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Sociology

Question 1Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a primary group?
  1. A
    Personal orientation
  2. B
    Long term orientation
  3. C
    Relations are end in themselves
  4. D
    Relations are means to an end
Question 2Single Answer
Who of the following is the author of the book "Economy and Society"?
  1. A
    Max Weber     
  2. B
    Anthony Giddens
  3. C
    E. Durkheim     
  4. D
    A.  Comte
Question 3Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an element of rural community?
  1. A
    We-feeling      
  2. B
    Cultural diversity
  3. C
    Territory         
  4. D
    Self-sufficiency
Question 4Single Answer
Choose the correct sequence of following in order of increasing complexity :
  1. A
    Hunting, Gathering,  Agrarian,  Pastoral,  Industrial and  Postindustrial societies
  2. B
    Gathering,  Pastoral,  Hunting,  Industrial and Post-industrial societies
  3. C
    Hunting,  Pastoral,  Agrarian,  Industrial and Pist-industrial societies
  4. D
    Agricultural,  Gathering,  Hunting,  Horticultural,  Industrial and Post-industrial societies
Question 5Single Answer
Sociology is characterized by a perspective that places..............  in the foreground :
  1. A
    Individual
  2. B
    Unique social  events
  3. C
    Social  interaction
  4. D
    Culture
Question 6Single Answer
When two people interact with each other,  they form :
  1. A
    a society        
  2. B
    an institution
  3. C
    an  association     
  4. D
    a dyadic group
Question 7Single Answer
Which one of the following Max Muller believed to be the earliest form of religion  ?
  1. A
    Naturism    
  2. B
    Monoism
  3. C
    Animism     
  4. D
    Fetishism
Question 8Single Answer
Ridicule is a :
  1. A
    Social  sanction     
  2. B
    Social  norm
  3. C
    Mores     
  4. D
    Folkway
Question 9Single Answer
The term 'Reference group' was first introduced by :
  1. A
    Hyman       
  2. B
    Merton
  3. C
    Srinivas       
  4. D
    Cooley
Question 10Single Answer
Match List -I with List-II  and  mark the correct answer from the codes given below  the lists :
List-I                        List-II
(Author)                  (Change Perspective)
a.  Sorokin              (i)  Structural-functional
b.  Daherdorf         (ii)   Cyclical
c.  Spencer             (iii)   Dialectical
d.  Durkheim         (iv)  Evolutionary
  1. A
    Codes : 
    a       b      c       d
    ii       iii       iv      i
  2. B
    i        iii       ii      iv
  3. C
    ii       iv       i       iii
  4. D
    iii      i        ii       iv
Question 11Single Answer
The pivotal methodology of functionalist is :
  1. A
    Conjectural history
  2. B
    Library  work
  3. C
    Field  work
  4. D
    Content  analysis 
Question 12Single Answer
To mess the 'generalised others' and 'significant others'  are the creators of  :
  1. A
    I         
  2. B
    Me
  3. C
    Ego      
  4. D
    Super ego
Question 13Single Answer
The collection of roles that goes with a given status is termed as.
  1. A
    Multiple roles
  2. B
    Conflict of roles
  3. C
    Role set
  4. D
    Summation of roles
Question 14Single Answer
Assertion (A) : The situation in which a person is faced with demands from two or more roles that do not match is called role conflict.
Reason (R) :  Role conflict is not common in traditional societies where each person plays a limited number of roles.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes.
  1. A
    Codes  :
    (A) is true but (R)  is false
  2. B
    Both (A)  and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is false but (R)  is true.
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Question 15Single Answer
Who has written the book "urbanisation and family change "?
  1. A
    Iravati Karve
  2. B
    M. S. Gore
  3. C
    Leela Dube
  4. D
    I. P. Desai
Question 16Single Answer
Who studied the structural and functional unity of joint family in 'Mahua'?
