SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 6
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 6
1. Human Development Index (HDI) used by Prof. Mahbabul Haque in order to measure the level of development amongst various countries include the following set of indicators. Mark the right answer.
(A) Health, Education and Income (B) Freedom, Equality and Fraternity
(C) Equity, Social justice and Liberty (D) Openness, Freedom and Equality
Ans: A
2. Arrange the following official international conferences on sustainable development in chronological order. Use the code given below :
I. The Stockholm Conference
II. World Conservation Strategy
III. World Commission on Environment
IV. ‘Global 2000’ Commission
Codes :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, IV, II, III
(C) II, III, I, IV
(D) III, II, IV, I
Ans: B
3. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code given below : List – I List – II
(a) M.K. Gandhi (i) Swadeshi Model of Development
(b) J.L. Nehru (ii) Mixed Model of Development
(c) Amartya Sen (iii) Social Capability Model of Development
(d) Vinoba Bhave (iv) Sarvodaya Model of Development
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (I)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
4. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code given below : List – I List – II
(a) Centreperiphery (i) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Open-close societies (ii) Samir Amin
(c) CentreSemiperiphery (iii) Gunnar Myrdal
(d) Trusteeship (iv) Andre Gunder Frank (v) Amrita Sen
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (v) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (v)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
5. Match List – I (Scientists) and the List – II (Theories of Development) given below :
List – I (Scientists)
List – II (Theories of Development)
(a) A.G. Frank (i) Soft State
(b) Gunnar Myrdal (ii) Uneven development
(c) Max Weber (iii) Cultural
(d) Samir Amin (iv) Centreperiphery
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
6. Warren S. Thompson is known for his :
(A) Cyclic Theory
(B) Demographic Transition Model
(C) Optimum Population Theory
(D) Social Capillarity Theory
Ans: B
7. Population pyramid is graphic representation of which aspect of population ?
(A) Mortality and life expectancy
(B) Age-sex distribution at a given time.
(C) Fertility and birth control.
(D) Mortality and fertility ratio.
Ans: B
8. The following thinkers have contributed to the study of population. Arrange them in chronological order and choose the correct code.
I. Thomas Malthus II. Warren S. Thompson
III. Kingsley Davis IV. Herbert Spencer
Codes :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, III, II, IV
(C) II, III, IV, I
(D) I, II, IV, III
Ans: D
9. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Ideas) List – II (Author)
(a) Geometric growth of population and arithmetic growth of food supply (i) Doubleday
(b) Diet Theory (ii) Herbert Spencer
(c) Optimum Population Theory (iii) Dalton
(d) Social Capillarity (iv) Dumont (v) Thomas Malthus
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (v) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (v)
Ans: C
10. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I
(Books)
List – II (Author)
(a) Demography (i) M.K. Premi
(b) Social Demography : A Systematic Exposition (ii) David M. Heer
(c) Population and Society (iii) Peter R. Cox
(d) Population of India and Pakistan (iv) Kingsley Davis
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
11. What was the chapter about women which appeared in the Sixth Five Year Plan ?
(A) Women and Welfare Schemes
(B) Women and Development
(C) Women and Education
(D) Women and Health
Ans: B
12. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Gender as the basis of social inequality is structured into female and male spheres.
Reason (R) : All women are not equally unequal in their families and communities.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: C
13. Match the List – I with the List – II given below : List – I (Acts) List – II (Years)
(a) Equal Remuneration Act (i) 1990
(b) Domestic Violence Act (ii) 1976
(c) National Commission for Women Act (iii) 1986
(d) Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act (iv) 2005
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Ans: A
14. Match the List – I with the List – II given below :
List – I (Theories of Gender relations) List – II (Thinkers)
(a) Liberal (i) Cixous, Irigaray
(b) Radical (ii) Clara Zetkin, Juliet Mitchell
(c) Socialist (iii) Kate Millet, Mary Daly
(d) Postmodernist (iv) Mary Wollstone Craft, Betty Frieden
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: D
15. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : It is not sex but gender has been accepted as a form of social stratification.
Reason (R) : Women are biologically not equal to men. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
(A) Health, Education and Income (B) Freedom, Equality and Fraternity
(C) Equity, Social justice and Liberty (D) Openness, Freedom and Equality
Ans: A
2. Arrange the following official international conferences on sustainable development in chronological order. Use the code given below :
I. The Stockholm Conference
II. World Conservation Strategy
III. World Commission on Environment
IV. ‘Global 2000’ Commission
Codes :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, IV, II, III
(C) II, III, I, IV
(D) III, II, IV, I
Ans: B
3. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code given below : List – I List – II
(a) M.K. Gandhi (i) Swadeshi Model of Development
(b) J.L. Nehru (ii) Mixed Model of Development
(c) Amartya Sen (iii) Social Capability Model of Development
(d) Vinoba Bhave (iv) Sarvodaya Model of Development
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (I)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
4. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code given below : List – I List – II
(a) Centreperiphery (i) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Open-close societies (ii) Samir Amin
(c) CentreSemiperiphery (iii) Gunnar Myrdal
(d) Trusteeship (iv) Andre Gunder Frank (v) Amrita Sen
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (v) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (v)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
5. Match List – I (Scientists) and the List – II (Theories of Development) given below :
List – I (Scientists)
List – II (Theories of Development)
(a) A.G. Frank (i) Soft State
(b) Gunnar Myrdal (ii) Uneven development
(c) Max Weber (iii) Cultural
(d) Samir Amin (iv) Centreperiphery
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
6. Warren S. Thompson is known for his :
(A) Cyclic Theory
(B) Demographic Transition Model
(C) Optimum Population Theory
(D) Social Capillarity Theory
Ans: B
7. Population pyramid is graphic representation of which aspect of population ?
(A) Mortality and life expectancy
(B) Age-sex distribution at a given time.
