SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 14
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 14
1. Who defined ‘Social structure in terms of institutional orders and spheres’ ?
(a) Davis and Moore (b) MacIver and Page (c) Girth and Mills (d) Harlambos and Holborn
Ans: C
2. Who wrote the book ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(a) Edmund Leach (b) T. Parsons (c) David Cooper (d) W. J. Goode
Ans: C
3. From whose work the phrase “Pygmalion Effect” has been adopted ?
(a) George Bernard Shaw (b) William Shakespeare (c) John Keats (d) J. Bernard
Ans: A
4. Who classified kinship terms into ‘Classificatory’ and ‘Descriptive’ ?
(a) G.P. Murdock (b) A.R. Brown (c) B. Malinowski (d) L.H. Morgan
Ans: D
5. Who distinguished between instinct for workmanship and the drive for profit ?
(a) P. Sorokin (b) Adam Smith (c) Karl Marx (d) T. Veblen
Ans: D
6. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Incest taboo exist universally.
Reason (R) : Incest taboo was due to natural aversion between close relatives for sexual union.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(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
7. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Socialism is an Economic System in which state own the means of production and distribution.
Reason (R) : Profit is not the ultimate goal of economic activity.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
(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
8. The etymological meaning of Sociology is
(a) Scientific study (b) The Science of Society (c) Social Science (d) None of these
Ans: B
9. Natural Science and Social Sciences are the main branches of
(a) Science (b) Pure Science (c) Practical Science (d) Earth Science
Ans: A
10. Which perspective in Sociology deals with ‘The Social System’ ?
(a) The Interactionist (b) The Conflict (c) The Functional (d) Theoretical
Ans: C
11. Fundamentally society emerges out of which of the following ?
(a) Community Existence (b) Men’s Existence (c) Relationships (d) Mutual help
Ans: B
12. Which one of the following is not a feature of society ?
(a) Interdependence (b) Co-operation and Conflict (c) Likeness and differences (d) A specific aim
Ans: D
13. “Community is the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspects of social life”, who gave this definition ?
(a) E. S. Bogardus (b) Kingslev Davis (c) MacIver and Page (d) Ogburn and Nimkoff
Ans: B
14. Which of the following option indicates units of social system ?
(a) The Act (b) The Actor (c) The Role and Status (d) All of these
Ans: D
15. “Culture is the man-made part of the environment”, who said this ?
(a) Robert Bierstedt (b) E.A. Hoebel (c) M.J. Herskovits (d) B. Malinowski
Ans: C
16. Who regarded ‘self’ as purely ‘social’ in nature ?
(a) G. Murphey (b) C.H. Cooley (c) G..H. Mead (d) H.M. Johnson
Ans: C
17. Which one of the following is not an example of formal control ?
(a) Custom (b) Military Force (c) Act (d) Law
Ans: A
18. Who propounded the “Theory of Circulation of Elites” ?
(a) Spengler (b) Toynbee (c) Pareto (d) Sorokin
Ans: C
19. Which type of social change always refers to “human happiness” ?
(a) Development (b) Progress (c) Westernization (d) Evolution
Ans: B
20. Which one of the following is an example of achieved status ?
(a) Caste (b) Clan (c) Class (d) Fratery
Ans: C
21. From among the following, who are known to have followed Indological perspective in the study of Indian society ?
(a) Louis Dumont and Andre Beteille (b) G.S. Ghurye and M.N. Srinivas
(c) M.N. Srinivas and A.R. Desai (d) Louis Dumont and G.S. Ghurye
Ans: D
22. Who considers “all identities, presences, predictions, etc. depend for their existence on something outside themselves” ?
