SOCIOLOGY- PAGE 8
SOCIOLOGY MCQs- PAGE 8
1. Who among the following is not regarded as a post-modernist thinker ?
(A) J. Alexander (B) J. Derrida (C) F. Jameson (D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: A
2. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. The Post-Modern Condition 1. J. Derrida
b. Writing and Difference 2. J.F. Lyotard
c. Post-Modernism, or the Cultural Logic of late Capitalism 3. M. Foucault
d. The Archaeology of Knowledge and the Discourse on Language 4. F. Jameson
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: C
3. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Dams) List – II (States)
a. Sardar Sarovar 1. Orissa
b. Koel-Karo 2. Uttarakhand
c. Machkunda 3. Gujarat
d. Tehri 4. Jharkhand
Codes : a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: A
4. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. The Coming of Post-Industrial Society 1. A. Toffler
b. The PostCapitalist Society 2. D. Bell
c. The Third Wave 3. M. Castells
d. The Information Age 4. P. Drucker
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
5. Match List – I with List – II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Who were the Shudras ? 1. L. Dumont
b. Social Background of Indian Nationalism 2. G.S. Ghurye
c. Homo Hierarchicus 3. A.R. Desai
d. Class, Caste & Occupation 4. B.R. Ambedkar
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: D
6. Match List – I with List – II and then find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Cultural Diversity 1. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Social Justice 2. L. Dumont
c. Purity and Pollution 3. A.R. Desai
d. Freedom Movement 4. D.P. Mukherjee
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A) : Graduates will be increasingly expected to return periodically to tertiary education institutions to acquire, learn and use knowledge and skills needed throughout their professional lives.
Reason (R) : Even though higher education has always been formally designed as a structure for the production and organisation of advanced knowledge, the emergence of a knowledge economy and the importance of globalisation place new demands on higher education. Find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not true.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
8. Who among the following used the word ‘Anomie’ ?
(i) M. Weber
(ii) K. Marx
(iii) E. Durkheim
(iv) R.K. Merton
Find out the correct combination :
(A) (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (iv) and (i)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
Ans: D
9. Assertion (A) : Displacement is one of the indicators of development.
Reason (R) : Displacement brings hardship, miseries and other problems to the people.
Choose the right 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: D
10. Assertion (A) : A society that is tolerant to some degree of deviant behaviour need not suffer from social disruption.
Reason (R) : Deviant behaviour is result of lack of moral regulation within society.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
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
11. E. Sutherland founded the theory of
(A) Blue collar crime (B) Crime by dacoits (C) White collar crime (D) Cyber-crime
Ans: C
12. All countries pass through various stages of demographic transition. Which one of the following is not such a stage ?
(A) Population explosion (B) Stationary state
(C) Population stabilization (D) Optimum stage
Ans: D
13. India recognized the population problem and adopted an official national programme in family planning in
(A) 1950 (B) 1952 (C) 1955 (D) 1975
Ans: B
14. 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. Higher fertilityhigh mortality 1. Developed society
b. High fertilitylow mortality 2. Primitive society
c. Low fertility-low mortality 3. Developing society
d. Low fertilitynegligible mortality 4. Highly developed society
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: D
15. In which of the following decade has there been an absolute decline of population size in India ?
(A) 1971-1981 (B) 2001-2011 (C) 1931-1941 (D) 1901-1911
Ans: D
16. Which of the following are the factors associated with Infant mortality ?
(i) Low Birth Weight
(ii) Lack of Institutional Deliveries
(iii) Nutritional status of Expectant Mother
(iv) Use of contraceptives
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: D
17. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II, using correct codes given below :
List – I (Major Thought) List – II (Person)
a. ‘Resources set the limits of population growth’ 1. Julian L. Simon
b. ‘Human beings are the ultimate resource’ 2. T.R. Malthus
c. ‘Contraceptive is best development’ 3. Plato
d. ‘Population regulations are essential for improving people’s life’ 4. Karna Singh
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans: B
18. According to A.R. Desai, the second phase of the development of nationalism (from 1885 to 1905) is characterized by
(A) the development of industry. (B) the influence of socialism. (C) the participation of peasants. (D) the home rule.
Ans: C
19. A.R. Desai has pointed out many factors of the rise of Indian Nationalism. Identify the correct set of the factors :
(i) Agricultural and Industrial policies by the Britishers.
(ii) Means of Communication
(iii) National Reform Movements
(iv) Print Media
(v) Modern Secular Education
(vi) Electronic Media Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) & (vi)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv) & (vi)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: B
20. Which of the following are the types of action as elucidated by J. Habermas ?
(i) Rational
(ii) Emotional
(iii) Teleological
(iv) Normative
(v) Dramaturgical
(vi) Communicative
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv) & (vi)
(B) (ii), (iii), (v) & (vi)
(C) (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(D) (i), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: C
21. A. Giddens has explained three types of rules and resources and corresponding processes. Identify the correct match from the following :
Rules & Resources Process
a. Normative 1. Signification
b. Allocative & Authoritative 2. Legitimation
c. Interpretative 3. Domination
Select the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes : a b c
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 1 3 2
(C) 3 2 1
(D) 2 3 1
Ans: D
22. What is structure according to A. Giddens ?
(A) Patterns and standards of behaviour of actors.
(B) Rules and resources that actors use in interaction contexts.
(C) Values and ideals that regulate the conducts of human beings
(D) Groups and collectivists that are formed in the course of social interaction.
Ans: B
23. Which of the following statements correctly describes the ethno methodology’s view-point ?
(A) “For full causal explanation it is necessary to determine what has given rise to the motives of social action.”
(B) “Social life appears orderly to members of society only because members actively engage in making sense of social life.”
(C) “Diversity is the order of the day. We have entered an era in which anything goes. ”
(D) “The effects of a social institution may be illustrated in terms of the analogy between society and an organism.”