  1. A
    K. M. Kapadia
  2. B
    Beers Desai
  3. C
    I. P. Session  
  4. D
    A. M. Shah
Question 17Single Answer
Match List--I with List--II and select the correct answer from the codes given below  :
List--I                                           List -- II
a. Marriage and Family            (i)   A. M. Shah
    in India
b. Kinship organisation            (ii)  Robin Fox
     in India
c.  Kinship and Marrieage       (iii)   K. M. Kapadia
d.  Family in India                     (iv)   Iravati  Karve
  1. A
    Codes :
    a       b        c       d
    i        ii        iv       iii
  2. B
    iii      iv        ii        i
  3. C
    i        iii        iv       ii
  4. D
    ii       iii        iv       i
Question 18Single Answer
Who said that the social stratification in India is based on 'purity and pollution ' ?
  1. A
    M. N. Srinivas
  2. B
    A. R. Desai
  3. C
    Louis Dumont
  4. D
    Yogendra Singh
Question 19Single Answer
Who has given functional theory  of social stratification?
  1. A
    T. B. Bottomore   
  2. B
    K. Davis
  3. C
    W. E. Moore   
  4. D
    Karl Marx
Question 20Single Answer
Match List -- I with List --- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List -- I                                 List -- II
a.  Homeohierchicus        (i)  G. S. Ghurya
b.  Human society             (ii)  Yogendra Singh
c. Modernisation of          (iv)  Louis Dumont
    Indian Tradition
d. Caste, Class and           (iv)  Kingsley Davis
    Occupation
  1. A
    Codes : 
    a      b     c     d
    i       ii     iii     iv
  2. B
    ii      iii     iv     i
  3. C
    iii     iv     ii      i
  4. D
    iv     ii      i      iii
Question 21Single Answer
Marxian theory of change, 'that change comes through revolution'  indicates :
  1. A
    change in the existing structure.
  2. B
    change of the whole structure.
  3. C
    a partial change in the existing structure.
  4. D
    a nominal change of the structural elements.
Question 22Single Answer
Match List --I with List -- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List -- I                                      List -- II
(Theory if Change)                 (Author) 
a.  Cyclical                              (i)  Karl Marx and Dahrendoef
b.  Linear-Evolutionary        (ii)  A.  Toynbee
c. Dialectic                             (iii)  K. Davis   and   W. E. Moore
d.  Functional                        (iv)  Auguste Comte
  1. A
    Codes :
    a        b       c       d
    iii       iv       i        ii
  2. B
    ii        iv       i        iii
  3. C
    iv       i        iii       ii
  4. D
    i         ii       iii       iv
Question 23Single Answer
The basic difference between classical and modern sociological perspectives is visible in the  :
  1. A
    Silent shift from macro to microtheoretical perspective
  2. B
    Radical shift from micro to macro perspective
  3. C
    Development of middle range theories
  4. D
    None of the  above
Question 24Single Answer
Who was Comte's Mentor?
  1. A
    Montesquieu   
  2. B
    Morgan
  3. C
    Saint Simon      
  4. D
    Robert Redfield
Question 25Single Answer
From among  the following who believed in Social Darwinism  ?
  1. A
    Diffusionists.     
  2. B
    Evolutionists
  3. C
    Functionalists   
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 26Single Answer
Parsons' analysis of social system is based on the principle of :
  1. A
    Manifest function
  2. B
    Division of labour
  3. C
    Homeostasis
  4. D
    Functional unity
Question 27Single Answer
Who started his book "The Structure of Social Action " with the rhetorical question "who now reads Spencer" ?
  1. A
    Durkheim     
  2. B
    Parsons
  3. C
    Weber  
  4. D
    Pareto
Question 28Single Answer
Phenomenology is a radical alternative to  :
  1. A
    Positivism
  2. B
    Evolutionism
  3. C
    Functionalism
  4. D
    Diffusionism
Question 29Single Answer
Durkheim's study of suicide helps us to understand :
a.   Society's  hold over the Individual
b.  Individual's hold on the society.
c.  Suicide rates of various societies
d.  Degree of social integration of a society.
