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 2Single 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 3Single 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 4Single 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 5Single 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
Hindi
Question 6Single Answer
साहित्येतिहास-लेखन की विधि नहीं है-
A
अकारादि क्रम
B
लेखकों का कालक्रम
C
रचनाओं का कालक्रम
D
परिस्थिति-प्रवृत्ति मूलक क्रम
Question 7Single Answer
‘शब्दानुशासन’ के लेखक हैं-
A
रामचन्द्र शुक्ल
B
हेमचन्द्र
C
सरहपाद
D
स्वयंभू
Question 8Single Answer
‘खालिकबारी’ किसकी रचना है ?
A
खालिक खलक
B
रहीम
C
अमीर खुसरो
D
अकबर
Question 9Single Answer
सूफीकाव्य का उद्देश्य है
A
प्रेम-निरूपण
B
काव्यशास्त्र निरूपण
C
इस्लाम धर्म का प्रचार
D
राष्ट्रीय चेतना
Question 10Single Answer
रीतिमुक्त कवि नहीं हैं -
A
घनानन्द
B
बोधा
C
जसवन्त सिंह
D
ठाकुर
Question 11Single Answer
‘जूही की कली’ कविता के कवि हैं
A
पन्त
B
निराला
C
प्रसाद
D
महादेवी
Question 12Single Answer
हालावाद के प्रवर्तक का नाम है -
A
नरेन्द्र शर्मा
B
रामेश्वर शुक्ल 'अंचल'
C
जगदीश गुप्त
D
हरिवंशराय बच्चन
Question 13Single Answer
'तुम विद्युत बन आओ पाहुन, मेरे नयनों पर पग धर-धर’- पंक्ति है -
A
महादेवी वर्मा की
B
मीरा की
C
श्री नरेश मेहता की
D
लीलाधर जगूड़ी की
General Knowledge
Question 14Single Answer
Which of the following is an important Paleolithic site of Madhya Pradesh?
A
Narmada valley
B
Hathnora
C
Jogdaha
D
All of the above
Question 15Single Answer
Bhimbetka Rock shelters, a UNESCO world Heritage Site is located at which place?
A
Indore
B
Bhopal
C
Raisen
D
Mandla
Mental Ability
Question 16Single 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 17Single 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
Aptitude
Question 18Single 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
Question 19Single Answer
Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
A
√49
B
0.125
C
√2
D
22/7
GK
Question 20Single Answer
Which Indian state launched the ‘Green Energy Villages’ initiative in 2025 to promote renewable energy?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Rajasthan
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Gujarat
Education
Question 21Single Answer
Fine arts and aesthetics are given top priority in the curriculum by :
A
Naturalism
B
Existentialism
C
Idealism
D
Pragmatism
Question 22Single Answer
Identify the functions of educational philosophy :
(i) To integrate divinity into education of man.
(ii) To provide theoretical bases for teacher's behaviour.
(iii) To generate the principles of curriculum framework.
(iv) To answer all ultimate 'why' questions regarding educational practices.
A
ii and iii
B
i and iv
C
i, ii, and iv
D
ii, iii and iv
Question 23Single Answer
Pragmatism is instrumentalist by nature, because :
A
It considers education as an instrument to social change..
B
It insists on using lot of teaching aids for enhancing students' learning.
C
Education is used by democracy as its instrument.
D
It considers knowledge and values as means and not as ends.
Question 24Single Answer
Socialism as a constitutional value implies education for :
A
Social equity
B
Social equality
C
Social reconstruction
D
Social mobility
Question 25Single Answer
What will a teacher who believes in naturalism not do ?
A
Allow her students to venture freely.
B
Give instruction for developing higher values.
C
Expose her students to experiences leading to sensedevelopment.
D
Wait for students for get mature before teaching the prescribed content.
Question 26Single Answer
What is the content of logical analysis ?
A
Empirical truths
B
Scientific truths
C
Cognitive knowledge
D
All of above
Question 27Single Answer
Which Indian School of Philosophy says that : "I am not a semblance of body, mind and intellect"?
A
Jainsim
B
Buddhism
C
Sankhya
D
Islam
Question 28Single Answer
Which of the following is not an aim of education according to Vivekanand ?