Ans: B
24. Which two of the following primary frames have been used by E. Goffman ?
(i) Natural frame (ii) Cultural frame (iii) Social frame (iv) Real frame
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) & (iv)
(B) (i) & (ii)
(C) (i) & (iii)
(D) (ii) & (iii)
Ans: C
25. By the colonization of life world J. Habermas meant
(A) subjugation of the developing nations by the developed nations.
(B) subjugation of society and culture by Economy and Polity systems.
(C) subjugation of culture of a society by globalization.
(D) subjugation of cultural view by the global capitalist class.
Ans: B
26. L. Althussar classifies Karl Marx’s writings on the basis of the epistemological break. Identify the epistemological phases of Marx’s writings.
(i) Young Marx
(ii) Mature Marx
(iii) Traditional Marx
(iv) Immature Marx
(v) Orthodox Marx
(vi) Revolutionary Marx
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (i) & (ii)
(B) (ii) & (iii)
(C) (v) & (vi)
(D) (ii) & (iv)
Ans: A
27. Which of the following concepts have been used by E. Goffman in his works ?
(i) Unfocussed interaction
(ii) Focussed interaction
(iii) Encounter
(iv) Front region
(v) Back region
(vi) Impression management
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(D) (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: B
28. Choose an appropriate combination of the following statements which explains phenomenology :
(i) Phenomenology deals with every day social life.
(ii) Phenomenology focuses on the shared common-sense knowledge
(iii) Phenomenology is concerned with the causal explanation of human behaviour in the same way as other perspectives.
(iv) Phenomenology attempts to search for the structural principles of social life.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (ii)
Ans: D
29. Which of the following sets include the structural levels as mentioned by L. Althussar ?
(i) Economic (ii) Political (iii) Cultural (iv) Ideological
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii) (B) (i), (ii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv) (D) (i), (iii) & (iv)
Ans: B
30. Which of the following sets of specific concepts is used by A. Schutz ?
(A) Typification, recipe, class, revolution (B) Typification, stock knowledge, recipe, revolution
(C) Typification, life world, stock knowledge, class (D) Typification, life world, stock knowledge, recipe
Ans: D
31. Which one of the following statements correctly identify ‘subaltern perspective’ ?
(A) An approach to study society from Elite’s point of view.
(B) Describe changes in society of the developed countries.
(C) Approach history from below, focused more on what happens among masses at the base level of society
(D) An approach to study the postmodern societies
Ans: C
32. The interpretative approaches’ that, try to understand social action from the point of view of the social actors are
(A) Social philosophy and Phenomenology (B) Culturology and Ethnomethodology
(C) Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology (D) Neo-Marxism and Phenomenology
Ans: C
33. Who among the following sociologists used dramaturgy to explain the presentation of self in everyday life ?
(A) Blumer (B) E. Goffman (C) Luckmann (D) A. Schutz
Ans: B
34. According to A. Schutz, the phenomenologist
(A) deny the existence of the outer world.
(B) accept the regular bondage between the inner and outer world for social analysis.
(C) the outer world should influence the social world to construct the real social image.
(D) ‘suspends’ the belief in the existence of outer world for the construction of social reality.
Ans: D
35. Match the following : List – I (Authors)
List – II (Books)
a. P. Berger and T. Luckmann 1.The Problem of Social Reality
b. A. Schutz 2.Studies in Ethnomethodology
c. H. Garfinkel 3.The Sacred Canopy
d. P. Berger 4.Social Construction of Reality
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: A
36. Which one of the following is not correct about A. Schutz’s understanding of a social situation ?
(A) Meaning that an individual attaches to situation in every day life is of crucial significance.
(B) Meaning that an individual attaches to a situation may be shared by persons with whom he interacts.
(C) The sharing of meaning through interaction with others in a social situation forms the basis of his ‘reciprocity of perspectives’.
(D) Sharing of meaning that contributes to social disharmony forms the basis of his anti-‘reciprocity of perspective’.
Ans: D
37. Which one of the following is not a type of capitalism according to Habermas ?
(A) Informational Capitalism (B) Liberal Capitalism (C) Organised Capitalism (D) Post Capitalism
Ans: A
38. Which one of the following is not a reason for declining female sex ratio in India ?
(A) Gender role stereotyping and traditional role expectations
(B) Practice of Dowry and prevalence of illiteracy
(C) Migration of female work force from rural to urban areas
(D) Sex selective abortion
Ans: C
39. ‘Gender difference’ denotes an analytical framework in which
(A) biological differences between sexes are explained.
(B) political and economic differences among women are explained.
(C) social and ideological differences between white and non-white women are explained.
(D) social and ideological differences between sexes are explained.
Ans: D
40. Which of the following is correct about L. Althussar’s theory of structuralism ?
(A) Economy is the dominant arrangement and it controls political and ideological structure.
(B) Economy may be the dominant system, but the political and ideological structures have certain autonomy.
(C) History reshuffles all these structure to ensure economic determinism.
(D) Economy, political and ideological structure are autonomous of each other.
Ans: B
41. The human development perspective of development recognizes economic growth as
(A) an end in itself.
(B) a means to ensure economic prosperity
(C) a means to ensure educational, health, employment of largest segments of population.
(D) a means to manage human relations in multinational corporate bodies.
Ans: C
42. Which brand of Feminists accept the view that ‘State is a system of structures and institutions created by man in order to recreate male domination and female subordination’ ?