(a) J. Habermas (b) Anthony Giddens (c) M. Foucault (d) J. Derrida
Ans: D
23. Who has written ‘presentation of self’ and given the concept of ‘enactment of roles’ ?
(a) Irving Goffman (b) L. Althusser (c) J. Alexander (d) C.H. Cooley
Ans: A
24. Who has written the book “Theoretical Logic in Sociology” ?
(a) A. Giddens (b) J. Alexender (c) C.H. Page (d) Francis Abraham
Ans: B
25. Who is said to be the most ‘Marxist exponent of structuralism’ ?
(a) C. Levi-Strauss (b) L. Althusser (c) J. Derrida (d) A. Giddens
Ans: B
26. Who has written the book “new Rules of Sociological Methods” ?
(a) Herbert Blumer (b) E. Durkheim (c) W.J. Goode (d) Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
27. Who’s theory is considered as ‘deconstructionism’ ?
(a) M. Foucault (b) J. Derrida (c) H.G. Wells (d) C. W. Mills
Ans: B
28. Who has considered that “reason is the ultimate language of madness” ?
(a) J. Derrida (b) J. Alexender (c) M. Foucault (d) C.W. Mills
Ans: C
29. Who has propounded his theory in terms of “Economic Determinism” ?
(a) P. A. Sorokin (b) Karl Marx (c) V. Pareto (d) W.F. Ogburn
Ans: B
30. Whose name is associated with ‘Class Conflict’ ?
(a) Comte (b) Marx (c) Weber (d) Parsons
Ans: B
31. Who has discussed ‘Mechanical and organic solidarity’ ?
(a) E. Durkheim (b) Karl Marx (c) T. Parsons (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
32. Who has stated that Sociology is the study of “Social Facts” ?
(a) E. S. Bogardus (b) M. Weber (c) E. Durkheim (d) Karl Marx
Ans: C
33. Which one of the following classifications was used by Emile Durkheim in his study of religion ?
(a) Holy and Unholy (b) Ritualistic and Radical (c) Supernatural and Secular (d) Sacred and Profane
Ans: D
34. Which of the following is not the type of ‘Social Action’ according to Max Weber ?
(a) Inter Action (b) Rational Action (c) Affectual Action (d) Traditional Action
Ans: A
35. How many types of social Acton has been described by Max Weber ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans: A
36. Who has classified the “Authority” into “Legal”, “Traditional” and “Charismatic” authority ?
(a) P.A. Sorokin (b) V. Pareto (c) M. Weber (d) K. Marx
Ans: C
37. Who among the following Sociologists is concerned with ‘Action Frame of Reference’ ?
(a) T. B. Bottomore (b) G. Simmel (c) L. T. Hobhouse (d) T. Parsons
Ans: D
38. Who among the following propounded the Functional Theory of Social Stratification ?
(1) Davis and Moore
(2) Marx and Weber
(3) Parsons
(4) Warner
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (1) and (3)
(d) (3) and (4)
Ans: C
39. How many principal types of ‘Social Structure’ has been described by T. Parsons ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans: A
40. The concept of ‘AnticipatorySocialization’ has been developed by
(a) R. K. Merton (b) K. Marx (c) P.A. Sorokin (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
41. Who is not associated with Functional Theory ?
(a) B. Malinowski (b) H. Spencer (c) P.V. Young (d) A. R. Brown
Ans: C
42. Who wrote the book “Studies in Ethnomethodology” ?
(a) H. Garfinkel (b) F. Abraham (c) J. Alexander (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
43. Who has classified the “Reference Group” into “Positive” and “Negative” reference groups ?
(a) Sherif and Sherif (b) Merton (c) Klineberg (d) Sorokin
Ans: B
44. Who studied National Movement for Freedom in India from a Marxist point of view ?
(a) A. R. Desai (b) D.P. Mukerjee (c) B. R. Ambedkar (d) L. Dumont
Ans: A
45. Who among the following has thought of Indian society as a caste society ?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) Louis Dumont (c) Andre Beteille (d) D.P. Mukerjee
Ans: B
46. Who has written on the theme, “Peasant Nationalists of Gujarat” ?
(a) D. Hardiman (b) L. Dumont (c) A. R. Desai (d) D.P. Mukerjee
Ans: A
47. Who said that “Caste is basically a mental condition” ?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) S. C. Dube (c) A. R. Desai (d) M. N. Srinivas
