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​SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 10


SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 10

1. Mind and Society was the work done by 
(1) G.H. Mead (2) C.H. Cooley  (3) Max Weber (4) V. Pareto

 Ans: 4

2. Who emphasised the significance of Max Weber as well as Karl Marx in his study of Social conflict ? 
(1) L.A. Coser (2) R. Collins  (3) R. Dahrendorf (4) None of these

 Ans: 3

3. Who has stated that ‘human studies should be concerned not with the establishment of causal connections of formulation of universal laws’ ? 
(1) Auguste Comte (2) Emile Durkheim  (3) Karl Marx (4) W. Dilthey

 Ans: 4

4. Who is of the opinion that the sciences which deal with human action are ‘moral    sciences’ ? 
(1) A.R. Louch (2) Max Weber  (3) H. Rickert (4) Theordore Adorno

Ans: 1

5. Who has stated that ‘one possible meaning of “Objectivity” is the contribution it might make to a human unity of mankind’ ? 
(1) Max Weber (2) A. Gouldner  (3) A. Rudner (4) H. Rickert

 Ans: 2


6. Who has pointed out that social stratification is needed to ensure effective role allocation and role performance ? 
(1) Moore & Parsons (2) Davis & Parsons  (3) Davis & Moore (4) Parsons & Weber
 Ans: 3

7. Which one of the following is not a linear theorist ? 
(1) H. Spencer (2) K. Marx  (3) P. Sorokin (4) L.T. Hobhouse
 Ans: 3

8. Delay, in change in one part of society produces realignment of the other parts is known as 
(1) Cultural adjustment (2) Cultural lag  (3) Generation gap (4) Acculturation
 Ans: 2

9. Match the List-I with List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List – I List – II (Books) (Authors)
(a) Dynamics of Culture Change (i) Gunar Myrdal
(b) Social Change (ii) P.C. Lloyd
(c) Africa in Social Change (iii) B. Malinowski
(d) Asian Drama (iv) W.F. Ogburn 
Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) 
(2) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) 
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: 1

10. Match the following Lists :
List – I List – II (Works) (Authors)
(a) Structure and Function in Primitive Society (i) S.F. Nadel
(b) Theory of Social Structure (ii) R.K. Merton
(c) Structural Anthropology (iii) Radcliffe-Brown
(d) Social Theory and Social Structure (iv) Levi-Strauss  Mark the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) 
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)  (4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
 Ans: 4

11. For whom, real structures exists in human minds, they are innate, unconscious and occur as binary oppositions ? 
(1) Sigmund Freud (2) C. Levi-Strauss  (3) B. Malinowski (4) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
 Ans: 2

12. Elementary structures of Kinship are largely based on 
(1) Complex Marriage Rules (2) Negative Marriage Rules  (3) General Marriage Rules (4) Positive Marriage Rules
 Ans: 4

13. Who among the following makes use of the concept of ‘social network’ while defining social structure ? 
(1) C. Levi-Strauss (2) R.K. Merton  (3) S.F. Nadel (4) Ralph Linton
 Ans: 3

14. “Modes of individual adaptation” was the concept propounded by : 
(1) R.K. Merton (2) T. Parsons  (3) Max Weber (4) None of these
 Ans: 1

15. Who wrote “Elementary Forms of Religious Life” ? 
(1) Max Weber (2) Talcott Parsons  (3) E. Durkheim (4) B. Malinowski
 Ans: 3

16. R.K. Merton speaks of Anticipatory socialisation in the context of 
(1) Membership reference group (2) Membership group  (3) Non-membership reference group (4) None of the above
 Ans: 3

17. R.K. Merton revised and codified functionalism in the light of his views on 
(1) Functional Unity of Society (2) Universal functionalism  (3) Indispensability (4) All of the above
Ans: 4

18. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II (Authors) (Books)
(a) G.H. Mead (i) Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society
(b) H. Blumer (ii) Mind, Self and Society
(c) L. Coser (iii) The Functions of Social Conflict
(d) R. Dahrendorf (iv) Symbolic Interactionism : Perspective and Method. 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) 
(2) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) 
(3) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) 
(4) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 Ans: 2

