निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
जागृत
B
जाग्रति
C
जाग्रित
D
जाग्रत
Question 11Single Answer
निम्नलिखित प्रश्न में चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
उन्नति
B
उनति
C
उन्ती
D
उनती
Question 12Single Answer
निम्नलिखित प्रश्न मे चार वैकल्पिक वर्तनियाॅ दी गई है?
A
अनुशहरण
B
अनोसरण
C
अनुसरन
D
अनुसरण
Question 13Single Answer
'पृथ्वीराज रासो' किस काल की रचना है ?
A
आदिकाल
B
रीतिकाल
C
भक्तिकाल
D
आधुनिक काल
Question 14Single Answer
हिन्दी की उत्पत्ति किस भाषा से हुई है?
A
प्राकृत
B
संस्कृत
C
शौरसैनी अपभ्रंश
D
मागधी
Question 15Single Answer
राजभाषा आयोग के प्रथम अध्यक्ष थे ?
A
बी. जी. खरे
B
राजा लक्ष्मण सिंह
C
प्रताप नारायण मिश्र
D
इंशाअल्ला खा
Question 16Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
He was in the temper
B
and refused
C
discuss the matter again
D
No error
Question 17Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
A flower makes no garland
B
so we must do a thing together
C
in a unit for a good result
D
No error
Question 18Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
My friend is a software engineer
B
and his wife is doctor
C
so they don’t have enough time for each other
D
No error
Question 19Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
I don’t have much time that
B
I hear you in detail with verbosity
C
tell everything in nutshell
D
No error
Question 20Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
The atmosphere is changing
B
so I have severe pain in my body
C
if you have any painkiller, please give it to me
D
No error
Question 21Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
No one is without fault
B
because no one is God
C
and only God is fault free
D
No error
Question 22Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Your
B
clock is
C
one hour fast
D
No error
Question 23Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
The lose of jobs
B
is regarded by some as an necessary evil
C
in the fight against infliation
D
No error
Question 24Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
In science, the credit goes to a man
B
who convinces the world
C
not to the man to whom the idea first occurs
D
No error
Question 25Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
It is only after
B
the match is over
C
that people realize how exciting it is
D
No error
Question 26Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Off the two
B
sisters, she
C
is better
D
No error
Question 27Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
A interesting book
B
‘A Tale of two cities’
C
was written by Alexander Dumas
D
No error
Question 28Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
I shall never
B
forget a good
C
deed you did to me, when I was in crisis
D
No error
Question 29Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
Wisdom of Vikramaditya
B
solved many riddles
C
that people brought to him for solution
D
No error
Question 30Single Answer
Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
A
News you broke to his wife
B
made her nervous
C
and she broke down
D
No error
General Studies
Question 31Single Answer
Yojna a weekly journal
A
Ministry of Finance
B
Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
C
Ministry of Rural Development
D
Planning Commission
Question 32Single Answer
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
A
Ministry of Finance
B
Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
C
Ministry of Rural Development
D
Planning Commission
Question 33Single Answer
Devaluation of a currency means
A
Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
B
Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
C
Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
D
Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
Question 34Single Answer
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
A
1 and 3
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 2
D
1,2 and 3
Question 35Single Answer
In ruby laser, the stimulated emission is due to transition from
A
metastable state to any lower state
B
any higher state of lower state
C
metastable state to ground state
D
any higher state to ground state
Question 36Single Answer
A direct current I flows along the length of an infinitely long straight thin walled pipe, then the magnetic field is
A
uniform throughout the pipe not zero
B
zero only along the axis of the pipe
C
zero at any point inside the pipe
D
maximum at the centre and minimum at the edge
Question 37Single Answer
convex lens made of glass has focal length 0.15m in air. If the refractive index of glass is 3/2, and that of water is 4/3 the focal length of lens when immersed in water is
A
0.45 m
B
0.15 m
C
0.30 m
D
0.6 m
Question 38Single Answer
10-6 M NaOH is diluted 100 times. The pH of the diluted base is
A
between 7 and 8
B
between 5 and 6
C
between 6 and 7
D
between 10 and 11
Question 39Single Answer
In the electrolysis of acidulated water, it is desired to obtain 1.12 cc of hydrogen per second under STP condition. The current to be passed is
A
1.93 A
B
9.65 A
C
19.3 A
D
0.965 A
Question 40Single Answer
The one which decreases with dilution is
A
molar conductance
B
conductance
C
specific conductance
D
equivalent conductance
Question 41Single Answer
The respiratory quotient during cellular respiration would depend on
A
the nature of enzymes involved
B
the nature of the substrate
C
the amount of carbon dioxide released
D
the amount of oxygen utilised
Question 42Single Answer
Which of the following is not a green - house gas ?