Ans: D
48. In defining nationalism A.R. Desai was influenced by
(a) S. M. Lipset (b) E. H. Carr (c) M. Weber (d) L. Althusser
Ans: B
49. Who has given the concept of ‘Vertical’ and ‘Horizontal’ solidarity in Indian caste system ?
(a) L. Dumont (b) D. Hardiman (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) M.N. Srinivas
Ans: D
50. According to G.S. Ghurye, whoever wants to do study of Sociology of India in particular must has thorough grounding in
(a) Traditions of India (b) Sanskrit Literature
(c) Scientific Method (d) Comparative Method
Ans: B
(a) Davis and Moore (b) MacIver and Page (c) Girth and Mills (d) Harlambos and Holborn
Ans: C
2. Who wrote the book ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(a) Edmund Leach (b) T. Parsons (c) David Cooper (d) W. J. Goode
Ans: C
3. From whose work the phrase “Pygmalion Effect” has been adopted ?
(a) George Bernard Shaw (b) William Shakespeare (c) John Keats (d) J. Bernard
Ans: A
4. Who classified kinship terms into ‘Classificatory’ and ‘Descriptive’ ?
(a) G.P. Murdock (b) A.R. Brown (c) B. Malinowski (d) L.H. Morgan
Ans: D
5. Who distinguished between instinct for workmanship and the drive for profit ?
(a) P. Sorokin (b) Adam Smith (c) Karl Marx (d) T. Veblen
Ans: D
6. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Incest taboo exist universally.
Reason (R) : Incest taboo was due to natural aversion between close relatives for sexual union.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(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
7. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Socialism is an Economic System in which state own the means of production and distribution.
Reason (R) : Profit is not the ultimate goal of economic activity.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
(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
8. The etymological meaning of Sociology is
(a) Scientific study (b) The Science of Society (c) Social Science (d) None of these
Ans: B
9. Natural Science and Social Sciences are the main branches of
(a) Science (b) Pure Science (c) Practical Science (d) Earth Science
Ans: A
10. Which perspective in Sociology deals with ‘The Social System’ ?
(a) The Interactionist (b) The Conflict (c) The Functional (d) Theoretical
Ans: C
11. Fundamentally society emerges out of which of the following ?
(a) Community Existence (b) Men’s Existence (c) Relationships (d) Mutual help
Ans: B
12. Which one of the following is not a feature of society ?
(a) Interdependence (b) Co-operation and Conflict (c) Likeness and differences (d) A specific aim
Ans: D
13. “Community is the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspects of social life”, who gave this definition ?
(a) E. S. Bogardus (b) Kingslev Davis (c) MacIver and Page (d) Ogburn and Nimkoff
Ans: B
14. Which of the following option indicates units of social system ?
(a) The Act (b) The Actor (c) The Role and Status (d) All of these
Ans: D
15. “Culture is the man-made part of the environment”, who said this ?
(a) Robert Bierstedt (b) E.A. Hoebel (c) M.J. Herskovits (d) B. Malinowski
Ans: C
16. Who regarded ‘self’ as purely ‘social’ in nature ?
(a) G. Murphey (b) C.H. Cooley (c) G..H. Mead (d) H.M. Johnson
Ans: C
17. Which one of the following is not an example of formal control ?
(a) Custom (b) Military Force (c) Act (d) Law
Ans: A
18. Who propounded the “Theory of Circulation of Elites” ?
(a) Spengler (b) Toynbee (c) Pareto (d) Sorokin
Ans: C
19. Which type of social change always refers to “human happiness” ?
(a) Development (b) Progress (c) Westernization (d) Evolution
Ans: B
20. Which one of the following is an example of achieved status ?
(a) Caste (b) Clan (c) Class (d) Fratery
Ans: C
21. From among the following, who are known to have followed Indological perspective in the study of Indian society ?
(a) Louis Dumont and Andre Beteille (b) G.S. Ghurye and M.N. Srinivas
(c) M.N. Srinivas and A.R. Desai (d) Louis Dumont and G.S. Ghurye
Ans: D
22. Who considers “all identities, presences, predictions, etc. depend for their existence on something outside themselves” ?