(C) Fertility and birth control.
(D) Mortality and fertility ratio.
Ans: B
8. The following thinkers have contributed to the study of population. Arrange them in chronological order and choose the correct code.
I. Thomas Malthus II. Warren S. Thompson
III. Kingsley Davis IV. Herbert Spencer
Codes :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, III, II, IV
(C) II, III, IV, I
(D) I, II, IV, III
Ans: D
9. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Ideas) List – II (Author)
(a) Geometric growth of population and arithmetic growth of food supply (i) Doubleday
(b) Diet Theory (ii) Herbert Spencer
(c) Optimum Population Theory (iii) Dalton
(d) Social Capillarity (iv) Dumont (v) Thomas Malthus
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (v) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (v)
Ans: C
10. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I
(Books)
List – II (Author)
(a) Demography (i) M.K. Premi
(b) Social Demography : A Systematic Exposition (ii) David M. Heer
(c) Population and Society (iii) Peter R. Cox
(d) Population of India and Pakistan (iv) Kingsley Davis
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
11. What was the chapter about women which appeared in the Sixth Five Year Plan ?
(A) Women and Welfare Schemes
(B) Women and Development
(C) Women and Education
(D) Women and Health
Ans: B
12. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Gender as the basis of social inequality is structured into female and male spheres.
Reason (R) : All women are not equally unequal in their families and communities.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: C
13. Match the List – I with the List – II given below : List – I (Acts) List – II (Years)
(a) Equal Remuneration Act (i) 1990
(b) Domestic Violence Act (ii) 1976
(c) National Commission for Women Act (iii) 1986
(d) Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act (iv) 2005
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Ans: A
14. Match the List – I with the List – II given below :
List – I (Theories of Gender relations) List – II (Thinkers)
(a) Liberal (i) Cixous, Irigaray
(b) Radical (ii) Clara Zetkin, Juliet Mitchell
(c) Socialist (iii) Kate Millet, Mary Daly
(d) Postmodernist (iv) Mary Wollstone Craft, Betty Frieden
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (I)
Ans: D
15. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : It is not sex but gender has been accepted as a form of social stratification.
Reason (R) : Women are biologically not equal to men. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
16. Assertion (A) : Nepotism and corruption are rampant in Indian society.
Reason (R) : These are due to democracy and bureaucracy. Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (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: A
17. What is trade union ?
(A) An association (B) Organized interest group (C) Federation (D) All the above
Ans: B
18. Mark the correct sequence of the processes of social stratification :
(A) Evaluation, differentiation, ranking, rewarding
(B) Differentiation, ranking, evaluation, rewarding
(C) Ranking, evaluation, differentiation, rewarding
(D) Differentiation, evaluation, rewarding, ranking
Ans: B
19. Who has edited the voluminous work ‘People of India’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) S.C. Dube (C) Yogendra Singh (D) K.S. Singh
Ans: D
20. Which are the works of G.S. Ghurye ?
I. Tribal Heritage of India II. Cities and Civilization I
II. Culture and Society IV. Indian Sadhus
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) IV only (B) I, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV (D) I, II, III, IV
Ans: C
21. Match List – I with List – II : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
(a) S.C. Dube (i) India’s Village
(b) M.N. Srinivas (ii) Caste and Race in India
(c) G.S. Ghurye (iii) Castes in India : Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
(d) B.R. Ambedkar (iv) Indian Village
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Ans: B
22. Who has opined that….Indian civilization has a specific ideology whose components are in a binary opposition to that of the West : modern against traditional, holism against individualism, hierarchy against equality, purity against pollution, status against power etc ?
(A) Louis Dumont (B) David Hardiman (C) N.K. Bose (D) G.S. Ghurye
Ans: A
23. Who is of the view that caste and untouchability do not let Hindus act as a community ?
(A) David Hardiman (B) Louis Dumont (C) B.R. Ambedkar (D) M.N. Srinivas
Ans: C
24. Which theoretical perspective is based on the view that liberty is neither received as a gift; it has to be fought for. Self-elevation is not achieved by the blessings of others but by self-struggle ?
