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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
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 9Single 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 10Single 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 11Single 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 12Single Answer
Methods of Sociology include :
  1. A
    Ideal Method
  2. B
    Comparative Method
  3. C
    Statistical Method
  4. D
    All the above
Question 13Single Answer
An example of community is :
  1. A
    A Trade Union
  2. B
    Varna
  3. C
    A political party
  4. D
    Tribal group
Question 14Single Answer
Which one is an example of Social Institution ?
  1. A
    Caste
  2. B
    Family
  3. C
    Marriage
  4. D
    All the above
Question 15Single 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 16Single 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 17Single 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 18Single 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 19Single 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 20Single 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 21Single 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 22Single 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 23Single Answer
Cumulative frequency curve is known as :
  1. A
    Ogive
  2. B
    Histogram
  3. C
    Frequency polygon
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 24Single 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 25Single 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 26Single 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 27Single 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 28Single 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 29Single 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 30Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a primary group?
  1. A
    Personal orientation
  2. B
    Long term orientation
  3. C
    Relations are end in themselves
  4. D
    Relations are means to an end
Question 31Single Answer
Who of the following is the author of the book "Economy and Society"?
  1. A
    Max Weber     
  2. B
    Anthony Giddens
  3. C
    E. Durkheim     
  4. D
    A.  Comte
Question 32Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an element of rural community?
  1. A
    We-feeling      
  2. B
    Cultural diversity
  3. C
    Territory         
  4. D
    Self-sufficiency
Question 33Single Answer
Choose the correct sequence of following in order of increasing complexity :
  1. A
    Hunting, Gathering,  Agrarian,  Pastoral,  Industrial and  Postindustrial societies
  2. B
    Gathering,  Pastoral,  Hunting,  Industrial and Post-industrial societies
  3. C
    Hunting,  Pastoral,  Agrarian,  Industrial and Pist-industrial societies
  4. D
    Agricultural,  Gathering,  Hunting,  Horticultural,  Industrial and Post-industrial societies
Question 34Single Answer
Sociology is characterized by a perspective that places..............  in the foreground :
  1. A
    Individual
  2. B
    Unique social  events
  3. C
    Social  interaction
  4. D
    Culture
Question 35Single Answer
"Sociology is a Science which attempts an interpretative understanding of social action." who defined Sociology in this manner ? 
  1. A
    T. Parson
  2. B
    Maclver and Page
  3. C
    E. Durkheim
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 36Single 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?
  1. A
    Evolutionary School
  2. B
    Marxian School
  3. C
    Diffusionistic School
  4. D
    Culture-personality School
Question 37Single Answer
The term 'Sociological Imagination' was coined by whom?
  1. A
    P. Berger
  2. B
    C. W. Mills
  3. C
    A.  Giddens
  4. D
    J. S. Mill
Question 38Single Answer
Every man in society occupies a number of statuses. Different statuses associated with a single person are known as :
  1. A
    Status inconsistency
  2. B
    Status sequences
  3. C
    Status set
  4. D
    Status succession
Question 39Single Answer
We gotcha of the following are the physical conditions of a primary group?
(i)   Physical proximity
(ii)   Attraction
(iii)  Smallness
(iv)  Endurance
  1. A
    i,   ii,   iii,  &  iv
  2. B
    i,   ii ,   &  iii
  3. C
    i,   ii,   &   iv
  4. D
    i,  iii,   &  iv
Question 40Single Answer
A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as :
  1. A
    Research question
  2. B
    Hypothesis
  3. C
    Objective of the study
  4. D
    Problem of the study
Question 41Single Answer
For Marx, human potential is actualized :
  1. A
    when democracy is institutionalized
  2. B
    in the objectication of products
  3. C
    during the capitalist stage
  4. D
    during the primitive stage
Question 42Single 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 43Single Answer
When did the term sociology coined ?
  1. A
    1838
  2. B
    1732
  3. C
    1835
  4. D
    1650
Question 44Single 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..
  1. A
    Codes :
    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 45Single 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
  1. A
    Codes :
    a      b      c       d
    ii      i        iii      iv
  2. B
    iv     iii      i        ii
  3. C
    iii     ii       iv      i
  4. D
    i       iv      ii       iii
Question 46Single Answer
Fill in the blank :  An institution is composed of  ---------------
  1. A
    Actors and Groups
  2. B
    Rules and procedures
  3. C
    Values and norms
  4. D
    All
Question 47Single Answer
George Summer's classification of group as 'Monad', 'Days', 'Triad' is based on  :
  1. A
    Physical proximity
  2. B
    Nature of membership
  3. C
    Social relations
  4. D
    Size of the group
Question 48Single Answer
......... is the channelling of an increasing number of women into low-status, poorly paid manual work.
  1. A
    Feminisation of poverty
  2. B
    Female proletarianisation
  3. C
    Feminisation of labour
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 49Single Answer
An Italian consuming paneer tikka in Rome and an Indian consuming pizza in Varanasi is an example of
  1. A
    globalisation of food
  2. B
    globalisation of commodities
  3. C
    globalisation of culture
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 50Single Answer
Who had given the concept of 'modes of individual adaptation' ?
  1. A
    E Durkheim
  2. B
    T Parsons
  3. C
    RK Merton
  4. D
    P Blau
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