SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 5
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 5
1. Arrange in the logical order in which P. Berger has explained.
(A) Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization
(B) Institutionalization, legitimation, externalization, habitualization
(C) Habitualization, legitimation, externalization, institutionalization
(D) Legitimation, institutionalization, habitualization, externalization
Ans: D
2. Which of the following categories can be placed in Althusser’s concept of ideological state apparatus ?
i. Education ii. Family iii. Religion iv. State bureaucracy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i, ii & iv (B) i, iii & iv (C) i, ii & iii (D) ii, iii & iv
Ans: B
3. Which of the following methods used by H. Garfinkel in his exposition of ethnomethodology ?
i. The Documentary Method
ii. The Breaching Experiments
iii. The Reciprocity of Perspectives
iv. The Etcetera Principle
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i, ii & iii (B) ii, iii & iv (C) i, iii & iv (D) i, ii, iii & iv
Ans: C
4. Which of the following crises are stated by J. Habermas ?
i. Economic crisis ii. Political crisis iii. Legitimation crisis iv. Rationality crisis
(A) Economic crisis, political crisis and rationality crisis
(B) Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(C) Political crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(D) Economic crisis, political crisis and legitimation crisis
Ans: B
5. Which of the following books are not written by F. Goffman ?
i. Relations in Public
ii. Behaviour in Public Places
iii. Forms of Talk
iv. Social Behaviour : Its Elementary Forms
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) i, ii & iii (B) i, ii & iv (C) i, iii & iv (D) ii, iii & iv
Ans: B
6. To A. Giddens socral theorizing involves
(A) Single hermeneutic (B) Double hermeneutic (C) Dialectical hermeneutic (D) Historical hermeneutic
Ans: A
7. Who among the following distinguishes three components of the life world – culture, society and personality ?
(A) A. Shutz (B) E. Husserl (C) P. Berger (D) J. Habermas
Ans: C
8. Giddens’ concept of regionalization implies that
(A) the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.
(B) the process of social change is limited by regions.
(C) a regional society starts influencing other societies.
(D) the mainstream society acquires the features of regional societies.
Ans: A
9. In defining nationalism A.R. Desai is influenced by
(A) S.M. Lipset
(B) E.H. Carr
(C) M. Weber
(D) L. Althussar
Ans: D
10. Match the List – I with the List – II :
List – I (Contributors)
List – II (Approaches)
a. D. Learner i. Development of Underdevelop
b. B. Hoselitz ii. Ideal typical
c. A.G. Frank iii. World System
d. I. Wallerstein iv. Diffusion
Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to D.P. Mukherjee ?
(A) He uses the dialectical approach.
(B) He combines Marx’s, Dilthey’s and Vedanta’s approaches.
(C) Traditions can be distinguished between primary, secondary and tertiary.
(D) Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.
Ans: A
12. In which of the following sequences are ‘Demographic Transitions’ traditionally associated ?
(A) High fertility, low mortality, high population growth
(B) Low mortality, low mortality to high fertility
(C) High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind
(D) Low fertility, high mortality to low fertility and low mortality with mortality lagging behind
Ans: B
13. Which of the following concept does not figure in Malthusian Theory of Population ?
(A) Arithmetic progression
(B) Positive checks
(C) ‘Stable population’
(D) Preventive checks
Ans: A
14. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. Crude Rate i. The number of live births per 1000 population in a given year
b. General Fertility Rate ii. The number of deaths of babies under age 1 year per 1000 live births in a given year
c. Infant Mortality Rate iii. The number of live births per 1000 women in 15-44 or 15-49 years in a given year
d. Birth Rate iv. Rate of any demographic event computed for an entire population
Codes : a b c d (A) iv iii ii i (B) iii i iv ii (C) ii iv iii i (D) i iii ii iv
Ans: C
15. ‘Population pyramids’ reveals the following information :
(a) Dependency burden (b) Birth and Death rate (c) Sex ratios of different ages (d) Approximate life expectancy of birth From the above, find the combination for correct answer :
(A) (a) and (b) but not (c) and (d). (B) All (a), (b), (c) and (d). (C) (a) only but not (b), (c) and (d). (D) (c) and (d) but not (a) and (b).
Ans: A
16. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Books) (Authors)
a. From Population to People i. K. Srinivasan
b. Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behaviour ii. T. Malthus
c. Essay on Principle of Population iii. S. Desai
d. Regulatory Reproduction in India’s Population iv. A. Bose
Codes : a b c d (A) iv iii ii i (B) i ii iii iv (C) ii iv i iii (D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
17. Match Item – I with Item – II : Item – I Item – II (Concept) (Explanation)
a. Deviance i. Lack of social norms
b. Crime ii. Nonconformity
c. Anomie iii. Act that contravenes the law
d. Alienation iv. Self estrangement
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iii ii iv i (C) ii iii i iv (D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
18. Who among the following is associated with the idea of ‘Risk Society’ ?
(A) H.S. Becker (B) Ulrich Beck (C) Denial Bell (D) Susan Baker
Ans: B
19. Assertion (A) : Ecology movement are emerging from conflict over natural resources and people’s right to survival.
Reason (R) : Population increase is responsible for depletion of natural resources and environmental degradation.
Tick the right code given below : Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
20. Talcott parsons have mentioned pillars of the sick role for the patient : Find out the correct combination. i. Sick person is not personally responsible for being sick. ii. Person is responsible for his/her sickness. iii. The sick person is entitled to certain rights and privileges. iv. The sick person must work to regain health by consulting a doctor.
Codes : (A) i, ii and iii (B) ii, iii and iv (C) i, iii and iv (D) iii, i and ii
Ans: D
21. Assertion (A) : Technological advances have been taking place rapidly.
Reason (R) : It has been due to the convergence of telecommunications and computing technology known as information and communication technologies.