(A) Marxian (B) Structural (C) Subaltern (D) Civilizational
Ans: C
25. Provisions for divorce among Hindus are provided under Hindu Marriage Act of which year ?
(A) 1955 (B) 1956 (C) 1961 (D) 1973
Ans: A
26. The concept of ‘Symmetrical Family’ has been propounded by –
(A) Young and Willmott (B) Oakley (C) Bauman and Smart (D) Smart
Ans: A
27. The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act was passed in which of the following years ?
(A) 1963 (B) 1965 (C) 1984 (D) 1961
Ans: C
28. Which type of poverty involves assessing the gaps between the living conditions of some groups and those enjoyed by the majority of a population ?
(A) Enforced poverty (B) Culture of poverty (C) Relative poverty (D) Absolute poverty
Ans: C
29. According to whose argument “some conflict is functional because it serves as a safety valve, without which social hostility would eventually erupt violently” ?
(A) Coser (B) Marx (C) Dahrendorf (D) Gluckman
Ans: A
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Metropolitan cities are dominated by large size slums.
Reason (R) : There has been large scale migration of rural population to urban centres with the growth of industries and job opportunities. In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
31. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : High growth of population is an indicator of low level of development in the society. R
eason (R) : High birth rate is related to illiteracy and poverty in the society.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
32. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Economic regional disparities exist in India.
Reason (R) : Economic regional disparity is an outcome of allocation of budget by the Government.
In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct ?
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
33. Match the item in List – I with the items in List – II. List – I List – II
(a) Chipko Movement (i) Charu Mazumdar
(b) Naxalbari Movement (ii) Medha Patekar
(c) Narmada Bachao Andolan (iii) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(d) Ganga Bachao Andolan (iv) G.D. Aggarwal
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
34. “Imprisonment promotes the process of prisonisation.” Which theory is against this view ?
(A) Retributive Theory of Punishment (B) Deterrent Theory of Punishment
(C) Reformative Theory of Punishment (D) All the above theories
Ans: C
35. The term ‘White-Collar Crime’ was first introduced by
(A) C. Barnes (B) E. Sutherland
(C) A. Cohen (D) E. Durkheim
Ans: B
36. Nepotism, favouritism and misuse of power are all examples of
(A) Corruption (B) Ignorance (C) Conflict (D) Social solidarity
Ans: A
37. Sampurnanand Ashram is the first ‘Open Prison’, established in which State ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Bihar (D) Kerala
Ans: B
38. Prison Vocational Training Programmes were introduced for inmates’
(A) Reformation (B) Rehabilitation (C) Reformation and Rehabilitation (D) None of the above
Ans: C
39. According to whom “Societies characterized by too much or too little regulation or integration will have high suicide rates” ?
(A) Parsons (B) Weber (C) Durkheim (D) Merton
Ans: C
40. Who has argued that ‘punishment is a social reaction to crime, it serves not simply the functions of retribution for the criminal and general deterrence of crime but also maintaining the objection to criminal activity’ ?
(A) Merton (B) Parsons (C) Durkheim (D) Coser
Ans: C
41. Match the List – I with List – II given below : List – I (Theories) List – II (Thinkers) (a) Labelling Theory (i) Tarde (b) Imitation Theory (ii) Becker (c) Delinquent Sub-culture Theory (iii) Durkheim (d) Theory of Suicide (iv) Cohen Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
42. Which is the correct sequence of tribal rebellions which took place during the early days of the British rule in 18th and 19th centuries ?
(A) Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kol Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion
(B) Santhal Rebellion, Kol Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kacha Nagas Rebellion
(C) Kol Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion, Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas
(D) Kol Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion
Ans: C
43. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : In a plural society minority groups often develop mistrust of the majority.
Reason (R) : Minority groups are frequent targets of prejudice and discrimination.
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
44. ‘Even change in Indian society can be understood by studying its traditions.” Who has argued this ?
(A) Radha Kamal Mukherjee (B) D.P. Mukherjee (C) M.N. Srinivas (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: B
45. Which is/are the possible ways to settle the industrial disputes between employers and workers by the outsiders ? I. Conciliation II. Compromise III. Adjudication IV. Arbitration
Codes :
(A) I, III, IV (B) IV only
(C) III only (D) II, III, IV
Ans: B
46. Which of the following processes assumes that no special esoteric supernatural forces operate within the world, and that life can be lived in accordance with human rationality ?
(A) Secularization (B) Modernization (C) Westernization (D) Desacralization
Ans: A/ D
47. Who, among the following, are associated with Indianisation of Sociology ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye, A.K. Saran, D.P. Mukherjee (B) G.S. Ghurye, T.K. Oommen, A.K. Saran
(C) G.S. Ghurye, A.R. Desai, D.P. Mukerjee (D) G.S. Ghurye, T.K. Oommen, A.R. Desai
Ans: A
48. Who has argued that ‘an empirical sociology of Indian society is not possible’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) A.K. Saran (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: C
49. Who among the early sociologists of India introduced a down-to-earth empiricism in Indian Sociology and Social Anthropology ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) R.K. Mukherjee (C) A.K. Saran (D) None of the above
Ans: D
50. Privatization of Education is a consequence of which one of the following ?
(A) Urbanization (B) Globalization (C) Development of Science and Technology (D) Increase in Population
Ans: B
Reason (R) : These are due to democracy and bureaucracy. Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (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: A