A
Water vapour
B
Carbon monoxide
C
Methane
D
Oxygen
Question 43Single Answer
Both husband and wife have normal vision though their fathers were colorblind and mothers did not have any gene for colorblindness. The probability of their daughters becoming colorblind is
A
50%
B
75%
C
0%
D
25%
Question 44Single Answer
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
A
Two
B
Three
C
Five
D
Four
E
None of these
Question 45Single Answer
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A
True
B
False
C
Uncertain
D
None
Question 46Single Answer
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
A
A
B
E
C
T
D
X
E
Y
Question 47Single Answer
The earlist manuscripts were written on
A
palm leaves
B
paper
C
wood
D
stones
Question 48Single Answer
What does BC and AD stands for?
A
Anno Domini and Before Common
B
Before Christ and Anno Domini
C
Anno Domini and Before Christ
D
None of the above
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of a manuscript?
(A) It is written on a hard surface such as a stone or a metal.
(B) It is an old book written by hand.
(C) It is written on palm leaf or on specially prepared bark of the birch tree.
A
Only A
B
B and C
C
Only B
D
All of these
Question 50Single Answer
The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
A
51:52
B
52:53
C
51:53
D
52:55
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General Studies
Question 51Single Answer
Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
A
√49
B
0.125
C
√2
D
22/7
Question 52Single Answer
356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
A
35600
B
34500
C
9630
D
93600
Question 53Single Answer
What is family ?
A
Family is the primary group of the society
B
Family is the secondary group of the society
C
It is the periphery of the social structure
D
None of the above
Question 54Single Answer
Family according to Biesenz and Biesenz
A
family is a group defined by sex relationship
B
it is the periphery of the social structure
C
a women with a child and a man to look after them
D
The family is a social institution
Question 55Single Answer
Which is not the characteristic of family ?
A
Universality
B
Sense of responsbility
C
Social control
D
All of the above
Question 56Single Answer
Who was the real founder of Turk rule in Bihar ?
A
Ibn Bakhtiyar Khilji
B
Ibrahim
C
Dariya Khan Noohani
D
Malik Husamuddin
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 57Single Answer
Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar ?
A
Dr. Shri krishna Singh
B
Brij Kishor Prasad
C
B.P. Mandal
D
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
E
None of the above/More than one of the above
Question 58Single Answer
In which year the Chauri Revolt of Bihar took place ?
A
1842
B
1798
C
1784
D
1832
E
None of the above / More than one of the above
Question 59Single Answer
When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
A
1946
B
1947
C
1948
D
1950
Question 60Single Answer
Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
A
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 61Single Answer
The idea of the Constituent Assembly was first put forward by:
A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
M.N. Roy
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 62Single Answer
Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" ?
A
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Rabindranath Tagore
D
Mahatma Gandhi
Question 63Single Answer
Which classical dance form is associated with Tamil Nadu ?
A
Kathak
B
Kuchipudi
C
Bharatanatyam
D
Odissi
Question 64Single Answer
Which of the following is a famous festival of Kerala ?
A
Pongal
B
Onam
C
Baisakhi
D
Makar Sankranti
Question 65Single Answer
Which is the longest river in India?
A
Yamuna
B
Ganges
C
Brahmaputra
D
Godavari
Question 66Single Answer
The Western Ghats are also known as:
A
Sahyadris
B
Vindhyas
C
Satpuras
D
Aravallis
Question 67Single Answer
Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
A
Ganges
B
Kosi
C
Son
D
Gandak
Question 68Single Answer
What astronomical discovery was announced by astronomers in March 2026?
A
New planet in solar system
B
Discovery related to 1,900 light-years away (specific object)
C
Black hole merger
D
Exoplanet with life signs
Question 69Single Answer
On what date in March 2026 did Prime Minister Narendra Modi become India’s longest-serving head of government?
A
15 March
B
20 March
C
22 March
D
25 March
Question 70Single Answer
What major infrastructure project was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 28 March 2026?
A
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
B
Atal Tunnel
C
Noida International Airport
D
Chenab Bridge
Sociology
Question 71Single Answer
Who has stated that the history of society is the history of the class struggle ?
A
Emile Durkheim
B
George Herbert mead
C
Erving Goffmann
D
Karl Marx
Question 72Single Answer
Who has propounded the concept of‘collective representation’ in sociology?