Answer by using the correct code from the following :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is its reason.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not its correct reason.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
22. Who among the following did not favour hierarchization of knowledge ?
(A) E. Durkheim (B) A. Comte (C) M. Weber (D) M. Foucault
Ans: B
23. Match List – I with List – II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Concepts) (Authors)
a. Sexuality i. U. Beck b. Risk society ii. M. Foucault c. Communicative action iii. J. Baudrillard d. Hyper reality iv. J. Habermas
Codes : a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii (B) i ii iii iv (C) iii ii i iv (D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
24. Who among the following theorists sees contemporary society as a death culture, with death being the ‘paradigm of all social exclusion and discrimination” ?
(A) J. Baudrillard (B) U. Beck (C) M. Foucault (D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: B
25. Which one of the following was not specified as an objective of social development by the World Development Summit (1995) ?
(A) Economic protectionism (B) People empowerment (C) People’s initiatives (D) Strengthening the capacities of the people
Ans: A
26. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II and find out the correct answer from codes given below :
List – I List – II (Scheme / Programme) (Year)
a. National Education Policy i. 2002 b. National Literacy Mission ii. 1988
c. National Health Policy iii. 1986 d. National Perspective Plan for Women’s Development iv. 2001
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv (B) iii ii i iv (C) iv iii ii i (D) ii i iv iii
1. Ans: A
27. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. 73rd Constitutional Amendment i. e-governance
b. The Gyandoot Project ii. Women’s empowerment
c. Human Development Reports iii. e-commerce
d. Sale or purchase of goods or services through the internet iv. U.N.D.P.
Codes : a b c d (A) i ii iv iii (B) iii ii i iv (C) ii i iv iii (D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
28. Intersubjective consciousness in every day life is the core area of focus of the
(A) Phenomenologist (B) Behaviouralist (C) Cultural pluralist (D) Human ecologist
Ans: B
29. Which one of the following is not correct about P. Berger and T. Luckman’s understanding of knowledge ?
(A) They are unconnected with validity of knowledge.
(B) They are deeply concerned about the validity of knowledge.
(C) They are concerned with the processes through which any body of knowledge get recognized as reality.
(D) They focus not upon social facts, but upon the creation of social meaning in human interaction.
Ans: B
30. Which of the following is considered to be the ‘Tripartite Pillars of Schutz Theory of Phenomenological Sociology’ ?
(A) Life-world, other world and natural attitude (B) Artificiality, other world and Intra-subjectivity
(C) Intra-subjectivity, life world and cultural world (D) Life-world, inter subjectivity and natural attitude
Ans: D
31. Who among the following is considered to the founder of phenomenological sociology ?
(A) J. Habermas (B) A. Schutz (C) H.R. Wagner (D) K. Mannheim
Ans: B
32. Select the correct alternative about Habermas’ reconstruction of Marxism :
i. Purposive rational action instead of superstructure
ii. Symbolic interaction instead of superstructure
iii. Societal modes of selfreflection instead of class consciousness
iv. Class competition instead of class conflict
Select the correct alternative :
(A) i, ii, iii (B) i, ii, iv
(C) ii, iii, iv (D) i, ii, iii, iv
Ans: B
33. The ethnomethodology as an approach to study society is concerned with
(A) the fundamental bases of social order (B) issue of unequal distribution of power and authority in society
(C) distribution of resources in society (D) shape up the social institutions from historical perspective
Ans: B
(A) Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization
(B) Institutionalization, legitimation, externalization, habitualization
(C) Habitualization, legitimation, externalization, institutionalization
(D) Legitimation, institutionalization, habitualization, externalization
Ans: D
2. Which of the following categories can be placed in Althusser’s concept of ideological state apparatus ?
i. Education ii. Family iii. Religion iv. State bureaucracy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i, ii & iv (B) i, iii & iv (C) i, ii & iii (D) ii, iii & iv
Ans: B
3. Which of the following methods used by H. Garfinkel in his exposition of ethnomethodology ?
i. The Documentary Method
ii. The Breaching Experiments
iii. The Reciprocity of Perspectives
iv. The Etcetera Principle
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) i, ii & iii (B) ii, iii & iv (C) i, iii & iv (D) i, ii, iii & iv
Ans: C
4. Which of the following crises are stated by J. Habermas ?
i. Economic crisis ii. Political crisis iii. Legitimation crisis iv. Rationality crisis
(A) Economic crisis, political crisis and rationality crisis
(B) Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(C) Political crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(D) Economic crisis, political crisis and legitimation crisis
Ans: B
5. Which of the following books are not written by F. Goffman ?
i. Relations in Public
ii. Behaviour in Public Places
iii. Forms of Talk
iv. Social Behaviour : Its Elementary Forms
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) i, ii & iii (B) i, ii & iv (C) i, iii & iv (D) ii, iii & iv
Ans: B
6. To A. Giddens socral theorizing involves
(A) Single hermeneutic (B) Double hermeneutic (C) Dialectical hermeneutic (D) Historical hermeneutic
Ans: A
7. Who among the following distinguishes three components of the life world – culture, society and personality ?
(A) A. Shutz (B) E. Husserl (C) P. Berger (D) J. Habermas
Ans: C
8. Giddens’ concept of regionalization implies that
(A) the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.
(B) the process of social change is limited by regions.
(C) a regional society starts influencing other societies.
(D) the mainstream society acquires the features of regional societies.
Ans: A
9. In defining nationalism A.R. Desai is influenced by
(A) S.M. Lipset
(B) E.H. Carr
(C) M. Weber
(D) L. Althussar
Ans: D
10. Match the List – I with the List – II :
List – I (Contributors)
List – II (Approaches)
a. D. Learner i. Development of Underdevelop
b. B. Hoselitz ii. Ideal typical
c. A.G. Frank iii. World System
d. I. Wallerstein iv. Diffusion
Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
11. Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to D.P. Mukherjee ?
