SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 1
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 1
1:-Read the following statements on social theory and marked the correct answer :
(1) Explains facts or phenomena
(2) Founded on systematic body of proof and verifiable evidence
(3) Abstraction of observed reality
A:-All the statements are correct
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
D:-(3) is wrong
Ans: A
2:-Common sense is perceived as
A:-Unscientific
B:-Beliefs
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
3:-Class in itself means
A:-Objective class situation
B:-Subjective awareness of the class
C:-Existential condition
D:-Metaphysical understanding
Ans: A
4:-___________ is best suited to study Adivasi communities?
A:-Interview schedule
B:-Ethnography
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
5:-Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer :
(1) Qualitative approach views social reality as constantly shifting
(2) In qualitative studies individuals interpret social world
A:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is the correct explanation for (1)
B:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is not the correct explanation for (1)
C:-(1) is wrong but (2) is correct
D:-(1) is correct but (2) is wrong
Ans: A
6:-Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Quantitative research is :
(1) Measurable
(2) Interpretative
(3) Inductive
(4) Predictable
A:-(1) and (2)
B:-(2) and (3)
C:-(3) and (4)
D:-(1) and (4)
Ans: D
7:-Match List I and List II and choose the correct answer :
List I List II
(1) Meaning Adequacy (1) Durkheim
(2) Scientism (2) Habermas
(3) Participant observation (3) Max Weber
(4) Critical theory (4) Malinowski
A:-(1), (4), (3), (2)
B:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (2), (4)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: B
8:-Action research means
A:-Research leading to action
B:-Enquiry into the past events
C:-Making policy actions
D:-Assessing the impact of action programmes
Ans: A
9:-In a case study method, the case can be
(1) An individual
(2) An activity
(3) A group
(4) An institution
A:-Only (1) is correct
B:-Only (1) and (3) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Ans: D
10:-Verstehen denotes
A:-Perception of the actor
B:-Objective understanding
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2) are wrong
Ans: A
11:-Liberalization policies and economic reforms were introduced in India in __________.
A:-1990
B:-1987
C:-1991
D:-2000
Ans: C
12:-__________ is the process by which land is converted to non-forest use.
A:-Deforestation
B:-Desertification
C:-Reforestation
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Ans: D
13:-Choose the correct order of the items given below in terms of their association.
Aridity, Greenhouse effect, Relaxed labour laws, Forced migration, Throw-away culture
A:-SEZ - Global Warming - Deforestation - Induced displacement - Consumption
B:-Deforestation - Global Warming - SEZ - Induced displacement - Consumerism
C:-Global Warming - SEZ - Deforestation - Consumerism - Induced displacement
D:-Induced displacement - Global Warming - SEZ - Consumerism - Deforestation
Ans: B
14:-Narmada struggle is on account of
A:-Deforestation
B:-Special Economic Zone
C:-Development Induced Displacement
D:-Homogenization
Ans: C
15:-Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) Globalization and marginalization are intrinsically connected
(2) A common problem across the states in India today is the backwardness of tribal communities
A:-There is causal connection between (1) and (2)
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (2) is correct
D:-Both are wrong
Ans: A
16:-Loss of indigenous culture is related to
A:-Privatization
B:-Homogenization
C:-Liberalization
D:-All of these
Ans: B
17:-Choose the option which is not applicable to WTO
A:-Promotes multilateral trade
B:-Member of United Nations
C:-Members have equal voting right
D:-Protects intellectual property rights
Ans: B
18:-Environmental degradation is the result of
A:-Natural process
B:-Human activities
C:-Only (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Ans: D
19:-__________ is an example of New Social Movement in Kerala.
A:-Struggle for land for Adivasis
B:-Strike in a factor by trade unions
C:-Both of these
D:-None of these
Ans: A
20:-De-tribalization occurs when tribals,
A:-Inculcate the lifestyle of non-tribal societies
B:-Lose their land
C:-Get assimilated to mainstream society
D:-All of these
Ans: D
(1) Explains facts or phenomena
(2) Founded on systematic body of proof and verifiable evidence
(3) Abstraction of observed reality
A:-All the statements are correct
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
D:-(3) is wrong
Ans: A
2:-Common sense is perceived as
A:-Unscientific
B:-Beliefs
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
3:-Class in itself means
A:-Objective class situation
B:-Subjective awareness of the class
C:-Existential condition
D:-Metaphysical understanding
Ans: A
4:-___________ is best suited to study Adivasi communities?
