On-line teaching and face-to-face teaching both are effective
D
Face-to-face teaching is less effective than online teaching
Question 2Single Answer
In order to solve the problem of aimlessness in education, we should develop -
A
democratic citizenship
B
centralized education
C
education
D
reform the administrative set-up
Question 3Single Answer
If a student misbehaves with other students in the class, the teacher should -
A
report the matter to the parents
B
punish him at the time of the morning assembly in the school
C
deal with him with sympathetic understanding
D
treat him with sympathy and understanding
Question 4Single Answer
How can a failed student be encouraged to study sincerely in the same class?
A
by teacher’s counseling
B
by psychological counseling
C
by guardian’s counseling
D
by Students’ Association
Question 5Single Answer
Our examination system is -
A
defective
B
without any defect
C
in the interest of the students
D
well-planned
Question 6Single Answer
Which Article in the Constitution deals with elementary education ?
A
Article 45
B
Article 370
C
Article 19
D
Article 226
Question 7Single Answer
For physically handicapped student of the school, there should be
A
proper facility for entering the class-room and toilet
B
proper arrangement for his food and lodging
C
arrangement for his free education
D
an arrangement for necessary equipments
Question 8Single Answer
A naughty student in the class is
A
foolish and dull
B
active and intelligent
C
unadjusted and unappreciated
D
rich and careless
Question 9Single Answer
Why is syllabus necessary in school ?
A
It helps in the proper functioning of the school
B
It makes the classroom education under control
C
A teacher can rule every work outside the class in a proper manner
D
All of the above are possible
Question 10Single Answer
If a seminar or conference is being conducted in your city concerning education, what will you do ?
A
I will take part in it without the permission of the Principal
B
I shall seek the permission of the Principal
C
I shall take leave from the school
D
I shall take no interest in it
Question 11Single Answer
How will you evaluate a student on the basis of the question paper type ?
A
On the basis of objective type questions
B
Essay type questions
C
Short answer type questions
D
All of the above
Question 12Single Answer
In order to make teaching more effective in the class, what would be done?
A
After the teaching, same type of questions should be given to the students for practice
B
Home-work should be given frequently
C
Home-work should be given now and them
D
After school hours, same type of questions should be got solved from the students
Question 13Single Answer
Why did you adopt teaching profession ?
A
Your parents wanted it
B
At the advice of your friend
C
No member in your family is in this profession
D
You have interest in it
Question 14Single Answer
You will pay need to such persons who are
A
very intelligent
B
very weak in studies
C
your relatives
D
well - behaved
Question 15Single Answer
In order to become skillful in his job, a teacher
A
should study new books on his subject
B
should take part in the debates of the school
C
should write on his subject
D
All of the above
Question 16Single Answer
Why step will you take to make your students health ?
A
Make the parents aware of the importance of good health
B
Organise debate on the importance of good health
C
Give them training regarding health
D
Give examples of healthy students
Question 17Single Answer
A teacher impresses his students
A
by showing his authority and dominance
B
by his regularity in teaching
C
by misbehaving with his students
D
by indulging in gossip with the students
Question 18Single Answer
If you fail to complete your syllabus in time, what will you do ?
A
Take extra classes to complete the syllabus
B
Leave the syllabus incomplete
C
Teach selected questions out of the remaining syllabus
D
Ask the students to complete the syllabus themselves
Question 19Single Answer
If you are the administrator of the school. In your school, irregularities are on the rise.
A
Coordination between Managing Committee, Principal, Teachers and Students
B
Solve problems of students
C
Solve problems of teachers
D
Impose severe punishment
Question 20Single Answer
Should student be allowed to ask questions in the class ?
A
No
B
Yes
C
Sometimes
D
As per the wish of the teacher
Question 21Single Answer
Which is the main objective of research?