(A) He uses the dialectical approach.
(B) He combines Marx’s, Dilthey’s and Vedanta’s approaches.
(C) Traditions can be distinguished between primary, secondary and tertiary.
(D) Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.
Ans: A
12. In which of the following sequences are ‘Demographic Transitions’ traditionally associated ?
(A) High fertility, low mortality, high population growth
(B) Low mortality, low mortality to high fertility
(C) High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind
(D) Low fertility, high mortality to low fertility and low mortality with mortality lagging behind
Ans: B
13. Which of the following concept does not figure in Malthusian Theory of Population ?
(A) Arithmetic progression
(B) Positive checks
(C) ‘Stable population’
(D) Preventive checks
Ans: A
14. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. Crude Rate i. The number of live births per 1000 population in a given year
b. General Fertility Rate ii. The number of deaths of babies under age 1 year per 1000 live births in a given year
c. Infant Mortality Rate iii. The number of live births per 1000 women in 15-44 or 15-49 years in a given year
d. Birth Rate iv. Rate of any demographic event computed for an entire population
Codes : a b c d (A) iv iii ii i (B) iii i iv ii (C) ii iv iii i (D) i iii ii iv
Ans: C
15. ‘Population pyramids’ reveals the following information :
(a) Dependency burden (b) Birth and Death rate (c) Sex ratios of different ages (d) Approximate life expectancy of birth From the above, find the combination for correct answer :
(A) (a) and (b) but not (c) and (d). (B) All (a), (b), (c) and (d). (C) (a) only but not (b), (c) and (d). (D) (c) and (d) but not (a) and (b).
Ans: A
16. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Books) (Authors)
a. From Population to People i. K. Srinivasan
b. Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behaviour ii. T. Malthus
c. Essay on Principle of Population iii. S. Desai
d. Regulatory Reproduction in India’s Population iv. A. Bose
Codes : a b c d (A) iv iii ii i (B) i ii iii iv (C) ii iv i iii (D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
17. Match Item – I with Item – II : Item – I Item – II (Concept) (Explanation)
a. Deviance i. Lack of social norms
b. Crime ii. Nonconformity
c. Anomie iii. Act that contravenes the law
d. Alienation iv. Self estrangement
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iii ii iv i (C) ii iii i iv (D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
18. Who among the following is associated with the idea of ‘Risk Society’ ?
(A) H.S. Becker (B) Ulrich Beck (C) Denial Bell (D) Susan Baker
Ans: B
19. Assertion (A) : Ecology movement are emerging from conflict over natural resources and people’s right to survival.
Reason (R) : Population increase is responsible for depletion of natural resources and environmental degradation.
Tick the right code given below : Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
20. Talcott parsons have mentioned pillars of the sick role for the patient : Find out the correct combination. i. Sick person is not personally responsible for being sick. ii. Person is responsible for his/her sickness. iii. The sick person is entitled to certain rights and privileges. iv. The sick person must work to regain health by consulting a doctor.
Codes : (A) i, ii and iii (B) ii, iii and iv (C) i, iii and iv (D) iii, i and ii
Ans: D
21. Assertion (A) : Technological advances have been taking place rapidly.
Reason (R) : It has been due to the convergence of telecommunications and computing technology known as information and communication technologies.
Answer by using the correct code from the following :
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is its reason.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not its correct reason.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
22. Who among the following did not favour hierarchization of knowledge ?
(A) E. Durkheim (B) A. Comte (C) M. Weber (D) M. Foucault
Ans: B
23. Match List – I with List – II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Concepts) (Authors)
a. Sexuality i. U. Beck b. Risk society ii. M. Foucault c. Communicative action iii. J. Baudrillard d. Hyper reality iv. J. Habermas
Codes : a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii (B) i ii iii iv (C) iii ii i iv (D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
24. Who among the following theorists sees contemporary society as a death culture, with death being the ‘paradigm of all social exclusion and discrimination” ?
(A) J. Baudrillard (B) U. Beck (C) M. Foucault (D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: B
25. Which one of the following was not specified as an objective of social development by the World Development Summit (1995) ?
(A) Economic protectionism (B) People empowerment (C) People’s initiatives (D) Strengthening the capacities of the people
Ans: A
26. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II and find out the correct answer from codes given below :
List – I List – II (Scheme / Programme) (Year)
a. National Education Policy i. 2002 b. National Literacy Mission ii. 1988
c. National Health Policy iii. 1986 d. National Perspective Plan for Women’s Development iv. 2001
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv (B) iii ii i iv (C) iv iii ii i (D) ii i iv iii
1. Ans: A
27. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. 73rd Constitutional Amendment i. e-governance
b. The Gyandoot Project ii. Women’s empowerment
c. Human Development Reports iii. e-commerce
d. Sale or purchase of goods or services through the internet iv. U.N.D.P.
Codes : a b c d (A) i ii iv iii (B) iii ii i iv (C) ii i iv iii (D) iv iii ii i
Ans: D
28. Intersubjective consciousness in every day life is the core area of focus of the
(A) Phenomenologist (B) Behaviouralist (C) Cultural pluralist (D) Human ecologist
Ans: B
29. Which one of the following is not correct about P. Berger and T. Luckman’s understanding of knowledge ?
(A) They are unconnected with validity of knowledge.
(B) They are deeply concerned about the validity of knowledge.
(C) They are concerned with the processes through which any body of knowledge get recognized as reality.
(D) They focus not upon social facts, but upon the creation of social meaning in human interaction.
