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Sociology

Question 1Single Answer
Who has stated that the history of society is the history of the class struggle ?
  1. A
    Emile Durkheim
  2. B
    George Herbert mead
  3. C
    Erving Goffmann
  4. D
    Karl Marx
Question 2Single Answer
Who has propounded the concept of‘collective representation’ in sociology?
  1. A
    Emile Durkheim
  2. B
    Max Weber
  3. C
    Auguste Comte
  4. D
    Karl Marx
Question 3Single Answer
A Society which pessimistically depicts the social transformation brought about by modernization is a :
  1. A
    Global society
  2. B
    Local society
  3. C
    Mass society
  4. D
    Civil society
Question 4Single Answer
In any social arrangement in which the behaviour of majority is governed by norms and roles is known as :
  1. A
    Association
  2. B
    Community
  3. C
    Institution
  4. D
    Culture
Question 5Single Answer
Lack of appropriate cultural resources like language and knowledge is known as :
  1. A
    Cultural materialism
  2. B
    Cultural deprivation
  3. C
    Cultural trait
  4. D
    Cultural pluralism
Question 6Single Answer
Who was concerned, in his methodology, with ‘the way in which people grasp the consciousness of others while they live within their own stream of consciousness’?
  1. A
    M. Rogers
  2. B
    Alfred Shutz
  3. C
    J. Duglas
  4. D
    George Ritzer
Question 7Single Answer
Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on ‘consciousness’ ?
  1. A
    Ethnomethodology
  2. B
    Comparative method
  3. C
    Phenomenology
  4. D
    Functionalism
Question 8Single Answer
According to whom ideology must be seen not merely as ‘false’ consciousness’ but as an important part of real social relations ?
  1. A
    Habermas
  2. B
    Althusser
  3. C
    Adorno
  4. D
    Giddens
Question 9Single Answer
Match the List-I with List-II and Select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
    List-I                             List-II
(Concepts)                  (Thinkers)
(a) Exchange              (i) Erving Goffman
(b) Dramaturgey          (ii) P.M. Blau
(c) Inter subjectivity     (iii) H. Garfinkel
(d) Indexicality             (iv) Alfred Shutz
  
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)    (b)    (c)    (d)
    (i)    (ii)    (iii)    (iv)
  2. B
    (iii)    (iv)    (ii)    (i)
  3. C
    (iv)    (i)    (iii)    (ii)
  4. D
    (ii)    (i)    (iv)    (iii)
Question 10Single Answer
Unlike Functionalism, neofunctionalism devotes roughly equal attention to which of the following ?
  1. A
    Action and Order
  2. B
    Action and Reaction
  3. C
    Beliefs and practices
  4. D
    Actor and Situation
Question 11Single Answer
Which one of the following statements represents the idea of C. Wright Mills about sociological inagination ?
  1. A
    Looking social world as social fact.
  2. B
    Understanding differences among the classical theorists.
  3. C
    Bringing together private troubles and public issues.
  4. D
    Avoiding individual based explanstion.
Question 12Single Answer
Who amongst the following says that sociology is the study of collective representation ?
  1. A
    Weber
  2. B
    Durkheim
  3. C
    Comte
  4. D
    Spemcer
Question 13Single Answer
When the offsprings inherit the father’s name, the family is called -
  1. A
    patronymic
  2. B
    patrilineal
  3. C
    patriarchal
  4. D
    conjugal
Question 14Single Answer
According to whom internalized ‘shared values’ are regarded as playing a decisive role in the social integration of any society ?
  1. A
    T. Parsons
  2. B
    B. Malinowski
  3. C
    E. Durkheim
  4. D
    R.K. Merton
Question 15Single Answer
Which according to Robert Redfield is not the characeristic of Little Community ?
  1. A
    Distinctiveness
  2. B
    Homogeneity
  3. C
    Location
  4. D
    Self-sufficiency
Question 16Single Answer
Sociology is considered as a :
  1. A
    Normative Science
  2. B
    Objective Science
  3. C
    General Science
  4. D
    Not a science at all
Question 17Single Answer
The concept of ‘positivsm’ was coined by which one of the following ?