(a) J. Habermas (b) Anthony Giddens (c) M. Foucault (d) J. Derrida
Ans: D
23. Who has written ‘presentation of self’ and given the concept of ‘enactment of roles’ ?
(a) Irving Goffman (b) L. Althusser (c) J. Alexander (d) C.H. Cooley
Ans: A
24. Who has written the book “Theoretical Logic in Sociology” ?
(a) A. Giddens (b) J. Alexender (c) C.H. Page (d) Francis Abraham
Ans: B
25. Who is said to be the most ‘Marxist exponent of structuralism’ ?
(a) C. Levi-Strauss (b) L. Althusser (c) J. Derrida (d) A. Giddens
Ans: B
26. Who has written the book “new Rules of Sociological Methods” ?
(a) Herbert Blumer (b) E. Durkheim (c) W.J. Goode (d) Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
27. Who’s theory is considered as ‘deconstructionism’ ?
(a) M. Foucault (b) J. Derrida (c) H.G. Wells (d) C. W. Mills
Ans: B
28. Who has considered that “reason is the ultimate language of madness” ?
(a) J. Derrida (b) J. Alexender (c) M. Foucault (d) C.W. Mills
Ans: C
29. Who has propounded his theory in terms of “Economic Determinism” ?
(a) P. A. Sorokin (b) Karl Marx (c) V. Pareto (d) W.F. Ogburn
Ans: B
30. Whose name is associated with ‘Class Conflict’ ?
(a) Comte (b) Marx (c) Weber (d) Parsons
Ans: B
31. Who has discussed ‘Mechanical and organic solidarity’ ?
(a) E. Durkheim (b) Karl Marx (c) T. Parsons (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
32. Who has stated that Sociology is the study of “Social Facts” ?
(a) E. S. Bogardus (b) M. Weber (c) E. Durkheim (d) Karl Marx
Ans: C
33. Which one of the following classifications was used by Emile Durkheim in his study of religion ?
(a) Holy and Unholy (b) Ritualistic and Radical (c) Supernatural and Secular (d) Sacred and Profane
Ans: D
34. Which of the following is not the type of ‘Social Action’ according to Max Weber ?
(a) Inter Action (b) Rational Action (c) Affectual Action (d) Traditional Action
Ans: A
35. How many types of social Acton has been described by Max Weber ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans: A
36. Who has classified the “Authority” into “Legal”, “Traditional” and “Charismatic” authority ?
(a) P.A. Sorokin (b) V. Pareto (c) M. Weber (d) K. Marx
Ans: C
37. Who among the following Sociologists is concerned with ‘Action Frame of Reference’ ?
(a) T. B. Bottomore (b) G. Simmel (c) L. T. Hobhouse (d) T. Parsons
Ans: D
38. Who among the following propounded the Functional Theory of Social Stratification ?
(1) Davis and Moore
(2) Marx and Weber
(3) Parsons
(4) Warner
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (1) and (3)
(d) (3) and (4)
Ans: C
39. How many principal types of ‘Social Structure’ has been described by T. Parsons ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans: A
40. The concept of ‘AnticipatorySocialization’ has been developed by
(a) R. K. Merton (b) K. Marx (c) P.A. Sorokin (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
41. Who is not associated with Functional Theory ?
(a) B. Malinowski (b) H. Spencer (c) P.V. Young (d) A. R. Brown
Ans: C
42. Who wrote the book “Studies in Ethnomethodology” ?
(a) H. Garfinkel (b) F. Abraham (c) J. Alexander (d) M. Weber
Ans: A
43. Who has classified the “Reference Group” into “Positive” and “Negative” reference groups ?
(a) Sherif and Sherif (b) Merton (c) Klineberg (d) Sorokin
Ans: B
44. Who studied National Movement for Freedom in India from a Marxist point of view ?
(a) A. R. Desai (b) D.P. Mukerjee (c) B. R. Ambedkar (d) L. Dumont
Ans: A
45. Who among the following has thought of Indian society as a caste society ?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) Louis Dumont (c) Andre Beteille (d) D.P. Mukerjee
Ans: B
46. Who has written on the theme, “Peasant Nationalists of Gujarat” ?
(a) D. Hardiman (b) L. Dumont (c) A. R. Desai (d) D.P. Mukerjee
Ans: A
47. Who said that “Caste is basically a mental condition” ?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) S. C. Dube (c) A. R. Desai (d) M. N. Srinivas
