SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 3
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 3
1. A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as
(A) Research question
(B) Hypothesis
(C) Objective of the study
(D) Problem of the study
Ans: B
2. For Marx, human potential is actualized
(A) when democracy is institutionalized
(B) in the objectification of products
(C) during the capitalist stage
(D) during the primitive stage
Ans: B
3. A relationship in which change in one variable always induce change in another variable is known as :
(A) positive correlation
(B) linear correlation
(C) unfounding relation
(D) cause and effect relationship
Ans: D
4. Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?
(A) G.H. Mead and Erving Goffman
(B) Karl Marx and Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer
(D) Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin
Ans: B
5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school.
Reason (R) : Both of them highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) false.
Ans: B
6. The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are :
(A) Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation
(B) Land alienation and poverty
(C) Criminalisation of politics and corruption
(D) Religious fundamentalism and terrorism
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A) : Townsend asserts that poverty can be defined objectively only in terms of the concept of relative deprivation.
Reason (R) : Society determines people’s needs, patterns of food consumption.
Codes :
(A) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
(C) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
8. Who suggested that God is society divinized ?
(A) Max Weber (B) E.E. Evans - Pritchard (C) Auguste Comte (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: D
9. In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughters to be a good wife/daughter in her in-laws home, this is an example of
(A) Socialization (B) Re-socialization
(C) Adult socialization (D) Anticipatory socialization
Ans: D
10. Which theory among the following states that people are motivated by self-interest in the interactions with other people ?
(A) Conflict (B) Exchange
(C) Interaction (D) Structural
Ans: C
11. Match item in List-I with item in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List– II
a. Social class and stratification i. Bottomore, T.B.
b. The power Elite ii. Castells, M.
c. Class, city and power iii. Mills, C.W.
d. Class in modern society iv. Saunders, P.
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: C
12. “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by
(A) Max Weber (B) Auguste Comte (C) Herbert Spencer (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: A
13. The idea of ‘imperatively coordinated associations’ was given by
(A) Karl Marx (B) Max Weber (C) Lewis Coser (D) Ralph Dahrendorf
Ans: D
14. According to Emile Durkheim religious practices are best understood as :
(A) satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings. (B) helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life
(C) showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life (D) contributing to the integration and stability of a society
Ans: D
15. Assertion (A) : Nepotism, favouritism and corruption have increased in Indian society.
Reason (R) : The situation has risen due to lack of political will.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
16. The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called
(A) Nikah (B) Muta (C) Mehr (D) Purdah
Ans: B
17. Assertion (A) : Women empowerment resulted in rural India during the last two decade.
Reason(R) : 73rd constitution amendment empowered rural Indian women.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.
Ans: B
18. Assertion (A) : Privatization of education in India is leading to commercialization of education.
Reason (R) : Commercilization of education has deprived many poor deserving students from quality education.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
19. The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by
(A) Randall Collins (B) Karl Marx (C) Ralph Dahrendorf (D) Max Weber
Ans: A
20. Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Lewis Coser
(C) Ralph Dahrendorf
(D) Randall Collins
Ans: B
21. Match the List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Ralph Dahrendorf 1. Power Elite
b. G.H.Mead 2. Phenomenology
c. Alfred Shultz 3. Functions of social conflict
d. Lewis Coser 4. Symbolic Interactionism 5. Conflict and Authority
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 5 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 5 4 2 3
(D) 1 3 4 5
Ans: C
22. Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?
(A) Society as a struggle for resource and power.
(B) change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent.
(C) Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.
(D) Conflict between classes determines social change.
Ans: C
23. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. J.W.B. Douglous i. The Home and the School
b. D.H. Hargreaves ii. Social relations in a secondary school
c. S. Bowles and H. Gintis iii. Schooling in capitalist America
d. Ivan Illich iv. Deschooling society
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: A
24. Which theory advocates the view that the domain of sociology is the ‘common sense world of everyday life’ ?
(A) Functionalism
(B) Structuralism
(C) Phenomenology
(D) Exchange theory
Ans: C
25. Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism ?
(A) The self
(B) The Ego
(C) Symbols
(D) Role – Taking
Ans: B
26. Assertion (A) : Sense of alienation is increasing among Dalits.
Reason (R) : Atrocities have increased in recent years on Dalits.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. G. Homans i. The small group
b. Cart Wright ii. Collective behaviour
c. M.S. Olmsted iii. Group Dynamics
d. R.H. Turner iv. The Human group
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
28. Rewards and punishment associated with role expectations are called
(A) Mores
(B) Sanctions
(C) Norms
(D) Values
Ans: B
29. Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct code from codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Primary group i. Summer, W.G.
b. Reference group ii. Bierstedt, Robert
c. In-groups and Out-groups iii. Hyman, R
d. Organised group iv. Charles Cooley
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
30. Which one of the following is not an example of social action ?
(A) Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles.
(B) Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide.
(C) Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.
(D) Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other.