Ans: B
30. Which of the following is considered to be the ‘Tripartite Pillars of Schutz Theory of Phenomenological Sociology’ ?
(A) Life-world, other world and natural attitude (B) Artificiality, other world and Intra-subjectivity
(C) Intra-subjectivity, life world and cultural world (D) Life-world, inter subjectivity and natural attitude
Ans: D
31. Who among the following is considered to the founder of phenomenological sociology ?
(A) J. Habermas (B) A. Schutz (C) H.R. Wagner (D) K. Mannheim
Ans: B
32. Select the correct alternative about Habermas’ reconstruction of Marxism :
i. Purposive rational action instead of superstructure
ii. Symbolic interaction instead of superstructure
iii. Societal modes of selfreflection instead of class consciousness
iv. Class competition instead of class conflict
Select the correct alternative :
(A) i, ii, iii (B) i, ii, iv
(C) ii, iii, iv (D) i, ii, iii, iv
Ans: B
33. The ethnomethodology as an approach to study society is concerned with
(A) the fundamental bases of social order (B) issue of unequal distribution of power and authority in society
(C) distribution of resources in society (D) shape up the social institutions from historical perspective
Ans: B
34. Basic principles of symbolic interactionism include
(a) Human capacity for thought (b) Social institutions and social interactions
(c) Mind and social consciousness (d) Meanings and symbols that facilitate action and interaction
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (b) and (c) (C) (c) and (d) (D) (a) and (d)
Ans: D
35. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : People are able to order a world that otherwise would be confusing.
Reasons (R) : Symbols enable people to deal with the material and social world by allowing them to name, categorise and remember what they encounter.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
36. Which one of the following, thinkers observed that conflict is likely to occur in social relations because violent coercion can always be used by people in an interaction setting ?
(A) Collins (B) Simmel (C) Dohrendorf (D) Coser
Ans: A
37. Who, among the following, has emphasized the positive functions of the conflict in society ?
(A) Lewis A. Coser (B) Karl Marx (C) Max Weber (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: A
38. According to Durkheim, the nature of Modern law is
(A) Repressive (B) Restitutive (C) Normative (D) Formal
Ans: B
39. Which of the following is not regarded as the characteristic feature of scientific method ?
(A) Reliability (B) Validity (C) Replicability (D) Common sense observation
Ans: D
40. The purpose of the survey is
(A) In depth study of social phenomena (B) Extensive coverage of population (C) Testing of a theory (D) Establishing causal linkage
Ans: B
41. Which of the following is associated with Descriptive Design ?
(A) Analysis of Demographic Trends (B) Impact assessment of development intervention
(C) Causal explanation of violence against women (D) Cross-cultural study
Ans: A
42. In which of the following types of research, hypothesis is a prerequisite ?
(A) Biographical study (B) Experimental study (C) Interpretative research (D) Critical research
Ans: B
43. Which type of sampling method is ideally suited, where there is no knowledge about population ?
(A) Convenient sampling method (B) Purposive sampling method (C) Quota sampling method (D) Snowball sampling method
Ans: D
44. Participant observation method is ideally suited for the study of
(a) Tribal Culture (b) National Culture
(c) Ethnographic study (d) Phenomenon of Globalisation
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (a) and (c)
(C) (a) and (d) (D) (c) and (b)
Ans: B
45. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the Codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Qualitative methods are often criticized for failing to meet the same standards of reliability.
Reasons (R) : The procedures used to collect data in qualitative studies are precise and accurate.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
46. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Assertion (A) : Life history research can help to raise people’s consciousness and awareness of their exploitation.
Reasons (R) : Life history research encourages people to reflect upon the factors that have shaped thin life experiences.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
47. Match List – I with the List – II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List – I List – II (a) Central Tendency (i) Mean Deviation (b) Dispersion (ii) Pearson’s coefficient (c) Correlation (iii) Mean (d) Test of Significance (iv) ‘t’-test
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: C
48. When a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object producing the same result each time, it is said to have
(A) Validity (B) Reliability (C) Probability (D) Subjectivity
Ans: B
49. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (a) Malinowski (i) Pattern variables (b) Durkheim (ii) Postulates of functional analysis (c) Parsons (iii) Collective consciousness (d) Merton (iv) Biological need-based functionality
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
50. Calculation of number of deaths per thousand people falls under the measure of
(A) Nominal scale (B) Ordinal scale (C) Ratio scale (D) Interval scale
Ans: C
(a) Human capacity for thought (b) Social institutions and social interactions
(c) Mind and social consciousness (d) Meanings and symbols that facilitate action and interaction
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (b) and (c) (C) (c) and (d) (D) (a) and (d)
Ans: D
35. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : People are able to order a world that otherwise would be confusing.
Reasons (R) : Symbols enable people to deal with the material and social world by allowing them to name, categorise and remember what they encounter.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
36. Which one of the following, thinkers observed that conflict is likely to occur in social relations because violent coercion can always be used by people in an interaction setting ?
(A) Collins (B) Simmel (C) Dohrendorf (D) Coser
Ans: A
37. Who, among the following, has emphasized the positive functions of the conflict in society ?
(A) Lewis A. Coser (B) Karl Marx (C) Max Weber (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: A
38. According to Durkheim, the nature of Modern law is
(A) Repressive (B) Restitutive (C) Normative (D) Formal
Ans: B
39. Which of the following is not regarded as the characteristic feature of scientific method ?
(A) Reliability (B) Validity (C) Replicability (D) Common sense observation
Ans: D
40. The purpose of the survey is
(A) In depth study of social phenomena (B) Extensive coverage of population (C) Testing of a theory (D) Establishing causal linkage
Ans: B
41. Which of the following is associated with Descriptive Design ?
(A) Analysis of Demographic Trends (B) Impact assessment of development intervention
(C) Causal explanation of violence against women (D) Cross-cultural study
Ans: A
42. In which of the following types of research, hypothesis is a prerequisite ?
(A) Biographical study (B) Experimental study (C) Interpretative research (D) Critical research
Ans: B
43. Which type of sampling method is ideally suited, where there is no knowledge about population ?
(A) Convenient sampling method (B) Purposive sampling method (C) Quota sampling method (D) Snowball sampling method
Ans: D
44. Participant observation method is ideally suited for the study of
(a) Tribal Culture (b) National Culture
(c) Ethnographic study (d) Phenomenon of Globalisation
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (a) and (c)
(C) (a) and (d) (D) (c) and (b)
Ans: B
45. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the Codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Qualitative methods are often criticized for failing to meet the same standards of reliability.
