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Sociology

Question 1Single 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 2Single 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 3Single Answer

The term 'Sociological Imagination' was coined by whom?

A
P. Berger
B
C. W. Mills
C
A. Giddens
D
J. S. Mill

Question 4Single 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 5Single 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 6Single Answer

Which of the following is not a primary group?

A
Scouts
B
A peer group
C
A class of students
D
Family

Question 7Single 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 8Single 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 9Single 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 10Single 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 11Single Answer

The variable sum concept of power is based on the assumption that :

A
value consensus is essential for society
B
value dissension is essential for society
C
value neutrality is essential for society
D
value are essential for society

Question 12Single Answer

The State moderates between different groups ensuring that all of them have some influence on public policy, is best manifested in :

A
Socialist democracy
B
Republic democracy
C
Pluralist democracy
D
Traditional democracy

Question 13Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II :
List -I List-II
(Authors) (Terms)
a. V. Pareto               (i) The Ruling Class
b. G. Mosca (ii) The Non-governing Elite
c. R. Mitchell            (iii) The Iron law of Oligarchy
d. S. Lukes               (iv) The Three Dimensional View

A
Codes :
a b c d
ii iii iv i
B
ii i iii iv
C
ii iii i iv
D
ii iv i iii

Question 14Single Answer

Which of the following is an appropriate example of a social institution?

A
Market
B
Trade Union
C
Political Party
D
N. G. O.

Question 15Single Answer

According to Dahrenorf, Marx's Theory of Class Conflict i

A
to be rejected universally
B
to be accepted universally
C
to be accepted and modified generally
D
to be rejected, accepted and modified contextually

Question 16Single Answer

The process whereby the helpless human infant gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born is known as :

A
Re-socialization
B
Social position
C
Socialization
D
Shared understanding

Question 17Single Answer

Stages of congnitive-development related socialization was proposed by :

A
H. Mead
B
S. Freud
C
C. H. Cooley
D
J. Piaget

Question 18Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
a. E. Durkheim        (i) The Social system
b. M. Weber            (ii)   The Liquid Love
c. Z. Bauman         (iii) The Division of Labour in Society
d. T. Parsons (iv) The Religion of India

A
Codes :
a b c d
i ii iii iv
B
iii iv ii i
C
ii iii iv i
D
iv iii ii i

Question 19Single Answer

In a system of social stratification social rankings are based on certain attributes which may :

A
either be inherited or socially constructed
B
either be ascribed or acquired
C
either be acquired or socially constructed
D
either be ascribed, acquired or constructed

Question 20Single Answer

The social positions of :

A
caste, gender and ethmic groups are biologically, determined
B
caste biologically, but gender and ethnic groups are economically determined
C
gender is biologically, while the ethnic and caste groups are culturally determined
D
Which one of the above is correct?

Question 21Single Answer

According to Marx and Dehrendorf unequal class position of a social group is determined by which of the following forms and extant of one's control over:

A
economic and cultural resources respectively
B
cultural and economic resources respectively
C
economic and political resources respectively
D
political and cultural resources respectively

Question 22Single Answer

Who among the following sociologists analysed social classes in terms of market and property situation ?

A
M. Weber
B
J. Goldthorpe
C
E. Durkheim
D
T. Parsons

Question 23Single Answer

Some assumptions are given below : The definitional assumption(s) about class and class conflict in the Marxian theory is (are) :
(i) every society is based on a degree of economic equilibrium.
(ii) Class inequality is due to inherent political and social injustice.
(iii) Class conflict is inherent in society.
(iv) economic inequality lies at the core of class conflict.
(v) Class conflict is resolved through class alliance.
Select correct assumptions from the following :

A
i and ii
B
i, ii and iii
C
ii, iii and v
D
iii and iv

Question 24Single Answer

Transmission of traits from one culture to another is sociologically termed as :

A
Acculturation
B
Diffusion
C
Assimilation
D
Enculturation

Question 25Single Answer

Who among the following is a proponent of cyclical theory of evolution?