Ans: C
31. “An Outline of Social Psychology” is written by
(A) C.H. Cooley
(B) Sigmund Freud
(C) Muzafer Sherif
(D) G.H. Mead
Ans: C
32. The idea of ‘culture of poverty’ was introduced by whom ?
(A) Oscar Lewis (B) Abel Smith (C) Somuel Mencher (D) Peter Townsend
Ans: A
(A) Research question
(B) Hypothesis
(C) Objective of the study
(D) Problem of the study
Ans: B
2. For Marx, human potential is actualized
(A) when democracy is institutionalized
(B) in the objectification of products
(C) during the capitalist stage
(D) during the primitive stage
Ans: B
3. A relationship in which change in one variable always induce change in another variable is known as :
(A) positive correlation
(B) linear correlation
(C) unfounding relation
(D) cause and effect relationship
Ans: D
4. Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?
(A) G.H. Mead and Erving Goffman
(B) Karl Marx and Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer
(D) Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin
Ans: B
5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school.
Reason (R) : Both of them highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) false.
Ans: B
6. The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are :
(A) Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation
(B) Land alienation and poverty
(C) Criminalisation of politics and corruption
(D) Religious fundamentalism and terrorism
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A) : Townsend asserts that poverty can be defined objectively only in terms of the concept of relative deprivation.
Reason (R) : Society determines people’s needs, patterns of food consumption.
Codes :
(A) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
(C) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
8. Who suggested that God is society divinized ?
(A) Max Weber (B) E.E. Evans - Pritchard (C) Auguste Comte (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: D
9. In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughters to be a good wife/daughter in her in-laws home, this is an example of
(A) Socialization (B) Re-socialization
(C) Adult socialization (D) Anticipatory socialization
Ans: D
10. Which theory among the following states that people are motivated by self-interest in the interactions with other people ?
(A) Conflict (B) Exchange
(C) Interaction (D) Structural
Ans: C
11. Match item in List-I with item in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List– II
a. Social class and stratification i. Bottomore, T.B.
b. The power Elite ii. Castells, M.
c. Class, city and power iii. Mills, C.W.
d. Class in modern society iv. Saunders, P.
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: C
12. “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by
(A) Max Weber (B) Auguste Comte (C) Herbert Spencer (D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: A
13. The idea of ‘imperatively coordinated associations’ was given by
(A) Karl Marx (B) Max Weber (C) Lewis Coser (D) Ralph Dahrendorf
Ans: D
14. According to Emile Durkheim religious practices are best understood as :
(A) satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings. (B) helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life
(C) showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life (D) contributing to the integration and stability of a society
Ans: D
15. Assertion (A) : Nepotism, favouritism and corruption have increased in Indian society.
Reason (R) : The situation has risen due to lack of political will.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
16. The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called
(A) Nikah (B) Muta (C) Mehr (D) Purdah
Ans: B
17. Assertion (A) : Women empowerment resulted in rural India during the last two decade.
Reason(R) : 73rd constitution amendment empowered rural Indian women.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.
Ans: B
18. Assertion (A) : Privatization of education in India is leading to commercialization of education.
Reason (R) : Commercilization of education has deprived many poor deserving students from quality education.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
19. The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by
(A) Randall Collins (B) Karl Marx (C) Ralph Dahrendorf (D) Max Weber
Ans: A
20. Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Lewis Coser
(C) Ralph Dahrendorf
(D) Randall Collins
Ans: B
21. Match the List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Ralph Dahrendorf 1. Power Elite
b. G.H.Mead 2. Phenomenology
c. Alfred Shultz 3. Functions of social conflict
d. Lewis Coser 4. Symbolic Interactionism 5. Conflict and Authority
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 5 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 5 4 2 3
(D) 1 3 4 5
Ans: C
22. Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?
(A) Society as a struggle for resource and power.
(B) change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent.
(C) Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.
(D) Conflict between classes determines social change.
Ans: C
23. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. J.W.B. Douglous i. The Home and the School
b. D.H. Hargreaves ii. Social relations in a secondary school
c. S. Bowles and H. Gintis iii. Schooling in capitalist America
d. Ivan Illich iv. Deschooling society
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: A
24. Which theory advocates the view that the domain of sociology is the ‘common sense world of everyday life’ ?
(A) Functionalism
(B) Structuralism
(C) Phenomenology
(D) Exchange theory
Ans: C
25. Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism ?
(A) The self
(B) The Ego
(C) Symbols
(D) Role – Taking
Ans: B
26. Assertion (A) : Sense of alienation is increasing among Dalits.
Reason (R) : Atrocities have increased in recent years on Dalits.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. G. Homans i. The small group
b. Cart Wright ii. Collective behaviour
c. M.S. Olmsted iii. Group Dynamics
d. R.H. Turner iv. The Human group
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
28. Rewards and punishment associated with role expectations are called
(A) Mores
(B) Sanctions
(C) Norms
(D) Values
Ans: B
29. Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct code from codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Primary group i. Summer, W.G.
b. Reference group ii. Bierstedt, Robert
c. In-groups and Out-groups iii. Hyman, R
d. Organised group iv. Charles Cooley
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
30. Which one of the following is not an example of social action ?
(A) Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles.
(B) Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide.
(C) Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.
(D) Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other.