A:-Interview schedule
B:-Ethnography
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
5:-Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer :
(1) Qualitative approach views social reality as constantly shifting
(2) In qualitative studies individuals interpret social world
A:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is the correct explanation for (1)
B:-Both (1) and (2) are correct and (2) is not the correct explanation for (1)
C:-(1) is wrong but (2) is correct
D:-(1) is correct but (2) is wrong
Ans: A
6:-Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Quantitative research is :
(1) Measurable
(2) Interpretative
(3) Inductive
(4) Predictable
A:-(1) and (2)
B:-(2) and (3)
C:-(3) and (4)
D:-(1) and (4)
Ans: D
7:-Match List I and List II and choose the correct answer :
List I List II
(1) Meaning Adequacy (1) Durkheim
(2) Scientism (2) Habermas
(3) Participant observation (3) Max Weber
(4) Critical theory (4) Malinowski
A:-(1), (4), (3), (2)
B:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (2), (4)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: B
8:-Action research means
A:-Research leading to action
B:-Enquiry into the past events
C:-Making policy actions
D:-Assessing the impact of action programmes
Ans: A
9:-In a case study method, the case can be
(1) An individual
(2) An activity
(3) A group
(4) An institution
A:-Only (1) is correct
B:-Only (1) and (3) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Ans: D
10:-Verstehen denotes
A:-Perception of the actor
B:-Objective understanding
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2) are wrong
Ans: A
11:-Liberalization policies and economic reforms were introduced in India in __________.
A:-1990
B:-1987
C:-1991
D:-2000
Ans: C
12:-__________ is the process by which land is converted to non-forest use.
A:-Deforestation
B:-Desertification
C:-Reforestation
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Ans: D
13:-Choose the correct order of the items given below in terms of their association.
Aridity, Greenhouse effect, Relaxed labour laws, Forced migration, Throw-away culture
A:-SEZ - Global Warming - Deforestation - Induced displacement - Consumption
B:-Deforestation - Global Warming - SEZ - Induced displacement - Consumerism
C:-Global Warming - SEZ - Deforestation - Consumerism - Induced displacement
D:-Induced displacement - Global Warming - SEZ - Consumerism - Deforestation
Ans: B
14:-Narmada struggle is on account of
A:-Deforestation
B:-Special Economic Zone
C:-Development Induced Displacement
D:-Homogenization
Ans: C
15:-Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) Globalization and marginalization are intrinsically connected
(2) A common problem across the states in India today is the backwardness of tribal communities
A:-There is causal connection between (1) and (2)
B:-Only (1) is correct
C:-Only (2) is correct
D:-Both are wrong
Ans: A
16:-Loss of indigenous culture is related to
A:-Privatization
B:-Homogenization
C:-Liberalization
D:-All of these
Ans: B
17:-Choose the option which is not applicable to WTO
A:-Promotes multilateral trade
B:-Member of United Nations
C:-Members have equal voting right
D:-Protects intellectual property rights
Ans: B
18:-Environmental degradation is the result of
A:-Natural process
B:-Human activities
C:-Only (2)
D:-Both (1) and (2)
Ans: D
19:-__________ is an example of New Social Movement in Kerala.
A:-Struggle for land for Adivasis
B:-Strike in a factor by trade unions
C:-Both of these
D:-None of these
Ans: A
20:-De-tribalization occurs when tribals,
A:-Inculcate the lifestyle of non-tribal societies
B:-Lose their land
C:-Get assimilated to mainstream society
D:-All of these
Ans: D
21:-The pioneer chain in social anthropology in the university of Liverpool was offered to
A:-Franz Boas
B:-James Frazen
C:-E.B. Tylor
D:-A.C. Haddon
Ans: B
22:-The branch of social and cultural anthropology that deals with comparative study of primitive culture is known as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnopsychiatry
D:-Ethnoecology
Ans: B
23:-Who said that culture is the man made part of the environment?
A:-Hertskovits
B:-Malinowski
C:-Redcliffe Brown
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
24:-Oath and ordeals are integral element of
A:-Codified law
B:-Environmental law
C:-Customary law
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
25:-The process by which people, especially children acquire culture is known as
A:-cultural diffusion
B:-acculturation
C:-enculturation
D:-assimilation
Ans: C
26:-Match the concepts in List I with the thinkers in List II :
List I List II
(1) Communicative Action (1) Giddens
(2) Micro-Macro integration (2) Durkheim
(3) Cultural Hegemony (3) Habermas
(4) Organic Solidarity (4) Gramsci
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: C
27:-Which of the following is a cross-cousin marriage?