Reasons (R) : The procedures used to collect data in qualitative studies are precise and accurate.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
46. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Assertion (A) : Life history research can help to raise people’s consciousness and awareness of their exploitation.
Reasons (R) : Life history research encourages people to reflect upon the factors that have shaped thin life experiences.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
47. Match List – I with the List – II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List – I List – II (a) Central Tendency (i) Mean Deviation (b) Dispersion (ii) Pearson’s coefficient (c) Correlation (iii) Mean (d) Test of Significance (iv) ‘t’-test
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: C
48. When a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object producing the same result each time, it is said to have
(A) Validity (B) Reliability (C) Probability (D) Subjectivity
Ans: B
49. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (a) Malinowski (i) Pattern variables (b) Durkheim (ii) Postulates of functional analysis (c) Parsons (iii) Collective consciousness (d) Merton (iv) Biological need-based functionality
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
50. Calculation of number of deaths per thousand people falls under the measure of
(A) Nominal scale (B) Ordinal scale (C) Ratio scale (D) Interval scale
Ans: C
51. Sociological perspective is primarily related to an attempt to
(A) change the social order (B) understand the social order
(C) reform the social order (D) adjust to the social order
Ans: B
52. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Concepts) (Social Scientists)
(a) The poverty of Philosophy (i) Peter Berger and T. Luckman
(b) Symbolic interactionism (ii) Karl Marx
(c) Manifest and latent function (iii) Herbert Blumer
(d) The social construction of reality (iv) R.K. Merton
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (I)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: B
53. Which among the following is an example of a community ?
(A) Family (B) Marriage (C) Village (D) Refugee Camp
Ans: C
54. Emile Durkhiem defines society as
(A) Community of ideas (B) Homogeneous community (C) Moral community (D) Ethical community
Ans: C
55. Assertion (A) : According to Karl Marx class exploitation can be brought to an end only when the means of production is communally owned.
Reasons (R) : The ruling class derives its power from the ownership and control of the means of production.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
56. Which one among the following is an instance of social action according to Max Weber ?
(A) To cyclists colliding with each other. (B) Persons travelling in a train.
(C) Two cyclists exchanging blows after they collide. (D) Persons opening umbrellas when it starts raining.
Ans: C
57. Which among the following is not, in Marxian terminology component of mode of production :
(A) Means of production (B) Instruments of production (C) Forces of production (D) Relations of production
Ans: B
58. The Weberian model of social stratification has been used in the study of caste by
(A) S.C. Dube (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) T.N. Madan (D) Andre Beteille
Ans: D
59. Which one among the following concepts is, according to Merton, capable of theoretically dealing with change ?
(A) Eufunction (B) Non-function (C) Quasifunction (D) Dysfunction
Ans: D
60. Sanskritization implies
(A) Change in caste structure (B) Change of caste structure (C) Change for caste structure (D) None of the above
Ans: D
61. A teacher in carrying out his duties has to respond to the expectations of his colleagues, students and guardians of the students. These people constitute for the teachers.
(A) Status set (B) Multiple roles (C) Role-set (D) None of the above
Ans: C
62. Which one of the following is not an institution ?
(A) Marriage (B) Education (C) Policing (D) Pick-pocketing
Ans: D
63. The prohibition of sagotra marriage among the Hindus is an example of marriage
(A) Taboo (B) Clan exogamy (C) The rules of caste endogamy (D) The incest taboo
Ans: B
64. Which one of the following is known as the process by which cultural traits spread from one culturally distinct group to another ?
(A) Evolution (B) Assimilation (C) Accommodation (D) Diffusion
Ans: D
65. The movement of a person from the position of clerk in Calcutta headquarters of L.I.C. to that position in Delhi headquarters of L.I.C. is an example of
(A) Horizontal mobility (B) Upward mobility (C) Vertical mobility (D) Downward mobility
Ans: A
66. When an Indian couple prepares its daughters so that she is accepted in her husband’s family after her marriage, it is a case of
(A) Socialization (B) Resocialization (C) Anticipatory socialization (D) Adult socialization
Ans: C
67. According to Durkheim, religion consists in the distinction between
(A) the sacred and the secular (B) the pure and the impure (C) the sacred and the profane (D) the gods and the ghosts
Ans: C
68. Resocialization is clearly evident when a
(A) girl’s marriage just takes place (B) child is born (C) person works as a member of a revolutionary party (D) child starts going to school
Ans: A
69. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Looking-glass self (i) Karl Marx (b) Alienation (ii) William Ogburn (c) Cultural lag (iii) G.H. Mead (d) Positivism (iv) Auguste Comte (v) C.H. Cooley Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (v) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (v) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
70. Sociology in India was introduced at the institutional level after it was well-established in Europe and U.S.A. Which one among the following is the year of introduction of sociology at the formal / institutional level ?