17. What is trade union ?
(A) An association (B) Organized interest group (C) Federation (D) All the above
Ans: B
18. Mark the correct sequence of the processes of social stratification :
(A) Evaluation, differentiation, ranking, rewarding
(B) Differentiation, ranking, evaluation, rewarding
(C) Ranking, evaluation, differentiation, rewarding
(D) Differentiation, evaluation, rewarding, ranking
Ans: B
19. Who has edited the voluminous work ‘People of India’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) S.C. Dube (C) Yogendra Singh (D) K.S. Singh
Ans: D
20. Which are the works of G.S. Ghurye ?
I. Tribal Heritage of India II. Cities and Civilization I
II. Culture and Society IV. Indian Sadhus
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) IV only (B) I, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV (D) I, II, III, IV
Ans: C
21. Match List – I with List – II : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
(a) S.C. Dube (i) India’s Village
(b) M.N. Srinivas (ii) Caste and Race in India
(c) G.S. Ghurye (iii) Castes in India : Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
(d) B.R. Ambedkar (iv) Indian Village
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Ans: B
22. Who has opined that….Indian civilization has a specific ideology whose components are in a binary opposition to that of the West : modern against traditional, holism against individualism, hierarchy against equality, purity against pollution, status against power etc ?
(A) Louis Dumont (B) David Hardiman (C) N.K. Bose (D) G.S. Ghurye
Ans: A
23. Who is of the view that caste and untouchability do not let Hindus act as a community ?
(A) David Hardiman (B) Louis Dumont (C) B.R. Ambedkar (D) M.N. Srinivas
Ans: C
24. Which theoretical perspective is based on the view that liberty is neither received as a gift; it has to be fought for. Self-elevation is not achieved by the blessings of others but by self-struggle ?
(A) Marxian (B) Structural (C) Subaltern (D) Civilizational
Ans: C
25. Provisions for divorce among Hindus are provided under Hindu Marriage Act of which year ?
(A) 1955 (B) 1956 (C) 1961 (D) 1973
Ans: A
26. The concept of ‘Symmetrical Family’ has been propounded by –
(A) Young and Willmott (B) Oakley (C) Bauman and Smart (D) Smart
Ans: A
27. The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act was passed in which of the following years ?
(A) 1963 (B) 1965 (C) 1984 (D) 1961
Ans: C
28. Which type of poverty involves assessing the gaps between the living conditions of some groups and those enjoyed by the majority of a population ?
(A) Enforced poverty (B) Culture of poverty (C) Relative poverty (D) Absolute poverty
Ans: C
29. According to whose argument “some conflict is functional because it serves as a safety valve, without which social hostility would eventually erupt violently” ?
(A) Coser (B) Marx (C) Dahrendorf (D) Gluckman
Ans: A
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Metropolitan cities are dominated by large size slums.
Reason (R) : There has been large scale migration of rural population to urban centres with the growth of industries and job opportunities. In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
31. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : High growth of population is an indicator of low level of development in the society. R
eason (R) : High birth rate is related to illiteracy and poverty in the society.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
32. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Economic regional disparities exist in India.
Reason (R) : Economic regional disparity is an outcome of allocation of budget by the Government.
In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct ?
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
33. Match the item in List – I with the items in List – II. List – I List – II
(a) Chipko Movement (i) Charu Mazumdar
(b) Naxalbari Movement (ii) Medha Patekar
(c) Narmada Bachao Andolan (iii) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(d) Ganga Bachao Andolan (iv) G.D. Aggarwal
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
34. “Imprisonment promotes the process of prisonisation.” Which theory is against this view ?
(A) Retributive Theory of Punishment (B) Deterrent Theory of Punishment
(C) Reformative Theory of Punishment (D) All the above theories
Ans: C
35. The term ‘White-Collar Crime’ was first introduced by
(A) C. Barnes (B) E. Sutherland
(C) A. Cohen (D) E. Durkheim
Ans: B
36. Nepotism, favouritism and misuse of power are all examples of
(A) Corruption (B) Ignorance (C) Conflict (D) Social solidarity
Ans: A
37. Sampurnanand Ashram is the first ‘Open Prison’, established in which State ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Bihar (D) Kerala
Ans: B
38. Prison Vocational Training Programmes were introduced for inmates’
(A) Reformation (B) Rehabilitation (C) Reformation and Rehabilitation (D) None of the above
Ans: C
39. According to whom “Societies characterized by too much or too little regulation or integration will have high suicide rates” ?
(A) Parsons (B) Weber (C) Durkheim (D) Merton
Ans: C
40. Who has argued that ‘punishment is a social reaction to crime, it serves not simply the functions of retribution for the criminal and general deterrence of crime but also maintaining the objection to criminal activity’ ?
(A) Merton (B) Parsons (C) Durkheim (D) Coser
Ans: C
41. Match the List – I with List – II given below : List – I (Theories) List – II (Thinkers) (a) Labelling Theory (i) Tarde (b) Imitation Theory (ii) Becker (c) Delinquent Sub-culture Theory (iii) Durkheim (d) Theory of Suicide (iv) Cohen Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
42. Which is the correct sequence of tribal rebellions which took place during the early days of the British rule in 18th and 19th centuries ?