A:-MBD
B:-MSD
C:-FBD
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
28:-The kinship usage of special type of privileges for fathers's sister is
A:-Couvade
B:-Amitate
C:-Avunculate
D:-Tekonymy
Ans: B
29:-The proponent of the concept of rites of passage is
A:-E.B. Tylor
B:-B. Malinowski
C:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
D:-A. Van Gennep
Ans: D
30:-The magic associated with the law of similarity is known as
A:-Homeopathic magic
B:-Contagious magic
C:-Black magic
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
31:-The anthropological field expedition Jesup North Pacific Expedition was conducted in the year
A:-1871
B:-1887
C:-1897
D:-1898
Ans: C
32:-The participant observation method was introduce by
A:-Franz Boas
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-B. Malinowski
Ans: D
33:-The descriptive account of an ethnic group is known as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnocentrism
D:-Ethnopsychiatry
Ans: A
34:-The reflection on the place of one's shelf in ethnographic practice is
A:-Relativism
B:-Rationalism
C:-Reflexivism
D:-Reciprocal altruism
Ans: C
35:-Who among the following tried to break the dualism between action and structure?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Max Weber
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
36:-The sampling method which is concern with homogeneity of each stratum with regards to the characteristic
under investigation is
A:-Random sampling
B:-Stratified random sampling
C:-Cluster sampling
D:-Quota sampling
Ans: B
37:-Social research seeks to
A:-Redefine the defined concepts
B:-Move from the unknown to known
C:-Quench inquisitiveness
D:-Systematically search for probing a phenomenon
Ans: D
38:-Geneology-technique is introduced by
A:-B. Malinowski
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-A.C. Haddon
Ans: C
39:-The placement of footnotes at research report is
A:-At the foot of a page
B:-At the end of a chapter
C:-At the end of a paper
D:-All of the above
Ans: A
40:-A section giving extra information at the end of a research report is
A:-Appendixes
B:-Footnotes
C:-Referencing
D:-Quotation
Ans: A
41:-According to Purushartha the liberation from the bondage of the world is
A:-Dharma
B:-Artha
C:-Moksha
D:-Kama
Ans: C
42:-Fraternal polyandry was prevalent among the
A:-Kota
B:-Muthuvan
C:-Urali
D:-Toda
Ans: D
43:-Which of the following is also known as ''Sangeeta Veda''?
A:-Rig-Veda
B:-Yajur-Veda
C:-Sama-Veda
D:-Atharva-Veda
Ans: C
44:-The causes for mobility in the caste system is
A:-uniform legal system
B:-Industrialisation, urbanisation and westernisation
C:-Freedom struggle and establishment of democracy
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
45:-The parochialization means
A:-upward movement of cultural traits
B:-downward movement of cultural traits
C:-isolated movement of cultural traits
D:-none of the above
Ans: B
46:-The author of the book Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India is
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-L.P. Vidyanthi
C:-S.C. Dube
D:-S. Sinha
Ans: A
47:-The concept of 'dominant caste' was introduce by
A:-S.C. Dubey
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-N.K. Bose
D:-D.N. Majumdar
Ans: B
48:-The factor of urbanization in India is
A:-Natural increase in population
B:-The push factors
C:-The pull factors
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
49:-The Malayan and Muthuvan tribes are predominantly found in India's
A:-The North and North Eastern Zone
B:-The Central or the Middle zone
C:-The Southern Zone
D:-The Andaman and Nicobar Island
Ans: C
50:-Choose the correct order of the following thinkers with the ideas given below :
Solidarity, Social Action, Theological stage, Organismic analogy, Alienation
A:-Durkheim - Weber - Comte - Marx - Spencer
B:-Comte - Marx - Durkheim - Weber - Spencer
C:-Durkheim - Weber - Comte - Spencer - Marx
D:-Spencer - Weber - Durkheim - Comte - Mark
Ans: C
51:-Choose the correct answer.