(A) Liberal Feminists (B) Radical Feminists
(C) Marxist Feminists (D) Eco Feminists
Ans: B
43. Which one of the following is not a part of Gandhian path of development ?
(A) Social Trusteeship (B) Non-violence (C) Cooperative conflict (D) Constructive work
Ans: C
44. What proportion of India’s population live in urban areas according to 2011 Census ?
(A) Around one forth (B) Around one third (C) Around one half (D) Around one fifth
Ans: B
45. Which sector of India’s economy contribute the most in its GDP ?
(A) Agriculture (B) Service (C) Industry (D) All contributes equally
Ans: B
46. Who among the following agencies asserted that ‘If development is not engendered, it is endangered’ ?
(A) UNDP (B) World Bank (C) IMF (D) WTO
Ans: A
47. In recent decades India’s contribution to the total CO2 emission of the world has
(A) remained stagnant.
(B) increased significantly.
(C) declined substantially.
(D) declined in the agriculturally developed areas while increased in the industrialised areas.
Ans: B
48. ‘India has missed the Industrial Revolution, but can’t afford to miss the knowledge Revolution.’ – suggested by
(A) Women’s Commission of India
(B) Ministry of Human Resources Development
(C) Education Commission 1986
(D) Knowledge Commission of India
Ans: D
49. Match the List – I with the List – II : List – I (Authors) List – II (Concepts)
a. J. Darrida 1. Episteme
b. M. Foucault 2. Indexcality
c. H. Garfinkel 3. Overdetermination
d. L. Althussar 4. Logo-centrism
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: D
50. Who among the following scholars has not discussed the social aspects of automation ?
(A) R. Blauner (B) S. Mallet (C) T. Bottomore (D) D. Gallie
Ans: C
(A) J. Alexander (B) J. Derrida (C) F. Jameson (D) J.F. Lyotard
Ans: A
2. Match the items of List – I with those of List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. The Post-Modern Condition 1. J. Derrida
b. Writing and Difference 2. J.F. Lyotard
c. Post-Modernism, or the Cultural Logic of late Capitalism 3. M. Foucault
d. The Archaeology of Knowledge and the Discourse on Language 4. F. Jameson
Codes : a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: C
3. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Dams) List – II (States)
a. Sardar Sarovar 1. Orissa
b. Koel-Karo 2. Uttarakhand
c. Machkunda 3. Gujarat
d. Tehri 4. Jharkhand
Codes : a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: A
4. Match List – I with List – II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. The Coming of Post-Industrial Society 1. A. Toffler
b. The PostCapitalist Society 2. D. Bell
c. The Third Wave 3. M. Castells
d. The Information Age 4. P. Drucker
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
5. Match List – I with List – II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Who were the Shudras ? 1. L. Dumont
b. Social Background of Indian Nationalism 2. G.S. Ghurye
c. Homo Hierarchicus 3. A.R. Desai
d. Class, Caste & Occupation 4. B.R. Ambedkar
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: D
6. Match List – I with List – II and then find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Cultural Diversity 1. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Social Justice 2. L. Dumont
c. Purity and Pollution 3. A.R. Desai
d. Freedom Movement 4. D.P. Mukherjee
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A) : Graduates will be increasingly expected to return periodically to tertiary education institutions to acquire, learn and use knowledge and skills needed throughout their professional lives.
Reason (R) : Even though higher education has always been formally designed as a structure for the production and organisation of advanced knowledge, the emergence of a knowledge economy and the importance of globalisation place new demands on higher education. Find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not true.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
8. Who among the following used the word ‘Anomie’ ?
(i) M. Weber
(ii) K. Marx
(iii) E. Durkheim
(iv) R.K. Merton
Find out the correct combination :
(A) (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (iv) and (i)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
Ans: D
9. Assertion (A) : Displacement is one of the indicators of development.
Reason (R) : Displacement brings hardship, miseries and other problems to the people.
Choose the right 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: D
10. Assertion (A) : A society that is tolerant to some degree of deviant behaviour need not suffer from social disruption.
Reason (R) : Deviant behaviour is result of lack of moral regulation within society.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
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
11. E. Sutherland founded the theory of
(A) Blue collar crime (B) Crime by dacoits (C) White collar crime (D) Cyber-crime
Ans: C
12. All countries pass through various stages of demographic transition. Which one of the following is not such a stage ?
(A) Population explosion (B) Stationary state
(C) Population stabilization (D) Optimum stage
Ans: D
13. India recognized the population problem and adopted an official national programme in family planning in
(A) 1950 (B) 1952 (C) 1955 (D) 1975
Ans: B
14. 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. Higher fertilityhigh mortality 1. Developed society
b. High fertilitylow mortality 2. Primitive society
c. Low fertility-low mortality 3. Developing society
d. Low fertilitynegligible mortality 4. Highly developed society
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: D
15. In which of the following decade has there been an absolute decline of population size in India ?
(A) 1971-1981 (B) 2001-2011 (C) 1931-1941 (D) 1901-1911
Ans: D
16. Which of the following are the factors associated with Infant mortality ?
(i) Low Birth Weight
(ii) Lack of Institutional Deliveries
(iii) Nutritional status of Expectant Mother
(iv) Use of contraceptives
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii)
Ans: D
17. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II, using correct codes given below :
List – I (Major Thought) List – II (Person)
a. ‘Resources set the limits of population growth’ 1. Julian L. Simon
b. ‘Human beings are the ultimate resource’ 2. T.R. Malthus
c. ‘Contraceptive is best development’ 3. Plato
d. ‘Population regulations are essential for improving people’s life’ 4. Karna Singh
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans: B
18. According to A.R. Desai, the second phase of the development of nationalism (from 1885 to 1905) is characterized by
(A) the development of industry. (B) the influence of socialism. (C) the participation of peasants. (D) the home rule.
Ans: C
19. A.R. Desai has pointed out many factors of the rise of Indian Nationalism. Identify the correct set of the factors :
(i) Agricultural and Industrial policies by the Britishers.