(A) Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kol Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion
(B) Santhal Rebellion, Kol Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kacha Nagas Rebellion
(C) Kol Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion, Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas
(D) Kol Rebellion, Birsa Movement among Mundas, Kacha Nagas Rebellion, Santhal Rebellion
Ans: C
43. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : In a plural society minority groups often develop mistrust of the majority.
Reason (R) : Minority groups are frequent targets of prejudice and discrimination.
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
44. ‘Even change in Indian society can be understood by studying its traditions.” Who has argued this ?
(A) Radha Kamal Mukherjee (B) D.P. Mukherjee (C) M.N. Srinivas (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: B
45. Which is/are the possible ways to settle the industrial disputes between employers and workers by the outsiders ? I. Conciliation II. Compromise III. Adjudication IV. Arbitration
Codes :
(A) I, III, IV (B) IV only
(C) III only (D) II, III, IV
Ans: B
46. Which of the following processes assumes that no special esoteric supernatural forces operate within the world, and that life can be lived in accordance with human rationality ?
(A) Secularization (B) Modernization (C) Westernization (D) Desacralization
Ans: A/ D
47. Who, among the following, are associated with Indianisation of Sociology ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye, A.K. Saran, D.P. Mukherjee (B) G.S. Ghurye, T.K. Oommen, A.K. Saran
(C) G.S. Ghurye, A.R. Desai, D.P. Mukerjee (D) G.S. Ghurye, T.K. Oommen, A.R. Desai
Ans: A
48. Who has argued that ‘an empirical sociology of Indian society is not possible’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) M.N. Srinivas (C) A.K. Saran (D) S.C. Dube
Ans: C
49. Who among the early sociologists of India introduced a down-to-earth empiricism in Indian Sociology and Social Anthropology ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) R.K. Mukherjee (C) A.K. Saran (D) None of the above
Ans: D
50. Privatization of Education is a consequence of which one of the following ?
(A) Urbanization (B) Globalization (C) Development of Science and Technology (D) Increase in Population
Ans: B
51. Who has used the term ‘Faction’ in the study of rural society at first ?
(A) Oscar Lewis (B) S.C. Dube (C) Raymond Firth (D) None of the above
Ans: C
52. Indian Rural Development Programmes widened the gap between rich and poor which resulted into negative consequences –
(A) suicides among farmers
(B) richness of farmers
(C) depeasantisation of farmers
(D) depeasantisation and suicides of farmers
Ans: D
53. Jajmani system can best be explained by
(A) mutual trust and co–operation of the people
(B) conflicting interest of the people
(C) oppression and suppressive measures adopted by the jajmans
(D) conflicting interest and distrust of the people
Ans: A
54. ‘Rurbanism’ is a term that is related to the study of –
(A) Villages (B) Town and cities (C) Rural areas (D) Life-styles of rural-urban people
Ans: D
55. Match List – I with List – II. List – I List – II
(a) Village India (i) S.C. Dube
(b) Indian Village (ii) M.N. Srinivas
(c) A Rajasthan Village (iii) Mckim Marriott
(d) The Remembered Village (iv) B.R. Chauhan
Mark the correct answer from the following codes :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
56. Match List – I with List – II. List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
(a) B.R. Virmani (i) Sociology of Industry
(b) S.R. Parker and R.K. Brown et.al (ii) Worker’s Participation in Management
(c) E.V. Schneider (iii) Industrial Democracy
(d) Paul Blumberg (iv) Industrial Sociology
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Ans: B
57. Who among the following propounded the concept of ‘Latent’ and ‘Manifest’ function ?
(A) E. Durkheim (B) R.K. Merton (C) B. Malinowski (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
Ans: B
58. Who among the following made distinction between two types of conflict namely “realistic” and ‘non-realistic’ ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) Lewis A. Coser (C) George Simmel (D) R. Dahrendorf
Ans: B
59. In which of the following sampling methods, equal number of units are selected from each substratum regardless of their strength in the population and sub-population?
(A) Simple random sampling (B) Stratified random sampling
(C) Proportionate stratified random sampling (D) Disproportionate stratified random sampling
Ans: D
60. 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. Small group in which people came to know one another intimately as individual personalities. i. Group Dynamics
b. Degree of closeness to or acceptance of members of other group ii. Primary Group
c. Any group accepted as model or guide for our judgments and actions. iii. Social Distance
d. The scientific study of interaction within small groups iv. Reference Group
Codes : a b c d (A) i iv iii ii (B) ii iii iv i (C) i ii iii iv (D) iii iv ii I
Ans: B
61. Cumulative frequency curve is known as
(A) Ogive (B) Histogram
(C) Frequency polygon (D) None of the above
Ans: A
62. Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
(A) Radcliffe Brown (B) T. Parsons
(C) E. Durkheim (D) M. Weber
Ans: C
63. P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between
(A) In-groups and out-groups
(B) Primary and secondary relationism groups
(C) Mechanical and organic solidarity
(D) Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
Ans: D
64. Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research ?