The attributes of dominant caste include :
(1) Numerical strength
(2) Economic power
(3) Political power
(4) Traditional occupation
A:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
B:-(1), (2) and (3) correct
C:-(1) is wrong
D:-All the correct
Ans: B
52:-Who among the following has authored the book 'Legitimation Crisis'?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Antonio Gramsci
C:-Anthony Giddens
D:-Max Weber
Ans: A
53:-Ecological anthropology is the study of
A:-relationship between human beings and their environment
B:-studies all living and non-living relationship
C:-studies culture in natural setting
D:-none of the above
Ans: A
54:-The multilinear evolutionism closely bound with the idea of
A:-Cultural ecology
B:-Population ecology
C:-Biological ecology
D:-Ethno ecology
Ans: A
55:-The main economy of the Jarwas of Andaman Island is
A:-Hunting, gathering and fishing
B:-Pastoralism
C:-Horticulture
D:-Agriculture
Ans: A
56:-'Potlash' is observed by
A:-Australian aborigins
B:-Kwakiutl Indians
C:-Omaha Indians
D:-The Bushman
Ans: B
57:-'Ethnopsychiatry' is one of the important branch of
A:-applied anthropology
B:-cognitive anthropology
C:-ecological anthropology
D:-medical anthropology
Ans: D
58:-'Little Traditional Medicine' includes
A:-Folk medicine
B:-Ayurveda
C:-Unani
D:-Yoga
Ans: A
59:-The branch of applied medical anthropology deals with the determinants and distribution of disease is
A:-Epistemiology
B:-Epidemiology
C:-Embriology
D:-Eugenics
Ans: B
60:-Culture-specific disorders includes
A:-Arctic hysteria
B:-Windigo
C:-Latah
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
61:-Choose the correct answer :
(1) Socialization is a process whereby an individual develops his/her human potential which starts from birth and ends in
death
(2) Children who grew without human contact suffer from profound development disorders that endure through out their
lives
A:-Statement (1) only is correct
B:-Statement (2) only is correct
C:-Both statements are correct
D:-Both statement are wrong
Ans: C
62:-Scientific method includes,
A:-Observation
B:-Experimentation
C:-Verification
D:-All of these
Ans: D
63:-Which is not a basis of social stratification?
A:-Marital status
B:-Class
C:-Social status
D:-Caste
Ans: A
64:-Which one of the following in not correctly matched?
A:-Class - Achieved
B:-Caste - Ascribed
C:-Wealth - Material
D:-Status - Hereditary
Ans: D
65:-Who employed Marxist perspective in analyzing Indian Society?
A:-B.R. Ambedkar
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-A.R. Desai
D:-None of these
Ans: C
A:-Franz Boas
B:-James Frazen
C:-E.B. Tylor
D:-A.C. Haddon
Ans: B
22:-The branch of social and cultural anthropology that deals with comparative study of primitive culture is known as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnopsychiatry
D:-Ethnoecology
Ans: B
23:-Who said that culture is the man made part of the environment?
A:-Hertskovits
B:-Malinowski
C:-Redcliffe Brown
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
24:-Oath and ordeals are integral element of
A:-Codified law
B:-Environmental law
C:-Customary law
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
25:-The process by which people, especially children acquire culture is known as
A:-cultural diffusion
B:-acculturation
C:-enculturation
D:-assimilation
Ans: C
26:-Match the concepts in List I with the thinkers in List II :
List I List II
(1) Communicative Action (1) Giddens
(2) Micro-Macro integration (2) Durkheim
(3) Cultural Hegemony (3) Habermas
(4) Organic Solidarity (4) Gramsci
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(3), (1), (4), (2)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: C
27:-Which of the following is a cross-cousin marriage?
A:-MBD
B:-MSD
C:-FBD
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
28:-The kinship usage of special type of privileges for fathers's sister is
A:-Couvade
B:-Amitate
C:-Avunculate
D:-Tekonymy
Ans: B
29:-The proponent of the concept of rites of passage is
A:-E.B. Tylor
B:-B. Malinowski
C:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
D:-A. Van Gennep
Ans: D
30:-The magic associated with the law of similarity is known as
A:-Homeopathic magic
B:-Contagious magic
C:-Black magic
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
31:-The anthropological field expedition Jesup North Pacific Expedition was conducted in the year
A:-1871
B:-1887
C:-1897
D:-1898
Ans: C
32:-The participant observation method was introduce by
A:-Franz Boas
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-B. Malinowski
Ans: D
33:-The descriptive account of an ethnic group is known as
A:-Ethnography
B:-Ethnology
C:-Ethnocentrism
D:-Ethnopsychiatry
Ans: A
34:-The reflection on the place of one's shelf in ethnographic practice is
A:-Relativism
B:-Rationalism
C:-Reflexivism
D:-Reciprocal altruism
Ans: C
35:-Who among the following tried to break the dualism between action and structure?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Max Weber
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
36:-The sampling method which is concern with homogeneity of each stratum with regards to the characteristic
under investigation is
A:-Random sampling
B:-Stratified random sampling
C:-Cluster sampling
D:-Quota sampling
Ans: B
37:-Social research seeks to
A:-Redefine the defined concepts
B:-Move from the unknown to known
C:-Quench inquisitiveness
D:-Systematically search for probing a phenomenon
Ans: D
38:-Geneology-technique is introduced by
A:-B. Malinowski
B:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C:-W.H.R. Riverse
D:-A.C. Haddon
Ans: C
39:-The placement of footnotes at research report is
A:-At the foot of a page
B:-At the end of a chapter
C:-At the end of a paper
D:-All of the above
Ans: A
40:-A section giving extra information at the end of a research report is
A:-Appendixes
B:-Footnotes
C:-Referencing
D:-Quotation
Ans: A
41:-According to Purushartha the liberation from the bondage of the world is
A:-Dharma
B:-Artha
C:-Moksha
D:-Kama
Ans: C
42:-Fraternal polyandry was prevalent among the
A:-Kota
B:-Muthuvan
C:-Urali
D:-Toda
Ans: D
43:-Which of the following is also known as ''Sangeeta Veda''?