(ii) Means of Communication
(iii) National Reform Movements
(iv) Print Media
(v) Modern Secular Education
(vi) Electronic Media Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) & (vi)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv) & (vi)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: B
20. Which of the following are the types of action as elucidated by J. Habermas ?
(i) Rational
(ii) Emotional
(iii) Teleological
(iv) Normative
(v) Dramaturgical
(vi) Communicative
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv) & (vi)
(B) (ii), (iii), (v) & (vi)
(C) (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(D) (i), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: C
21. A. Giddens has explained three types of rules and resources and corresponding processes. Identify the correct match from the following :
Rules & Resources Process
a. Normative 1. Signification
b. Allocative & Authoritative 2. Legitimation
c. Interpretative 3. Domination
Select the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes : a b c
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 1 3 2
(C) 3 2 1
(D) 2 3 1
Ans: D
22. What is structure according to A. Giddens ?
(A) Patterns and standards of behaviour of actors.
(B) Rules and resources that actors use in interaction contexts.
(C) Values and ideals that regulate the conducts of human beings
(D) Groups and collectivists that are formed in the course of social interaction.
Ans: B
23. Which of the following statements correctly describes the ethno methodology’s view-point ?
(A) “For full causal explanation it is necessary to determine what has given rise to the motives of social action.”
(B) “Social life appears orderly to members of society only because members actively engage in making sense of social life.”
(C) “Diversity is the order of the day. We have entered an era in which anything goes. ”
(D) “The effects of a social institution may be illustrated in terms of the analogy between society and an organism.”
Ans: B
24. Which two of the following primary frames have been used by E. Goffman ?
(i) Natural frame (ii) Cultural frame (iii) Social frame (iv) Real frame
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (i) & (iv)
(B) (i) & (ii)
(C) (i) & (iii)
(D) (ii) & (iii)
Ans: C
25. By the colonization of life world J. Habermas meant
(A) subjugation of the developing nations by the developed nations.
(B) subjugation of society and culture by Economy and Polity systems.
(C) subjugation of culture of a society by globalization.
(D) subjugation of cultural view by the global capitalist class.
Ans: B
26. L. Althussar classifies Karl Marx’s writings on the basis of the epistemological break. Identify the epistemological phases of Marx’s writings.
(i) Young Marx
(ii) Mature Marx
(iii) Traditional Marx
(iv) Immature Marx
(v) Orthodox Marx
(vi) Revolutionary Marx
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : (A) (i) & (ii)
(B) (ii) & (iii)
(C) (v) & (vi)
(D) (ii) & (iv)
Ans: A
27. Which of the following concepts have been used by E. Goffman in his works ?
(i) Unfocussed interaction
(ii) Focussed interaction
(iii) Encounter
(iv) Front region
(v) Back region
(vi) Impression management
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
(D) (iii), (iv), (v) & (vi)
Ans: B
28. Choose an appropriate combination of the following statements which explains phenomenology :
(i) Phenomenology deals with every day social life.
(ii) Phenomenology focuses on the shared common-sense knowledge
(iii) Phenomenology is concerned with the causal explanation of human behaviour in the same way as other perspectives.
(iv) Phenomenology attempts to search for the structural principles of social life.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (ii)
Ans: D
29. Which of the following sets include the structural levels as mentioned by L. Althussar ?
(i) Economic (ii) Political (iii) Cultural (iv) Ideological
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii) (B) (i), (ii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv) (D) (i), (iii) & (iv)
Ans: B
30. Which of the following sets of specific concepts is used by A. Schutz ?
(A) Typification, recipe, class, revolution (B) Typification, stock knowledge, recipe, revolution
(C) Typification, life world, stock knowledge, class (D) Typification, life world, stock knowledge, recipe
Ans: D
31. Which one of the following statements correctly identify ‘subaltern perspective’ ?
(A) An approach to study society from Elite’s point of view.
(B) Describe changes in society of the developed countries.
(C) Approach history from below, focused more on what happens among masses at the base level of society
(D) An approach to study the postmodern societies
Ans: C
32. The interpretative approaches’ that, try to understand social action from the point of view of the social actors are
(A) Social philosophy and Phenomenology (B) Culturology and Ethnomethodology
(C) Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology (D) Neo-Marxism and Phenomenology
Ans: C
33. Who among the following sociologists used dramaturgy to explain the presentation of self in everyday life ?
(A) Blumer (B) E. Goffman (C) Luckmann (D) A. Schutz
Ans: B
34. According to A. Schutz, the phenomenologist
(A) deny the existence of the outer world.
(B) accept the regular bondage between the inner and outer world for social analysis.
(C) the outer world should influence the social world to construct the real social image.
(D) ‘suspends’ the belief in the existence of outer world for the construction of social reality.
Ans: D
35. Match the following : List – I (Authors)
List – II (Books)
a. P. Berger and T. Luckmann 1.The Problem of Social Reality
b. A. Schutz 2.Studies in Ethnomethodology
c. H. Garfinkel 3.The Sacred Canopy
d. P. Berger 4.Social Construction of Reality
Codes : a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: A
36. Which one of the following is not correct about A. Schutz’s understanding of a social situation ?
(A) Meaning that an individual attaches to situation in every day life is of crucial significance.
(B) Meaning that an individual attaches to a situation may be shared by persons with whom he interacts.
(C) The sharing of meaning through interaction with others in a social situation forms the basis of his ‘reciprocity of perspectives’.
(D) Sharing of meaning that contributes to social disharmony forms the basis of his anti-‘reciprocity of perspective’.
Ans: D
37. Which one of the following is not a type of capitalism according to Habermas ?
(A) Informational Capitalism (B) Liberal Capitalism (C) Organised Capitalism (D) Post Capitalism
Ans: A
38. Which one of the following is not a reason for declining female sex ratio in India ?
(A) Gender role stereotyping and traditional role expectations
(B) Practice of Dowry and prevalence of illiteracy
(C) Migration of female work force from rural to urban areas
(D) Sex selective abortion
Ans: C
39. ‘Gender difference’ denotes an analytical framework in which
(A) biological differences between sexes are explained.