Ans: C
31. “An Outline of Social Psychology” is written by
(A) C.H. Cooley
(B) Sigmund Freud
(C) Muzafer Sherif
(D) G.H. Mead
Ans: C
32. The idea of ‘culture of poverty’ was introduced by whom ?
(A) Oscar Lewis (B) Abel Smith (C) Somuel Mencher (D) Peter Townsend
Ans: A
33. Major focus of Environment Conference Rio-92 was on ;
(A) Human Development (B) Sustainable Development (C) Poverty Reduction (D) Population Control
Ans: B
34. Who has authored the book on “Social Mobility in Industrial Society” ?
(A) S.M. Lipset and R. Bendix (B) R.K. Merton (C) P.L. Berger (D) R. Bendix
Ans: A
35. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Delinquency and Opportunity 1. Cloward and Ohlin
b. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour 2. Clinard
c. Social Inequality 3. Beteille
d. Deviance and Society 4. Taylor
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
36. Who has written the book “Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society” ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) R. Dahrendorf (C) Max Weber (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: B
37. Which is not an Indicator of Globalization ?
(A) Free movement of labour & manpower (B) Free flow of foreign capital for investment
(C) Free flow of defence technology (D) Free flow of foreign capital technology
Ans: C
38. Select one of the following set of processes leading to stable population structure.
(A) Constant birth and death rate (B) Increasing birth rate and constant death rate
(C) Decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate (D) Constant birth rate and decreasing death rate
Ans: A
39. Which of the following refers to gender equity ?
(A) Economic empowerment (B) Egalitarian relationship
(C) Women’s freedom and liberty (D) Equal access to power, and other resources
Ans: D
40. According to census of India 2011, which of the following is not correct ?
(A) Decadal growth rate of rural population has declined in 2001-2011 over 1991-2001.
(B) For every 10 urban dwellers in million plus cities/urban agglomerations 4 live in 5 such largest cities.
(C) The state of Gujarat has the largest number of cities/urban agglomeration with a population of one million or more.
(D) Sex ratio has increases in 2011 over 2001 in million plus cities.
Ans: C
41. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Andre Beteille 1. India’s path of development
b. A.R. Desai 2. Antinomies of society
c. Anthony Giddens 3. Globalization and its discontent
d. Stiglitz, E. Joseph 4. The consequences of modernity
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: B
42. Those attitudes or behaviour that confirm to the norms of one’s own sex are known as
(A) Gender Identity
(B) Gender Appropriate
(C) Gender System
(D) Gender Sensitisation
Ans: B
43. In a mature form, the modern ‘Demographic Transition’ model theory is associated with
(A) Kingsley Davis
(B) Frank Notestein
(C) Thomas Malthus
(D) W.W. Roskow
Ans: B
44. Higher fertility is associated with
(1) Lower age at marriage
(2) Lower level of household income
(3) Higher illiteracy rate
(4) Higher proportion of urban population
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: C
45. Match List-I with List-II and find the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. A person enumerated outside the place of normal residence 1. Forced Migration
b. Spouse and children joining the person, who lives other the place of normal residence 2. Circular Migration
c. Persons displaced by war/violence and camped in out on other place 3. Migrant
d. Person/Group seeking work each year for a short time in another place, than their normal residence and coming back to place of origin 4. Associative Migration
Codes : a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A
46. 73rd Constitutional Amendment is responsible for incorporation of the following provisions in the Gram Panchayats. Choose the most correct combination according to code.
(i) Reservation of women
(ii) Reservation for dalits
(iii) Involvement of Gram sabha in decision-making
(iv) People participation
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii) and (i)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Ans: D
47. Who has authored the book “Social Deviance in India” ?
(A) Sushil Chandra (B) M.Z. Khan (C) S.P. Srivastava (D) R. Ahuja
Ans: A
48. Which one of the following is not a focus in population education in India ?
(A) Create awareness relating to urbanization and environment problems.
(B) Develop awareness on population dynamics.
(C) Make a major instrument to control population.
(D) Create knowledge of population policy.
Ans: C
49. 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
a. M.B. Clinard 1. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
b. R.A. Cloward and L.E. Ohlin 2. Delinquency and Opportunity
c. A.K. Cohen 3. Delinquent Boys
d. J. Bowlby 4. Forty-four Juvenile Thieves.
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: A
50. Who argued that Merton failed to account for ‘non-utilitarian crime’ such as vandalism and joy-riding which do not produce monetary reward ?
(A) W.B. Miller (B) Albert K. Cohen
(C) R.A. Cloward (D) L.E. Ohlin
Ans: B
51. Assertion (A) : Development often leads to upsurge of Ethnic movement.
Reason (R) : Displacement of people takes place due to construction of big dams.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is true (R) is false.
Ans: C
52. Which of the following communicable diseases is yet to be completely eradicated in India ?
(A) Tuberculosis (B) Cholera (C) Small Pox (D) None of the above
Ans: A
53. By ‘Hindu Method of Tribal absorption’ N.K. Bose means
(A) Forcible absorption of the tribals into the Hindu social organization
(B) Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribals because of superior cultural system
(C) Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it
(D) Exploitation of the tribals by the colonial power
Ans: C
54. Match the items in the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. Androcracy 1. Government by females
b. Androgyny 2. Women’s rule
c. Gynarchy 3. Men’s rule
d. Gynocracy 4. Presence of male and female characteristics in the same person
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: C
55. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Maternity Benefit Act 1. 1961
b. Industrial Dispute Act 2. 1947
c. Factory Act 3. 1948
d. Workmen’s Compensation Act 4. 1923
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
56. D.P. Mukherjee observes that in order to be an Indian Sociologist one must be Indian first in the sense that
(A) one must be born in India
(B) one must be an uncritical admirer of Indian society and culture
(C) one must be a Sanskritist
(D) one must be acquainted with the Indian tradition and culture
Ans: D
57. Which of the following institutions reinforce the cultural dominance of patriarchy encouraging violence against women by reducing women to bodies and objectifying ?