A:-Rig-Veda
B:-Yajur-Veda
C:-Sama-Veda
D:-Atharva-Veda
Ans: C
44:-The causes for mobility in the caste system is
A:-uniform legal system
B:-Industrialisation, urbanisation and westernisation
C:-Freedom struggle and establishment of democracy
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
45:-The parochialization means
A:-upward movement of cultural traits
B:-downward movement of cultural traits
C:-isolated movement of cultural traits
D:-none of the above
Ans: B
46:-The author of the book Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India is
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-L.P. Vidyanthi
C:-S.C. Dube
D:-S. Sinha
Ans: A
47:-The concept of 'dominant caste' was introduce by
A:-S.C. Dubey
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-N.K. Bose
D:-D.N. Majumdar
Ans: B
48:-The factor of urbanization in India is
A:-Natural increase in population
B:-The push factors
C:-The pull factors
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
49:-The Malayan and Muthuvan tribes are predominantly found in India's
A:-The North and North Eastern Zone
B:-The Central or the Middle zone
C:-The Southern Zone
D:-The Andaman and Nicobar Island
Ans: C
50:-Choose the correct order of the following thinkers with the ideas given below :
Solidarity, Social Action, Theological stage, Organismic analogy, Alienation
A:-Durkheim - Weber - Comte - Marx - Spencer
B:-Comte - Marx - Durkheim - Weber - Spencer
C:-Durkheim - Weber - Comte - Spencer - Marx
D:-Spencer - Weber - Durkheim - Comte - Mark
Ans: C
51:-Choose the correct answer.
The attributes of dominant caste include :
(1) Numerical strength
(2) Economic power
(3) Political power
(4) Traditional occupation
A:-Only (1) and (2) are correct
B:-(1), (2) and (3) correct
C:-(1) is wrong
D:-All the correct
Ans: B
52:-Who among the following has authored the book 'Legitimation Crisis'?
A:-Jurgen Habermas
B:-Antonio Gramsci
C:-Anthony Giddens
D:-Max Weber
Ans: A
53:-Ecological anthropology is the study of
A:-relationship between human beings and their environment
B:-studies all living and non-living relationship
C:-studies culture in natural setting
D:-none of the above
Ans: A
54:-The multilinear evolutionism closely bound with the idea of
A:-Cultural ecology
B:-Population ecology
C:-Biological ecology
D:-Ethno ecology
Ans: A
55:-The main economy of the Jarwas of Andaman Island is
A:-Hunting, gathering and fishing
B:-Pastoralism
C:-Horticulture
D:-Agriculture
Ans: A
56:-'Potlash' is observed by
A:-Australian aborigins
B:-Kwakiutl Indians
C:-Omaha Indians
D:-The Bushman
Ans: B
57:-'Ethnopsychiatry' is one of the important branch of
A:-applied anthropology
B:-cognitive anthropology
C:-ecological anthropology
D:-medical anthropology
Ans: D
58:-'Little Traditional Medicine' includes
A:-Folk medicine
B:-Ayurveda
C:-Unani
D:-Yoga
Ans: A
59:-The branch of applied medical anthropology deals with the determinants and distribution of disease is
A:-Epistemiology
B:-Epidemiology
C:-Embriology
D:-Eugenics
Ans: B
60:-Culture-specific disorders includes
A:-Arctic hysteria
B:-Windigo
C:-Latah
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
61:-Choose the correct answer :
(1) Socialization is a process whereby an individual develops his/her human potential which starts from birth and ends in
death
(2) Children who grew without human contact suffer from profound development disorders that endure through out their
lives
A:-Statement (1) only is correct
B:-Statement (2) only is correct
C:-Both statements are correct
D:-Both statement are wrong
Ans: C
62:-Scientific method includes,
A:-Observation
B:-Experimentation
C:-Verification
D:-All of these
Ans: D
63:-Which is not a basis of social stratification?