Ans: D
48. In defining nationalism A.R. Desai was influenced by
(a) S. M. Lipset (b) E. H. Carr (c) M. Weber (d) L. Althusser
Ans: B
49. Who has given the concept of ‘Vertical’ and ‘Horizontal’ solidarity in Indian caste system ?
(a) L. Dumont (b) D. Hardiman (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) M.N. Srinivas
Ans: D
50. According to G.S. Ghurye, whoever wants to do study of Sociology of India in particular must has thorough grounding in
(a) Traditions of India (b) Sanskrit Literature
(c) Scientific Method (d) Comparative Method
Ans: B
51. The book “India’s Path of Development” is authored by
(a) A. R. Desai (b) B. R. Ambedkar (c) M. N. Srinivas (d) D. P. Mukerjee
Ans: A
52. Who said that social stratification in India is based on purity and pollution ?
(a) M. N. Srinivas (b) A. R. Desai (c) L. Dumont (d) Yogendra Singh
Ans: C
53. Which perspective is based on this belief that Indian society is unique and Indian social institutions can be better understood by the original creations ?
(a) Indological (b) Structural-Functional (c) Marxian (d) Civilizational
Ans: A
54. Who argued that change in Indian Society can be understood by studying its traditions ?
(a) A. K. Saran (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) D. P. Mukerjee (d) S. C. Dube
Ans: C
55. Who gave the concept of “Vote Bank” in the context of India ?
(a) A. R. Desai (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) Yogendra Singh (d) S. C. Dube
Ans: B
56. David Hardiman is associated with
(a) Civilisational perspective (b) Marxian Perspective (c) Subaltern perspective (d) Structural perspective
Ans: C
57. Who is the author of the book “Contemporary India and its Modernization” ?
(a) S. C. Dube (b) L. Dumont (c) G. S. Ghurye (d) A. R. Desai
Ans: A
58. Which of the following is not mandatory sign of a social movement ?
(a) Mass mobilization (b) The Revolution (c) Ideology (d) Direction towards change
Ans: B
59. Who among the following was the leader of anti-Brahmin movement in South India ?
(a) P. D. Nettur (b) L. G. Hawanur (c) E. V. Ramaswami Naykar (d) L. Uksin
Ans: C
60. Which one of the following changes is promotional movements ?
(a) Literacy movement (b) Women emancipation movement (c) Dalit movement (d) All of these
Ans: D
61. The “Bhudan Movement” started after which aggressive farmers movement ?
(a) Naxalbari movement (b) Tebhaga movement (c) Telengana movement (d) Vigo Niyan movement
Ans: C
62. According to P. N. Mann, who is virtually a spy ?
(a) Participant observer (b) Non-participant observer (c) Interviewer (d) None of these
Ans: A
63. Who said, “Science begins with observation and must ultimately return to observation for its final validation” ?
(a) Young and Seltiz (b) Bogardus (c) Goode and Hatt (d) Nels Anderson
Ans: C
64. Which one is a secondary source of data ?
(a) Interview Schedule (b) Questionnaire (c) Observation (d) Government Report
Ans: D
65. What will be the mean of following ? 5, 15, 20, 10, 50
(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 20 (d) 25
Ans: C
66. Which one is considered as link between facts and theory ?
(a) Book (b) Hypothesis (c) Data (d) Journals
Ans: B
67. Which one of the following is a quantitative method of social research ?
(a) Oral History (b) Geneology (c) Questionnaire (d) Life History
Ans: C
68. Berelson’s (1954) method is used in
(a) Sociometery (b) Content Analysis (c) ‘T’ Test (d) Interview
Ans: B
69. Who is the author of the book “Methodology in Social Research : Dilemmas and Perspectives” ?
(a) Partha Nath Mukherji (b) Neela Mukherji (c) Ramkrishna Mukherji (d) Maittreyi Mukherji