19. Of the following, who differentiates among three types of objects :  Physical, Social and Abstract ? 
​(1) G.H. Mead (2) H. Blumer  (3) V. Pareto (4) Max Weber
 Ans: 2

20. The terms ‘rentiers’ and ‘speculators’ were analysed and explained in the context of social change by 
(1) Karl Marx (2) V. Pareto  (3) Max Weber (4) G.H. Mead
 Ans: 2
21. Who among the following has applied dialectical approach in understanding Indian Society ?
 (1) D.P. Mukerjee (2) M.N. Srinivas
 (3) G.S. Ghurye (4) L. Dumont
 Ans: 1

22. In determining dominant caste, M.N. Srinivas has not included which of the following ?
 (1) Ritual status (2) Economic status
 (3) Numerical strength (4) Linguistic domination
 Ans: 4

23. Indological perspective does not include :
 (1) A Book View (2) A Static View
 (3) A Great Traditional View (4) A Field View
Ans: 4

24. Who has coined the concept ‘culture of poverty’ ? 
(1) Oscar Lewis (2) Gunnar Myrdal  (3) M.N. Srinivas (4) A.R. Desai
 Ans: 1

25. Who conducts the periodical study for estimating poverty line in India ? 
(1) National Census Organization   (2) National Sample Survey Organization  
(3) Sample Survey Organization  (4) Anthropological Survey of India
 Ans: 2

26. In which census year, increase of total urban population was more than the increase in rural population of India ? 
(1) 2001 (2) 1951  (3) 2011 (4) 1991
 Ans: 3

27. Which State among the special category of States in India has highest growth rate of gross domestic product ? 
(1) Sikkim (2) Arunachal Pradesh  (3) Uttarakhand (4) Himachal Pradesh
 Ans: 1

28. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) : 
Assertion (A) : Urban poor are more prone to health problems than the general population.  
Reason (R) : Their residential areas lack basic infrastructural facilities like safe drinking water, sanitation and housing etc. 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes : 
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
 Ans: 1

29. Two statements are given below one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) : 
Assertion (A) : As per census 2011, there are only 18.03 percent of slum dwellers in India where as people living below poverty line were more. 
Reason (R) : Because in majority of towns slum dwellers have not been identified/notified by local bodies (Municipal Committees/Municipal Corporation).  
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes : 
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A). 
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A). 
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: 1

30. Which type of development projects have displaced minimum number of persons ?
 (1) Industrial (2) Mining
 (3) Wild Life Sanctuaries (4) Dams
 Ans: 3

31. Suicide caused by excessive individualization in modern societies is called :
 (1) Anomic (2) Egoistic
 (3) Altruistic (4) Fatalistic
 Ans: 2

32. Who defined deviance as “the tendency on part of one or more of the component actors to behave in such a way as to disturb the equilibrium of interactive process” ?
 (1) R.K. Merton (2) T. Parsons
 (3) C.H. Cooley (4) G.H. Mead
 Ans: 2

33. Who among the following was the first sociologists to systematically study what has come to be known as “White collar crime” ?
 (1) C. Shaw and H.D. Mckay (2) M.B. Clinard
 (3) E.H. Sutherland (4) W.F. Carson
 Ans: 3

34. According to whom, from the following scholars, deviant behaviour is the result of conflict between the ‘id’ and the ‘ego’ ?
 (1) Bottomore (2) Durkheim
 (3) Freud (4) Lombroso
 Ans: 3

35. Who among the following argued that deviance results not from ‘pathological personalities’ but from the culture and structure of society itself ?
 (1) A.K. Cohen (2) R.K. Merton
 (3) E.M. Lemert (4) Karl Marx
 Ans: 2

36. Which State, among the following is known for higher consumption of drugs ?
 (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Punjab
 (3) Kerala (4) Mizoram
Ans: 2

37. The ‘quest of identity’ in a plural society on the basis of race and language is known as :
 (1) Diversity (2) Ethnicity
 (3) Plurality (4) Sociability 
 Ans: 2