A:-Marital status
B:-Class
C:-Social status
D:-Caste
Ans: A
64:-Which one of the following in not correctly matched?
A:-Class - Achieved
B:-Caste - Ascribed
C:-Wealth - Material
D:-Status - Hereditary
Ans: D
65:-Who employed Marxist perspective in analyzing Indian Society?
A:-B.R. Ambedkar
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-A.R. Desai
D:-None of these
Ans: C
66:-Choose the one that is applicable to empiricism.
A:-Idea is prior
B:-Experience-specific
C:-Focus on the subject
D:-All of these
Ans: B
67:-Identify the thinker who propounded the idea of Public Sociology?
A:-Andre Beteille
B:-Giddens
C:-Burawoy
D:-Habermas
Ans: C
68:-Which is not part of positivism?
A:-Perceptions of the actors
B:-Logic and method of natural science
C:-Sensory perception
D:-Law like regularities
Ans: A
69:-Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
The term field view implies,
(1) Conduct village studies
(2) Study religious texts
(3) Engage in intense social interactions
(4) Carry out non-participant observation
A:-Only (1) and (4) are correct
B:-Only (4) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Ans: C
70:-Development of sociology as a scientific discipline was ushered in by
A:-Critical ing of traditional institutions, customs and morals
B:-Emphasis on reason and experience
C:-Emergence of secular, liberal and democratic ideals
D:-All of these
Ans: D
71:-Which of the following order of List II matches with the order in List I?
List I List II
(1) Comte (1) Structuration
(2) Giddens (2) Communicative Action
(3) Weber (3) Bureaucracy
(4) Habermas (4) Metaphysical stage
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(1), (2), (4), (3)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: B
72:-''Iron cage of rationalization would increasingly enslave people''. Whose idea is this?
A:-Antonio Gramsci
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Max Weber
D:-Habermas
Ans: C
73:-Identify the book written from a structural-functional perspective
A:-The Remembered Village
B:-Annihilation of Caste
C:-Dalit Vision
D:-State and Society in India
Ans: A
74:-The book ''Sociological Imagination'' is written by
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-Wright Mills
C:-Hutton
D:-Malinowski
Ans: B
75:-Sociology is a science of social facts said by
A:-Max Weber
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Talcott Parson
D:-Emile Durkhiem
Ans: D
76:-Which is most important thing required for a democratic public life, in which every participants have the same capacities of discourse, social equity and their words are not confused by ideology or errors according to Habermass?
A:-Communicative action
B:-Public sphere
C:-Civil platform
D:-Ideal Speech situation
Ans: D
77:-According to Marx Modern society have types of classes
A:-Capitalist and Bourgeoisie and poor
B:-Bourgeoisie and petti bourgeoisie
C:-Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
D:-Bourgeoisie, Proletariat and petti bourgeoisie
Ans: C
78:-Which among the following is a new social movement?
A:-Peasant movement
B:-Gay rights movement
C:-Protestant movement
D:-Working class movement
Ans: B
79:-Which is the most prominent agency for Formal Social Control?
A:-Religion
B:-Caste
C:-Class
D:-Law
Ans: D
80:-CH Cooley classified group into
A:-Formal and informal group
B:-Primary and Secondary group
C:-Ingroup and Outgroup
D:-Social and Cultural group
Ans: B
81:-The Book ''Rural Sociology in India'' written by
A:-A.R. Desai
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-Yogendra Singh
D:-Ghurey
Ans: A
82:-Match the following :
(a) MN Srinivas 1. Social action
(b) Comte 2. Organic Anology
(c) Durkhiem 3. Positive De Philosophy
(d) Spencer 4. Sanskritisation
(e) Weber 5. Suicide
A:-a-4, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-1
B:-a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4, e-5
C:-a-2, b-1, c-5, d-3, e-2
D:-a-1, b-5, c-3, d-4, e-2
Ans: A
83:-''Rules of Sociological Method'' is written by
A:-Gramsci
B:-Weber
C:-Habermas
D:-Durkhiem
Ans: D
84:-Which among the following is not a social institution?
A:-Religion
B:-Banks
C:-Family
D:-Polity
Ans: B
A:-Idea is prior
B:-Experience-specific
C:-Focus on the subject
D:-All of these
Ans: B
67:-Identify the thinker who propounded the idea of Public Sociology?