A
To review the literature
B
To summarize what is already known
C
To get an academic degree
D
To discover new facts or to make fresh interpretation of known facts
Question 22Single Answer
Sampling error decreases with the
A
decrease in sample size
B
increase in sample size
C
process of randomization
D
process of analysis
Question 23Single Answer
The principles of fundamental research are used in
A
action research
B
applied research
C
philosophical research
D
historical research
Question 24Single Answer
Users who use media for their own ends are indentified as
A
Passive audience
B
Active audience
C
Positive audience
D
Negative audience
Question 25Single Answer
Classroom communication can be described as
A
Exploration
B
Institutionalisation
C
Unsignified narration
D
Discourse
Question 26Single Answer
Ideological codes shape our collective
A
Productions
B
Perceptions
C
Consumptions
D
Creations
Question 27Single Answer
In communication, myths have power, but are
A
Uncultural.
B
Insignificant.
C
imprecise.
D
Unpreferred.
Question 28Single Answer
The first multi-lingual news agency of India was
A
Samachar
B
API
C
Hindustan Samachar
D
Samachar Bharati
Question 29Single Answer
Organisational communication can also be equated with
A
intra-personal communication
B
inter-personal communication
C
group communication
D
mass communication
Question 30Single Answer
If two propositions having the same subject and predicate terms are such that one is the denial of the other, the relationship between them is called
A
Contradictory
B
Contrary
C
Sub-contrary
D
Sub-alternation
Question 31Single Answer
Ananya and Krishna can speak and follow English. Bulbul can write and speak. Hindi as Archana does. Archana talks with Ananya also in Bengali. Krishna can not follow Bengali. Bulbul talks with Ananya in Hindi. Who can speak and follow English, Hindi and Bengali?
A
Archana
B
Bulbul
C
Ananya
D
Krishna
Question 32Single Answer
A stipulative definition may be said to be
A
Always true
B
Always false
C
Sometimes true, sometimes false
D
Neither true nor false
Question 33Single Answer
Which one of the following references is written as per Modern Language Association (MLA) format?
A
Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics, New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2006
B
Hall, Donald, Fundamentals of Electronics, New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2003
C
Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics, New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2002
D
Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics. New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2005
Question 34Single Answer
When the conclusion of an argument follows from its premise/premises conclusively, the argument is called
A
Circular argument
B
Inductive argument
C
Deductive argument
D
Analogical argument
Question 35Single Answer
A workshop is
A
a conference for discussion on a topic.
B
a meeting for discussion on a topic.
C
a class at a college or a university in which a teacher and the students discuss a topic.
D
a brief intensive course for a small group emphasizing the development of a skill or technique for solving a specific problem.
Question 36Single Answer
A working hypothesis is
A
a proven hypothesis for an argument.
B
not required to be tested.
C
a provisionally accepted hypothesis for further research.
D
a scientific theory.
Question 37Single Answer
Saturn and Mars are planets like the earth. They borrow light from the Sun and moves around the Sun as the Earth does. So those planets are inhabited by various orders of creatures as the earth is. What type of argument is contained in the above passage?
A
Deductive
B
Astrological
C
Analogical
D
Mathematical
Question 38Single Answer
Given below are two premises. Four conclusions are drawn from those two premises in four codes. Select the code that states the conclusion validly drawn.
All saints are religious. (major)
Some honest persons are saints.(minor)Codes:
A
Codes:
All saints are hones.
B
Some saints are honest.
C
Some honest persons are religious.
D
All religious persons are honest.
Question 39Single Answer
In the process of communication, which one of the following is in chronological order?
A
Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect, Message
B
Medium, Communicator, Message, Receiver, Effect
C
Communicator, Message, Medium, Receiver, Effect
D
Message, Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect
Question 40Single Answer
Bengal Gazette, the first Newspaper in India was started in 1780 by
A
Dr. Annie Besant
B
James Augustus Hicky
C
Lord Cripson
D
A.O. Hume
Question 41Single Answer
Press censorship in India was imposed during the tenure of the Prime Minister
A
Rajeev Gandhi
B
Narasimha Rao
C
Indira Gandhi
D
Deve Gowda
Question 42Single Answer
Communication via New media such as computers, teleshopping, internet and mobile telephony is termed as
A
Entertainment
B
Interactive communication
C
Developmental communication
D
Communitarian
Question 43Single Answer
Classroom communication of a teacher rests on the principle of
A
Infotainment
B
Edutainment
C
Entertainment
D
Enlightenment
Question 44Single Answer
Identify the region that has shown hyper growth rate of foreign tourist arrivals than the growth rate of the total FTAs in India in 2008.