A
To bring about the innate perfection
B
To integrate spirituality and science
C
To develop national character
D
To prepare the young students as social beings.
Question 29Single Answer
"Freedom of choice is the highest value for a person." What does this idea mean ?
A
If you are not free, you cannot have your choice.
B
A good life is impossible without independence of thought.
C
Only free choice is a real choice.
D
In human life nothing is greater than man's freedom from all ignorance.
Question 30Single Answer
Marxism does not believe in :
A
Education for productivity
B
Religious education
C
Education for equality and equity
D
Mass education
Sociology
Question 31Single 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 32Single 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 33Single 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 34Single Answer
When did the term sociology coined ?
A
1838
B
1732
C
1835
D
1650
Question 35Single 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 36Single 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 37Single 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 38Single Answer
Who suggested that God is society divinized?
A
Max Weber
B
E. E. Evans - Pritchard
C
Auguste Comte
D
Emile Durkhein
Question 39Single 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 40Single Answer
Who among the following has distinguished between lions and foxes as types of elites ?
A
Pareto
B
Shils
C
Weber
D
Mannhiem
Question 41Single Answer
Match item in List-I with item in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Social class and stratification (i) Bottom, T. B.
b. The power Elite (ii) Castells, M.
c. Class, city and power (iii) Mills, C. W.
d. Class in modern society (iv) Saunders, P.
A
Codes :
a b. c d
i iv iii ii
B
ii i iv iii
C
iv iii ii i
D
iii ii i iv
Question 42Single Answer
" Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action. " The proceeding statement was made by :
A
Max Weber
B
August Comte
C
Herbert Spencer
D
Emile Durkheim
Question 43Single Answer
The idea of ' imperatively cordianted associations' was given by :
A
Karl Marx
B
Max Weber
C
Lewis Coser
D
Ralph Dahrendorf
Question 44Single Answer
According to Emile Durkheim religious practices are best understood as :
A
satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings
B
helping human beings to get relief from problem of mundane life
C
showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life
D
contributing to the integration and stability of a society
Question 45Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Nepotism, favouritism and corruption have in-creaded in Indian society.
Reason (R) : The situation has risen due to lack of political will.
A
(A) is true and (R) is false.
B
Both (A) and (R) are true.
C
(A) is false and (R) is true.
D
Both (A) and (R) are false.
Question 46Single Answer
Which family is formed by an individual when he marries and has children ?
A
Family of orientation
B
Family of pro-creation
C
Nuclear family
D
Conjugal
Question 47Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Women empowerment resulted in rural India during the last two decade.
Reason (R) : 73rd constitution amendment empowered rural Indian women.
A
Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are false.
B
Both (A) and (R) are true.
C
(A) is false and (R) is true.
D
(A) is true and (R) is false.
Question 48Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Privatization of education in India is leading to commercialization of education.
Reason (R) : Commercilization of education has deprived many poor deserving students from quality education .
A
Codes :
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
B
(A) is false and (R) is true.
C
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
D
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Question 49Single Answer
The statement "Organizations are arenas for struggle " was given by :
A
Randall Collins
B
Karl Marx
C
Ralph Dahrwndorf
D
Max Weber
Question 50Single Answer
Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?
A
Karl Marx
B
Lewis Coser
C
Ralph Dahrendorf
D
Randall Collins
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Sociology
Question 51Single Answer
Match the List-I with List-II :
List - I List - II
a. Ralph Dahrenforf 1. Power Elite
b. G. H. Mead 2. Phenomenology
c. Alfred Shultz. 3. Functions of social conflict
d. Lewis Coser 4. Conflict and Authority
A
Codes :
a b c d
4 5 2 3
B
2 3 4. 1
C
5 4 2 3
D
1 3 4 5
Question 52Single Answer
Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?
A
Society as a struggle for resources and power
B
Change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent
C
Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions
D
Conflict between classes determines social change
Question 53Single Answer
Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. J. W. B. Douglous (i) The Home and the School
b. D. H. Hargreaves (ii) Social relations in a secondary school
c. S. Bowled and H. Gintis (iii) Schooling in capitalist America
d. Ivan Illich (iv) Deschooling society
A
Codes :
a b c d
i ii iii iv
B
iv iii ii i
C
ii i iii iv
D
iii iv i ii
Question 54Single Answer
Which theory advocates the view that the domain of Sociology is the ' common sense world of everyday life '?