38. The ‘Compression of time and space’ is attributed to which one of the following ?
 (1) Industrialisation (2) Modernisation
 (3) Globalization (4) Urbanisation
 Ans: 3

39. Who, on the basis of empirical data from Maharashtra and Punjab, has stated that ‘ethnicized politics is communalism and not fundamentalism’ ?
 (1) M. Mohanty (2) C.P. Bhambri
 (3) T.K. Oommen (4) Dipankar Gupta
 Ans: 4

40. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Pluralism, Equality and Identity : Comparative Studies’ ?
 (1) Gail Omvedt (2) T.K. Oommen
 (3) K.N. Panikkar (4) Ashis Nandy
 Ans: 2

41. There are two statements given below, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and other as   Reason (R) :
 Assertion (A) : Globalization, liberalization and privatization of the Indian economy since 1991 opened the flood gates for foreign investors.
 Reason (R) : It indicates that the state has emerged stronger than before, as an agency of social welfare.
 Codes :
 (1) (A) is false, and (R) is true.
 (2) (A) is true but (R) is false.
 (3) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
 (4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
 Ans: 2

42. From among the following who has pleaded for Indianization of sociology ?
 (1) S.C. Dube (2) A.K. Saran
 (3) G.S. Ghurye (4) T.K. Oommen
Ans: 2

43. Which was not the specific objective(s) of the Science and Technology Policy-2003 ? 
(1) Emphasis on the need for investment in Research and Development 
(2) Integrating programmes of socio-economic sectors 
(3) Creating a national innovation system 
(4) National Skill Development Mission
 Ans: 4

44. Which of the Science and Technology Policy’s statement emphasized the need to attain technological competence and self reliance ?   (1) 2013 Policy (2) 2003 Policy 
(3) 1983 Policy (4) 1986 Policy
 Ans: 3

45. Which year’s Science Policy Resolution centred on the issues ‘foster, promote and sustain’ ? 
(1) 2003 (2) 1958  (3) 2013 (4) 1983
 Ans: 2

46. Match List-I with List-II.
List – I              (Sociologist) 
List – II          (Village Studied)
(a) Mckim Marriott (i) Shamirpet
(b) S.C. Dube (ii) Rampura
(c) John T. Hickcock (iii) Kishan Garhi
(d) M.N. Srinivas (iv) Khalapur 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) 
(2) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) 
(3) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) 
(4) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)  
Ans: 3

47. Who is said to have propounded the concept of ‘Folk-Urban Continuum’ ?
  (1) Robert Brown  (2) Robert Redfield  (3) A.R. Radcliffe – Brown  (4) D.N. Majumdar
 Ans: 2

48. Which were the prevalent land tenure systems in India prior to independence ?
 (1) Ryotwari, Mahalwari, Jagirdari
 (2) Ryotwari, Mahalwari
 (3) Ryotwari, Mahalwari, Jamindari
 (4) Mahalwari, Jagirdari
 Ans: 3

49. According to the recent rural studies the rural leadership has largely emerged from which of the following social categories ?
 (1) From Higher Castes and Middle Castes
 (2) From Middle Castes and Lower Castes
 (3) From Scheduled Castes only
 (4) None of the above
 Ans: 2

50. Land reforms in land ownership patterns, implemented in India since independence have brought in :
 (1) Cultural changes only
 (2) Structural change in terms of social categories
 (3) Structural change in terms of class categories only
 (4) Economic changes only
 Ans: 3 
51. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
 Assertion (A) : Panchayati raj and Rural Development Programmes have reduced social inequalities in villages.
 Reason (R) : Panchayatiraj and Rural Development Programmes have focussed on the lower classes.
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
 (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
 (4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
 
 Ans: 3

52. Who has written/edited the book ‘Peasants and Peasant Societies’ ?
 (1) Robert Redfield (2) T. Shanin
 (3) Eric Wolf (4) Morris Opler

 Ans: 2

53. What would you relate to the ‘increased phenomenon of absenteeism’ on the part of workers in an Industry ?
 (1) New economic policy (2) Excess of industrialization 
(3) Management structure (4) Inadequate work motivation
 