(A) Family (B) Media (C) Educational Institution (D) Religion
Ans: B
58. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. Equity 1. Effective use of all factors of production
b. Anti poverty 2. Rights based approach
c. Efficiency 3. Fair distribution of benefits of development
d. Empowerment 4. Income generation programmes
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: B
59. Match an item in List-I and List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
a. Castes and Race in India i. S.C. Dube
b. Remembered Village ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Rajasthan Village iii. G.S. Ghurye
d. Indian Village iv. B.R. Chauhan
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv I
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
60. Who discussed about the ‘techniques of Neutralization’ among the Juvenile delinquency in America ?
(A) A.K. Cohen (B) E.H. Sutherland (C) D. Matza and G. Sykes (D) W.B. Miller
Ans: C
61. Who observed that knowledge and power coexist and mutually support one another ?
(A) J. Derrida (B) A. Giddens (C) J. Habermas (D) M. Foucault
Ans: D
62. What does Anthony Giddens suggests by ‘reflexivity’ ?
(A) Reflexive theories are theories that refer to themselves
(B) Reflexive theory suggest that the world of ideas reflects the material conditions
(C) The way in which people constantly examine their own practices and in the light of that examination, alter them
(D) The way in which sociologists reflect the social conditions of a community
Ans: C
63. Assertion (A) : Science and Technology policy in India need to be oriented in such a way, so that it can meet the challenges of globalisation.
Reason (R) : Privatisation of education, opening of job opportunities in M.N.C.’s and liberal trade and business policies are necessary for India’s all round development.
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
64. Which of the following are associated with the strategic gender concerns ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) Food security
(ii) Consciousness raising
(iii) Education
(iv) Income generation programmes
(v) Political empowerment
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (v)
(C) (iii), (iv), (v)
(D) (v), (i), (iv)
Ans: B
65. 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. Michel Foucault i. Writing and Difference
b. Jacques Derrida ii. Discipline and Punish
c. Anthony Giddens iii. Studies in Ethnomethodology
d. Harold Garfinkel iv. The Constitution of Society : The theory of Structuration
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
66. Correctional Institutions help reforming the Juvenile delinquents, the process of reformation is otherwise called as -
(A) Anticipatory Socialization (B) Adult Socialization
(C) Re-socialization (D) Rehabilitation
Ans: C
67. Who suggested to study Rural-urban continuum first, in sociological research ?
(A) A. Sorokin and Zimmerman (B) Robert Redfield (C) Mckin Marriot (D) G.S. Ghurye
Ans: A
68. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II a. Beyond globalization : shaping a sustainable global economy
1. Henderson Hazel b. Rethinking globalisation : critical issues and policy choices
2. Martin Khor c. Globalisation and India
3. Purushottam Bhattacharya and Ajitava Chowdhary d. Globalisation challenges in India
4. Alok Roy
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4 (D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
69. Which of the following is not associated with the ‘Absolute Poverty’ ?
(A) Poverty line (B) Deprivation index (C) Basic necessities of life (D) Material deprivation
Ans: B
70. Which of the following is the essential component of ‘social exclusion’ ?
(A) Denial of quality food
(B) Denial of employment
(C) Denial of social rights
(D) Denial of housing
Ans: C
71. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
a. Crime and Personality 1. H. Eysenck
b. Human Deviance, Social problems and Social control 2. E.M. Lemert
c. Delinquency and Drift 3. D. Matza
d. Juvenile Delinquency and urban areas 4. C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: A
72. Assertion (A) :Rural sociology is a well developed and oldest field of sociology discipline in India.
Reason (R) : Many prominent Indian social anthropologists and sociologists studied Indian rural society from early 20th century.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
73. Choose the correct stages in the evolution of human society.
(A) Hunting and food gathering, hoeculture and domestication of animals, agricultural economy based on plough and domesticated animals and modern industrial capitalistic production.
(B) Hunting and gathering, agricultural economy and domestication of animals and modern industrial capitalism.
(C) Gathering, hunting, pastoral, agrarian, mechanised agricultural production.
(D) Food gathering, hunting, pastoral, horticulture and agriculture.