A
Emile Durkheim
B
Max Weber
C
Auguste Comte
D
Karl Marx
Question 73Single Answer
A Society which pessimistically depicts the social transformation brought about by modernization is a :
A
Global society
B
Local society
C
Mass society
D
Civil society
Question 74Single Answer
In any social arrangement in which the behaviour of majority is governed by norms and roles is known as :
A
Association
B
Community
C
Institution
D
Culture
Question 75Single Answer
Lack of appropriate cultural resources like language and knowledge is known as :
A
Cultural materialism
B
Cultural deprivation
C
Cultural trait
D
Cultural pluralism
Question 76Single 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’?
A
M. Rogers
B
Alfred Shutz
C
J. Duglas
D
George Ritzer
Question 77Single Answer
Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on ‘consciousness’ ?
A
Ethnomethodology
B
Comparative method
C
Phenomenology
D
Functionalism
Question 78Single Answer
According to whom ideology must be seen not merely as ‘false’ consciousness’ but as an important part of real social relations ?
A
Habermas
B
Althusser
C
Adorno
D
Giddens
Question 79Single 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
A
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
C
(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
D
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Question 80Single Answer
Unlike Functionalism, neofunctionalism devotes roughly equal attention to which of the following ?
A
Action and Order
B
Action and Reaction
C
Beliefs and practices
D
Actor and Situation
Question 81Single Answer
Which one of the following statements represents the idea of C. Wright Mills about sociological inagination ?
A
Looking social world as social fact.
B
Understanding differences among the classical theorists.
C
Bringing together private troubles and public issues.
D
Avoiding individual based explanstion.
Question 82Single Answer
Who amongst the following says that sociology is the study of collective representation ?
A
Weber
B
Durkheim
C
Comte
D
Spemcer
Question 83Single Answer
When the offsprings inherit the father’s name, the family is called -
A
patronymic
B
patrilineal
C
patriarchal
D
conjugal
Question 84Single Answer
According to whom internalized ‘shared values’ are regarded as playing a decisive role in the social integration of any society ?
A
T. Parsons
B
B. Malinowski
C
E. Durkheim
D
R.K. Merton
Question 85Single Answer
Which according to Robert Redfield is not the characeristic of Little Community ?
A
Distinctiveness
B
Homogeneity
C
Location
D
Self-sufficiency
Question 86Single Answer
Sociology is considered as a :
A
Normative Science
B
Objective Science
C
General Science
D
Not a science at all
Question 87Single Answer
The concept of ‘positivsm’ was coined by which one of the following ?
A
Karl Marx
B
C.H. Cooley
C
Auguste Comte
D
Emile Durkheim
Question 88Single Answer
Methods of Sociology include :
A
Ideal Method
B
Comparative Method
C
Statistical Method
D
All the above
Question 89Single Answer
An example of community is :
A
A Trade Union
B
Varna
C
A political party
D
Tribal group
Question 90Single Answer
Which one is an example of Social Institution ?
A
Caste
B
Family
C
Marriage
D
All the above
Question 91Single Answer
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
Question 92Single Answer
Who among the following made distinction between tow types of conflict namely "realistic" and 'non-realistic' ?
A
Karl Marx
B
Lewis A. Coser
C
George Simmel
D
R. Dahrendorf
Question 93Single 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 ?
A
Simple random sampling
B
Stratified random sampling
C
Proportionate stratified random sampling
D
Disproportionate stratified random sampling
Question 94Single Answer
Cumulative frequency curve is known as :
A
Ogive
B
Histogram
C
Frequency polygon
D
None of the above
Question 95Single Answer
Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
A
Radcliffe Brown
B
T. Parsons
C
E. Durkheim
D
M. Weber
Question 96Single Answer
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
Question 97Single Answer
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
Question 98Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an element of rural community?
A
We-feeling
B
Cultural diversity
C
Territory
D
Self-sufficiency
Question 99Single Answer
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 Pist-industrial societies
D
Agricultural, Gathering, Hunting, Horticultural, Industrial and Post-industrial societies
Question 100Single Answer
Sociology is characterized by a perspective that places.............. in the foreground :
A
Individual
B
Unique social events
C
Social interaction
D
Culture
Question 101Single Answer
When two people interact with each other, they form :
A
a society
B
an institution
C
an association
D
a dyadic group
Question 102Single Answer
Which one of the following Max Muller believed to be the earliest form of religion ?