A
Functionalism
B
Structuralism
C
Phenomenology
D
Exchange theory
Question 55Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism?
A
The self
B
The Ego
C
Symbols
D
Role-Taking
Question 56Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Sense of alienation is increasing among Dalits.
Reason (R) : Atrocities have increased in recent years on Dalits.
Choose the correct answer from the given
A
Codes :
(A) is true and (R) is false.
B
(A) is false and (R) is true.
C
Both (A) and (R) are false.
D
Both (A) and (R) are true.
Question 57Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List - I List - II
a. G. Homans (i) The small group
b. Cart Wright (ii) Collective behaviour
c. M. S. Olmsted (iii) Group Dynamics
d. R. H. Turner (iv) The Human group
A
Codes :
a b c d
iii iv ii i
B
ii i iv iii
C
i ii iii iv
D
iv iii i ii
Question 58Single Answer
The eldest male member of the Tarwad is known as____________ .
A
patriarch
B
Karnavan
C
Nokna
D
none of the above
Question 59Single Answer
Match items in List-I with items in List-II and select the correct code from codes given below
List - I List - II
a. Primary group (i) Summer, W. G.
b. Reference group (ii) Bierstedt, Robert
c. In-groups and Out-grops (iii) Hyman, R
d. Organised group (iv) Charles Cooley
A
Codes :
a b c d
i ii iii iv
B
ii i iv iii
C
iii iv ii i
D
iv iii i ii
Question 60Single Answer
Which one of the following is not example of social action ?
A
Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles
B
Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide
C
Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other
D
Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other
Question 61Single Answer
"An Outline of Social Psychology" is written by :
A
C. H. Cooley
B
Sigmund Freud
C
Muzafer Sherif
D
G. H. Mead
Question 62Single Answer
The idea of 'culture of poverty' introduced by whom?
A
Oscar Lewis
B
Abel Smith
C
Somuel Mencher
D
Peter Townsend
Question 63Single 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. Culture is man made part of environment. (i) E. B. Taylor
b. Culture is that complex whole which (ii) Herkovits, M. J.
includes knowledge, belief art, morals, law
customs and other capabilities and habits
acquired by man as a member of society.
c. The culture of a society is the way of life of its (iii) Ralph Linton
members, the collection of ideas and habits
which they learn, share and transmit from
generation to generation.
D. Culture is a 'design for living' held by members (iv) C. Kluckhohn
of a particular society.
A
Codes :
a b. c d
ii i iii iv
B
i ii iv ii
C
iii ii i iv
D
iv iii ii i
Question 64Single Answer
The theory that views people as "Stage managers" managing impressions presented to the world is :
A
Role theory
B
Dramaturgy
C
Looking Glass Self
D
Dialectical theory
Question 65Single Answer
Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer's theory of symbolism interactionism?
A
The essence of society is found in actors and action
B
Society is made up of Marco structures
C
Large-scale structures emerge from micro processes
D
Collective action givens rise to joint action
Question 66Single Answer
Definite procedures or rules which people are expected to observe are known as :
A
Norms
B
Values
C
Institutions
D
Group behaviour
Question 67Single Answer
Who had named ‘simple statistics’ as ‘social physics’ ?
A
Auguste Comte
B
Adolphe Quetelet
C
Le Play
D
Condorcet
Question 68Single Answer
Who is most generally regarded as the founder of symbolic interactionism?
A
Herbert Blumer
B
George Herbert Mead
C
Max Weber
D
Anthony Giddens
Question 69Single Answer
Which is not a form of social stratification?
A
Religion
B
Class
C
Caste
D
Gender
Question 70Single Answer
Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Dependence and exploitation (i) D. L. Banker and S. Allen
in work and marriage
b. The future of marriage (ii) J. Bernard
c. The death of the family (iii) D. Cooper
d. The family and marriage in Britain (iv) R. Fletcher
A
Codes :
a b c d
i. ii iii iv
B
iv iii ii i
C
ii i iv iii
D
iii iv i ii
Question 71Single Answer
The maintenance provided by the husband to the divorced wife is called :
A
Dower
B
Mehr
C
Alimony
D
Bride price
Question 72Single Answer
Which of the following is not true in the context of culture ?