(A) E. Durkheim (B) Frederic Le Play
(C) Herbert Spencer (D) Karl Marx
Ans: B
65. According to Max Weber status groups are identified by
(A) Education (B) Styles of life
(C) Occupation (D) Family background
Ans: B
66. Which one of the following does not fall into sociological understanding of status ?
(A) Rank (B) Prestige
(C) Ego (D) Life-style
Ans: C
67. Match items in List – I with items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Evolution 1. Structural change
b. Progress 2. Change in stages
c. Revolution 3. Quantitative change
d. Transformation 4. Qualitative change Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: B
68. Relationships in a community are
(A) intimate and achieved
(B) durable, ascribed and impersonal
(C) intimate, achieved and durable
(D) intimate, durable and ascribed
Ans: D
69. Which of the following are the elements of association ?
(A) Impersonal, competitive, enduring relationships
(B) Contractual, individualistic, calculative relationships
(C) Personal, enduring, contractual relationships
(D) Affective, spontaneous, competitive relationships
Ans: B
70. Who are known to have used ‘Indological perspective’ in the study of Indian society ?
(a) G.S. Ghurye (b) Luis Dumont
(c) N.K. Bose (d) M.N. Srinivas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) and (d) (D) (d) and (a)
Ans: A
71. Who one among the following sociologists does not belong to French School of Sociology ?
(A) Auguste Comte (B) Emile Durkheim
(C) B. Charles Montesquieu (D) V. Pareto
Ans: D
72. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Dalit assertion in Indian politics resulted in Dalit identity.
Reason (R) : Politicization of the Dalits led to social mobility among them.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Caste is an example of ______
(A) Achieved Status (B) Role Conflict
(C) Status Consistency (D) Ascribed Status
Ans: D
74. Who has written the book, ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(A) E. Leach (B) D. Cooper
(C) W.J. Goode (D) G.P. Murdock
Ans: B
75. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places which one of the following in the foreground ?
(A) Individual (B) Culture
(C) Social interaction (D) Unique social events
Ans: C
76. The term ‘total institution’ means and includes
(A) Organized establishment
(B) Little possibility of escape from the norms
(C) Little possibility of escape from the rules of administrative structure
(D) All the above
Ans: D
77. Match the List –I with List – II.
List – I List – II
a. E. Durkheim 1. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
b. W. J. Goode 2. The Power Elite
c. C. W. Mills 3. The Sociological Interpretation of Religion
d. R. Robertson 4. World Revolution and Family Patterns
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
78. A statistical measure based on the study of entire population is called ______
(A) Parameters (B) Statistics
(C) Inference (D) Universe
Ans: A
79. Who has written the book “Deschooling Society” ?
(A) K. Davis and W.E. Moore (B) R. Collins
(C) I. Illich (D) S. Bowles and H. Gintiz
Ans: C
80. The pivotal methodology of functionalists is
(A) Conjectural history (B) Library work
(C) Field work (D) Content analysis
Ans: C
81. Which among the following is not an indicator of change in the social structure ?
(A) Feudal to Industrial Society
(B) Industrial to Feudal Society
(C) Feudal to Capitalist Society
(D) Male dominance in Society
Ans: D
82. Who among the Indian Sociologists, is known to have written on ‘Sociology of Values’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) Radha Kamal Mukherjee
(C) D.P. Mukherjee (D) A.K. Saran
Ans: B
83. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Re-socialisation of criminals in prisons is a part of the reformation method helping in their rehabilitation.
Reason (R) : Released prisoners without proper rehabilitation resort to crime and come back to prison again.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
84. Research carried out in order to improve social situation for the betterment of individuals or social group or an organisation is called
(A) Survey Research (B) Action Research
(C) Qualitative Research (D) None of the above
Ans: B
85. If the two variables are varying in their values in opposite direction, then it is called
(A) Positive correlation (B) Linear correlation
(C) Negative correlation (D) Partial correlation
Ans: C
86. Who one among the following maintains that social structure has nothing to do with empirical reality ?
(A) A.F. Nadel (B) L. Firth
(C) Levi-Strauss (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: C
87. By which one of the following methods we analyse the documented communication in a systematic and objective way for identifying specified characteristics ?
(A) Case Study (B) Association Techniques
(C) Content Analysis (D) None of the above
Ans: C
88. 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. Evolution 1. P.A. Sorokin
b. Evolution by revolution 2. Karl Marx
c. Circular evolution 3. Herbert Spencer
d. Perpetual revolution 4. L. Gottschalk Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
89. Which one of the following thinkers stated that ‘man who classifies facts of any kind whatever, who sees their mutual relation and describes their sequences is applying scientific method and is a man of science’ ?