Ans: A
70. When, as a research method, R. R. A. (Rapid Rural Appraisal) was developed ?
(a) 1950’s (b) 1960’s (c) 1970’s (d) 1990’s
Ans: C
71. Find out median from the following data : 5, 7, 9, 12, 10, 8, 7, 15, 21
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
Ans: C
72. Who is the author of the book, ‘methods in Social Research’ ?
(a) W. J. Goode and P.F. Hatt (b) P.V. Young (c) F. Lundberg (d) C.A. Moser
Ans: A
73. What is Inductive and Deductive logic ?
(a) Type of variable (b) Method of sampling (c) Method of acquiring knowledge (d) None of these
Ans: C
74. Who is the author of the book “Deschooling Society” ?
(a) Ivan Illich (b) L. Althusser (c) F. D. Young (d) D. Lawton
Ans: A
75. According to Census of India (2011) in which State/Union Territory Scheduled Tribes percentage is the highest ?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland (c) Mizoram (d) Lakshadweep
Ans: D
76. In Kinship Chart, ‘∆’ symbol refers to
(a) Female (b) Male (c) Married to (d) None of these
Ans: B
77. Urbanism is a ‘Way of life’ where as ‘urbanization is a process’. This distinction was made by whom ?
(a) Louis Wirth (b) Robert Park (c) G. Simmel (d) Max Weber
Ans: A
78. In which State/Union Territory according to Census of India (2011), Scheduled Tribe percentage is lowest ?
(a) Bihar (b) Uttarakhand (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
Ans: C
79. Who is associated with the Density Theory of Population ?
(a) Malthus (b) Sadler (c) Spencer (d) Durkheim
Ans: B
80. Biological Theory of Population is associated with
(a) Spencer (b) Malthus (c) Dumont (d) Davis
Ans: A
81. “Revitalization movement Theory” is associated with
(a) Wallace (b) Stauffer (c) Smelser (d) Hunt
Ans: A
82. Which of the following is not an example of Institution ?
(a) Marriage (b) Homogeneous group (c) Family (d) Kinship
Ans: B
83. Who has coined the term of ‘Atom of kinship’ ?
(a) Radcliffe brown (b) Murdock (c) Levi-Strauss (d) Krober
Ans: C
84. Who stated that “Generation Depth” as a feature of joint family ?
(a) G. S. Ghurye (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) Iravati Karve (d) K. M. Kapadia
Ans: D
85. Who has stated “Family is a universal institution” ?
(a) G. P. Murdock (b) A. R. Radcliffe Brown (c) I. P. Desai (d) M. N. Srinivas
Ans: A
86. Which one of the following has studied the peasant movement in the Indian context ?
(a) D. N. Dhanagare (b) David Hardiman (c) S. C. Dube (d) D. N. Majumdar
Ans: A
87. Yellow revolution is associated with
(a) Petroleum production (b) Milk production (c) Oilseed production (d) Industrial production
Ans: C
88. MGNREGA is
(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(d) Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Ans: A
89. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Schools must equip students to think critically.
Reason (R) : Uncritical acceptance of ideas in tantamount to mental slavery.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
(a) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90:—High group moral experienced in a group of alcoholic anonymous can
A:—Decrease stability of group B:-Increase stability of group C:—No effect on group D:-None of the above
Ans: B
91:—Which method of social work is related to the process of transforming social policy into social welfare?
A:-Social work research B:—Community organization C:—Social action D:—Social welfare administration
Ans: D
92:—The central social welfare board is under the ministry of
A:-Social justice B:-Home affairs C:—Women and child development D:—Rural development
Ans: C
93:—A child under POCSO act is under the age of
A:-14 years B:-18 years C:—16 years D:-21 years
Ans: B
94:—Central adoption resource agency is a
A:—Statutory body B:—Constitutional body C:—Autonomous body D:-None of the above
Ans: A
95:—Which article of constitution prohibit child labour?
A:—Article 21 B:—Article 23 C:—Article 17 D:—Article 24
Ans: D
96:—Which year amendment added the group adolescent in child labour prohibition act?
A:-2014 B:-1993 C:—2016 D:-2000
Ans: C
97:—Which body in India decides if a child involved in a crime should be trailed as an adult or not?
A:—High court B:—State police C:—Juvenile justice board D:—Child welfare committee
Ans: C
98:—Among the following statements which statement is true?
Statement 1 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are not only confined to juveniles but also for adult.
Statement 2 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are only confined to offences under Indian penal code only.
A:—1 only B:—2 only C:—Both one and two D:—Neither one nor two
Ans: A
99:—Which of the following comes under disability act?