A
Culture is cultivated
B
Culture and Civilization are two faces of the same coin
C
Culture refers to non-material while civilization to material aspects
D
Culture is what we have while the civilization is what we are
Question 73Single Answer
Who among the following criticized Marxian theory as "a monocausal explanation for multicausal world "?
A
Max Weber
B
Ralf Dahrendof
C
Kendall Collins
D
Lewis Coser
Question 74Single Answer
Karl Marx did not mention class conflict between :
A
The Haves and havenots
B
The Rich and the Poor
C
The Bourgeois and the Proletariat
D
The capitalists and the working class
Question 75Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an agency of socialization?
A
Family
B
School
C
Peer-Group
D
Media
Question 76Single Answer
Match items in List-I with in List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Evolutionary Theory (i) Kingsley Davis
b. Cyclical Theory (ii) Auguste Comte
c. Conflict Theory (iii) A. Sorokin
d. Structural Functional (iv) Karl Marx
Approach
A
Codes :
a. b c. d
i ii iii iv
B
i iv ii i
C
ii iii iv i
D
iv i ii iii
Question 77Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an element of community?
A
Territory
B
We-feeling
C
Cultural diversity
D
Self sufficiency
Question 78Single Answer
Who has propounded that " the primary groups are the nursery of human nature "?
A
Charles H. Cooley
B
George Herbert Mead
C
Ralf Dahrendorf
D
Karl Marx
Question 79Single Answer
Who has authored the book 'society in Indian'?
A
A. P. Barnabas
B
Andre Beteille
C
Kingsley Davis
D
David G. Mandelbaum
Question 80Single Answer
Who argues that families are factories which produce human personalities?
A
M. G. Smith
B
D. H. J. Morgon
C
G. P. Murdock
D
T. Parsons
Question 81Single Answer
Which of the following is right combination contributed to the displacement among the tribal communities in India ?
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Development projects
(iii) Debt trap
(iv) Land acquisition
(v) Land alienation
(iv) Drought
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
A
Development projects -- Land alienation --- Debt trap
B
Deforestation -- Debt trap -- Drought
C
Development projects -- Land acquisition -- Drought
D
Development projects -- Deforestation -- Land acquisition
Question 82Single Answer
According to Anthony Giddens, 'structure' is :
A
itself the form and shape of human life
B
outside or external to human action
C
itself exists in time and space
D
constraining and enabling
Question 83Single Answer
Who described the phenomenon of globalization in today's world as 'globalization of nothing' ?
A
George Ritzer
B
Jean Baudrillard
C
Anthony Giddens
D
Michel Foucault
Question 84Single Answer
Match the items of List - I with the items of List-II given below. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. G. S. Ghurya (i) Village India
b. McKim Marriot (ii) The social Background if India Nationalism
c. A. R. Desai. (iii) The structure of Hindu Society
d. N. K. Bose (iv) Occidental civilization
A
Codes :
a b c d
i ii iii iv
B
iv i ii iii
C
iv ii iii i
D
iii iv i ii
Question 85Single Answer
'The Social Construction of Reality' was authored by :
A
Peter Berger
B
Brigette Berger and Peter Berger
C
Peter Berger and T. Luckmann
D
Niklas Luhman
Question 86Single Answer
Who stated "Ethnicity and Ethnic grouping are 'primordial factors' in the sense that they are given in the very condition of human existence"?
A
Fredrick Barth
B
Clifford Geertz
C
Max Weber
D
Michael Garfield Smith
Question 87Single Answer
Who divided the Chicago city into five zones in order to explain the incidences of Juvenile delinquency?
A
C. R. Shaw and H. D. Mckay
B
A. Cohen
C
E. H. Sutherland
D
G. Tarde
Question 88Single Answer
Who is the author of the book 'The Ultimate Resource' ?