(A) K. Popper (B) E. Nagel
(C) J. Galtung (D) Karl Pearson
Ans: D
90. Who among the following is a critic of Kingsly Davis’ theory of social stratification ?
(A) Louis Dumon’t (B) M.M. Tumin
(C) Robert Merton (D) Talcott Parsons
Ans: B
91. Who has written the book “A Scientific Theory of Culture” ?
(A) E.B. Tylor (B) P.M. Sorokin
(C) B. Malinowski (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
Ans: C
92. Who has stated, “sociology is the scientific study of human life, groups and societies” ?
(A) T.B. Bottomore (B) Kingsley Davis
(C) Talcott Parsons (D) Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
93. Match items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I (Works)
List – II (Authors)
a. Human Society 1. E. Durkheim
b. Society 2. Kingsley Davis
c. Division of Labour in Society 3. T.B. Bottomore
d. Sociology : A Guide to Problems and Literature 4. MacIver and Page
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
94. The sum of deviations of all the items from mean is always
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) 6
Ans: B
95. Which one of the following is the most unstable average ?
(A) Mean (B) Mode
(C) Median (D) Geometric Mean
Ans: B
96. Which one of the following characteristics correctly explains the term ‘institution’ sociologically ?
(A) A place where many people work.
(B) An office complex where many important works are carried out.
(C) An organisation which is engaged in some important function.
(D) A set of related folkways and mores integrated around a principle.
Ans: C
97. Which of the following Research Designs will be appropriate for studying voting behaviour of urban middle class population ?
(A) Exploratory
(B) Descriptive
(C) Experimental
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
98. 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. Role Strain 1. A cluster of associated roles that together form a social status
b. Role Conflict 2. Difficulty in meeting one’s role obligation
c. Role Transition 3. Competing demands of two roles
d. Role Set 4. Change from one role to another Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: C
99. Which of the following is the essential component of ‘Social Inclusion’ ?
(A) Providing Food (B) Providing Housing
(C) Providing Employment (D) Providing Social Rights
Ans: D
100. Which among the following categories are the basic systems of social stratification ?
(A) Slavery, Caste, Class and Village
(B) Slavery, Caste, Class and Estate
(C) Slavery, Caste, Class and City
(D) Slavery, Caste, Class and Kingdom
Ans: B
(A) E. Durkheim (B) R.K. Merton (C) B. Malinowski (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
Ans: B
58. Who among the following made distinction between two types of conflict namely “realistic” and ‘non-realistic’ ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) Lewis A. Coser (C) George Simmel (D) R. Dahrendorf
Ans: B
59. In which of the following sampling methods, equal number of units are selected from each substratum regardless of their strength in the population and sub-population?
(A) Simple random sampling (B) Stratified random sampling
(C) Proportionate stratified random sampling (D) Disproportionate stratified random sampling
Ans: D
60. 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. Small group in which people came to know one another intimately as individual personalities. i. Group Dynamics
b. Degree of closeness to or acceptance of members of other group ii. Primary Group
c. Any group accepted as model or guide for our judgments and actions. iii. Social Distance
d. The scientific study of interaction within small groups iv. Reference Group
Codes : a b c d (A) i iv iii ii (B) ii iii iv i (C) i ii iii iv (D) iii iv ii I
Ans: B
61. Cumulative frequency curve is known as
(A) Ogive (B) Histogram
(C) Frequency polygon (D) None of the above
Ans: A
62. Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
(A) Radcliffe Brown (B) T. Parsons
(C) E. Durkheim (D) M. Weber
Ans: C
63. P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between
(A) In-groups and out-groups
(B) Primary and secondary relationism groups
(C) Mechanical and organic solidarity
(D) Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
Ans: D
64. Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research ?
(A) E. Durkheim (B) Frederic Le Play
(C) Herbert Spencer (D) Karl Marx
Ans: B
65. According to Max Weber status groups are identified by
(A) Education (B) Styles of life
(C) Occupation (D) Family background
Ans: B
66. Which one of the following does not fall into sociological understanding of status ?
(A) Rank (B) Prestige
(C) Ego (D) Life-style
Ans: C
67. Match items in List – I with items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Evolution 1. Structural change
b. Progress 2. Change in stages
c. Revolution 3. Quantitative change
d. Transformation 4. Qualitative change Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: B
68. Relationships in a community are
(A) intimate and achieved
(B) durable, ascribed and impersonal
(C) intimate, achieved and durable
(D) intimate, durable and ascribed
Ans: D
69. Which of the following are the elements of association ?
(A) Impersonal, competitive, enduring relationships
(B) Contractual, individualistic, calculative relationships
(C) Personal, enduring, contractual relationships
(D) Affective, spontaneous, competitive relationships
Ans: B
70. Who are known to have used ‘Indological perspective’ in the study of Indian society ?
(a) G.S. Ghurye (b) Luis Dumont
(c) N.K. Bose (d) M.N. Srinivas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b) (B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) and (d) (D) (d) and (a)
Ans: A
71. Who one among the following sociologists does not belong to French School of Sociology ?
(A) Auguste Comte (B) Emile Durkheim
(C) B. Charles Montesquieu (D) V. Pareto
Ans: D
72. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Dalit assertion in Indian politics resulted in Dalit identity.
Reason (R) : Politicization of the Dalits led to social mobility among them.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Caste is an example of ______
(A) Achieved Status (B) Role Conflict
(C) Status Consistency (D) Ascribed Status
Ans: D
74. Who has written the book, ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(A) E. Leach (B) D. Cooper
(C) W.J. Goode (D) G.P. Murdock
Ans: B
75. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places which one of the following in the foreground ?
