the hijra, and the Manusmrti, stridharma and feminist readings of the Vedas and goddess imagery. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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