  1. A
    Karl Marx
  2. B
    C.H. Cooley
  3. C
    Auguste Comte
  4. D
    Emile Durkheim
Question 18Single Answer
Methods of Sociology include :
  1. A
    Ideal Method
  2. B
    Comparative Method
  3. C
    Statistical Method
  4. D
    All the above
Question 19Single Answer
An example of community is :
  1. A
    A Trade Union
  2. B
    Varna
  3. C
    A political party
  4. D
    Tribal group
Question 20Single Answer
Which one is an example of Social Institution ?
  1. A
    Caste
  2. B
    Family
  3. C
    Marriage
  4. D
    All the above
Question 21Single Answer
‘Differences between natural and social science arise from cognitive intentions of the investigator, whose view is this ?
  1. A
    Auguste Comte
  2. B
    Emile Durkheim
  3. C
    Max Weber
  4. D
    Karl Mannheim
Question 22Single Answer
Match List-l with List-ll and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :         
List-l (Concepts)                                    List-ll (Sociologists)
A.Internal structure of role                      (i) C. Levi-strauss
B.Structure of myth                               (ii) B. Malinowski
C.Functions of rituals                            (iii) S. F. Nadel
D.Basic and derived needs                    (iv) T. Parsons        
                                                          (v) A. R. Radcliffe-Brown                                                                                        
  1. A
    (a)       (b)     (c)   (d)
    (i)      (ii)     (iii)    (iv)
  2. B
    (i)      (v)     (ii)     (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)    (i)      (v)     (ii)     
  4. D
     (i)      (iii)    (v)     (iv)
Question 23Single Answer
Who has written the book ‘structure and function in primitive society’ ?
  1. A
    S. F. Nadel
  2. B
    C. Levi-Strauss
  3. C
    B. Malinowski
  4. D
    A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
Question 24Single Answer
Who has stated that the basic characteristics of human mind determine the possible varieties of social structure ?
  1. A
    C. Levi-Strauss
  2. B
    J. Paul Sartre
  3. C
    G. P. Murdock
  4. D
    S. F. Nadel
Question 25Single Answer
Who has given a functional theory based on basic and derived needs ?
  1. A
    B. Malinowski
  2. B
    E. Durkheim
  3. C
    R.K. Merton
  4. D
    Herbert Spencer
Question 26Single Answer
Who has written the book ‘A scientific theory of culture’ ?
  1. A
    B. Malinowski
  2. B
    A. L. Kroeber
  3. C
    A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
  4. D
    E. B. Tylor
Question 27Single Answer
Who has distinguished between simple society on the basis of mechanical and organic solidarity ?
  1. A
    T. Parsons
  2. B
    B. Malinnowski
  3. C
    H. Spencer
  4. D
    Emile Durkheim
Question 28Single Answer
Who has given the concept of ‘functional alternatives’ as a possibility of studying social change by using functional theory ?
  1. A
    Talcott parsons
  2. B
    R. K. Merton
  3. C
    B. Malinowski
  4. D
    Emile Durkheim
Question 29Single Answer
The concept ‘generalised other’ was given by :
  1. A
    H. Blumer
  2. B
    G.H. Mead
  3. C
    Erving Goffman
  4. D
    C. H. Cooley
Question 30Single Answer
Match the items in List-l with List-ll :     
List-l (Methods)                          List-ll (Thinkers)
A.Comparative method              (i) Karl Marx
B.Verstehen method                  (ii) E. Durkheim
C.Historical method                    (iii) Max Weber
D.Ideal type method                   (iv) R. K. Merton
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A
    (a)    (b)     (c) (d)
    (ii)    (iii)     (i)  (iii)
  2. B
    (i)         (ii)      (iii)   (iv)
  3. C
    (iv)       (iii)     (ii)    (i)
  4. D
    (iii)       (ii)      (i)     (iv)
Question 31Single Answer
Who among the following propounded the concept of ‘Latent’ and ‘Manifest’ function ?
  1. A
    E. Durkheim
  2. B
    R. K. Merton
  3. C
    B. Malinowski
  4. D
    A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following made distinction between tow types of conflict namely "realistic" and 'non-realistic' ?