Ans: A
74. The process of social change to which people attribute positive values is termed as :
(A) Globalization (B) Urbanization (C) Development (D) Economic Growth
Ans: C
75. Who authored the Book, “More Equality” ?
(A) Herbert J. Gans (B) J.C. Kincaid (C) A.K. Sen (D) A. Gorz
Ans: A
(A) Human Development (B) Sustainable Development (C) Poverty Reduction (D) Population Control
Ans: B
34. Who has authored the book on “Social Mobility in Industrial Society” ?
(A) S.M. Lipset and R. Bendix (B) R.K. Merton (C) P.L. Berger (D) R. Bendix
Ans: A
35. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Delinquency and Opportunity 1. Cloward and Ohlin
b. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour 2. Clinard
c. Social Inequality 3. Beteille
d. Deviance and Society 4. Taylor
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
36. Who has written the book “Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society” ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) R. Dahrendorf (C) Max Weber (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: B
37. Which is not an Indicator of Globalization ?
(A) Free movement of labour & manpower (B) Free flow of foreign capital for investment
(C) Free flow of defence technology (D) Free flow of foreign capital technology
Ans: C
38. Select one of the following set of processes leading to stable population structure.
(A) Constant birth and death rate (B) Increasing birth rate and constant death rate
(C) Decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate (D) Constant birth rate and decreasing death rate
Ans: A
39. Which of the following refers to gender equity ?
(A) Economic empowerment (B) Egalitarian relationship
(C) Women’s freedom and liberty (D) Equal access to power, and other resources
Ans: D
40. According to census of India 2011, which of the following is not correct ?
(A) Decadal growth rate of rural population has declined in 2001-2011 over 1991-2001.
(B) For every 10 urban dwellers in million plus cities/urban agglomerations 4 live in 5 such largest cities.
(C) The state of Gujarat has the largest number of cities/urban agglomeration with a population of one million or more.
(D) Sex ratio has increases in 2011 over 2001 in million plus cities.
Ans: C
41. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Andre Beteille 1. India’s path of development
b. A.R. Desai 2. Antinomies of society
c. Anthony Giddens 3. Globalization and its discontent
d. Stiglitz, E. Joseph 4. The consequences of modernity
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: B
42. Those attitudes or behaviour that confirm to the norms of one’s own sex are known as
(A) Gender Identity
(B) Gender Appropriate
(C) Gender System
(D) Gender Sensitisation
Ans: B
43. In a mature form, the modern ‘Demographic Transition’ model theory is associated with
(A) Kingsley Davis
(B) Frank Notestein
(C) Thomas Malthus
(D) W.W. Roskow
Ans: B
44. Higher fertility is associated with
(1) Lower age at marriage
(2) Lower level of household income
(3) Higher illiteracy rate
(4) Higher proportion of urban population
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4
Ans: C
45. Match List-I with List-II and find the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. A person enumerated outside the place of normal residence 1. Forced Migration
b. Spouse and children joining the person, who lives other the place of normal residence 2. Circular Migration
c. Persons displaced by war/violence and camped in out on other place 3. Migrant
d. Person/Group seeking work each year for a short time in another place, than their normal residence and coming back to place of origin 4. Associative Migration
Codes : a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A
46. 73rd Constitutional Amendment is responsible for incorporation of the following provisions in the Gram Panchayats. Choose the most correct combination according to code.
(i) Reservation of women
(ii) Reservation for dalits
(iii) Involvement of Gram sabha in decision-making
(iv) People participation
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii) and (i)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Ans: D
47. Who has authored the book “Social Deviance in India” ?
(A) Sushil Chandra (B) M.Z. Khan (C) S.P. Srivastava (D) R. Ahuja
Ans: A
48. Which one of the following is not a focus in population education in India ?
(A) Create awareness relating to urbanization and environment problems.
(B) Develop awareness on population dynamics.
(C) Make a major instrument to control population.
(D) Create knowledge of population policy.
Ans: C
49. 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
a. M.B. Clinard 1. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
b. R.A. Cloward and L.E. Ohlin 2. Delinquency and Opportunity
c. A.K. Cohen 3. Delinquent Boys
d. J. Bowlby 4. Forty-four Juvenile Thieves.
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: A
50. Who argued that Merton failed to account for ‘non-utilitarian crime’ such as vandalism and joy-riding which do not produce monetary reward ?
(A) W.B. Miller (B) Albert K. Cohen
(C) R.A. Cloward (D) L.E. Ohlin
Ans: B
51. Assertion (A) : Development often leads to upsurge of Ethnic movement.
Reason (R) : Displacement of people takes place due to construction of big dams.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is true (R) is false.
Ans: C
52. Which of the following communicable diseases is yet to be completely eradicated in India ?
(A) Tuberculosis (B) Cholera (C) Small Pox (D) None of the above
Ans: A
53. By ‘Hindu Method of Tribal absorption’ N.K. Bose means
(A) Forcible absorption of the tribals into the Hindu social organization
(B) Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribals because of superior cultural system
(C) Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it
(D) Exploitation of the tribals by the colonial power
Ans: C
54. Match the items in the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. Androcracy 1. Government by females
b. Androgyny 2. Women’s rule
c. Gynarchy 3. Men’s rule
d. Gynocracy 4. Presence of male and female characteristics in the same person
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: C
55. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II
a. Maternity Benefit Act 1. 1961
b. Industrial Dispute Act 2. 1947
c. Factory Act 3. 1948
d. Workmen’s Compensation Act 4. 1923
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
56. D.P. Mukherjee observes that in order to be an Indian Sociologist one must be Indian first in the sense that
(A) one must be born in India
(B) one must be an uncritical admirer of Indian society and culture
(C) one must be a Sanskritist
(D) one must be acquainted with the Indian tradition and culture
Ans: D
57. Which of the following institutions reinforce the cultural dominance of patriarchy encouraging violence against women by reducing women to bodies and objectifying ?