A
Paul Ehrlich
B
Julian Linken Simon
C
Frank Notestein
D
Kingsley Davis
Question 89Single Answer
Match the List -I with the List-II given below.
List - I List-II
a. Ethnocentrism 1. People of lower castes collectivity adopt upper caste, practices and belief to acquire higher status.
b. Westernization 2. Yields economic or political power and occupies a higher position in the hierarchy.
c. Sanskritization 3. Explains the changes brought about in our society through western contact.
d. Dominant caste 4. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture.
A
Codes :
a b c d
2. 3 4. 1
B
1 3 4. 2
C
4 3 1 2
D
3 2 1 4
Question 90Single Answer
Which of the following approaches encompass the programmes drawn on poverty alleviation, welfare and equity ?
A
Women in Development
B
Women and Development
C
Gender and Development
D
Women, Environment and Development
Question 91Single Answer
"Sampurnanand Ashram" is associated with which of the following ?
A
Borstal School
B
Open Jail
C
Closed Jail
D
Remand Home
Question 92Single Answer
Match the items in the List-I with the items in the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Social organisation in which men 1. Biogrammay
enjoy the power and authority
b. Belief that one sex is innately 2. Matriarchy
superior to the other
c. Social system in which women 3. Patriarchy
inherit property rights
d. Genetically based programme which 4. Sexism
predisposes mankind to behave in
certain ways
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
3 1 2 4
C
3 4 2 1
D
4 2 1 3
Question 93Single Answer
Who coined the concept of Vote Bank?
A
Rajani Kothari
B
M. N. Srinivas
C
Yogendra Yadav
D
A. R. Desai
Question 94Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Gender roles are culturally influenced rather than biologically determined.
Reason (R) : Cultural conception of gender divides the full range of human qualities into two opposing sphere of masculinity and feminity and their appropriate behaviour.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
A
Codes :
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is false, but (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
D
Both (A) and (R) are false.
Question 95Single Answer
Rural development programmes resulted into which one of the following most undesirable social situation in the Indian rural society?
A
De-peasantisation and suicides.
B
De-peasantisation.
C
Richness of farmers.
D
Suicide among peasants.
Question 96Single Answer
Higher child Dependency Ratio is consequence of :
A
Increasing life expectancy at birth.
B
Higher proportion of child labour.
C
High fertility rate.
D
Migration of elderly people.
Question 97Single Answer
Assertion (A) : 'Systematic Source Book in Rural Sociology' vol. 1 edited by Sorokin, Zimmerman and Helping reveals basic features of rural society firstly at the international scene.
Reason (R) : As it includes comprehensive survey of the views of eminent sociologists belonging to various countries in the past epochs.
Choose the correct answer from the given 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 98Single Answer
'Incarceration' means :
A
Freedom
B
Punishment
C
Furlough
D
Probation
Question 99Single Answer
A sociology analysis of gender entails that one must examine.
A
Gender Division
B
Gender Dis-examination
C
Gender Performance
D
All of the above
Question 100Single Answer
Transformation of Human Societies from agrarian to industrial and to post-industrial has widely been shaped by :
A
Technological innovations
B
Application of knowledge for productivity
C
Both (A) and (B)
D
Training for work
Question 101Single Answer
Who has given the concept of 'Born Criminal '?
A
Sutherland
B
Lombroso
C
Trade
D
Gillin
Question 102Single Answer
Who used the term 'New International Division of Labour' (NIDL) to describe the substantial relocation of operations to Third World countries?
A
F. Frobel
B
E. Durkheim
C
Auguste Comte
D
Adam Smith
Question 103Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Urbanization and Industrialization in the era of globalization led to displacement of peasantry in India.
Reason (R) : Peasants eviction is due to land acquisition pursued by the state.
A
Codes :
(A) is true, (R) is false.
B
Both (A) and (R) are true.
C
Both (A) and (R) are false.
D
(A) is false, (R) is true.
Question 104Single Answer
Through which process the worker's benefits are derived in an Industry?
A
Arbitration
B
Concilition
C
Collective Bargaining
D
Adjudication
Question 105Single Answer
Who mentioned Alienation as the consequence of division of labour?