(A) 1894 (B) 1895 (C) 1939 (D) 1919
Ans: D
71. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II and select the right answer from the codes indicated below :
List – I List – II (Concept) (Sociologist)
(a) Organic solidarity (i) Herbert Spencer (b) Religious Ethic (ii) Emile Durkheim
(c) Mode of Production (iii) Vifredo Pareto (d) Social evolution (iv) Karl Marx (v) Max Weber
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (i) (v) (iii) (C) (v) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (ii) (v) (iv) (I)
Ans: D
72. Match the items in the List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Acculturation (i) A condition in which people may work together even though there are differences which separate them
(b) Assimilation (ii) A process of adaptation in which elements of a culture form a composite whole
(c) Accommodation (iii) A condition in which people of a culture tend to acquire some elements of other culture and leave some elements of their own
(d) Integration (iv) A process wherein a minority group gradually gives up its own cultural patterns and acquire those of the dominant
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (I)
Ans: B
73. Which one of the following is an example of ascribed status ?
(A) Teacher (B) Student (C) Brahmin (D) Doctor
Ans: C
74. Tertiary sector is also known as
(A) Processing sector (B) Forestry sector (C) Mining sector (D) Services sector
Ans: D
75. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below List – I List – II (a) Homo Hierarchicus (i) Claude LeviStrauss (b) The Savage Mind (ii) Andre Beteille (c) Caste, Class and Power (iii) M.N. Srinivas (d) Caste in Modern India and other Essays (iv) Louis Dumont
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
76. Rise of new technologies in the sphere of information and communication leading to greater globalization is a future of
(A) Agrarian Society (B) Industrial Society (C) Post-Industrial Society (D) Rural Society
Ans: C
77. Which of the following thinkers used a system of binary opposition in structural approach to social phenomena ?
(A) Nadel (B) Radcliffe-Brown (C) Levi-Strauss (D) Malinowski
Ans: C
78. Which of the following is correct according to Mead :
(A) Self can also emerge in the absence of social experience
(B) Self does not allow people to take part in conversation with others.
(C) Body becomes a self only when a mind has developed.
(D) Mind and self can be separated from each other.
Ans: C
79. Which of the following does not represent the Dahrendorf’s theory of conflict ?
(A) Social change is ubiquitous in human society (B) Conflict can be both latent and manifest
(C) Every society experiences social conflict (D) Economic and social inequalities are the sole sources of conflict
Ans: D
80. Which of the following statements represents the functional theory of Emile Durkhiem ?
(A) Society does not necessarily go through the fixed stages of development
(B) A whole is not identical to the sum of its parts.
(C) Social phenomena can be reduced to individuals phenomena
(D) Collective will emanate from human will
Ans: B
81. Functionalism constitutes an important element in the social theories of
(A) E. Durkheim and C. LeviStrauss (B) E. Durkheim and Max Weber
(C) Talcott Parsons and Karl Marx (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and R.K. Merton
Ans: D
82. Choose the correct sequence of Parsons’ schema of social action and social system
(A) Social system, cultural system, personality system and Biological organism
(B) Personality system, cultural system, Social system and Biological system
(C) Biological organism, Personality system, Social system and Cultural system
(D) Cultural system, Biological system, Personality system and Social system
Ans: C
(A) change the social order (B) understand the social order
(C) reform the social order (D) adjust to the social order
Ans: B
52. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Concepts) (Social Scientists)
(a) The poverty of Philosophy (i) Peter Berger and T. Luckman
(b) Symbolic interactionism (ii) Karl Marx
(c) Manifest and latent function (iii) Herbert Blumer
(d) The social construction of reality (iv) R.K. Merton
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (I)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: B
53. Which among the following is an example of a community ?
(A) Family (B) Marriage (C) Village (D) Refugee Camp
Ans: C
54. Emile Durkhiem defines society as
(A) Community of ideas (B) Homogeneous community (C) Moral community (D) Ethical community
Ans: C
55. Assertion (A) : According to Karl Marx class exploitation can be brought to an end only when the means of production is communally owned.
Reasons (R) : The ruling class derives its power from the ownership and control of the means of production.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
56. Which one among the following is an instance of social action according to Max Weber ?
(A) To cyclists colliding with each other. (B) Persons travelling in a train.
(C) Two cyclists exchanging blows after they collide. (D) Persons opening umbrellas when it starts raining.
Ans: C
57. Which among the following is not, in Marxian terminology component of mode of production :
(A) Means of production (B) Instruments of production (C) Forces of production (D) Relations of production
Ans: B
58. The Weberian model of social stratification has been used in the study of caste by
(A) S.C. Dube (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) T.N. Madan (D) Andre Beteille
Ans: D
59. Which one among the following concepts is, according to Merton, capable of theoretically dealing with change ?
(A) Eufunction (B) Non-function (C) Quasifunction (D) Dysfunction
Ans: D
60. Sanskritization implies
(A) Change in caste structure (B) Change of caste structure (C) Change for caste structure (D) None of the above
Ans: D
61. A teacher in carrying out his duties has to respond to the expectations of his colleagues, students and guardians of the students. These people constitute for the teachers.
(A) Status set (B) Multiple roles (C) Role-set (D) None of the above
Ans: C
62. Which one of the following is not an institution ?
(A) Marriage (B) Education (C) Policing (D) Pick-pocketing
Ans: D
63. The prohibition of sagotra marriage among the Hindus is an example of marriage
(A) Taboo (B) Clan exogamy (C) The rules of caste endogamy (D) The incest taboo
Ans: B
64. Which one of the following is known as the process by which cultural traits spread from one culturally distinct group to another ?