(A) Family (B) Media (C) Educational Institution (D) Religion
Ans: B
58. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II
a. Equity 1. Effective use of all factors of production
b. Anti poverty 2. Rights based approach
c. Efficiency 3. Fair distribution of benefits of development
d. Empowerment 4. Income generation programmes
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: B
59. Match an item in List-I and List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
a. Castes and Race in India i. S.C. Dube
b. Remembered Village ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Rajasthan Village iii. G.S. Ghurye
d. Indian Village iv. B.R. Chauhan
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv I
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: D
60. Who discussed about the ‘techniques of Neutralization’ among the Juvenile delinquency in America ?
(A) A.K. Cohen (B) E.H. Sutherland (C) D. Matza and G. Sykes (D) W.B. Miller
Ans: C
61. Who observed that knowledge and power coexist and mutually support one another ?
(A) J. Derrida (B) A. Giddens (C) J. Habermas (D) M. Foucault
Ans: D
62. What does Anthony Giddens suggests by ‘reflexivity’ ?
(A) Reflexive theories are theories that refer to themselves
(B) Reflexive theory suggest that the world of ideas reflects the material conditions
(C) The way in which people constantly examine their own practices and in the light of that examination, alter them
(D) The way in which sociologists reflect the social conditions of a community
Ans: C
63. Assertion (A) : Science and Technology policy in India need to be oriented in such a way, so that it can meet the challenges of globalisation.
Reason (R) : Privatisation of education, opening of job opportunities in M.N.C.’s and liberal trade and business policies are necessary for India’s all round development.
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
64. Which of the following are associated with the strategic gender concerns ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) Food security
(ii) Consciousness raising
(iii) Education
(iv) Income generation programmes
(v) Political empowerment
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (v)
(C) (iii), (iv), (v)
(D) (v), (i), (iv)
Ans: B
65. 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. Michel Foucault i. Writing and Difference
b. Jacques Derrida ii. Discipline and Punish
c. Anthony Giddens iii. Studies in Ethnomethodology
d. Harold Garfinkel iv. The Constitution of Society : The theory of Structuration
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: D
66. Correctional Institutions help reforming the Juvenile delinquents, the process of reformation is otherwise called as -
(A) Anticipatory Socialization (B) Adult Socialization
(C) Re-socialization (D) Rehabilitation
Ans: C
67. Who suggested to study Rural-urban continuum first, in sociological research ?
(A) A. Sorokin and Zimmerman (B) Robert Redfield (C) Mckin Marriot (D) G.S. Ghurye
Ans: A
68. Match List-I with List-II. List-I List-II a. Beyond globalization : shaping a sustainable global economy
1. Henderson Hazel b. Rethinking globalisation : critical issues and policy choices
2. Martin Khor c. Globalisation and India
3. Purushottam Bhattacharya and Ajitava Chowdhary d. Globalisation challenges in India
4. Alok Roy
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4 (D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
69. Which of the following is not associated with the ‘Absolute Poverty’ ?
(A) Poverty line (B) Deprivation index (C) Basic necessities of life (D) Material deprivation
Ans: B
70. Which of the following is the essential component of ‘social exclusion’ ?
(A) Denial of quality food
(B) Denial of employment
(C) Denial of social rights
(D) Denial of housing
Ans: C
71. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
a. Crime and Personality 1. H. Eysenck
b. Human Deviance, Social problems and Social control 2. E.M. Lemert
c. Delinquency and Drift 3. D. Matza
d. Juvenile Delinquency and urban areas 4. C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: A
72. Assertion (A) :Rural sociology is a well developed and oldest field of sociology discipline in India.
Reason (R) : Many prominent Indian social anthropologists and sociologists studied Indian rural society from early 20th century.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
73. Choose the correct stages in the evolution of human society.
(A) Hunting and food gathering, hoeculture and domestication of animals, agricultural economy based on plough and domesticated animals and modern industrial capitalistic production.
(B) Hunting and gathering, agricultural economy and domestication of animals and modern industrial capitalism.
(C) Gathering, hunting, pastoral, agrarian, mechanised agricultural production.
(D) Food gathering, hunting, pastoral, horticulture and agriculture.