A:-Andre Beteille
B:-Giddens
C:-Burawoy
D:-Habermas
Ans: C
68:-Which is not part of positivism?
A:-Perceptions of the actors
B:-Logic and method of natural science
C:-Sensory perception
D:-Law like regularities
Ans: A
69:-Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
The term field view implies,
(1) Conduct village studies
(2) Study religious texts
(3) Engage in intense social interactions
(4) Carry out non-participant observation
A:-Only (1) and (4) are correct
B:-Only (4) is correct
C:-(2) is wrong
D:-All are correct
Ans: C
70:-Development of sociology as a scientific discipline was ushered in by
A:-Critical ing of traditional institutions, customs and morals
B:-Emphasis on reason and experience
C:-Emergence of secular, liberal and democratic ideals
D:-All of these
Ans: D
71:-Which of the following order of List II matches with the order in List I?
List I List II
(1) Comte (1) Structuration
(2) Giddens (2) Communicative Action
(3) Weber (3) Bureaucracy
(4) Habermas (4) Metaphysical stage
A:-(1), (2), (3), (4)
B:-(4), (1), (3), (2)
C:-(1), (2), (4), (3)
D:-(4), (3), (1), (2)
Ans: B
72:-''Iron cage of rationalization would increasingly enslave people''. Whose idea is this?
A:-Antonio Gramsci
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Max Weber
D:-Habermas
Ans: C
73:-Identify the book written from a structural-functional perspective
A:-The Remembered Village
B:-Annihilation of Caste
C:-Dalit Vision
D:-State and Society in India
Ans: A
74:-The book ''Sociological Imagination'' is written by
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-Wright Mills
C:-Hutton
D:-Malinowski
Ans: B
75:-Sociology is a science of social facts said by
A:-Max Weber
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Talcott Parson
D:-Emile Durkhiem
Ans: D
76:-Which is most important thing required for a democratic public life, in which every participants have the same capacities of discourse, social equity and their words are not confused by ideology or errors according to Habermass?
A:-Communicative action
B:-Public sphere
C:-Civil platform
D:-Ideal Speech situation
Ans: D
77:-According to Marx Modern society have types of classes
A:-Capitalist and Bourgeoisie and poor
B:-Bourgeoisie and petti bourgeoisie
C:-Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
D:-Bourgeoisie, Proletariat and petti bourgeoisie
Ans: C
78:-Which among the following is a new social movement?
A:-Peasant movement
B:-Gay rights movement
C:-Protestant movement
D:-Working class movement
Ans: B
79:-Which is the most prominent agency for Formal Social Control?
A:-Religion
B:-Caste
C:-Class
D:-Law
Ans: D
80:-CH Cooley classified group into
A:-Formal and informal group
B:-Primary and Secondary group
C:-Ingroup and Outgroup
D:-Social and Cultural group
Ans: B
81:-The Book ''Rural Sociology in India'' written by
A:-A.R. Desai
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-Yogendra Singh
D:-Ghurey
Ans: A
82:-Match the following :
(a) MN Srinivas 1. Social action
(b) Comte 2. Organic Anology
(c) Durkhiem 3. Positive De Philosophy
(d) Spencer 4. Sanskritisation
(e) Weber 5. Suicide
A:-a-4, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-1
B:-a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4, e-5
C:-a-2, b-1, c-5, d-3, e-2
D:-a-1, b-5, c-3, d-4, e-2
Ans: A
83:-''Rules of Sociological Method'' is written by
A:-Gramsci
B:-Weber
C:-Habermas
D:-Durkhiem
Ans: D
84:-Which among the following is not a social institution?
A:-Religion
B:-Banks
C:-Family
D:-Polity
Ans: B
85:-Definite locality is the basic characteristics of
A:-Association
B:-Communuity
C:-Groups
D:-Society
Ans: B
86:-Who defined society as web of social relationship ?
A:-C. H. Codly
B:-Parsons
C:-Mac Iver
D:-Ginsberg
Ans: C
87:-Who classified society as folk society and urban society ?
A:-Spencer
B:-Durkheim
C:-Tonnies
D:-Red Field
Ans: D
88:- _________________ is an organized group of people pursuing some common interest.
A:-Association
B:-Community
C:-Institution
D:-Society
Ans: A
89:-Who coined the term Ethnocentrism ?