 Ans: 4

54. Who has stated that ‘the plunder of raw materials and the lack of industrialization’ were the causes for the impoverishment of India during the colonial rule ?
 (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) M.N. Srinivas 
(3) Dadabhai Nauroji (4) H.C. Ganguli
 
 Ans: 3

55. Who has made a significant contribution to the Sociology of Industrial Relations ? 
(1) Swasti Mitter and Asish Sen (2) E.A. Ramaswamy 
(3) S. Mehta and Dinesh Harode (4) Parry Jonathan
 
 Ans: 2

56. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II
(Works) (Authors)
(a) The Development of Underdevelopment (i) P.W. Preston
(b) Historical Perspective of Latin American Underdevelopment (ii) D. Hunt
(c) Economic theories of Development (iii) S. Topik
(d) Rethinking Development (iv) A.G. Frank  (v) G. Myrdal 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) 
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
 (3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
 (4) (v) (iv) (i) (ii)
 
 Ans: 1

57. Which is the odd one out of the following with regard to Millennium Development     Goals ?
 (1) Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger  (2) Housing for the poor
  (3) Reduction in  Child Mortality  (4) Ensure Environmental Sustainability

 Ans: 2

58. Concept of ‘Human Development Index’, was developed by whom ?
 (1) A.R. Desai (2) Mahbub Ul Haq
 (3) M. Desai (4) Manmohan Singh
 
 Ans: 2

59. Match the following lists :
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Authors)
(a) Self Development (i) I. Wallerstein
(b) World System Theory (ii) M.K. Gandhi
(c) Liberal (iii) A. Giddens
(d) Modernization (iv) J. Bentham
 Select the correct answer from given codes below :
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
 (2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
 (3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (4) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
 
 Ans: 2

60. Dependency theory given by A.G. Frank indicates :
 (1) Functionalist  perspective (2) Neo-Marxist perspective
 (3) An Interationist perspective (4) Post-modernist perspective 
 
 Ans: 2

61. Inequality-adjusted HDI (Human Development Index) was first introduced in Human Development Report of the year :
 (1) 2010 (2) 2011
 (3) 2009 (4) 2015
 
 Ans: 1

62. Which of the following factors Everett S. Lee included in his theory of migration ?
 (1) Factors associated with the area of origin.
 (2) Factors associated with the area of destination.
 (3) Intervening and personal factors.
 (4) All of the above.

 Ans: 4

63. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
 Assertion (A) : The divide between rich and poor has increased  unprecedentedly for the last two decades.
 Reason (R) : The rural masses are not able to cope up with the complexities of modern technology.
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
 (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
 (3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
 (4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
 
 Ans: 1

64. The ‘National Rural Health Mission’ in our country was set up in which year ?
 (1) 2001 (2) 2005
 (3) 2011 (4) 2010
 
 Ans: 2

65. The First Essay on population was published by Robert Malthus in the year :
 (1) 1810 (2) 1798
 (3) 1800 (4) 1795
 
 Ans: 2

66. The total number of moves made by a body of migrants during a given migration interval which have a common area of origin and a common area of destination is known as :
 (1) Migration movements (2) In-migration
 (3) Immigration (4) Migration streams
 
 Ans: 4

67. The introduction of ‘ASHA’ (Accredited Social Health Assistant) for each village in our country was initiated as part of :
 (1) Reproductive and Child Health Programme
 (2) National Population Policy
 (3) National Rural Health Mission
 (4) None of the above

 Ans: 3

68. Who has developed a theory showing the relationship between child labour and fertility ?
 (1) G. Hawthorn 
 (2) J.C. Caldwell
 (3) A. Dumont 
 (4) K. Davis
 
 Ans: 2

69. Match the items given in the List-I with the items given in the List-II.
List – I List – II
(Women’s Issues) (Authors)
(a) Informal Sector (i) Vandana Shiva
(b) Kinship (ii) Malavika Karlekar
(c) Domestic Violence (iii) Renana Jhabvala
(d) Eco-feminism (iv) Leela Dube
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
 (3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
 (4) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
 