(B) political and economic differences among women are explained.
(C) social and ideological differences between white and non-white women are explained.
(D) social and ideological differences between sexes are explained.
Ans: D
40. Which of the following is correct about L. Althussar’s theory of structuralism ?
(A) Economy is the dominant arrangement and it controls political and ideological structure.
(B) Economy may be the dominant system, but the political and ideological structures have certain autonomy.
(C) History reshuffles all these structure to ensure economic determinism.
(D) Economy, political and ideological structure are autonomous of each other.
Ans: B
41. The human development perspective of development recognizes economic growth as
(A) an end in itself.
(B) a means to ensure economic prosperity
(C) a means to ensure educational, health, employment of largest segments of population.
(D) a means to manage human relations in multinational corporate bodies.
Ans: C
42. Which brand of Feminists accept the view that ‘State is a system of structures and institutions created by man in order to recreate male domination and female subordination’ ?
(A) Liberal Feminists (B) Radical Feminists
(C) Marxist Feminists (D) Eco Feminists
Ans: B
43. Which one of the following is not a part of Gandhian path of development ?
(A) Social Trusteeship (B) Non-violence (C) Cooperative conflict (D) Constructive work
Ans: C
44. What proportion of India’s population live in urban areas according to 2011 Census ?
(A) Around one forth (B) Around one third (C) Around one half (D) Around one fifth
Ans: B
45. Which sector of India’s economy contribute the most in its GDP ?
(A) Agriculture (B) Service (C) Industry (D) All contributes equally
Ans: B
46. Who among the following agencies asserted that ‘If development is not engendered, it is endangered’ ?
(A) UNDP (B) World Bank (C) IMF (D) WTO
Ans: A
47. In recent decades India’s contribution to the total CO2 emission of the world has
(A) remained stagnant.
(B) increased significantly.
(C) declined substantially.
(D) declined in the agriculturally developed areas while increased in the industrialised areas.
Ans: B
48. ‘India has missed the Industrial Revolution, but can’t afford to miss the knowledge Revolution.’ – suggested by
(A) Women’s Commission of India
(B) Ministry of Human Resources Development
(C) Education Commission 1986
(D) Knowledge Commission of India
Ans: D
49. Match the List – I with the List – II : List – I (Authors) List – II (Concepts)
a. J. Darrida 1. Episteme
b. M. Foucault 2. Indexcality
c. H. Garfinkel 3. Overdetermination
d. L. Althussar 4. Logo-centrism
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: D
50. Who among the following scholars has not discussed the social aspects of automation ?
(A) R. Blauner (B) S. Mallet (C) T. Bottomore (D) D. Gallie
Ans: C
51. Which one of the following features is not a feature of industrial strike ?
(A) A collective act involving certain amount of solidarity
(B) A collective act to express grievances
(C) The stoppage of work by a worker
(D) A regulated form of industrial conflict
Ans: C
52. Who is the author of the book “The Consequences of Modernity” ?
(A) Y. Singh (B) A. Giddens (C) F. Fukuyama (D) D. Harvey
Ans: B
53. Match the List – I with the List – II and select the correct answers from among the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Social Change in Modern India 1. S.C. Dube
b. India’s Changing Villages 2. M.N. Srinivas
c. Caste, Class and Power 3. A. Beteille
d. Hindu Social Organization 4. P.N. Prabhu
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: B
54. Who among the following did not belong to what is known as the Frankfurt School of Sociology ?
(A) H. Marcuse (B) J. Habermas (C) M. Horkheimer (D) J. Alexander
Ans: D
55. “Productivity could be immensely increased by breaking down industrial tasks into a series of simple operations that could be precisely timed and optimally coordinated.” This statement is related with
(A) Taylorism (B) Fordism (C) Marxism (D) Post-Fordism
Ans: C
56. Which one of the following is not a work of E. Goffman ?
(A) Self and Society (B) Presentation of self in everyday life (C) Asylums (D) Interaction Ritual
Ans: A
57. Who among the following introduced the term ‘Post Industrial Society’ ?
(A) J. Burnham (B) G.K. Galbraith (C) Daniel Bell (D) R. Dahrendorf
Ans: C
(A) A collective act involving certain amount of solidarity
(B) A collective act to express grievances
(C) The stoppage of work by a worker
(D) A regulated form of industrial conflict
Ans: C
52. Who is the author of the book “The Consequences of Modernity” ?
(A) Y. Singh (B) A. Giddens (C) F. Fukuyama (D) D. Harvey
Ans: B
53. Match the List – I with the List – II and select the correct answers from among the codes given below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Social Change in Modern India 1. S.C. Dube
b. India’s Changing Villages 2. M.N. Srinivas
c. Caste, Class and Power 3. A. Beteille
d. Hindu Social Organization 4. P.N. Prabhu
Codes : a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: B
54. Who among the following did not belong to what is known as the Frankfurt School of Sociology ?
(A) H. Marcuse (B) J. Habermas (C) M. Horkheimer (D) J. Alexander
Ans: D
55. “Productivity could be immensely increased by breaking down industrial tasks into a series of simple operations that could be precisely timed and optimally coordinated.” This statement is related with
(A) Taylorism (B) Fordism (C) Marxism (D) Post-Fordism
Ans: C
56. Which one of the following is not a work of E. Goffman ?
(A) Self and Society (B) Presentation of self in everyday life (C) Asylums (D) Interaction Ritual
Ans: A
57. Who among the following introduced the term ‘Post Industrial Society’ ?
(A) J. Burnham (B) G.K. Galbraith (C) Daniel Bell (D) R. Dahrendorf
Ans: C
58. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a primary group ?