  1. A
    Karl Marx
  2. B
    Lewis A. Coser
  3. C
    George Simmel
  4. D
    R. Dahrendorf
Question 33Single Answer
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 ?
  1. A
    Simple random sampling
  2. B
    Stratified random sampling
  3. C
    Proportionate stratified random sampling
  4. D
    Disproportionate stratified random sampling
Question 34Single Answer
Cumulative frequency curve is known as :
  1. A
    Ogive
  2. B
    Histogram
  3. C
    Frequency polygon
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 35Single Answer
Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
  1. A
    Radcliffe Brown
  2. B
    T. Parsons
  3. C
    E. Durkheim
  4. D
    M. Weber
Question 36Single Answer
P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between :
  1. A
    In-groups and out-groups
  2. B
    Primary and secondary relationism groups
  3. C
    Mechanical and organic solidarity
  4. D
    Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
Question 37Single Answer
Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research ?
  1. A
    E. Durkheim
  2. B
    Frederic Le Play
  3. C
    Herbert Spencer
  4. D
    Karl Marx
Question 38Single Answer
According to Max Weber status groups are identified by :
  1. A
    Education
  2. B
    Styles of life
  3. C
    Occupation
  4. D
    Family background
Question 39Single Answer
Which one of the following does not fall into sociological understanding of status ?
  1. A
    Rank
  2. B
    Prestige
  3. C
    Ego
  4. D
    Life-style
Question 40Single Answer
Match items in List-l with items in List-ll and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :         
List-l                                            List-ll (Sociologists)
(A)Evolution                                (i) Structural change
(B)Progess                                   (ii) Change in stages
(C)Revolution                              (iii) Quantitative change
(D)Transformation                      (iv) Qualitative change
  1. A
    (a)   (b)     (c)      (d)
    (iv)   (iii)    (ii)      (i)
  2. B
    (ii)    (iii)    (i)       (iv)
  3. C
    (iii)   (ii)     (i)       (iv) 
  4. D
    (i)     (iv)    (iii)     (ii)
Question 41Single Answer
A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as :
  1. A
    Researsh question
  2. B
    Hypothesis
  3. C
    Objective of the study
  4. D
    Problem of the study
Question 42Single Answer
For Marx, human potential is actulized :
  1. A
    When democracy is instututionalized
  2. B
    In the objectification of products
  3. C
    During the capitalist stage
  4. D
    During the primitive stage
Question 43Single Answer
A relationship in which change in one variable always induce change in another variable is known as :
  1. A
    Positive correlation
  2. B
    Linear correlation
  3. C
    Unfounding relation
  4. D
    Cause and effect relationship
Question 44Single Answer
Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?
  1. A
    G. H. Mead and Erving Goffman
  2. B
    Karl Marx and Max Weber
  3. C
    Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer
  4. D
    Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin
Question 45Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school .
Reason (R) : Both of them highlight the functiion of conflict in mantaining the society .
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true
  2. B
    (A) is true, but (R) is false
  3. C
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) false
Question 46Single Answer
The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are :
  1. A
    Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation
  2. B
    Land alienation and poverty
  3. C
    Criminalisation of politics and corruption
  4. D
    Religious fundamentalism and terrorism
Question 47Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Townsend asserts that poverty can be defined objectively only in terms of the concept of relative deprivation .Reason (R) : Society determines people’s needs, patterns of food consumption.
  1. A
    Assertion (A) IS TRUE AND Reason (R) is false
  2. B
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false
  3. C
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)   
  4. D
    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)                    
Question 48Single Answer
Who suggested that God is society divinized ?
  1. A
    Max Weber
  2. B
    E. E. Evans – Pritchard
  3. C
    Auguste Comte
  4. D
    Emile Durkhein
Question 49Single Answer
In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughter to be a good wife/daughter in her-in-law, home, this is an example of :
  1. A
    Socialization
  2. B
    Re-socialization
  3. C
    Adult socialization
  4. D
    Anticipatory socialization
Question 50Single Answer
Which theory among the following States that people are motivated by self-interest in the interactions with other people ?
  1. A
    Conflict
  2. B
    Exchange
  3. C
    Interaction
  4. D
    Structural
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