(A) Evolution (B) Assimilation (C) Accommodation (D) Diffusion
Ans: D
65. The movement of a person from the position of clerk in Calcutta headquarters of L.I.C. to that position in Delhi headquarters of L.I.C. is an example of
(A) Horizontal mobility (B) Upward mobility (C) Vertical mobility (D) Downward mobility
Ans: A
66. When an Indian couple prepares its daughters so that she is accepted in her husband’s family after her marriage, it is a case of
(A) Socialization (B) Resocialization (C) Anticipatory socialization (D) Adult socialization
Ans: C
67. According to Durkheim, religion consists in the distinction between
(A) the sacred and the secular (B) the pure and the impure (C) the sacred and the profane (D) the gods and the ghosts
Ans: C
68. Resocialization is clearly evident when a
(A) girl’s marriage just takes place (B) child is born (C) person works as a member of a revolutionary party (D) child starts going to school
Ans: A
69. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II (a) Looking-glass self (i) Karl Marx (b) Alienation (ii) William Ogburn (c) Cultural lag (iii) G.H. Mead (d) Positivism (iv) Auguste Comte (v) C.H. Cooley Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (v) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (v) (C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
70. Sociology in India was introduced at the institutional level after it was well-established in Europe and U.S.A. Which one among the following is the year of introduction of sociology at the formal / institutional level ?
(A) 1894 (B) 1895 (C) 1939 (D) 1919
Ans: D
71. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II and select the right answer from the codes indicated below :
List – I List – II (Concept) (Sociologist)
(a) Organic solidarity (i) Herbert Spencer (b) Religious Ethic (ii) Emile Durkheim
(c) Mode of Production (iii) Vifredo Pareto (d) Social evolution (iv) Karl Marx (v) Max Weber
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (i) (v) (iii) (C) (v) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (ii) (v) (iv) (I)
Ans: D
72. Match the items in the List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Acculturation (i) A condition in which people may work together even though there are differences which separate them
(b) Assimilation (ii) A process of adaptation in which elements of a culture form a composite whole
(c) Accommodation (iii) A condition in which people of a culture tend to acquire some elements of other culture and leave some elements of their own
(d) Integration (iv) A process wherein a minority group gradually gives up its own cultural patterns and acquire those of the dominant
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (I)
Ans: B
73. Which one of the following is an example of ascribed status ?
(A) Teacher (B) Student (C) Brahmin (D) Doctor
Ans: C
74. Tertiary sector is also known as
(A) Processing sector (B) Forestry sector (C) Mining sector (D) Services sector
Ans: D
75. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below List – I List – II (a) Homo Hierarchicus (i) Claude LeviStrauss (b) The Savage Mind (ii) Andre Beteille (c) Caste, Class and Power (iii) M.N. Srinivas (d) Caste in Modern India and other Essays (iv) Louis Dumont
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
76. Rise of new technologies in the sphere of information and communication leading to greater globalization is a future of
(A) Agrarian Society (B) Industrial Society (C) Post-Industrial Society (D) Rural Society
Ans: C
77. Which of the following thinkers used a system of binary opposition in structural approach to social phenomena ?
(A) Nadel (B) Radcliffe-Brown (C) Levi-Strauss (D) Malinowski
Ans: C
78. Which of the following is correct according to Mead :
(A) Self can also emerge in the absence of social experience
(B) Self does not allow people to take part in conversation with others.
(C) Body becomes a self only when a mind has developed.
(D) Mind and self can be separated from each other.
Ans: C
79. Which of the following does not represent the Dahrendorf’s theory of conflict ?
(A) Social change is ubiquitous in human society (B) Conflict can be both latent and manifest
(C) Every society experiences social conflict (D) Economic and social inequalities are the sole sources of conflict
Ans: D
80. Which of the following statements represents the functional theory of Emile Durkhiem ?
(A) Society does not necessarily go through the fixed stages of development
(B) A whole is not identical to the sum of its parts.
(C) Social phenomena can be reduced to individuals phenomena
(D) Collective will emanate from human will
Ans: B
81. Functionalism constitutes an important element in the social theories of
(A) E. Durkheim and C. LeviStrauss (B) E. Durkheim and Max Weber
(C) Talcott Parsons and Karl Marx (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and R.K. Merton
Ans: D
82. Choose the correct sequence of Parsons’ schema of social action and social system
(A) Social system, cultural system, personality system and Biological organism
(B) Personality system, cultural system, Social system and Biological system
(C) Biological organism, Personality system, Social system and Cultural system
(D) Cultural system, Biological system, Personality system and Social system
Ans: C
83. According to Ethnomethodologists, which type of reasoning is used by the people ?
(A) Inductive Reasoning (B) Deductive Reasoning (C) Practical Reasoning (D) No Reasoning
Ans: C
84. ‘Conversational analysis’ is a part of which of the following methodologies ?
(A) Phenomenology (B) Verstehen (C) Ethnomethodology (D) Structuralism
Ans: C
85. When was ‘Ethnomethodology’ used for the first time ?
(A) 1940’s (B) 1950’s (C) 1960’s (D) 1970’s
Ans: A
86. “The ‘self’ in modern society becomes a sacred object in the same way that the collective symbols of primitive societies.” Who has propounded this view ?
(A) Weber (B) Durkheim (C) Mead (D) Goffman
Ans: C
87. Who has written the work, “The Social Construction of Reality” ?
(A) Peter L. Berger (B) Thomas Luckmann (C) Both Berger and Luckmann (D) None of the above
Ans: C
88. Match List – I with List – II : List – I List – II (a) Social Construction of Reality (1) Harold Garfinkel (b) Phenomenology of Social World (2) Irwin Goffman (c) Presentation of Self in Every Day Life (3) Berger and Luckmann (d) Studies in Ethnomethodology (4) Alfred Schutz Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(C) (3) (4) (2) (1)
(D) (4) (2) (1) (3)
Ans: C
89. ‘Neo-functionalism operates with descriptive model of society that sees society as composed of elements which form a pattern.’ Who has stated this view ?