A
T. Parsons
B
E. Durkheim
C
O. Spengler
D
H. Spencer

Question 26Single Answer

Identify the social processes which are linked to change of social structure :
(i) Industrialisation
(ii) Sanskritization
(iii) Modernisation
(iv) Globalisation
(v) Intergenerational mobility
(vi) Intragenerational mobility
Select the correct option :

A
i ii iv
B
i iii iv
C
iv v vi
D
i iii iv

Question 27Single Answer

According to R. K. Merton, those observed consequences which lesses the adaptation or adjustment of the system are :

A
Functions
B
Non-functions
C
Dysfunctions
D
Functional alternatives

Question 28Single Answer

In which of the book has Mannheim propounded the idea of Sociology of Knowledge ?

A
The End of Ideology
B
The End of History
C
Ideology and Utopia
D
The German Ideology

Question 29Single Answer

A statement of prediction that sets forth the basis for testing the relationship between variables in an attempt to link theory to reality is called :

A
Random sampling
B
Questionnaire
C
Hypothesis
D
Assumption

Question 30Single Answer

Name the technique which is to be used before the actual field work starts

A
Pilot Study
B
Census study
C
Case study
D
Survey

Question 31Single Answer

There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Research design is a kind of blue print that is prepared before actually carrying out a research.
Reason (R) : Many research plans are unable to produce ed aconcreta finding.

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 32Single Answer

Identify the correct logical order as explained by Karl Marx :ion

A
Class-in-itself, Class-for-itself, social transformation, Class conflict
B
Class-in-itself, class-for-itself, Class conflict, social transformation
C
Class-in-itself, class-for-itself, Class conflict, class-for-itself, social transformation
D
Class-for-itself, Class conflict, Class-in-itself, social transformat

Question 33Single Answer

In the context of Randall Collin's analysis, identify the correct one :

A
Moves from macro-level to Meso-level and to micro-level social process
B
Moves from micro-level to Meso-level and to micro-level social processes
C
Moves from micro-level to macro-level from macro-level to micro-level processes
D
No

Question 34Single Answer

Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Contributions) (Approach)
a. R. K. Merton (i) Conflict Function alism
b. T. Parsons (ii) Need Functionalism
c. B. Malinowski (iii) Analytical Functionalism
d. L. Coser. (iv) Empirical Functionalism

A
Codes :
a b c d
iii iv ii i
B
iv iii ii i
C
ii iii iv i
D
iv ii iii i

Question 35Single Answer

What is triangulation ?

A
A type of qualitative method research
B
A type of qualitative analysis
C
A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods
D
A type of non-participant observation

Question 36Single Answer

Who among the following used the method of concomitant variation?

A
M. Weber
B
R. Dahrendorf
C
E. Durkheim
D
T. Parsons

Question 37Single Answer

Reliability of data implies :

A
The same methods of investigation on the same materials produce the same results
B
The different methods of investigation on different materials produce the same results
C
The same methods of investigation on the same materials produce different results
D
The same methods of investigation on different materials produce the same result

Question 38Single Answer

Radical Sociology sought to support which of the following sociological thought systems

A
Marxian
B
Functional
C
Symbolic interaction is the
D
Positivist

Question 39Single Answer

match the items of List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Concept) (Authors)
a. False Consciousness (i) Malinowski
b. Magic (ii) Marx
c. Rational action (iii) Durkheim
d. Moral Community (iv) Weber

A
Codes :
a b c d
i iii iv ii
B
ii i iv iii
C
iii i ii iv
D
iv ii iii i

Question 40Single Answer

Assertion (A) : Karl Marx thought of all capitalist societies to be founded on exploitation of the proletariat.
Reason (R) : The proletariat has not become increasingly impoverished.

A
Codes :
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
B
(R) is true, but (A) is false.
C
(A) is true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
D
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Question 41Single Answer

Which of the following acts are necessary to keep the social system intact? Select the correct code given below :
(i)   Adaptation                 (ii)   Social action
(iii)   Integration               (iv)   Goal attainment
(v) Latency (pattern maintenance)
(vi)   socialisation

A
Codes :
i ii iii and iv
B
iv v i and vi
C
i iii iv and v
D
i ii iv and v

Question 42Single Answer

The indepth investigation of a phenomena, or a process, or an event that focuses on its historicity and contemporary interlinks with wider society is termed as :

A
Content study
B
Participant observation
C
Content analysis
D
Case study

Question 43Single Answer

Which of the following is not an ethical consideration in social research?

A
Protecting the subjects from physical and psychological harm while collecting data
B
Protecting the subjects confidentiality and privacy
C
Acquiring consent of the subject in collecting information
D
Acquiring data through deception

Question 44Single Answer

Which one of the following is not a measure of correlation?