 Ans: 3

70. Who has not worked among matrilineal communities ?
 (1) K. Saradamoni 
 (2) Leela Dube
 (3) Rajni Palriwala 
 (4) Tiplut Nongbri

 Ans: 3

71. Match the items given in the List-I with the items given in theList-II.
List – I List – II (Books) (Authors)
(a) Gendering Caste : Through a Feminist Lens (i) Geetha V.
(b) Interrogating Women’s Education (ii) Uma Chakravarti
(c) Theorizing Feminism (iii) Karuna Chanana
(d) Siva and Her sisters (iv) Karin Kapadia 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.  
Codes :   (a) (b) (c) (d) 
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) 
(3) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) 
(4) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
 
 Ans: 4

72. Which Five Year Plan document devoted a full chapter on ‘Women’s empowerment’ ? 
(1) Sixth Five Year Plan (2) Seventh Five Year Plan 
(3) Eight Five Year Plan (4) Ninth Five Year Plan
 
 Ans: 4

73. Who among the following has written mostly on the issues of Dalit Bahujan Women ? 
(1) Anupama Rao (2) Sharmila Rege 
(3) Veena Das (4) Mary John
 
 Ans: 2

74. Who, from among the following, has identified the marginalization of women workers in coal mines in various stages of production in India ? 
(1) Nandita Shah (2) Kuntala Lahri-Dutt 
(3) S.S. Mehta (4) Kanchan Sarker
 
 Ans: 2

75. Among the following, which statement is related to the ‘Scientific Management Theory’ propounded by F. Taylor ? 
(1) The efficiency of the industry lies with the intelligent workers working in the industry. 
(2) The success of the industry lies in its systematic management. 
(3) The production increase in an industry is done to informal negotiations between workers and management. 
​(4) The industry should be located away from the urban centre for its success and increase in the production. __________

 Ans: 2
76. What is the term used for everyday actions in Phenomenogical perspective ?
 (1) Typifications (2) Routine Matters
 (3) Mundane Aspects (4) Social Actions 
Ans: 1
 
77. Alfred Schutz was most influenced by the philosopher 
 (1) G.W.F. Hegal (2) M. Heidegger
 (3) E. Husserl (4) I. Kant
Ans: 3
 
78. Who is the author of the book ‘Stigma’ ?
 (1) A. Schutz (2) H. Garfinkel
 (3) P. Berger (4) E. Goffman 
Ans: 4
 
79. Match the items given in the List-I with the items given in the List-II.
List – I List – II
(Issues) (Authors)
(a) Intersubjectivity (i) P.L. Berger and T. Luckmann
(b) Judgemental dopes (ii) E. Goffman
(c) Social construction (iii) H. Garfinkel
(d) Presentation of self in everyday situation (iv) A. Schutz
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (2) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
 (3) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
 (4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: 4

80. Who talks about ‘the colonization of the life-world’ ?
 (1) J. Alexander
 (2) A. Schutz
 (3) J. Habermas
 (4) P. Berger
Ans: 3
 
81. ‘Accounting is the process by which people offer accounts in order to make sense of the world.’ This statement reflects which one of the following perspectives ?
 (1) Symbolic Interactionism
 (2) Critical theory
 (3) Ethnomethodology
 (4) Phenomenology
Ans: 3
 
82. Who is of the view that ideology must be seen not merely as ‘false consciousness’ but as an important part of real social relations ?
 (1) L. Althusser (2) A. Gramsci
 (3) J. Habermas (4) R. Dahrendorf
Ans: 1
 
83. According to Althusser ‘Epistemological Break’ in the context of Marx’s writings refers to :
 (1) Marx’s concept of dialectical materialism 
 (2) Polarization of two classes leading to class conflict
 (3) Contradiction between means of production and relations of production
 (4) Distinction between Marx’s early philosophical work and his later scientific theory
Ans: 4

84. Match  List-I with List-II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List – I List – II (Books) (Authors)
(a) The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere (i) A. Giddens
(b) The Constitution of Society (ii) L. Althusser
(c) Writing and Difference (iii) J. Habermas
(d) For Marx (iv) J. Derrida
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
 (2) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
 (3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
 (4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: 1
 