A
Sorokin
B
Durkheim
C
Gillin
D
Marx
Question 106Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Low child sex ratio in India is mainly due to female fieticide.
Reason (R) : Son Preference is quite strong in India due to patrilineal system.
A
Code :
Both (A) and (R) are true.
B
(A) is true,, but (R) is false.
C
Both (A) and (R) are false
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Question 107Single Answer
Match List -I with List -II in the context of National Population Policy-2000 objectives.
List - I. List-II
a. Immediate 1. To address the needs of contraception, health care infrastructure & child health care.
b. Medium -term 2. To achieve stable population by 2045 at level consistent with the requirement of sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection.
c. Long-term 3. Bring TFR to replacement level by 2010 through vigorous implementation of operational strategies.
A
Codes :
a b c
3 1 2
B
1 3 2
C
2 3 1
D
1 2 3
Question 108Single Answer
Knowledge based development does not depend on :
A
Knowledge Accumulation
B
Knowledge Dissemination
C
Knowledge for Assumption
D
Knowledge for Production
Question 109Single Answer
Which is not an attribute if rural society?
A
Joint family
B
Agrarian economy
C
Pre-dominance of natural environment
D
Rural differentiation
Question 110Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Slums are the breeding grounds for Juvenile delinquency in urban and industrial centres.
Reason (R) : Juveniles migrate from the rural areas to industrial and urban centres for employment.
A
Code :
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Question 111Single Answer
By which constitutional amendment the words "Secularism, Socialism and Integrity" have been included in its preamble?
A
Fourth Amendment 1955
B
Seventh Amendment 1956
C
Fourteenth Amendment 1962
D
Forty-second Amendment 1976
Question 112Single Answer
'Live-in relationship' is a recent phenomenon visible and accepted in which society ?
A
Tribal
B
Rural
C
Urban
D
Cosmopolitan
Question 113Single Answer
An unskilled worker becomes semiskilled and skilled. What type of mobility is this ?
A
Intra generational occupational mobility
B
Inter generational occupational mobility
C
Vertical social mobility
D
Horizontal social mobility
Question 114Single Answer
Who has authored the book on "Social Mobility in Industrial Society " ?
A
S. M. Lipset and R. Bendix
B
R. K. Merton
C
P. L. Berger
D
R. Bendix
Question 115Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List -II
a. Delinquency and Opportunity 1. Cloward and Ohlin
b. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour 2. Clinard
c. Social Inequality 3. Beteille
d. Deviance and Society 4. Taylor
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
4 3 2 1
C
3 4 1 2
D
2 3 4. 1
Question 116Single Answer
Who has written the book "class and class Conflict in Industrial Society "?
A
Karl Marx
B
R. Dahrendorf
C
Max Weber
D
R. K. Merton
Question 117Single Answer
Which is not an Indicator of Globalization?
A
Free movement of labour & manpower
B
Free flow of foreign capital for investment
C
Free flow of defense technology
D
Free flow of foreign capital technology
Question 118Single Answer
Select one of the following set of technology leading to stable population structure.
A
Constant birth and death rate
B
Increasing birthday rate and constant death rate
C
Decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate
D
Constant birth rate and decreasing death rate
Question 119Single Answer
Which of the following refers to gender equity?
A
Economic empowerment
B
Egalitarian relationship
C
Women's freedom and liberty
D
Equal access to power, and other resources
Question 120Single Answer
According to census of India 2011, which of the following is not correct?
A
Decadal growth rate of rural population has declined in 2001-2011 over 1991-2001.
B
For every 10 u rban dwellers in million plus cities/urban agglomeration 4 live in 5 such largest cities.
C
The state of Gujarat has the largest number of cities/urban agglomeration with a population of one million or more.
D
Sex ratio has increases in 2011 over 2001in million plus cities.
Question 121Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II.