A
Chi-square
B
Student's t-test
C
Mean dispersion
D
Product-movement coefficient

Question 45Single Answer

Kamla teaches in a college, organizes a kitty party, takes care of her daughter and presides over a meeting of women's organisation. Which of the following concepts is used to describe her role?

A
Role conflict
B
Role set
C
Multiple roles
D
Role making

Question 46Single Answer

Match the concepts (List-I) with the authors (List-II) and select the correct answer from among the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Concepts) (Authors)
a. Anticipatory socialization (i) R. K. Merton
b. Sensate culture (ii) P. Sorokin
c. Residues (iii) V. Pareto
d. Little Community (iv) R. Redfield

A
Codes :
a b c d
ii iii i iv
B
iii ii iv i
C
ii iv iii i
D
i ii iii iv

Question 47Single Answer

The concept of 'Wert-rational' is associated with whom ?

A
M. Weber
B
P. Soroki
C
T. Parsons
D
J. Habermas

Question 48Single Answer

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A
Social evolution - H. Spence
B
Verstehen - M. Weber
C
Rentier Class - V. Pareto
D
Sacred and Profane - A Comte

Question 49Single Answer

Who among the following analysts of social change used the term 'rwntiers and speculators'?

A
T. Veblen
B
K. Marx
C
V. Pareto
D
A. J. Toynbee

Question 50Single Answer

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

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Sociology

Question 51Single Answer

Match the items of List-I with those of List-II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
a. The Post-Modern Condition 1. J. Derrida
b. Writing and Difference 2. J. F. Lyoterd
c. Post-Modernism, or the Cultural 3. M. Foucault
Logic of late Capitalism
d. The Archaeology of Knowledge 4. F. Jameson
and the Discourse on Language

A
Codes :
a b c d
2 3 1 4
B
3 1 2 4
C
2 1 4 3
D
1 2 3 4

Question 52Single Answer

Match List-I with List -II and give the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Sardar Sarovar           1. Orissa
b. Koel-Karo                    2. Uttarakhand
c. Machkunda                 3. Gujarat
d. Tehri 4. Jharkhand

A
Codes :
a b c d
3 4 1 2
B
2 1 3 4
C
1 2 3 4
D
4 2 1 3

Question 53Single Answer

Match List -I with List -II and give correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. The Coming of Post-       1. A. Toffler
     Industrial Society
b. The Post-Capitalist          2. D. Bell
   Society
c. The Third Wave 3. M. Castells
d. The Information Age 4. P. Drucker

A
Codes :
a b c d
1 3 4 2
B
2 1 3 4
C
3 2 4 1
D
2 4 1 3

Question 54Single Answer

Match List -I with List-II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
a. Who were the Shudras? 1. L. Dumont
b. Social Background of 2. G. S. Ghurye
Indian Nationalism
c. Homo Hierarchicus 3. A. R. Desai
d. Class, Caste & Occupation 4. B. R. Ambedkar

A
Codes :
a b c d
4 3 2. 1
B
3 4 2 1
C
2 1 3 4
D
4 3 1 2

Question 55Single Answer

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

A
Codes :
a b c d
4 1 2 3
B
1 2 4 3
C
3 1 2 4
D
2 3 1 4

Question 56Single Answer

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 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 educationFind out the correct answer from the codes given below :

A
Codes :
(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.

Question 57Single Answer

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

Question 58Single Answer

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.

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 59Single Answer

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 :

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 60Single Answer

E. Sutherland founded the theory of :

A
Blue collar crime
B
Crime by dacoits
C
White collar crime
D
Cyber-crime

Question 61Single Answer

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

Question 62Single Answer

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 fertility high mortality 1. Developed society
b. Higher fertility low mortality 2. Primitive society
c. Low fertility low mortality 3. Developing society
d. Low fertility negligible mortality 4. Highly developed society

A
Codes :
a b c d
1 4 2 3
B
4 2 3 1
C
3 2 4 1
D
2 3 1 4

Question 63Single Answer

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

Question 64Single Answer

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

A
Codes :
i, iii, iv
B
i, ii, iv
C
ii, iii, iv
D
i, ii, iii

Question 65Single Answer

Match the items in List -I with the items in List-II, using correct codes given below :
List - I List-II
a. 'Resources set the limits of 1. Julian L. Simon
    population growth'
b. 'Human beings are the ultimate 2. T. R. Malthus
     resource'
c. 'Contraceptive is best development 3. Plato
d. 'Population regulations are essential 4. Karna Singh
     for improving people's life'

A
Codes :
a b c d
1 4 3 2
B
2 1 4 3
C
4 2 1 3
D
3 1 2 4

Question 66Single Answer

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.