A:-Blindness B:—Deafness C:—Acid attack D:-All of the above
Ans: D
100:—Which body initiated the POCSO e-box an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual offence against children?
A:—Ministry of women and child B:—National commission for protection of child rights
C:—National commission of women D:—Child welfare committee
Ans: B
(a) A. R. Desai (b) B. R. Ambedkar (c) M. N. Srinivas (d) D. P. Mukerjee
Ans: A
52. Who said that social stratification in India is based on purity and pollution ?
(a) M. N. Srinivas (b) A. R. Desai (c) L. Dumont (d) Yogendra Singh
Ans: C
53. Which perspective is based on this belief that Indian society is unique and Indian social institutions can be better understood by the original creations ?
(a) Indological (b) Structural-Functional (c) Marxian (d) Civilizational
Ans: A
54. Who argued that change in Indian Society can be understood by studying its traditions ?
(a) A. K. Saran (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) D. P. Mukerjee (d) S. C. Dube
Ans: C
55. Who gave the concept of “Vote Bank” in the context of India ?
(a) A. R. Desai (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) Yogendra Singh (d) S. C. Dube
Ans: B
56. David Hardiman is associated with
(a) Civilisational perspective (b) Marxian Perspective (c) Subaltern perspective (d) Structural perspective
Ans: C
57. Who is the author of the book “Contemporary India and its Modernization” ?
(a) S. C. Dube (b) L. Dumont (c) G. S. Ghurye (d) A. R. Desai
Ans: A
58. Which of the following is not mandatory sign of a social movement ?
(a) Mass mobilization (b) The Revolution (c) Ideology (d) Direction towards change
Ans: B
59. Who among the following was the leader of anti-Brahmin movement in South India ?
(a) P. D. Nettur (b) L. G. Hawanur (c) E. V. Ramaswami Naykar (d) L. Uksin
Ans: C
60. Which one of the following changes is promotional movements ?
(a) Literacy movement (b) Women emancipation movement (c) Dalit movement (d) All of these
Ans: D
61. The “Bhudan Movement” started after which aggressive farmers movement ?
(a) Naxalbari movement (b) Tebhaga movement (c) Telengana movement (d) Vigo Niyan movement
Ans: C
62. According to P. N. Mann, who is virtually a spy ?
(a) Participant observer (b) Non-participant observer (c) Interviewer (d) None of these
Ans: A
63. Who said, “Science begins with observation and must ultimately return to observation for its final validation” ?
(a) Young and Seltiz (b) Bogardus (c) Goode and Hatt (d) Nels Anderson
Ans: C
64. Which one is a secondary source of data ?
(a) Interview Schedule (b) Questionnaire (c) Observation (d) Government Report
Ans: D
65. What will be the mean of following ? 5, 15, 20, 10, 50
(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 20 (d) 25
Ans: C
66. Which one is considered as link between facts and theory ?
(a) Book (b) Hypothesis (c) Data (d) Journals
Ans: B
67. Which one of the following is a quantitative method of social research ?
(a) Oral History (b) Geneology (c) Questionnaire (d) Life History
Ans: C
68. Berelson’s (1954) method is used in
(a) Sociometery (b) Content Analysis (c) ‘T’ Test (d) Interview
Ans: B
69. Who is the author of the book “Methodology in Social Research : Dilemmas and Perspectives” ?
(a) Partha Nath Mukherji (b) Neela Mukherji (c) Ramkrishna Mukherji (d) Maittreyi Mukherji
Ans: A
70. When, as a research method, R. R. A. (Rapid Rural Appraisal) was developed ?
(a) 1950’s (b) 1960’s (c) 1970’s (d) 1990’s
Ans: C
71. Find out median from the following data : 5, 7, 9, 12, 10, 8, 7, 15, 21
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
Ans: C
72. Who is the author of the book, ‘methods in Social Research’ ?
(a) W. J. Goode and P.F. Hatt (b) P.V. Young (c) F. Lundberg (d) C.A. Moser
Ans: A
73. What is Inductive and Deductive logic ?
(a) Type of variable (b) Method of sampling (c) Method of acquiring knowledge (d) None of these