(A) Personal orientation (B) Long term orientation (C) Relations are end in themselves (D) Relations are means to an end
Ans: D
59. Who, of the following, is the author of the book “Economy and Society” ?
(A) Max Weber (B) Anthony Giddens (C) E. Durkheim (D) A. Comte
Ans: A
60. Which one of the following is not an element of rural community ?
(A) We-feeling (B) Cultural diversity (C) Territory (D) Self-sufficiency
Ans: B
61. Choose the correct sequence of following in order of increasing complexity :
(A) Hunting, Gathering, Agrarian, Pastoral, Industrial and Postindustrial societies
(B) Gathering, Pastoral, Hunting, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
(C) Hunting, Pastoral, Agrarian, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
(D) Agricultural, Gathering, Hunting, Horticultural, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
Ans: C
62. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places ________ in the foreground.
(A) Individual (B) Unique social events (C) Social interaction (D) Culture
Ans: C
63. When two people interact with each other, they form
(A) a society (B) an institution (C) an association (D) a dyadic group
Ans: D
64. Which one of the following Max Muller believed to be the earliest form of religion ?
(A) Naturism (B) Monoism (C) Animism (D) Fetishism
Ans: A
65. Ridicule is a
(A) Social sanction (B) Social norm (C) Mores (D) Folkway
Ans: A
66. The term ‘Reference group’ was first introduced by
(A) Hyman (B) Merton (C) Srinivas (D) Cooley
Ans: A
67. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Author) List – II (Change Perspective)
a. Sorokin i. Structuralfunctional
b. Dahrendorf ii. Cyclical
c. Spencer iii. Dialectical
d. Durkhiem iv. Evolutionary
Codes : a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i (B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii iv i iii (D) iii i ii iv
Ans: A
68. The pivotal methodology of functionalist is
(A) Conjectural history (B) Library work (C) Field work (D) Content analysis
Ans: C
69. To Mead the ‘generalised others’ and ‘significant others’ are the creators of
(A) I (B) Me (C) Ego (D) Super ego
Ans: B
70. The collection of roles that goes with a given status is termed as
(A) Multiple roles (B) Conflict of roles (C) Role set (D) Summation of roles
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A) : The situation in which a person is faced with demands from two or more roles that do not match is called role conflict. Reason (R) : Role conflict is not common in traditional societies where each person plays a limited number of roles.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
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.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
72. Who has written the book “urbanisation and family change” ?
(A) Iravati Karve (B) M.S. Gore (C) Leela Dube (D) I.P. Desai
Ans: B
73. Who studied the structural and functional unity of joint family in ‘Mahua’ ?
(A) K.M. Kapadia (B) Neera Desai (C) I.P. Desai (D) A.M. Shah
Ans: C
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. Marriage and Family in India i. A.M. Shah
b. Kinship organisation in India ii. Robin Fox
c. Kinship and Marriage iii. K.M. Kapadia
d. Family in India iv. Iravati Karve
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) ii iii iv I
Ans: B
75. Who said that the social stratification in India is based on ‘purity and pollution’ ?
(A) M.N. Srinivas (B) A.R. Desai (C) Louis Dumont (D) Yogendra Singh
Ans: C
76. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Homeohierchicus i. G.S. Ghurye
b. Human society ii. Yogendra Singh
c. Modernisation of Indian Tradition iii. Louis Dumont
d. Caste, Class and Occupation iv. Kingsley Davis
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
77. Marxian theory of change, ‘that change comes through revolution’ indicates
(A) change in the existing structure. (B) change of the whole structure.
(C) a partial change in the existing structure
(D) a nominal change of the structural elements.
Ans: B
78. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Theory of Change)
List – II (Author)
a. Cyclical i. Karl Marx and Dahrendorf
b. LinearEvolutionary ii. A. Toynbee
c. Dialectic iii. K. Davis and W.E. Moore
d. Functional iv. Auguste Comte
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: B
79. The basic difference between classical and modern sociological perspectives is visible in the
(A) Silent shift from macro to microtheoretical perspective
(B) Radical shift from micro to macro perspective
(C) Development of middle range theories
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
80. Who was Comte’s Mentor ?
(A) Montesquieu (B) Morgan (C) Saint Simon (D) Robert Redfield
Ans: C
81. From among the following who believed in Social Darwinism ?
(A) Diffusionists (B) Evolutionists (C) Functionalists (D) All of the above
Ans: B
82. Who started his book “The Structure of Social Action” with the rhetorical question “who now reads Spencer” ?
(A) Durkheim (B) Parsons (C) Weber (D) Pareto
Ans: B
83. Phenomenology is a radical alternative to
(A) Positivism (B) Evolutionism (C) Functionalism (D) Diffusionism
Ans: A
84. Durkheim’s study of suicide helps us to understand
(a) Society’s hold over the Individual
(b) Individual’s hold on the society.
(c) Suicide rates of various societies
(d) Degree of social integration of a society.
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (a) and (b)
(C) (a) and (d)
(D) (b) and (d)
Ans: C
85. In Merton’s functional analysis of society which of the following concepts are central ?
(a) Functions and Dysfunctions (b) Structural elements and functional pre-requisites
(c) Subjective and objective manifestation (d) Manifest and latent functions
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (b) and (d)
(C) (a) and (c)
(D) (a) and (d)
Ans: D
86. “Kula” was associated with (a) Trobriand Islanders (b) Malinowski (c) Andaman Islanders (d) Frazer
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (b) and (d)
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) (a) and (c)
Ans: C
87. Durkheim considered animism as : (1) Soul worship (2) The belief that events in the world are mobilized by the activities of spirit. (3) The belief in worshipping the animals. (4) The belief in worshipping the natural objects.