A
Western Europe
B
North America
C
South Asia
D
East Asia
Question 45Single Answer
____ is important when a teacher communicates with his her student.
A
Sympathy
B
Empathy
C
Apathy
D
Antipathy
Question 46Single Answer
In a certain code GALIB is represented by HBMJC. TIGER will be represented by
A
UJHFS
B
UHJSF
C
JHUSF
D
HUJSF
Question 47Single Answer
In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is
A
8
B
10
C
12
D
14
Question 48Single Answer
The missing number in the series 40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is
A
110
B
270
C
105
D
210
Question 49Single Answer
The post-industrial society is designated as
A
Information society
B
Technology society
C
Mediated society
D
Non-agricultural society
Question 50Single Answer
The initial efforts for internet based communication was for
A
Commercial communication
B
Military purposes
C
Personal interaction
D
Political campaigns
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Sociology
Question 51Single 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 52Single Answer
Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on ‘consciousness’ ?
A
Ethnomethodology
B
Comparative method
C
Phenomenology
D
Functionalism
Question 53Single 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 54Single 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 55Single 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 56Single Answer
Who have written the book, ‘The Social Construction of Reality’ ?
A
T. Luckmann and Reinhardt Bendix
B
Peter Berger and T. Luckmann
C
Ruth Benedict and Peter Berger
D
Reinhardt Bendix and Ruth Benedict
Question 57Single Answer
Who provides an account of ‘the role of common sense knowledge in the social construction of every day life and institution’?
A
Peter Berger
B
George Luca
C
Max Weber
D
Erving Goffman
Question 58Single Answer
Who is said to be the founder of the specialist approach of Ethnomethodology ?
A
Alfred Shutz
B
Harold Garfinkel
C
Erving Goffman
D
John K. Galbraith
Question 59Single 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 60Single 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 61Single 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 62Single 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 63Single 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 64Single Answer
Which of the following instances may not be considered as a reference group behaviour ?
A
Proletarianization
B
Embourgeoisment
C
Sanskritization
D
Modernization
Question 65Single 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 66Single 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 67Single 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 68Single Answer
Who has propounded the concept of‘collective representation’ in sociology?
A
Emile Durkheim
B
Max Weber
C
Auguste Comte
D
Karl Marx
Question 69Single 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 70Single 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 71Single 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 72Single Answer
Who has observed that ‘each person in society inevitably occupies multiple statuses and that, for each of these statuses, there is an associated role’?
A
R.K. Merton
B
R. Linton
C
T. Newcomb
D
W.F. Ogburn
Question 73Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List-I List-II
(Authors) (Classification of Groups)
(a) Miller (i) Community - Association
(b) Tonnies (ii) Vertical - Horizontal
(c) Park & Burgess (iii) Genetic - Congregate
(d) Giddings (iv)Territorial-Non-territorial
(v) Positive-negative
A
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (iii) (ii) (v)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(iv) (iii) (v) (i)
Question 74Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an ascribed status ?
A
Sex
B
Age
C
Occupation
D
Kinship
Question 75Single 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 76Single Answer
Who amongst the following says that sociology is the study of collective representation ?
A
Weber
B
Durkheim
C
Comte
D
Spemcer
Question 77Single Answer
When the offsprings inherit the father’s name, the family is called -
A
patronymic
B
patrilineal
C
patriarchal
D
conjugal
Question 78Single 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 79Single Answer
Which according to Robert Redfield is not the characeristic of Little Community ?