Ans: C
74. Who is the author of the book “Deschooling Society” ?
(a) Ivan Illich (b) L. Althusser (c) F. D. Young (d) D. Lawton
Ans: A
75. According to Census of India (2011) in which State/Union Territory Scheduled Tribes percentage is the highest ?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland (c) Mizoram (d) Lakshadweep
Ans: D
76. In Kinship Chart, ‘∆’ symbol refers to
(a) Female (b) Male (c) Married to (d) None of these
Ans: B
77. Urbanism is a ‘Way of life’ where as ‘urbanization is a process’. This distinction was made by whom ?
(a) Louis Wirth (b) Robert Park (c) G. Simmel (d) Max Weber
Ans: A
78. In which State/Union Territory according to Census of India (2011), Scheduled Tribe percentage is lowest ?
(a) Bihar (b) Uttarakhand (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
Ans: C
79. Who is associated with the Density Theory of Population ?
(a) Malthus (b) Sadler (c) Spencer (d) Durkheim
Ans: B
80. Biological Theory of Population is associated with
(a) Spencer (b) Malthus (c) Dumont (d) Davis
Ans: A
81. “Revitalization movement Theory” is associated with
(a) Wallace (b) Stauffer (c) Smelser (d) Hunt
Ans: A
82. Which of the following is not an example of Institution ?
(a) Marriage (b) Homogeneous group (c) Family (d) Kinship
Ans: B
83. Who has coined the term of ‘Atom of kinship’ ?
(a) Radcliffe brown (b) Murdock (c) Levi-Strauss (d) Krober
Ans: C
84. Who stated that “Generation Depth” as a feature of joint family ?
(a) G. S. Ghurye (b) M. N. Srinivas (c) Iravati Karve (d) K. M. Kapadia
Ans: D
85. Who has stated “Family is a universal institution” ?
(a) G. P. Murdock (b) A. R. Radcliffe Brown (c) I. P. Desai (d) M. N. Srinivas
Ans: A
86. Which one of the following has studied the peasant movement in the Indian context ?
(a) D. N. Dhanagare (b) David Hardiman (c) S. C. Dube (d) D. N. Majumdar
Ans: A
87. Yellow revolution is associated with
(a) Petroleum production (b) Milk production (c) Oilseed production (d) Industrial production
Ans: C
88. MGNREGA is
(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(d) Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Ans: A
89. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Schools must equip students to think critically.
Reason (R) : Uncritical acceptance of ideas in tantamount to mental slavery.
Select your answer from the codes given below :
(a) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90:—High group moral experienced in a group of alcoholic anonymous can
A:—Decrease stability of group B:-Increase stability of group C:—No effect on group D:-None of the above
Ans: B
91:—Which method of social work is related to the process of transforming social policy into social welfare?
A:-Social work research B:—Community organization C:—Social action D:—Social welfare administration
Ans: D
92:—The central social welfare board is under the ministry of
A:-Social justice B:-Home affairs C:—Women and child development D:—Rural development
Ans: C
93:—A child under POCSO act is under the age of
A:-14 years B:-18 years C:—16 years D:-21 years
Ans: B
94:—Central adoption resource agency is a
A:—Statutory body B:—Constitutional body C:—Autonomous body D:-None of the above
Ans: A
95:—Which article of constitution prohibit child labour?
A:—Article 21 B:—Article 23 C:—Article 17 D:—Article 24
Ans: D
96:—Which year amendment added the group adolescent in child labour prohibition act?
A:-2014 B:-1993 C:—2016 D:-2000
Ans: C
97:—Which body in India decides if a child involved in a crime should be trailed as an adult or not?
A:—High court B:—State police C:—Juvenile justice board D:—Child welfare committee
Ans: C
98:—Among the following statements which statement is true?
Statement 1 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are not only confined to juveniles but also for adult.
Statement 2 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are only confined to offences under Indian penal code only.
A:—1 only B:—2 only C:—Both one and two D:—Neither one nor two
Ans: A
99:—Which of the following comes under disability act?
A:-Blindness B:—Deafness C:—Acid attack D:-All of the above
Ans: D
100:—Which body initiated the POCSO e-box an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual offence against children?
A:—Ministry of women and child B:—National commission for protection of child rights
C:—National commission of women D:—Child welfare committee
Ans: B