(A) Individual (B) Culture
(C) Social interaction (D) Unique social events
Ans: C
76. The term ‘total institution’ means and includes
(A) Organized establishment
(B) Little possibility of escape from the norms
(C) Little possibility of escape from the rules of administrative structure
(D) All the above
Ans: D
77. Match the List –I with List – II.
List – I List – II
a. E. Durkheim 1. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
b. W. J. Goode 2. The Power Elite
c. C. W. Mills 3. The Sociological Interpretation of Religion
d. R. Robertson 4. World Revolution and Family Patterns
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: A
78. A statistical measure based on the study of entire population is called ______
(A) Parameters (B) Statistics
(C) Inference (D) Universe
Ans: A
79. Who has written the book “Deschooling Society” ?
(A) K. Davis and W.E. Moore (B) R. Collins
(C) I. Illich (D) S. Bowles and H. Gintiz
Ans: C
80. The pivotal methodology of functionalists is
(A) Conjectural history (B) Library work
(C) Field work (D) Content analysis
Ans: C
81. Which among the following is not an indicator of change in the social structure ?
(A) Feudal to Industrial Society
(B) Industrial to Feudal Society
(C) Feudal to Capitalist Society
(D) Male dominance in Society
Ans: D
82. Who among the Indian Sociologists, is known to have written on ‘Sociology of Values’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye (B) Radha Kamal Mukherjee
(C) D.P. Mukherjee (D) A.K. Saran
Ans: B
83. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Re-socialisation of criminals in prisons is a part of the reformation method helping in their rehabilitation.
Reason (R) : Released prisoners without proper rehabilitation resort to crime and come back to prison again.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
84. Research carried out in order to improve social situation for the betterment of individuals or social group or an organisation is called
(A) Survey Research (B) Action Research
(C) Qualitative Research (D) None of the above
Ans: B
85. If the two variables are varying in their values in opposite direction, then it is called
(A) Positive correlation (B) Linear correlation
(C) Negative correlation (D) Partial correlation
Ans: C
86. Who one among the following maintains that social structure has nothing to do with empirical reality ?
(A) A.F. Nadel (B) L. Firth
(C) Levi-Strauss (D) R.K. Merton
Ans: C
87. By which one of the following methods we analyse the documented communication in a systematic and objective way for identifying specified characteristics ?
(A) Case Study (B) Association Techniques
(C) Content Analysis (D) None of the above
Ans: C
88. 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. Evolution 1. P.A. Sorokin
b. Evolution by revolution 2. Karl Marx
c. Circular evolution 3. Herbert Spencer
d. Perpetual revolution 4. L. Gottschalk Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
89. Which one of the following thinkers stated that ‘man who classifies facts of any kind whatever, who sees their mutual relation and describes their sequences is applying scientific method and is a man of science’ ?
(A) K. Popper (B) E. Nagel
(C) J. Galtung (D) Karl Pearson
Ans: D
90. Who among the following is a critic of Kingsly Davis’ theory of social stratification ?
(A) Louis Dumon’t (B) M.M. Tumin
(C) Robert Merton (D) Talcott Parsons
Ans: B
91. Who has written the book “A Scientific Theory of Culture” ?
(A) E.B. Tylor (B) P.M. Sorokin
(C) B. Malinowski (D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
Ans: C
92. Who has stated, “sociology is the scientific study of human life, groups and societies” ?
(A) T.B. Bottomore (B) Kingsley Davis
(C) Talcott Parsons (D) Anthony Giddens
Ans: D
93. Match items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I (Works)
List – II (Authors)
a. Human Society 1. E. Durkheim
b. Society 2. Kingsley Davis
c. Division of Labour in Society 3. T.B. Bottomore
d. Sociology : A Guide to Problems and Literature 4. MacIver and Page
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
94. The sum of deviations of all the items from mean is always
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) 6
Ans: B
95. Which one of the following is the most unstable average ?
(A) Mean (B) Mode
(C) Median (D) Geometric Mean
Ans: B
96. Which one of the following characteristics correctly explains the term ‘institution’ sociologically ?
(A) A place where many people work.
(B) An office complex where many important works are carried out.
(C) An organisation which is engaged in some important function.
(D) A set of related folkways and mores integrated around a principle.
Ans: C
97. Which of the following Research Designs will be appropriate for studying voting behaviour of urban middle class population ?
(A) Exploratory
(B) Descriptive
(C) Experimental
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
98. 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. Role Strain 1. A cluster of associated roles that together form a social status
b. Role Conflict 2. Difficulty in meeting one’s role obligation
c. Role Transition 3. Competing demands of two roles
d. Role Set 4. Change from one role to another Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: C
99. Which of the following is the essential component of ‘Social Inclusion’ ?
(A) Providing Food (B) Providing Housing
(C) Providing Employment (D) Providing Social Rights
Ans: D
100. Which among the following categories are the basic systems of social stratification ?
(A) Slavery, Caste, Class and Village
(B) Slavery, Caste, Class and Estate
(C) Slavery, Caste, Class and City
(D) Slavery, Caste, Class and Kingdom
Ans: B