  1. A
    Codes : 
    (b)  and (c)  
  2. B
    (a) and (b)
  3. C
    (a)  and  (d)    
  4. D
    (b) and  (d)
Question 30Single Answer
In Merton's functional analysis of society which of the following concepts are central?
a.  Functions and Dysfunctions
b.  Structural elements and functional
c.  Subjective and objective manifestation
d.  Manifest and latent functions
  1. A
    Codes : 
    (a)  and ( c)    
  2. B
    ( b) and (d
  3. C
    (a)  and  (c)       
  4. D
    (a)  and  (d)
Question 31Single Answer
"Kula"  was associated with  :
a.  Trobriand Islanders
b.  Malinowski
c.  Andaman  Islanders
d.  Frazer
  1. A
    Codes  : 
    (b)  and  (c).   
  2. B
    (b)  and  (d)
  3. C
    (a) and  (b)  
  4. D
    (a)  and  (c)
Question 32Single Answer
Durkheim considered animism as :
1. Soul  worship
2.  The belief that events in the world are mobilized by the activities of spirit.
3. The belief worshipping the animals.
4.  The belief in worshipping the natural objects.
  1. A
    Codes : 
    1  and 2       
  2. B
    1 and 4
  3. C
    2 and 3   
  4. D
    2 and 4
Question 33Single Answer
In his evolutionary framework Marx arranged societies in the order of  :
1.  Primitive Communism
2. Feudalism
3.  Capitalism
4. Socialism
  1. A
    Codes : 
    3      2      1     4
  2. B
    2      3      4     1
  3. C
    1      4      3     2
  4. D
    1      2      3     4
Question 34Single Answer
Assertion (A) :  For the emergence of capitalism, a particular motivation was required with regard to profit and work.
Reason (R) :  Capitalism was developed in the west because such a motivation was provided by calvinism.
Select your answer from :
  1. A
    Codes : 
    Both (A) and (R)  are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A)  is true, (R)  is false.
  4. D
    Both (A)  and  (R)  are false.
Question 35Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Functionalism considers human society as a society system,  as a set of interconnected parts which towards form as a whole.
Reason (R) :  Social Institutions such as education and religion are viewed as a part of the social system rather than as isolated units.
Choose the correct answer  .
  1. A
    Codes  :
    (A) is true and (R)  is false.
  2. B
    (A)  is false,  but  (R)  is true.
  3. C
    Both (A)  and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)  is the correct explanation of (A)
Question 36Single Answer
Match the following  :
List -- I                       List -- II
(Thinker)                   (Concept)
a.  Max Weber         (i)  Circulation of Elites
b.  R. K. Merton       (ii)  Self fulfilling prophesy
c.  B. Malinowski     (iii)  Ideal types
d.  V. Pareto             (iv)   Kyla exchange
  1. A
    Codes  :  
    a      b      c      d
    iii      ii      iv     i
  2. B
    i       iv      ii      ii
  3. C
    ii       i       iii     iv
  4. D
    iv      iii     i       ii
Question 37Single Answer
Match the following  :
List -- I                          List -- II
a. A. R. Radcliff-           (i)  Rules of Sociological Method
    Brown
b. H. Spencer               (ii)  Structure and Function in Primitive Society
c. R. Dahrendorf         (iii)  Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society
d. E. Durkheim            (iv)  Principles of Sociology
  1. A
    Codes : 
    a       b       c      d
    ii       iv      iii       i
  2. B
    iv     iii       ii        i
  3. C
    ii      iii       i        iv
  4. D
    i       iii       ii       iv
Question 38Single Answer
The book "Street Corner Society" was authored by  :
  1. A
    L. A. Coser  
  2. B
    Max  Weber
  3. C
    William F. Whate      
  4. D
    B. Malinowski
Question 39Single Answer
The figure that most frequently occurs in a given set of data is known  as :
  1. A
    Mode       
  2. B
    Median
  3. C
    Mean          
  4. D
    Average
Question 40Single Answer
Range is measure of :
  1. A
    Central Tendency
  2. B
    Dispersion
  3. C
    Association    
  4. D
    Correlation.