Codes :
(A) (1) and (2)
(B) (1) and (4)
(C) (2) and (3)
(D) (2) and (4)
Ans: A
88. In his evolutionary framework Marx arranged societies in the order of
(1) Primitive Communism
(2) Feudalism
(3) Capitalism
(4) Socialism
The correct order is
Codes :
(A) (3), (2), (1), (4)
(B) (2), (3), (4), (1)
(C) (1), (4), (3), (2)
(D) (1), (2), (3), (4)
Ans: D
89. Assertion (A) : For the emergence of capitalism, a particular motivation was required with regard to profit and work.
Reason (R) : Capitalism was developed in the west because such a motivation was provided by Calvinism.
Select your answer from :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
90. Assertion (A) : Functionalism considers human society as a social system, as a set of interconnected parts which together form as a whole.
Reason (R) : Social Institutions such as education and religion are viewed as a part of the social system rather than as isolated units. Choose the correct answer.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(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: D
91. Match the following :
List – I (Thinker)
List – II (Concept)
a. Max Weber i. Circulation of Elites
b. R.K. Merton ii. Self fulfilling prophesy
c. B. Malinowski iii. Ideal types
d. V. Pareto iv. Kula exchange
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii ii iv i
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: A
92. Match the following : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
a. A.R. RadcliffBrown i. Rules of Sociological Method
b. H. Spencer ii. Structure and Function in Primitive Society
c. R. Dahrendorf iii. Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society
d. E. Durkheim iv. Principles of Sociology
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: A
93. The book “Street Corner Society” was authored by
(A) L.A. Coser
(B) Max Weber
(C) William F. Whyte
(D) B. Malinowski
Ans: C
94. The figure that most frequently occurs in a given set of data is known as
(A) Mode
(B) Median
(C) Mean
(D) Average
Ans: A
95. Range is a measure of
(A) Central Tendency (B) Dispersion (C) Association (D) Correlation
Ans: B
96. Who has given the formula for calculating rank correlation ?
(A) Spearman (B) Pearson (C) Yules (D) Garrett
Ans: A
97. An idea about a given state of affairs put forward in exact terms to provide basis for empirical testing is known as
(A) Ideal type (B) Hypothesis (C) Sociological imagination (D) Empirical Research
Ans: B
98. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I List – II
a. Oral History i. Quantitative Data
b. Survey ii. People’s Knowledge
c. Sampling iii. Indepth study of a unit
d. Case study iv. Representative of a whole
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
99. Attribute is related to
(A) Qualitative variable (B) Quantitative variable (C) Constant (D) None of the above
Ans: A
100. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List – I List – II
a. Empirical Research i. Knowledge free from bias
b. Objectivity ii. Personal assertion
c. Fact iii. Field based data
d. Subjectivity iv. Empirical evidence
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iii i iv ii (C) ii iii iv i (D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
(A) Personal orientation (B) Long term orientation (C) Relations are end in themselves (D) Relations are means to an end
Ans: D
59. Who, of the following, is the author of the book “Economy and Society” ?
(A) Max Weber (B) Anthony Giddens (C) E. Durkheim (D) A. Comte
Ans: A
60. Which one of the following is not an element of rural community ?
(A) We-feeling (B) Cultural diversity (C) Territory (D) Self-sufficiency
Ans: B
61. Choose the correct sequence of following in order of increasing complexity :
(A) Hunting, Gathering, Agrarian, Pastoral, Industrial and Postindustrial societies
(B) Gathering, Pastoral, Hunting, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
(C) Hunting, Pastoral, Agrarian, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
(D) Agricultural, Gathering, Hunting, Horticultural, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
Ans: C
62. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places ________ in the foreground.
(A) Individual (B) Unique social events (C) Social interaction (D) Culture
Ans: C
63. When two people interact with each other, they form
(A) a society (B) an institution (C) an association (D) a dyadic group
Ans: D
64. Which one of the following Max Muller believed to be the earliest form of religion ?
(A) Naturism (B) Monoism (C) Animism (D) Fetishism
Ans: A
65. Ridicule is a
(A) Social sanction (B) Social norm (C) Mores (D) Folkway
Ans: A
66. The term ‘Reference group’ was first introduced by
(A) Hyman (B) Merton (C) Srinivas (D) Cooley
Ans: A
67. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Author) List – II (Change Perspective)
a. Sorokin i. Structuralfunctional
b. Dahrendorf ii. Cyclical
c. Spencer iii. Dialectical
d. Durkhiem iv. Evolutionary
Codes : a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i (B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii iv i iii (D) iii i ii iv
Ans: A
68. The pivotal methodology of functionalist is
(A) Conjectural history (B) Library work (C) Field work (D) Content analysis
Ans: C
69. To Mead the ‘generalised others’ and ‘significant others’ are the creators of
(A) I (B) Me (C) Ego (D) Super ego
Ans: B
70. The collection of roles that goes with a given status is termed as
(A) Multiple roles (B) Conflict of roles (C) Role set (D) Summation of roles
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A) : The situation in which a person is faced with demands from two or more roles that do not match is called role conflict. Reason (R) : Role conflict is not common in traditional societies where each person plays a limited number of roles.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
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.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
72. Who has written the book “urbanisation and family change” ?
(A) Iravati Karve (B) M.S. Gore (C) Leela Dube (D) I.P. Desai
Ans: B
73. Who studied the structural and functional unity of joint family in ‘Mahua’ ?
(A) K.M. Kapadia (B) Neera Desai (C) I.P. Desai (D) A.M. Shah
Ans: C
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I List – II
a. Marriage and Family in India i. A.M. Shah
b. Kinship organisation in India ii. Robin Fox
c. Kinship and Marriage iii. K.M. Kapadia
d. Family in India iv. Iravati Karve
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) ii iii iv I
Ans: B
75. Who said that the social stratification in India is based on ‘purity and pollution’ ?
(A) M.N. Srinivas (B) A.R. Desai (C) Louis Dumont (D) Yogendra Singh
Ans: C
76. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Homeohierchicus i. G.S. Ghurye
b. Human society ii. Yogendra Singh
c. Modernisation of Indian Tradition iii. Louis Dumont
d. Caste, Class and Occupation iv. Kingsley Davis
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: C
77. Marxian theory of change, ‘that change comes through revolution’ indicates
(A) change in the existing structure. (B) change of the whole structure.