A
Distinctiveness
B
Homogeneity
C
Location
D
Self-sufficiency
Question 80Single Answer
1.Match the Items in List-I with List-II: List-l (Books) List-ll (Authors)
A.Patterns of Culture (i) T.S. Eliot
B.Primitive Culture (ii) E.B. Taylor
C.A Scientific Theory of Culture (iii) Ruth Benedict
D.Notes Towards the Definition of Culture (iv) B. Malinowski
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
C
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
D
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 81Single Answer
Which one of the following is not the characteristic of a community ?
A
Territory
B
A set of social relationships
C
We feeling
D
Language
Question 82Single Answer
The change of statuses occurring with sufficient frequency, as to be sicially patterned, can be designated as a:
A
Status-Set
B
Status-Conflict
C
Social-Status
D
Status-Sequence
Question 83Single Answer
Sociology is considered as a :
A
Normative Science
B
Objective Science
C
General Science
D
Not a science at all
Question 84Single 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 85Single Answer
Methods of Sociology include :
A
Ideal Method
B
Comparative Method
C
Statistical Method
D
All the above
Question 86Single Answer
An example of community is :
A
A Trade Union
B
Varna
C
A political party
D
Tribal group
Question 87Single Answer
Which one is an example of Social Institution ?
A
Caste
B
Family
C
Marriage
D
All the above
Question 88Single Answer
The book "social structure of values" was written by ---------------.
A
M.N. Srinivasan
B
Radhakamal Mukherjee
C
S.C. Dube
D
Yogendra Singh
Question 89Single Answer
Who among the following defined social structure as :‘Abstraction from the concrete population and its behaviour, the pattern or network (or ‘system’) of relationship obtaining between actors in their capacity of playing rules relative to one another’ .
A
C.W. Mills
B
S.F. Nadel
C
H. Gerth
D
R.K. Merton
Question 90Single Answer
Who said that "Social change was the result of natural process of adaption" ?
A
Darwin
B
Spencer
C
Marx
D
Hegel
Question 91Single Answer
‘Differences between natural and social science arise from cognitive intentions of the investigator, whose view is this ?
A
Auguste Comte
B
Emile Durkheim
C
Max Weber
D
Karl Mannheim
Question 92Single 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
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(i) (v) (ii) (iv)
C
(iii) (i) (v) (ii)
D
(i) (iii) (v) (iv)
Question 93Single Answer
Who has written the book ‘structure and function in primitive society’ ?
A
S. F. Nadel
B
C. Levi-Strauss
C
B. Malinowski
D
A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
Question 94Single Answer
Who has stated that the basic characteristics of human mind determine the possible varieties of social structure ?
A
C. Levi-Strauss
B
J. Paul Sartre
C
G. P. Murdock
D
S. F. Nadel
Question 95Single Answer
Who has given a functional theory based on basic and derived needs ?
A
B. Malinowski
B
E. Durkheim
C
R.K. Merton
D
Herbert Spencer
Question 96Single Answer
Who has written the book ‘A scientific theory of culture’ ?
A
B. Malinowski
B
A. L. Kroeber
C
A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
D
E. B. Tylor
Question 97Single Answer
Who has distinguished between simple society on the basis of mechanical and organic solidarity ?
A
T. Parsons
B
B. Malinnowski
C
H. Spencer
D
Emile Durkheim
Question 98Single Answer
Who has given the concept of ‘functional alternatives’ as a possibility of studying social change by using functional theory ?
A
Talcott parsons
B
R. K. Merton
C
B. Malinowski
D
Emile Durkheim
Question 99Single 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 100Single 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 101Single 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 102Single Answer
Cumulative frequency curve is known as :
A
Ogive
B
Histogram
C
Frequency polygon
D
None of the above
Question 103Single Answer
Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
A
Radcliffe Brown
B
T. Parsons
C
E. Durkheim
D
M. Weber
Question 104Single Answer
P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between :
A
In-groups and out-groups
B
Primary and secondary relationism groups
C
Mechanical and organic solidarity
D
Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
Question 105Single Answer
Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research ?