(A) P. Colomy (B) J. Alexander (C) T. Parsons (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: B
90. Who has written the book ‘Theoretical Logic in Sociology’ ?
(A) N.J. Smelser (B) J.C. Alexander (C) Paul Colomy (D) Bernhard Giesen
Ans: B
91. Which problems neofunctionalism needed to surmount ?
(A) Anti individualism and idealism (B) Antagonism to change and antiempirical bias (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans: C
92. How does critical school of theorists rectify the imbalance of economic determinism and other aspects of social life ?
(A) By focusing on economic and social realm. (B) By focusing on economic and historical realm.
(C) By focusing on economic and cultural realm. (D) By focusing on economic and productive realm
Ans: C
93. According to neo-Marxists, which of the ideas about human nature have often been used to argue against any social change ?
(A) Our natural greed and our natural gender differences (B) Our natural tendency to violence.
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans: C
94. Who considers ‘structure as a model’ of social world and ‘not a reality’ among the structuralists ?
(A) Levi-Strauss (B) Freud (C) Marx (D) Lemert
Ans: A
95. Who considers “language as disorderly and unstable’ in his concept of “Deconstruction” ?
(A) Derrida (B) Godelier (C) Foucault (D) Lemer
Ans: A
96. In the context of past structuralism who has argued that ‘what takes place on the stage “represents” what takes place in “real life” …’ ? (A) Foucault (B) Giddens (C) Derrida (D) Dean
Ans: C
97. Who said to have articulated integration of ‘agency and structure’ in structuration theory ?
(A) Michael Foucault (B) J. Derrida (C) Anthony Giddens (D) J.M. Bernstein
Ans: C
98. Who has named ‘juggernaut’ to describe an advance stage of modernity ?
(A) Michael Foucault (B) Anthony Giddens (C) Max Weber (D) David Frisby
Ans: B
99. Which one of the following is not an indicator of cultural diversity in India ?
(A) Race (B) Caste (C) Class (D) Religion
Ans: C
100. Who has indicated diversities of Indian culture and contributed a book “Diversities” ?
(A) R.K. Mukherjee (B) D.P. Mukherjee (C) G.S. Ghurye (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: B
(A) Inductive Reasoning (B) Deductive Reasoning (C) Practical Reasoning (D) No Reasoning
Ans: C
84. ‘Conversational analysis’ is a part of which of the following methodologies ?
(A) Phenomenology (B) Verstehen (C) Ethnomethodology (D) Structuralism
Ans: C
85. When was ‘Ethnomethodology’ used for the first time ?
(A) 1940’s (B) 1950’s (C) 1960’s (D) 1970’s
Ans: A
86. “The ‘self’ in modern society becomes a sacred object in the same way that the collective symbols of primitive societies.” Who has propounded this view ?
(A) Weber (B) Durkheim (C) Mead (D) Goffman
Ans: C
87. Who has written the work, “The Social Construction of Reality” ?
(A) Peter L. Berger (B) Thomas Luckmann (C) Both Berger and Luckmann (D) None of the above
Ans: C
88. Match List – I with List – II : List – I List – II (a) Social Construction of Reality (1) Harold Garfinkel (b) Phenomenology of Social World (2) Irwin Goffman (c) Presentation of Self in Every Day Life (3) Berger and Luckmann (d) Studies in Ethnomethodology (4) Alfred Schutz Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(C) (3) (4) (2) (1)
(D) (4) (2) (1) (3)
Ans: C
89. ‘Neo-functionalism operates with descriptive model of society that sees society as composed of elements which form a pattern.’ Who has stated this view ?
(A) P. Colomy (B) J. Alexander (C) T. Parsons (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: B
90. Who has written the book ‘Theoretical Logic in Sociology’ ?
(A) N.J. Smelser (B) J.C. Alexander (C) Paul Colomy (D) Bernhard Giesen
Ans: B
91. Which problems neofunctionalism needed to surmount ?
(A) Anti individualism and idealism (B) Antagonism to change and antiempirical bias (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans: C
92. How does critical school of theorists rectify the imbalance of economic determinism and other aspects of social life ?
(A) By focusing on economic and social realm. (B) By focusing on economic and historical realm.
(C) By focusing on economic and cultural realm. (D) By focusing on economic and productive realm
Ans: C
93. According to neo-Marxists, which of the ideas about human nature have often been used to argue against any social change ?
(A) Our natural greed and our natural gender differences (B) Our natural tendency to violence.
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans: C
94. Who considers ‘structure as a model’ of social world and ‘not a reality’ among the structuralists ?
(A) Levi-Strauss (B) Freud (C) Marx (D) Lemert
Ans: A
95. Who considers “language as disorderly and unstable’ in his concept of “Deconstruction” ?
(A) Derrida (B) Godelier (C) Foucault (D) Lemer
Ans: A
96. In the context of past structuralism who has argued that ‘what takes place on the stage “represents” what takes place in “real life” …’ ? (A) Foucault (B) Giddens (C) Derrida (D) Dean
Ans: C
97. Who said to have articulated integration of ‘agency and structure’ in structuration theory ?
(A) Michael Foucault (B) J. Derrida (C) Anthony Giddens (D) J.M. Bernstein
Ans: C
98. Who has named ‘juggernaut’ to describe an advance stage of modernity ?
(A) Michael Foucault (B) Anthony Giddens (C) Max Weber (D) David Frisby
Ans: B
99. Which one of the following is not an indicator of cultural diversity in India ?
(A) Race (B) Caste (C) Class (D) Religion
Ans: C
100. Who has indicated diversities of Indian culture and contributed a book “Diversities” ?
(A) R.K. Mukherjee (B) D.P. Mukherjee (C) G.S. Ghurye (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: B