Ans: A
74. The process of social change to which people attribute positive values is termed as :
(A) Globalization (B) Urbanization (C) Development (D) Economic Growth
Ans: C
75. Who authored the Book, “More Equality” ?
(A) Herbert J. Gans (B) J.C. Kincaid (C) A.K. Sen (D) A. Gorz
Ans: A
76. Which of the following is right combination contributed to the displacement among the tribal communities in India ?
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Development projects
(iii) Debt trap
(iv) Land acquisition
(v) Land alienation
(vi) Drought
Choose the correct answer form the codes given below : Codes :
(A) Development projects – Land alienation – Debt trap (B) Deforestation – Debt trap – Drought
(C) Development projects – Land acquisition – Drought (D) Development projects – Deforestation – Land acquisition
Ans: D
77. According to Anthony Giddens, ‘structure’ is
(A) itself the form and shape of human life (B) outside or external to human action
(C) itself exists in time and space (D) constraining and enabling
Ans: D
78. Who described the phenomenon of globalization in today’s world as ‘globalization of nothing’ ?
(A) George Ritzer (B) Jean Baudrillard (C) Anthony Giddens (D) Michel Foucault
Ans: A
79. Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II given below. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. G.S. Ghurye i. Village India
b. McKim Marriot ii. The social Background of Indian Nationalism
c. A.R. Desai iii. The structure of Hindu Society
d. N.K. Bose iv. Occidental civilization C
odes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv ii iii i (D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
80. ‘The Social Construction of Reality’ was authored by
(A) Peter Berger (B) Brigette Berger and Peter Berger (C) Peter Berger and T. Luckmann (D) Niklas Luhman
Ans: C
81. Who stated “Ethnicity and Ethnic grouping are ‘primordial factors’ in the sense that they are given in the very condition of human existence” ?
(A) Fredrick Barth (B) Clifford Geertz (C) Max Weber (D) Michael Garfield Smith
Ans: B
82. Who divided the Chicago city into five zones in order to explain the incidences of Juvenile delinquency ?
(A) C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay (B) A. Cohen (C) E.H. Sutherland (D) G. Tarde
Ans: A
83. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ultimate Resource’ ?
(A) Paul Ehrlich (B) Julian Linken Simon (C) Frank Notestein (D) Kingsley Davis
Ans: B
84. Match the List-I with the List-II given below : List-I List-II
a. Ethnocentrism 1. People of lower castes collectively adopt upper caste, practices and belief to acquire higher status.
b. Westernization 2. Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy.
c. Sanskritization 3. Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact.
d. Dominant caste 4. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture.
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
85. Which of the following approaches encompass the programmes drawn on poverty alleviation, welfare and equity ?
(A) Women in Development (B) Women and Development (C) Gender and Development (D) Women, Environment and Development
Ans: A
86. “Sampurnanand Ashram” is associated with which of the following ?
(A) Borstal School (B) Open Jail (C) Closed Jail (D) Remand Home
Ans: B
87. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Social organisation in which men enjoy the power and authority 1. Biogrammay
b. Belief that one sex is innately superior to the other 2. Matriarchy
c. Social system in which women inherit property rights 3. Patriarchy
d. Genetically based programme which predisposes mankind to behave in certain ways 4. Sexism
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: C
88. Who coined the concept of Vote Bank ?
(A) Rajani Kothari (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) Yogendra Yadav (D) A.R. Desai
Ans: B
89. Assertion (A) : Gender roles are culturally influenced rather than biologically determined.
Reason (R) : Cultural conception of gender divides the full range of human qualities into two opposing sphere of masculinity and feminity and their appropriate behaviour.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
90. Rural development programmes resulted into which one of the following most undesirable social situation in the Indian rural society ? (A) De-peasantisation and suicides.
(B) De-peasantisation.
(C) Richness of farmers.
(D) Suicide among peasants.
Ans: A
91. Higher child Dependency Ratio is consequence of
(A) Increasing life expectancy at birth.
(B) Higher proportion of child labour.
(C) High fertility rate.
(D) Migration of elderly people.
Ans: C
92. Assertion (A) : ‘Systematic Source Book in Rural Sociology’ vol. 1 edited by Sorokin, Zimmerman and Galpin reveals basic features of rural society firstly at the international scene.
Reason (R) : As it includes comprehensive survey of the views of eminent sociologists belonging to various countries in the past epochs. Choose the correct answer from the given code :
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
93. ‘Incarceration’ means
(A) Freedom (B) Punishment (C) Furlough (D) Probation
Ans: B
94. A sociological analysis of gender entails that one must examine :
(A) Gender Division (B) Gender Dis-examination (C) Gender Performance (D) All of the above
Ans: D
95. Transformation of Human Societies from agrarian to industrial and to postindustrial has widely been shaped by :
(A) Technological innovations (B) Application of knowledge for productivity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Training for work
Ans: C
96. Who has given the concept of ‘Born Criminal’ ?
(A) Sutherland (B) Lombroso (C) Tarde (D) Gillin
Ans: B
97. Who used the term ‘New International Division of Labour’ (NIDL) to describe the substantial relocation of operations to Third World countries ?
(A) F. Frobel
(B) E. Durkheim
(C) Auguste Comte
(D) Adam Smith
Ans: A
98. Assertion (A) : Urbanization and Industrialization in the era of globalization led to displacement of peasantry in India.