Question 41Single Answer
Who has given the formula for calculating rank correlation ?
  1. A
    Spearman       
  2. B
    Pearson
  3. C
    Yules          
  4. D
    Garrett
Question 42Single Answer
An idea about a given state of affairs put forward in exact terms to provide basis for empirical testing is known  as :
  1. A
    Ideal type   
  2. B
    Hypothesis
  3. C
    Sociological imagination
  4. D
    Empirical Research
Question 43Single Answer
Match List -- I with List -- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List -- I                       List -- II
a. Oral History         (i)  Quantitative Data
b. Survey                  (ii) People's  Knowledge
c. Sampling              (iii)  Indepth study of a unit
d. Case study           (iv)  Representative of a whole
  1. A
    Codes : 
    a      b      c      d
    i       ii       iii     iv
  2. B
    ii      i        iv     iii
  3. C
    iii     iv      i       ii
  4. D
    iv     iii      ii      i
Question 44Single Answer
Attribute is related to  :
  1. A
    Qualitative  variable
  2. B
    Quantitative variable
  3. C
    Constant
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 45Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List - I                                      List - II
a. Empirical  Research         (i)  Knowledge free from bias
b. Objectively                        (ii)  Personal assertion
c. Fact                                     (iii)  Field based data
d. Subjectivity                       (iv)  Empirical evidence
  1. A
    Codes :
    a      b       c       d
    i       ii       iii       iv
  2. B
    iii      i        iv      ii
  3. C
    ii       iii      iv      i
  4. D
    iv      i        ii      iii
Question 46Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below  :
List -- I                                           List - II
(Type of research design)          (Nature of research question)
a.    Exploratory                          (i)   Why is it?
b.    Experimental                       (ii)   What is it?
c.    Descriptive                           (iii)  How to treat it?
d.   Diagnostic                            (iv)    How is it  ?
  1. A
    Codes  : 
    a      b      c       d
    iv     iii      ii        i
  2. B
    i       iv     iii       ii
  3. C
    ii      i       iv       iii
  4. D
    i       ii      iii       iv
Question 47Single Answer
What is the correct sequence of understanding research methodology?
  1. A
    Nature of phenomena,  methods of data collection, nature of social science, methods of data analysis.
  2. B
    Nature of phenomena, nature of social science, method of data collection, methods of data analysis.
  3. C
    Methods of data analysis, methods of data collection, nature of social science, nature of phenomena
  4. D
    Methods of data collection, nature of phenomena, nature of social science, methods of data analysis.
     
Question 48Single Answer
In case of doing a research which is the correct sequence? 
  1. A
    Formulation of the problem, data collection, hypothesis,  analysis of data
  2. B
    Data collection, hypothesis, formulation of the problem, analysis of data
  3. C
    Formulation of problem, hypothesis, data collection, analysis of data
  4. D
    Hypothesis, analysis of data formulation of the problem, data collection
Question 49Single Answer
After data collection which is the correct sequence of the following steps?
  1. A
    Editing of filled in tool,  coding, report writing tabulation
  2. B
    Coding report writing, editing the filled in tool,  tabulation
  3. C
    Report writing, editing filled in tool,  tabulation, coding
  4. D
    Editing filled in tool,  coding, tabulation
Question 50Single Answer
Coefficient of correlation (r)  indicates the e tend of relationship between  :
  1. A
    two qualitative variables
  2. B
    two quantitative variables
  3. C
    one qualitative variable and other  quantitative variable
  4. D
    all the above
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