A
Naturism
B
Monoism
C
Animism
D
Fetishism
Question 103Single Answer
Ridicule is a :
A
Social sanction
B
Social norm
C
Mores
D
Folkway
Question 104Single Answer
The term 'Reference group' was first introduced by :
A
Hyman
B
Merton
C
Srinivas
D
Cooley
Question 105Single Answer
Match List -I with List-II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
(Author) (Change Perspective)
a. Sorokin (i) Structural-functional
b. Daherdorf (ii) Cyclical
c. Spencer (iii) Dialectical
d. Durkheim (iv) Evolutionary
A
Codes :
a b c d
ii iii iv i
B
i iii ii iv
C
ii iv i iii
D
iii i ii iv
Question 106Single Answer
"Sociology is a Science which attempts an interpretative understanding of social action." who defined Sociology in this manner ?
A
T. Parson
B
Maclver and Page
C
E. Durkheim
D
Max Weber
Question 107Single Answer
"Culture is man's guide, it liberates as well as enslaves him as all guides do." Which of the following school represents this view?
A
Evolutionary School
B
Marxian School
C
Diffusionistic School
D
Culture-personality School
Question 108Single Answer
The term 'Sociological Imagination' was coined by whom?
A
P. Berger
B
C. W. Mills
C
A. Giddens
D
J. S. Mill
Question 109Single Answer
Every man in society occupies a number of statuses. Different statuses associated with a single person are known as :
A
Status inconsistency
B
Status sequences
C
Status set
D
Status succession
Question 110Single Answer
We gotcha of the following are the physical conditions of a primary group?
(i) Physical proximity
(ii) Attraction
(iii) Smallness
(iv) Endurance
A
i, ii, iii, & iv
B
i, ii , & iii
C
i, ii, & iv
D
i, iii, & iv
Question 111Single Answer
Which of the following is not a primary group?
A
Scouts
B
A peer group
C
A class of students
D
Family
Question 112Single Answer
Which of the following are fundamental features of a social group?
(i) Organisation
(ii) We-feeling
(iii) Self - sufficiency
(iv) Explicit cultural goals
A
(i) and (ii )
B
(ii) and (iii)
C
(iii) and (iv)
D
(i) and (iii)
Question 113Single Answer
Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : According to Durkheim education perpetuates and reinforces among neity in society among itself members.
Reason (R) : Schools inclucate society's norms and values providing link between individual and society.
A
Codes :
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.
Question 114Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II.
List -I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
a. De-schooling Society (i) R. D. Laing
b. The Politics of Family (ii) S. Bowled and H. Gintis
c. Anti-social Family (iii) Ivan Illich
d. Schooling in Capitalist (iv) M. Barrett & M. MacIn-tosh
America
A
Codes :
a b c d
i ii iii iv
B
iv i ii iii
C
iii i iv ii
D
ii i iii iv
Question 115Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(Terms) (Features)
a. Church (i) Usually more individualistic and lacks sharply defined belief system
b. Sect (ii) Usually conservative but not closely related to State.
c. Denomination (iii) Often closely related to State and claim promptly on religious truth
d. Cult (iv) Less conservative and connected with lower class
A
Codes :
a b c. d
iv iii ii i
B
iii iv ii i
C
ii i iv iii
D
i ii iii iv
Question 116Single Answer
A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as :
A
Research question
B
Hypothesis
C
Objective of the study
D
Problem of the study
Question 117Single Answer
For Marx, human potential is actualized :
A
when democracy is institutionalized
B
in the objectication of products
C
during the capitalist stage
D
during the primitive stage
Question 118Single Answer
A relationship in which change in one variable always induce change in another variable is known as :
A
positive correlation
B
linear correlation
C
unfounding relation
D
cause and effect relationship
Question 119Single Answer
When did the term sociology coined ?
A
1838
B
1732
C
1835
D
1650
Question 120Single 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 grounded under the conflict school.
Reason (R) : Both of them highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society..
A
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are true.
B
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
C
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
D
Both (A) and (R) false.
Question 121Single Answer
If in a family, the offspring’s inherit the mother’s name, the family is called -
A
matronymic
B
patronymic
C
matripotestal
D
matrilineal
Question 122Single 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.
A
Codes :
Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
B
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
C
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
D
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Question 123Single Answer
Who suggested that God is society divinized?
A
Max Weber
B
E. E. Evans - Pritchard
C
Auguste Comte
D
Emile Durkhein
Question 124Single Answer
In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughter to be a good wife/daughter in her in-laws, home, this is an example of :
A
Socialization
B
Re-socialization
C
Adult socialization
D
Anticipatory socialization
Question 125Single Answer
Who among the following has distinguished between lions and foxes as types of elites ?