List -I List -II
a. Andre Beteille 1. India's path of development
b. A. R. Desai 2. Antinomies of society
c. Anthony Giddens 3. Globalization and its discontent
d. Stiglitz, E. Joseph 4. The consequences of modernity
A
Codes :
a b c d
2 3 4 1
B
2 1 3 4
C
4 3 2 1
D
2 4 3 1
Question 122Single Answer
Those attitudes or behaviour that confirm to the norms of one's own sex are known as :
A
Gender Identity
B
Gender Appropriate
C
Gender System
D
Gender Sensitisation
Question 123Single Answer
In a mature form, the modern 'Demographic Transition' model theoety is associated with :
A
Kingsley Davis
B
Frank Notestien
C
Thomas Malthus
D
W. W. Roskow
Question 124Single Answer
Higher fertility is associated with :
(1) Lower age at marriage
(2) Lower level of household income
(3) Higher illiteracy rate
(4) Higher proportion of urban population
A
Codes :
1, 2, 4
B
2, 3, 4
C
1, 2, 3.
D
1, 3, 4
Question 125Single Answer
Match List-I with List -II and find the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. A person enumerated outside the 1. Forced Migration
place of normal residence
b. Spouse and children joining the 2. Circular Migration
person, who lives other the place of normal residence
c. Persona displaced by war/violence 3. Migrant
and camped in out on other place
d. Person/Group seeking work each year 4. Associative Migration
for a short time in another place, than their normal residence and coming back to place of origin
A
Codes :
a b c d
3 4 1 2
B
3 2 4 1
C
1 2 4 3
D
4 3 2 1
Question 126Single Answer
73rd Constitutional Amendment is responsible for incorporation of the following provisions in the Gram Panchayats. Choose the most correct combination according to code.
(i) Reservation of women
(ii) Reservation for dalits
(iii) Involvement of Gram sabha in decision-making
(iv) People participation
A
(i) and (iv)
B
(ii) and (iii)
C
(iv) , (iii) and (i)
D
(i), (ii) and (iii )
Question 127Single Answer
Who has authored the book "Social Deviance in India "?
A
Sushi Chandra
B
M. Z. Khan
C
S. P. Srivastava
D
R. Ahuja
Question 128Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a focus in population education in India?
A
Create awareness relating to urbanization and environment problems.
B
Develop awareness on population dynamics.
C
Make a major instrument to control population.
D
Create knowledge of population policy.
Question 129Single Answer
Match the items in List-I with the items in List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List-II
a. M. B. Clinard 1. Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
b. R. A. Cloward 2. Delinquency and Opportunity
and L. E. Ohlin
c. A. K. Cohen 3. Delinquent Boys
d. J. Bowlby 4. Forty-four Juvenile Thieves.
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
4 3 2 1
C
3 4 2 1
D
2 1 3 4
Question 130Single Answer
Who argued that Merton failed to account for 'non-utilitarian crime' such as vandalism and joy-riding which do not produce monetary reward?
A
W. B. Miller
B
Albert K. Cohen
C
R. A. Cloward
D
L. E. Ohlin
Question 131Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Development often leads to upsurge of Ethnic movement.
Reason (R) : Displacement of people takes place due to construction of big dams.
A
Codes :
(A) is false (R) is true.
B
Both (A) and (R) are false.
C
Both (A) and (R) are true.
D
(A) is true (R) is false.
Question 132Single Answer
Which of the following communicable diseases is yet be completely eradicated in India?
A
Tuberculosis
B
Cholera
C
Small Pox
D
None of the above
Question 133Single Answer
By 'Hindu Method of Tribal absorption N. K. Bose means :
A
Forcible absorption of the tribal into the Hindu social organization
B
Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribal because of superior cultural system
C
Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it
D
Explotation of the tribal by the colonial power
Question 134Single Answer
Match the items in the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Androcracy 1. Government by females
b. Androgyny 2. Women's rule
c. Gynerchy 3. Men's rule
d. Gynocracy 4. Presence of male and female characteristics in the same person
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 3 4 2
B
4 1 3 2
C
3 4 1 2
D
4 1 2 3
Question 135Single Answer
D. P. Mukherjee observes that in order to be an Indian Sociologist one must be Indian first in the sense that :
A
one must be born in India
B
one must be an uncritical admirer of Indian society and culture
C
one must be a Sanskritist
D
one must be acquainted with the Indian tradition and culture
Question 136Single Answer
Which of the following institutions reinforce the cultural dominance of patriarchy encouraging violence against women by reducing women to bodies and objectifying?