A
E. Durkheim
B
Frederic Le Play
C
Herbert Spencer
D
Karl Marx
Question 106Single Answer
According to Max Weber status groups are identified by :
A
Education
B
Styles of life
C
Occupation
D
Family background
Question 107Single Answer
A statement of relationship between variables to be tested is known as :
A
Researsh question
B
Hypothesis
C
Objective of the study
D
Problem of the study
Question 108Single Answer
For Marx, human potential is actulized :
A
When democracy is instututionalized
B
In the objectification of products
C
During the capitalist stage
D
During the primitive stage
Question 109Single 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 110Single Answer
Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?
A
G. H. Mead and Erving Goffman
B
Karl Marx and Max Weber
C
Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer
D
Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin
Question 111Single 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 .
A
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 112Single Answer
The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are :
A
Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation
B
Land alienation and poverty
C
Criminalisation of politics and corruption
D
Religious fundamentalism and terrorism
Question 113Single 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
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 114Single Answer
Who suggested that God is society divinized ?
A
Max Weber
B
E. E. Evans – Pritchard
C
Auguste Comte
D
Emile Durkhein
Question 115Single 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 116Single 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 117Single 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 118Single 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 119Single Answer
Sociology is characterized by a perspective that places.............. in the foreground :
A
Individual
B
Unique social events
C
Social interaction
D
Culture
Question 120Single Answer
When two people interact with each other, they form :
A
a society
B
an institution
C
an association
D
a dyadic group
Question 121Single 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 122Single Answer
Ridicule is a :
A
Social sanction
B
Social norm
C
Mores
D
Folkway
Question 123Single 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 124Single 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 125Single Answer
The term 'Sociological Imagination' was coined by whom?
A
P. Berger
B
C. W. Mills
C
A. Giddens
D
J. S. Mill
Question 126Single 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 127Single 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 128Single Answer
Which of the following is not a primary group?
A
Scouts
B
A peer group
C
A class of students
D
Family
Question 129Single 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 130Single 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 131Single 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 132Single 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 133Single 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 134Single Answer
When did the term sociology coined ?
A
1838
B
1732
C
1835
D
1650
Question 135Single 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 136Single 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 137Single 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 138Single Answer
Who suggested that God is society divinized?
A
Max Weber
B
E. E. Evans - Pritchard
C
Auguste Comte
D
Emile Durkhein
Question 139Single 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 140Single 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 141Single Answer
Who had given the concept of 'modes of individual adaptation' ?
A
E Durkheim
B
T Parsons
C
RK Merton
D
P Blau
Question 142Single 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 143Single 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 144Single Answer
A ......... entails the collection of data on more than one case (usually quite a lot more than one) and at a single point in time.
A
cross - sectional research design
B
longitudinal research design
C
Both 1. and 2
D
None of the above
Question 145Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Thinkers) List - II (Concepts/Ideas)
A. A Comte I. Size and density
B. E Durkheim II. Level of intellectual development
C. K Marx III. Evolution and complexity
D. H Spencer IV. Economic influence Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A
A B C D
III IV I IIII
B
II I IV III
C
I III IV II
D
II III I IV
Question 146Single Answer
Who among the following criticised the effects of 'mass media' and 'culture industry' on population ?
A
Ulrich Beck
B
Alfred Schutz
C
Theodor Adorno
D
Ernest Burgess
Question 147Single Answer
Cultural phenomena combining and impositions from the other cultures with local realities is
A
Ethnocentrism
B
Cultural imperialism
C
Cultural hybrids
D
Cultural relativism
Question 148Single Answer
Who has suggested six dimensions of communalism: assimilationist, welfarist, retreatist, retaliatory, separatist and secessionist ?
A
Yogendra Singh
B
AR Desai
C
TK Oommen
D
GS Ghurye
Question 149Single Answer
Which of the following is not a defining feature of tribe ?
A
Food habits
B
Common territory
C
Kinship ties
D
One language
Question 150Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : NK Bose emphasised the need to bring Ethnology and Indology together in the study of Indian Society.
Reason (R) : It is possible to reconstruct the structure of the Indian Constitution through these two approaches.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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