(C) a partial change in the existing structure
(D) a nominal change of the structural elements.
Ans: B
78. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Theory of Change)
List – II (Author)
a. Cyclical i. Karl Marx and Dahrendorf
b. LinearEvolutionary ii. A. Toynbee
c. Dialectic iii. K. Davis and W.E. Moore
d. Functional iv. Auguste Comte
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: B
79. The basic difference between classical and modern sociological perspectives is visible in the
(A) Silent shift from macro to microtheoretical perspective
(B) Radical shift from micro to macro perspective
(C) Development of middle range theories
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
80. Who was Comte’s Mentor ?
(A) Montesquieu (B) Morgan (C) Saint Simon (D) Robert Redfield
Ans: C
81. From among the following who believed in Social Darwinism ?
(A) Diffusionists (B) Evolutionists (C) Functionalists (D) All of the above
Ans: B
82. Who started his book “The Structure of Social Action” with the rhetorical question “who now reads Spencer” ?
(A) Durkheim (B) Parsons (C) Weber (D) Pareto
Ans: B
83. Phenomenology is a radical alternative to
(A) Positivism (B) Evolutionism (C) Functionalism (D) Diffusionism
Ans: A
84. Durkheim’s study of suicide helps us to understand
(a) Society’s hold over the Individual
(b) Individual’s hold on the society.
(c) Suicide rates of various societies
(d) Degree of social integration of a society.
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (a) and (b)
(C) (a) and (d)
(D) (b) and (d)
Ans: C
85. In Merton’s functional analysis of society which of the following concepts are central ?
(a) Functions and Dysfunctions (b) Structural elements and functional pre-requisites
(c) Subjective and objective manifestation (d) Manifest and latent functions
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (b) and (d)
(C) (a) and (c)
(D) (a) and (d)
Ans: D
86. “Kula” was associated with (a) Trobriand Islanders (b) Malinowski (c) Andaman Islanders (d) Frazer
Codes :
(A) (b) and (c)
(B) (b) and (d)
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) (a) and (c)
Ans: C
87. Durkheim considered animism as : (1) Soul worship (2) The belief that events in the world are mobilized by the activities of spirit. (3) The belief in worshipping the animals. (4) The belief in worshipping the natural objects.
Codes :
(A) (1) and (2)
(B) (1) and (4)
(C) (2) and (3)
(D) (2) and (4)
Ans: A
88. In his evolutionary framework Marx arranged societies in the order of
(1) Primitive Communism
(2) Feudalism
(3) Capitalism
(4) Socialism
The correct order is
Codes :
(A) (3), (2), (1), (4)
(B) (2), (3), (4), (1)
(C) (1), (4), (3), (2)
(D) (1), (2), (3), (4)
Ans: D
89. Assertion (A) : For the emergence of capitalism, a particular motivation was required with regard to profit and work.
Reason (R) : Capitalism was developed in the west because such a motivation was provided by Calvinism.
Select your answer from :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
90. Assertion (A) : Functionalism considers human society as a social system, as a set of interconnected parts which together form as a whole.
Reason (R) : Social Institutions such as education and religion are viewed as a part of the social system rather than as isolated units. Choose the correct answer.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(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: D
91. Match the following :
List – I (Thinker)
List – II (Concept)
a. Max Weber i. Circulation of Elites
b. R.K. Merton ii. Self fulfilling prophesy
c. B. Malinowski iii. Ideal types
d. V. Pareto iv. Kula exchange
Codes : a b c d
(A) iii ii iv i
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: A
92. Match the following : List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
a. A.R. RadcliffBrown i. Rules of Sociological Method
b. H. Spencer ii. Structure and Function in Primitive Society
c. R. Dahrendorf iii. Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society
d. E. Durkheim iv. Principles of Sociology
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: A
93. The book “Street Corner Society” was authored by
(A) L.A. Coser
(B) Max Weber
(C) William F. Whyte
(D) B. Malinowski
Ans: C
94. The figure that most frequently occurs in a given set of data is known as
(A) Mode
(B) Median
(C) Mean
(D) Average
Ans: A
95. Range is a measure of
(A) Central Tendency (B) Dispersion (C) Association (D) Correlation
Ans: B
96. Who has given the formula for calculating rank correlation ?
(A) Spearman (B) Pearson (C) Yules (D) Garrett
Ans: A
97. An idea about a given state of affairs put forward in exact terms to provide basis for empirical testing is known as
(A) Ideal type (B) Hypothesis (C) Sociological imagination (D) Empirical Research
Ans: B
98. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List – I List – II
a. Oral History i. Quantitative Data
b. Survey ii. People’s Knowledge
c. Sampling iii. Indepth study of a unit
d. Case study iv. Representative of a whole
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii I
Ans: B
99. Attribute is related to
(A) Qualitative variable (B) Quantitative variable (C) Constant (D) None of the above
Ans: A
100. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists : List – I List – II
a. Empirical Research i. Knowledge free from bias
b. Objectivity ii. Personal assertion
c. Fact iii. Field based data
d. Subjectivity iv. Empirical evidence
Codes : a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv (B) iii i iv ii (C) ii iii iv i (D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B