Question 67Single Answer

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 :

A
Codes :
i, ii, iii, & vi
B
i, ii, iii, iv & v
C
i, iii, iv, & iv
D
i, ii, iii, iv ,v & vi

Question 68Single Answer

Which of the following are the types of action as elucidated by J. Habermas?
i, Rational ii, Emotional
iii, Teleogical iv, Normative
v, Dramatugical vi, Communicative
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

A
Codes :
i, ii, iv, & vi
B
ii, iii, v, & vi
C
iii, iv, v, & vi
D
i, iv, v, & vi

Question 69Single Answer

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 :

A
Codes :
a b c
1 2 3
B
1 3 2
C
3 2 1
D
2 3 1

Question 70Single Answer

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 collectivist that are formed in the course of social interaction.

Question 71Single Answer

Which of the following statements correctly describes the ethnocentrism 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. "

Question 72Single Answer

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 :

A
Codes :
i, & iv
B
i & ii
C
i & iii
D
ii & iii

Question 73Single Answer

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.

Question 74Single Answer

L. Althussar classifies Kearl 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 :

A
Codes :
i, & ii
B
ii, & iii
C
v, & vi
D
ii, & iv

Question 75Single Answer

Which of the following concepts have been used by E. Goffman in his works?
i.   Unfocused 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

Question 76Single Answer

Choose an appropriate combination of the following statements which explains phenomenology :
i, Phenomenology deals with Evey 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 ii
C
iii and iv
D
i and ii

Question 77Single Answer

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

Question 78Single Answer

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, stick knowledge, recipe

Question 79Single Answer

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

Question 80Single Answer

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

Question 81Single Answer

Who among the following sociologists used dramaturgy to explain the presentation of self in everyday life?

A
Blumer
B
E. Goffman
C
Luckman
D
A. Schutz

Question 82Single Answer

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.

Question 83Single Answer

Match the following :
List-I List-II
a. P. Berger and 1. The Problem of Social Reality
T. Luckmann
b. A. Schutz 2. Studies in Ethnomethodology
c. H. Garfinkel 3. The Sacred Canopy
d. P. Berger 4. Social Construction of Reality

A
Codes :
a b c d
4 1 2 3
B
1 2 3 4
C
4 1 3 2
D
1 3 2 4

Question 84Single Answer

Which one of the following is not correct about A. Schultz's understanding of a social situation?

A
Meaning that an individual attaches to situation in every day life is to 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-rwciprocity of perspective '.

Question 85Single Answer

Which one of the following is not a type of capitalism according to Habermas?

A
Informational Capitalis
B
Liberal Capitalism
C
Organised Capitalism
D
Post Capitalism

Question 86Single Answer

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

Question 87Single Answer

'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.

Question 88Single Answer

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.

Question 89Single Answer

The human development perspective of development recognizes economic growth

A
an end in itself.
B
a means to ensure economic prosperity
C
a means to ensure educational, health, employment of larger segments of population.
D
a means to manage human relations in multinational corporate bodies.

Question 90Single Answer

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

Question 91Single Answer

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

Question 92Single Answer

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

Question 93Single Answer

Which sector of India's economy contribute the most in its GDP?

A
Agriculture
B
Service
C
Industry
D
All contributes equally

Question 94Single Answer

Who among the following agencies asserted that 'If development is not engendered, it is endangered '?

A
UNDP
B
World Bank
C
IMF
D
WTO

Question 95Single Answer

In recent decades India's contribution to the total CO2 emission of the world had :

A
remained stagnant.
B
increased signicantly.
C
declined substantially.
D
declined in the agriculturally developed areas while increased in the industrialised areas.

Question 96Single Answer

'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

Question 97Single Answer

Match the List-I with the List -II :
List-I List-II
(Authors) (Concepts)
a. J. Darrida 1. Episteme
b. M. Foucault 2. Indexcality
c. H. Garfinkel 3. Overdetermination
d. L. Altussar 4. Logo-centrism

A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
2 3 4 1
C
3 4 1 2
D
4 1 2 3

Question 98Single Answer

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

Question 99Single Answer

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

Question 100Single Answer

Who is the author of the book "The Consequences of Madernity"?