A:-Ogburn
B:-Wisler
C:-W. G. Sumner
D:-Krober
Ans: C
90:-The concept of "cultural reproduction" is discussed by
A:-O. Lewis
B:-MacIver and Page
C:-P. Bourdieu
D:-Morris Opler
Ans: C
91:-Any group accepted as model or guide for our judgements and actions is called
A:-Primary group
B:-In group
C:-Voluntary group
D:-Reference group
Ans: D
92:-The concept of "Role set" has given by
A:-Merton
B:-Coolery
C:-Linton
D:-Tylor
Ans: A
93:-Behaviour desired by a majority of people is called
A:-Norms
B:-Mores
C:-Customs
D:-Values
Ans: A
94:-White color crime refers to the deviant activities committed by
A:-Common people
B:-Business and services class
C:-Rural people
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
95:-"Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature the sentiment of a heartless world and the soul of soulless condition". Who made the statement ?
A:-L. Feurbach
B:-G. Lukacs
C:-K. Marx
D:-V. I. Lenin
Ans: C
96:-Who of the following is the author of the book "Economy and Society" ?
A:-Max Weber
B:-Anthony Giddens
C:-Durkhain
D:-A. Comte
Ans: A
97:-The concept of imperatively coordinated associations was contributed by
A:-Talcott Parson
B:-Ralph Dahrendrof
C:-C. Wrisat Mills
D:-Karl Marx
Ans: B
98:-The book "street corner society" was authored by
A:-L. A Coser
B:-Max Weber
C:-Willian F. Whyte
D:-B. Malinowski
Ans: C
99:-Match the List I with List II : List I List II a. G. H. Mead 1. Verstehen b. V. Pareto 2. Alienation c. Max Weber 3. Role taking d. Karl Marx 4. Circulation of Elites
A:-3, 1, 4, 2
B:-3, 2, 1, 4
C:-3, 4, 2, 1
D:-3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: D
100:-Who among the following in not regarded as a post-modernist thinker ?
A:-J. Alexander
B:-J. Derrida
C:-I. Jameson
D:-J. F. Lyotard
Ans: A
A:-Association
B:-Communuity
C:-Groups
D:-Society
Ans: B
86:-Who defined society as web of social relationship ?
A:-C. H. Codly
B:-Parsons
C:-Mac Iver
D:-Ginsberg
Ans: C
87:-Who classified society as folk society and urban society ?
A:-Spencer
B:-Durkheim
C:-Tonnies
D:-Red Field
Ans: D
88:- _________________ is an organized group of people pursuing some common interest.
A:-Association
B:-Community
C:-Institution
D:-Society
Ans: A
89:-Who coined the term Ethnocentrism ?
A:-Ogburn
B:-Wisler
C:-W. G. Sumner
D:-Krober
Ans: C
90:-The concept of "cultural reproduction" is discussed by
A:-O. Lewis
B:-MacIver and Page
C:-P. Bourdieu
D:-Morris Opler
Ans: C
91:-Any group accepted as model or guide for our judgements and actions is called
A:-Primary group
B:-In group
C:-Voluntary group
D:-Reference group
Ans: D
92:-The concept of "Role set" has given by
A:-Merton
B:-Coolery
C:-Linton
D:-Tylor
Ans: A
93:-Behaviour desired by a majority of people is called
A:-Norms
B:-Mores
C:-Customs
D:-Values
Ans: A
94:-White color crime refers to the deviant activities committed by
A:-Common people
B:-Business and services class
C:-Rural people
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
95:-"Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature the sentiment of a heartless world and the soul of soulless condition". Who made the statement ?
A:-L. Feurbach
B:-G. Lukacs
C:-K. Marx
D:-V. I. Lenin
Ans: C
96:-Who of the following is the author of the book "Economy and Society" ?
A:-Max Weber
B:-Anthony Giddens
C:-Durkhain
D:-A. Comte
Ans: A
97:-The concept of imperatively coordinated associations was contributed by
A:-Talcott Parson
B:-Ralph Dahrendrof
C:-C. Wrisat Mills
D:-Karl Marx
Ans: B
98:-The book "street corner society" was authored by
A:-L. A Coser
B:-Max Weber
C:-Willian F. Whyte
D:-B. Malinowski
Ans: C
99:-Match the List I with List II : List I List II a. G. H. Mead 1. Verstehen b. V. Pareto 2. Alienation c. Max Weber 3. Role taking d. Karl Marx 4. Circulation of Elites
A:-3, 1, 4, 2
B:-3, 2, 1, 4
C:-3, 4, 2, 1
D:-3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: D
100:-Who among the following in not regarded as a post-modernist thinker ?
A:-J. Alexander
B:-J. Derrida
C:-I. Jameson
D:-J. F. Lyotard
Ans: A