85. The Neo-functionalism tries to rectify the limitations of Functionalism, which among the following does not fit in the order ?
 (1) Conservatism (2) Order
 (3) Idealism (4) Anti-individualism
Ans: 2
 
86. Match List-I with List-II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the list :
List – I List – II (Concepts) (Authors)
(a) Ideological and Repressive State apparatuses (i) E. Goffman
(b) Hermeneutic enquiry (ii) J. Alexander
(c) Self-critical strand of functional theory (iii) J. Habermas
(d) Role distance (iv) L. Althusser
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
 (2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
 (4) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: 1

87. Who wrote the Book “The Archaeology of Knowledge and the Discourse on Language” ?
 (1) J. Derrida (2) A. Giddens
 (3) L. Althusser (4) M. Foucault
Ans: 4
 
88. Match List-I with List-II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List – I List – II (Authors) (Concepts)
(a) J. Derrida (i) Episteme
(b) M. Foucault (ii) Indexicality
(c) H. Garfinkel (iii) Over determination
(d) L. Althusser (iv) Logo centrism
 Codes :
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
 (1) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
 (2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
 (3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
 (4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
​Ans: 1
 
89. Of the following who is perhaps better known as a post-structuralist rather than a structuralist ?
 (1) M. Foucault (2) E. Goffman
 (3) A. Giddens (4) None of the above
 Ans: 1

90. Which one of the following is the most fundamental source of unity in modern India ?
 (1) Electoral process (2) Constitution
 (3) Judiciary (4) None of the above
 Ans: 2

91. Who among the following is not included in the social hierarchy of ‘Ashrafs’ ?
 (1) Sayyad (2) Sheikh
 (3) Bhisti (4) Pathan
Ans: 3

92. Who among the following is the author of ‘India-Unity in Diversity’ ?
 (1) Yogendra Singh (2) Yogesh Atal
 (3) A.R. Desai (4) Y.B. Damle
 Ans: 2

93. How many scheduled languages are given in the Indian Constitution ?
 (1) 29 (2) 23
 (3) 18 (4) 19
 Ans: 3

94. Among which of the following tribes ‘marriage by capture’ has been popular ?
 (1) Naga (2) Toda
 (3) Gonds (4) Bhils
 Ans: 1

95. To which school of thought David Hardiman belongs ?
 (1) Indological school (2) Civilizational school
 (3) Sub-altern school (4) Marxist school
 Ans: 3
96. The book ‘Narratives from the Women’s Studies Family : Recreating Knowledge’ is about :
 (1) Panchayati Raj Institutions
 (2) Violence against women
 (3) Women and health issues
 (4) Women’s studies centres
 Ans: 4

97. Who is the author of the book “The History of Doing : An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women’s Rights and Feminism in India” ? 
(1) Radha Kumar (2) Madhu Kishwar  (3) Karia Kapadia (4) Mary John
  Ans: 1

98. Match the List – I with List – II :
List – I (Cases) List – II (Women’s Issues)
a. Chipko Movement i. Maintenance
b. Shah Bano case ii. Health Helper
c. Mathura case iii. Environment 
d. ASHA iv. Rape  
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
Codes :   a b c d  
(1) i ii iii iv 
(2) iv iii ii I 
(3) iii i iv ii 
(4) ii i iii iv
  Ans: 3

99. Match the List – I with List – II :
List – I (Author) List – II (Issue)
a. Flavia Agnes i. Land
b. Bina Agarwal ii. Law
c. Susheela Kaushik iii. Dowry
d. Madhu Kishwar iv. Panchayati Raj  
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  Codes :   a b c d  
(1) iii iv ii I 
(2) ii i iv iii 
(3) i ii iii iv 
(4) iv iii ii I
  Ans: 2

100. Who, from amongst the following, is known for her work on widows in India ? 
​ (1) Pam Rajput (2) Martha Alter Chen  (3) Ursula Sharma (4) Vandana Shiva ____________
 Ans: 2

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