A
Y. Singh
B
A. Giddens
C
F. Fukuyama
D
D. Harvey

Question 101Single 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 102Single 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 103Single 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 104Single 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 105Single 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 106Single Answer

Which of the following instances may not be considered as a reference group behaviour ?

A
Proletarianization
B
Embourgeoisment
C
Sanskritization
D
Modernization

Question 107Single 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 108Single 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 109Single 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 110Single Answer

The capacity of any person, group or institution to issue commands is called :

A
Power
B
Authority
C
Influence
D
Right

Question 111Single Answer

According to C. W. Mills, the power elite in America comprises those who hold "command posts" in :
(i) The major business corporations
(ii) The miliy
(iii) The Federal Government
(iv) The State bureaucracy
Select the correct alternative :

A
i, ii, iii, iv.
B
i, ii, and iii
C
i, iii, and iv
D
ii, iii, and iv

Question 112Single Answer

Who argues that 'classes should be defined as imperatively coordinated associations '?

A
M. Weber
B
K. Marx
C
R. Dahrendorf
D
R. Collins

Question 113Single Answer

For R. Dahrendorf a post-capitalist society is characterised by :
(i) Decomposition of capital
(ii) Differentiation of Labour
(iii) Diamond like class structure
(iv) Regulations and institutionalization of conflicts
Select the correct alternative :

A
i, ii, iii, and iv
B
i, ii, and iii
C
i, ii, and iv
D
i, iii, and iv

Question 114Single Answer

The concept of 'I' and 'Me' with reference to development of 'self' was used by :

A
S. Freud
B
C. H. Cooley
C
H. M. Johnson
D
G. H. Mead

Question 115Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Personality system gets integrated into the social system through socialization.
Reason (R) : Socialization helps actors to develop skills to play roles in society.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

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 116Single Answer

A status group, according to Max Weber, is characterized by :

A
Occupation
B
Educational background
C
Life-style
D
Family background

Question 117Single Answer

Who among the following is regarded as the technological deterministic of social change?

A
E. Durkheim
B
G. Simmel
C
T. Veblen
D
T. Malthus

Question 118Single Answer

The theoretical perspective that asserts that there are discernible stages which the society goes through more than once or even repeatedly is termed as :

A
Repeated Evolutionary Theory
B
Unilinear Evolutionary Theory
C
Cyclical Evolutionary Theory
D
Reflexive Evolutionary Theory

Question 119Single Answer

Who among the following describes society as 'sui-generis'?

A
Radcliffe Brown
B
Malinowski
C
E. Durkheim
D
R. Benedict

Question 120Single Answer

Which of the following pairs are not included in Parsonian Scheme of 'Pattern-Variables'?
(i) Affectivity Vs Affective neutrality
(ii) Self-orientation Vs Collectivity orientation
(iii) Particularism Vs Universalism
(iv) Localism Vs Globalism
(v) Quality Vs Performance
(vi) Diffusion Vs Revolution
(vii) Evolution Vs Revolution
Select the correct alternative :

A
i, ii, iii, v, and vi
B
ii, iii, i, vi, and v
C
ii, iii, v
D
i, v, and vi

Question 121Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The postulate of functional unity of society maintains that all standardised social and cultural beliefs and practices are functional for society as a whole as well as for individuals in society.
Reason (R) : The above said standardised items are indispensable parts of the working whole.

A
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
B
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
C
(R) is true, but (A) is false.
D
Both (A) and (R) are false.

Question 122Single Answer

Who among the following does not adopt the functional approach to the understanding of social phenomena ?

A
J. Alexander
B
K. Davis
C
R. K. Merton
D
D. J. Habermas

Question 123Single Answer

The view that authority relations are the main cause of social conflict was help by whom?

A
M. Weber
B
K. Marx
C
R. Collins
D
R. Dahrendorf

Question 124Single Answer

Who among the following has classified status in terms of salient status, dominant status and controlling status?

A
T. Parsons
B
R. K. Merton
C
W. E. Moore
D
H. M. Johnson

Question 125Single Answer

What is common to magic, religion and science ?

A
Observation and experimentation
B
Equal influence on human beings
C
Orientation towards the unknown
D
Orientation towards the supernatural

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