A
Pareto
B
Shils
C
Weber
D
Mannhiem
Question 126Single Answer
Match the following :
List-I List-II
(Concepts) (Authors)
a. Cultural Lag (i) K. Marx
b. False Consciousness (ii) Ogburm
c. Law of Similarity and Contact (iii) J. Frazer
d. Institutionalization of class conglict (iv) R. Dahrendorf
A
Codes :
a b c d
ii i iii iv
B
iv iii i ii
C
iii ii iv i
D
i iv ii iii
Question 127Single Answer
Fill in the blank : An institution is composed of ---------------
A
Actors and Groups
B
Rules and procedures
C
Values and norms
D
All
Question 128Single Answer
George Summer's classification of group as 'Monad', 'Days', 'Triad' is based on :
A
Physical proximity
B
Nature of membership
C
Social relations
D
Size of the group
Question 129Single Answer
An area if social living which is marked by some degree of social cohernce and similarity is called :
A
Social group
B
Society
C
Community
D
Association
Question 130Single Answer
C. W. Mills' perspective takes into account :
(i) Biography (ii) Sociography
(iii) History (iv) Geography
(v) Ethnography
Select the correct alternatives :
A
(ii) only
B
(ii) and (iii) only
C
(i) and (iii) only
D
(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) only
Question 131Single Answer
Which of the following instances may not be considered as a reference group behaviour ?
A
Proletarianization
B
Embourgeoisment
C
Sanskritization
D
Modernization
Question 132Single Answer
Which of the following is a set of informal groups ?
A
Clique, faction, caucus
B
Gang, union dacoits
C
Slum, village, NGO
D
Neighbourhood, Peer group, Panchayat
Question 133Single Answer
Who argued that the school prepares children to move towards universalistic standards and achieved status of adult society?
A
E. Durkheim
B
T. Parsons
C
R. K. Merton
D
K. Davis
Question 134Single Answer
Who defined religion in terms of a distinction between the sacred and the profone ?
A
B. Malinowski
B
C. Levi Strauss
C
A. R. Radcliffe Brown
D
E. Durkheim
Question 135Single Answer
The capacity of any person, group or institution to issue commands is called :
A
Power
B
Authority
C
Influence
D
Right
Question 136Single Answer
......... is the channelling of an increasing number of women into low-status, poorly paid manual work.
A
Feminisation of poverty
B
Female proletarianisation
C
Feminisation of labour
D
None of the above
Question 137Single Answer
An Italian consuming paneer tikka in Rome and an Indian consuming pizza in Varanasi is an example of
A
globalisation of food
B
globalisation of commodities
C
globalisation of culture
D
All of the above
Question 138Single Answer
Who had given the concept of 'modes of individual adaptation' ?
A
E Durkheim
B
T Parsons
C
RK Merton
D
P Blau
Question 139Single Answer
Consider the following statements and state which of the following is/are correct ?
I. Quantitative research is any research method that involves the analysis of numerical data derived usually from surveys and experiments.
II. Qualitative research is any research method that involves the analysis of numerical data derived usually from surveys and experiments.
III. Inferential statistics does not allow researchers to use data from a relatively small group to speculate with some level of certainty about a larger group.
IV. Quantitative research methods do not require statistical methods for collecting and reporting data.
V. Statistics is the mathematical method used to analyse numerical data.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A
I, II, III and IV
B
Only I
C
II, III and IV
D
I and V
Question 140Single Answer
.................. is an epistemological position that advocates the application of the methods of natural science to the study of social reality and beyond.
A
Interpretivism
B
Constructionism
C
Positivism
D
None of these
Question 141Single Answer
Sociology as a discipline primarily studies?
A
Individual psychology
B
Social relationships
C
Biological evolution
D
Economic production
Question 142Single Answer
The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by?
A
Karl Marx
B
Max Weber
C
Auguste Comte
D
Herbert Spencer
Question 143Single Answer
Sociology literally means the study of?
A
Society
B
Culture
C
Human behavior
D
Institutions
Question 144Single Answer
Which thinker is known as the ‘Father of Sociology’?
A
Emile Durkheim
B
Auguste Comte
C
Max Weber
D
Karl Marx
Question 145Single Answer
Sociology emerged as a distinct discipline in the?
A
15th century
B
16th century
C
18th century
D
19th century
Question 146Single Answer
Karl Marx theory of history is called?
A
Historical Materialism
B
Idealism
C
Structural Functionalism
D
Symbolic Interactionism
Question 147Single Answer
According to Marx, the main driver of societal change is?
A
Class struggle
B
Religion
C
Education
D
Technology
Question 148Single Answer
Marx described alienation as?
A
Separation of workers from the products of their labor