Reason (R) : Peasants eviction is due to land acquisition pursued by the state.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
99. Through which process the worker’s benefits are derived in an Industry ?
(A) Arbitration (B) Conciliation (C) Collective Bargaining (D) Adjudication
Ans: C
100. Who mentioned Alienation as the consequence of division of labour ?
(A) Sorokin (B) Durkheim (C) Gillin (D) Marx
Ans: D
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Development projects
(iii) Debt trap
(iv) Land acquisition
(v) Land alienation
(vi) Drought
Choose the correct answer form the codes given below : Codes :
(A) Development projects – Land alienation – Debt trap (B) Deforestation – Debt trap – Drought
(C) Development projects – Land acquisition – Drought (D) Development projects – Deforestation – Land acquisition
Ans: D
77. According to Anthony Giddens, ‘structure’ is
(A) itself the form and shape of human life (B) outside or external to human action
(C) itself exists in time and space (D) constraining and enabling
Ans: D
78. Who described the phenomenon of globalization in today’s world as ‘globalization of nothing’ ?
(A) George Ritzer (B) Jean Baudrillard (C) Anthony Giddens (D) Michel Foucault
Ans: A
79. Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II given below. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. G.S. Ghurye i. Village India
b. McKim Marriot ii. The social Background of Indian Nationalism
c. A.R. Desai iii. The structure of Hindu Society
d. N.K. Bose iv. Occidental civilization C
odes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv ii iii i (D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
80. ‘The Social Construction of Reality’ was authored by
(A) Peter Berger (B) Brigette Berger and Peter Berger (C) Peter Berger and T. Luckmann (D) Niklas Luhman
Ans: C
81. Who stated “Ethnicity and Ethnic grouping are ‘primordial factors’ in the sense that they are given in the very condition of human existence” ?
(A) Fredrick Barth (B) Clifford Geertz (C) Max Weber (D) Michael Garfield Smith
Ans: B
82. Who divided the Chicago city into five zones in order to explain the incidences of Juvenile delinquency ?
(A) C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay (B) A. Cohen (C) E.H. Sutherland (D) G. Tarde
Ans: A
83. Who is the author of the book ‘The Ultimate Resource’ ?
(A) Paul Ehrlich (B) Julian Linken Simon (C) Frank Notestein (D) Kingsley Davis
Ans: B
84. Match the List-I with the List-II given below : List-I List-II
a. Ethnocentrism 1. People of lower castes collectively adopt upper caste, practices and belief to acquire higher status.
b. Westernization 2. Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy.
c. Sanskritization 3. Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact.
d. Dominant caste 4. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture.
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
85. Which of the following approaches encompass the programmes drawn on poverty alleviation, welfare and equity ?
(A) Women in Development (B) Women and Development (C) Gender and Development (D) Women, Environment and Development
Ans: A
86. “Sampurnanand Ashram” is associated with which of the following ?
(A) Borstal School (B) Open Jail (C) Closed Jail (D) Remand Home
Ans: B
87. Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Social organisation in which men enjoy the power and authority 1. Biogrammay
b. Belief that one sex is innately superior to the other 2. Matriarchy
c. Social system in which women inherit property rights 3. Patriarchy
d. Genetically based programme which predisposes mankind to behave in certain ways 4. Sexism
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: C
88. Who coined the concept of Vote Bank ?
(A) Rajani Kothari (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) Yogendra Yadav (D) A.R. Desai
Ans: B
89. Assertion (A) : Gender roles are culturally influenced rather than biologically determined.
Reason (R) : Cultural conception of gender divides the full range of human qualities into two opposing sphere of masculinity and feminity and their appropriate behaviour.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
90. Rural development programmes resulted into which one of the following most undesirable social situation in the Indian rural society ? (A) De-peasantisation and suicides.
(B) De-peasantisation.
(C) Richness of farmers.
(D) Suicide among peasants.
Ans: A
91. Higher child Dependency Ratio is consequence of
(A) Increasing life expectancy at birth.
(B) Higher proportion of child labour.
(C) High fertility rate.
(D) Migration of elderly people.
Ans: C
92. Assertion (A) : ‘Systematic Source Book in Rural Sociology’ vol. 1 edited by Sorokin, Zimmerman and Galpin reveals basic features of rural society firstly at the international scene.
Reason (R) : As it includes comprehensive survey of the views of eminent sociologists belonging to various countries in the past epochs. Choose the correct answer from the given code :
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
93. ‘Incarceration’ means
(A) Freedom (B) Punishment (C) Furlough (D) Probation
Ans: B
94. A sociological analysis of gender entails that one must examine :
(A) Gender Division (B) Gender Dis-examination (C) Gender Performance (D) All of the above
Ans: D
95. Transformation of Human Societies from agrarian to industrial and to postindustrial has widely been shaped by :
(A) Technological innovations (B) Application of knowledge for productivity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Training for work
Ans: C
96. Who has given the concept of ‘Born Criminal’ ?
(A) Sutherland (B) Lombroso (C) Tarde (D) Gillin
Ans: B
97. Who used the term ‘New International Division of Labour’ (NIDL) to describe the substantial relocation of operations to Third World countries ?
(A) F. Frobel
(B) E. Durkheim
(C) Auguste Comte
(D) Adam Smith
Ans: A
98. Assertion (A) : Urbanization and Industrialization in the era of globalization led to displacement of peasantry in India.
Reason (R) : Peasants eviction is due to land acquisition pursued by the state.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
99. Through which process the worker’s benefits are derived in an Industry ?
(A) Arbitration (B) Conciliation (C) Collective Bargaining (D) Adjudication
Ans: C
100. Who mentioned Alienation as the consequence of division of labour ?
(A) Sorokin (B) Durkheim (C) Gillin (D) Marx
Ans: D