A
Family
B
Media
C
Educational Institution
D
Religion
Question 137Single Answer
Match the items in the List -I with the items in the List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
a. Equity 1. Effective use of all factors of production
b. Anti poverty 2. Rights based approach
c. Efficiency 3. Fair distribution of benefits of development
d. Empowerment 4. Income generation programmes
A
Codes :
a b c d
1. 4 3 2
B
3 4 1 2
C
4 1 2 3
D
2 4 3 1
Question 138Single Answer
Match an item in List-I and List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List-I List-II
(Books) (Authors)
a. Castes and Race in India 1. S. C. Dude
b. Remembered Village 2. M. N. Srinivas
c. Rajasthan Village 3. G. S. Ghurye
d. Indian Village 4. B. R. Chauhan
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
2 3 4 1
C
4 2 3 1
D
3 1 4 2
Question 139Single Answer
Who discussed about the 'techniques of Neutralization ' among the Juvenile delinquency in America?
A
A. K. Cohen
B
E. H. Sutherland
C
D. Matza and G. Sykes
D
W. B. Miller
Question 140Single Answer
Who observed that knowledge and power coexist and mutually support one another?
A
J. Derrida
B
A. Giddens
C
J. Habermas
D
M. Foucsult
Question 141Single Answer
What does Anthony Giddens suggests by 'reflexivity' ?
A
Reflexive theories are theories that refer to themselves
B
Reflexive theory suggest that the world of ideas reflects the material conditions
C
The way in which people constantly examine their own practices and in the light of that examination, after them
D
The way in which sociologists reflect the social conditions of a community
Question 142Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Science and Technology policy in India need to be oriented in such a way, so that it can meet the challenges of globalisation.
Reason (R) : Privatisation of education, opening of job opportunities in M. N. C. 's and liberal trade and business policies are necessary for India's all round development.
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 143Single Answer
Which of the following are associated with the strategic gender concerns? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1. Food security
2. Consciousness raising
3. Education
4. Income generation programmes
5. Political empowerment
A
Codes :
(1), (2), (4)
B
(2),(3), (5)
C
(3), (4), (5)
D
(5), (1), (4)
Question 144Single 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. Michel Foucault 1. Writing and Difference
b. Jacques Derrida 2. Discipline and Punish
c. Anthony Giddens 3. Studies in Ethnomethodology
d. Harold Garfunkel 4. The Constitution of Society : The theory of Structurtion
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
4 3 2 1
C
2 1 3 4
D
2 1 4 3
Question 145Single Answer
Correctional Institutions help reforming the Juvenile delinquents, the process of reformation is otherwise called as :
A
Anticipatory Socialization
B
Adult Socialization
C
Re-socialization
D
Rehabilitation
Question 146Single Answer
Who suggested to study Rural-urban continuum first, in sociology research?
A
A. Sorokin and Zimmerman
B
Robert Redfield
C
mckin Marriot
D
G. S. Ghurye
Question 147Single Answer
Match List -I with List-II.
List-I List -II
a. Beyond globalization : 1. Henderson Hazel
shaping a sustainable
global economy
b. Rethinking globalisation : 2. Martin Khor
station : critical issues and
policy choicez
c. Globalisation and India 3. Purushottam Bhattacharya and Ajitava Chowdhary
d. Globasation challenges 4. Alok Roy
in India
A
Codes :
a b c d
1 2 3 4
B
4 3 2 1
C
2 1 3 4
D
1 2 4 3
Question 148Single Answer
Which of the following is not associated with the 'Absolute Poverty'?
A
Poverty line
B
Deprivation index
C
Basic necessities of life
D
Material deprivation
Question 149Single Answer
Which of the following is the essential component of 'social exclusion '?
A
Denial of quality food
B
Denial of employment
C
Denial of social rights
D
Denial of house housing
Question 150Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
a. Crime and Personality 1. H. Eysenck
b. Human Deviance, Social 2. E. M. Lenette
and Social control
c. Delinquency and Drift 3. D. Matza
d. Juvenile Delinquency 4. C. R. Shaw and H. D. McKay
and urban areas
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :