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Sociology

Question 1501Single Answer
Of the following who has coined the concept 'overdetermination' ?
  1. A
    L Althusser
  2. B
    J Habermas
  3. C
    Alfred Schutz
  4. D
    Peter Berger
Question 1502Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List - I (Books)                                                  List - II (Authors)
A. The Constitution of Society                                        I. Jacques Derrida
B. The Structural Transformation of the                           II. Michel Foucault
C. Public Sphere Discipline and Punish                          III. Jurgen Habermas
D. Writing and Difference Codes                                    IV. Anthony Giddens
                                                                                  V. L Althusser
Codes :
  1. A
    A B C D
    IV III II I
  2. B
    V II III IV
  3. C
    I IV II III
  4. D
    IV V III II
Question 1503Single Answer
Which among the following is not the work of Michel Foucault ?
  1. A
    Madness and Civilisation
  2. B
    Crisis in the World Economy
  3. C
    The Order of Things
  4. D
    History of Sexuality
Question 1504Single Answer
The structuring of social relations across time and space as the result of the interaction of pre - existing structure and individual agency' can be described as :
  1. A
    Structuralism
  2. B
    Structural - functionalism
  3. C
    Post - structuralism
  4. D
    Structuration
Question 1505Single Answer
For whom, local accounts of reality are more important than the grand narratives ?
  1. A
    Phenomenologists
  2. B
    Functionalists
  3. C
    Post - modernists
  4. D
    Marxists
Question 1506Single Answer
Sources of diversity in India include
I. Ethnic origin
II. Castes
III. Religions
IV. Languages
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  1. A
    I, II and IV
  2. B
    III and IV
  3. C
    II, III and IV
  4. D
    I, II, III and IV
Question 1507Single Answer
According to N K Bose, the development of Indian civilisation is the result of
I. the repeated experiences of war leading to the spirit of nationalism.
II. a pattern of cultural pluralism under relatively peaceful conditions.
III. the communities in India do not constitute their distinct entities.
IV. diversity of culture but encouraging the economic organisation for Interdependence of all communities.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
  1. A
    Only II
  2. B
    II, III and IV
  3. C
    I and III
  4. D
    II and IV
Question 1508Single Answer
In India who is credited for bringing sociology out of the shadow of historicism and culturology ?
  1. A
    MN Srinivas
  2. B
    AR Desai
  3. C
    GS Ghurye
  4. D
    PN Prabhu
Question 1509Single Answer
Who insisted that it is not enough that an Indian sociologist be a sociologist but be an Indian first ?
  1. A
    Ranjit Guha
  2. B
    DP Mukherji
  3. C
    NK Bose
  4. D
    Surajit Sinha
Question 1510Single Answer
Given Below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Regionalism in India has been consistently on the rise since independence.
Reason (R) : All regions big or small want to safeguard their regional interests with a narrow approach.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
  1. A
    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 correct explanation of (A)
  3. C
    (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 1511Single Answer
Who is the proponent of 'Socio - cultural Marginality' in Indian Slums ?
  1. A
    AR Desai
  2. B
    Oscar Lewis
  3. C
    Victor S D' souza
  4. D
    PD Wiebe
Question 1512Single Answer
Which type of poverty refers to a lack of basic resources needed to maintain the physical survival ?
  1. A
    Absolute Poverty
  2. B
    Cultural Poverty
  3. C
    Subjective Poverty
  4. D
    Enforced Poverty
Question 1513Single Answer
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on
  1. A
    2nd October, 2015
  2. B
    25th June, 2015
  3. C
    15th August, 2015
  4. D
    26th January, 2015
Question 1514Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Ecological degradation leads to environmental pollution.
Reason (R) : Deforestation, Construction of big dams and other developmental activities are responsible for ecological degradation.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A
    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 correct explanation of (A)
  3. C
    (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 1515Single Answer
Who among the following argued that deviance results not from 'pathological personalities' but from the culture and structure of society itself ?
  1. A
    AK Cohen
  2. B
    RK Merton
  3. C
    EM Lemert
  4. D
    John Mack
Question 1516Single Answer
Who among the following was the first sociologist to systematically study 'White - Collar Crime' ?
  1. A
    MB Clinard
  2. B
    WG Carson
  3. C
    EH Sutherland
  4. D
    A Cohen
Question 1517Single Answer
In which year, "The Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance Act' was enacted ?
  1. A
    1987
  2. B
    1985
  3. C
    1989
  4. D
    1998
Question 1518Single Answer
In India, tradition does not necessarily retard the process of modernisation. Who calls this phenomenon as 'Modernity of tradition' ?
  1. A
    Lloyd I Rudolph
  2. B
    Milton Singer
  3. C
    Alan R Beals
  4. D
    McKim Marriott
Question 1519Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Majority of the developed states in India are contiguous to each other.
Reason (R) : They are also more urbanised than other states.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A
    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, but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 1520Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a correct match ?
  1. A
    Gender and Land Rights - Bina Agarwal
  2. B
    Gender inequality and Law - Flavia Agnes
  3. C
    Women and Kinship - Leela Dube
  4. D
    Women and Conflict - Karuna Chanana
Question 1521Single Answer
Which of the following is not a feature of secularism as adopted by the Indian Constitution ?
  1. A
    Guarantee of individual and collective freedom of religion to all
  2. B
    There shall be no state discrimination on the ground of religion in public employment and education
  3. C
    State must be neutral to religious goals
  4. D
    There will be reservation of seats in occupational and educational institutions on the basis of religion
Question 1522Single Answer
The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distinct localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring miles away and vice versa', is related with which concept ?
  1. A
    Modernisation
  2. B
    Globalisation
  3. C
    Westernisation
  4. D
    None of these
Question 1523Single Answer
Which of the following was not a component of modernisation as introduced in India during and after the British rule ?
  1. A
    Universal Adult franchise
  2. B
    Expansion of Western form of education
  3. C
    Urbanisation and industrialisation
  4. D
    Consolidation of village communities
Question 1524Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The Globalisation has forced the Public Sector and Private Sector to cooperate with each other in development of Science.
Reason (R) : The cooperation between the above two helps in facing market competition.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A
    (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are correct
  3. C
    (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are wrong
Question 1525Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List - I (Movements)                             List - II (Years)
A. Champaran Satyagraha                         I. 1855
B. Bardoli Satyagraha                               II. 1918
C. Kheda Satyagraha                                III. 1917
D. Santhal Rebellion                                 IV. 1929
Codes :
  1. A
    A B C D
    IV II I III
  2. B
    III IV II I
  3. C
    I II III IV
  4. D
    III I IV II
Question 1526Single Answer
Who has given the theory of surplus value ?
  1. A
    Michel Foucault
  2. B
    Neil J Smelser
  3. C
    Karl Marx
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 1527Single Answer
Which of the following revolts began with a demand for reduction of the rights of the Jotedars in the crop from half to one-third and a corresponding increase in the rights of the poor peasant share croppers ?
  1. A
    Telangana
  2. B
    Tebhaga
  3. C
    Naxalbari
  4. D
    Sarvodaya
Question 1528Single Answer
Jajmani system in Traditional Indian Society was based on which of the following ?
  1. A
    Cash Economy
  2. B
    Barter System
  3. C
    Gift Exchange
  4. D
    Market System
Question 1529Single Answer
Who made the following statement ?
Globalisation as a complex multi-dimensional process involving a dialectical relationship between global and local.... also leading to new global inequalities and stratification.
  1. A
    Karl Marx
  2. B
    Anthony Giddens
  3. C
    Morris Ginsberg
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 1530Single Answer
From who's work industrial sociology is said to have emerged in general and in USA in particular ?
  1. A
    Mayor
  2. B
    Warner
  3. C
    Mayo
  4. D
    Gellerman
Question 1531Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Industrialisation leads to weak bondage in family leading to nuclear family structure.
Reason (R) : Industries employ young migrant labour at large who come from far off places.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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, but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 1532Single Answer
Who has argued on the basis of empirical study that informal relations play an important role in bureaucracy ?
  1. A
    RK Merton an
  2. B
    TB Bottomore
  3. C
    PM Blau
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 1533Single Answer
'Economic growth model' of development is not - concerned with
  1. A
    GNP
  2. B
    Per capita income
  3. C
    Capital accumulation
  4. D
    Sustainability
Question 1534Single Answer
Which model of development has been followed in independent India ?
  1. A
    Capitalist Model
  2. B
    Socialist Model
  3. C
    Mixed Economy
  4. D
    Market Economy
Question 1535Single Answer
Who coined the phrase 'development of underdevelopment' ?
  1. A
    AR Desai
  2. B
    G Myrdal
  3. C
    Samir Amin
  4. D
    AG Frank
Question 1536Single Answer
Of the following identify the committee constituted by Govt. of India in 1982. to suggest ways and means to organise and improve the service delivery approach system for providing Primary Health Care in Urban slums ?
  1. A
    Kartar Singh Committee
  2. B
    Srivastava Committee
  3. C
    Krishnan Committee
  4. D
    Bhore Committee SALS lata
Question 1537Single Answer
Who has provided sociological explanations for the study of fertility in the form of social capillarity ?
  1. A
    Arsene Dumont
  2. B
    K Davis
  3. C
    David Glass
  4. D
    J Hawthorn
Question 1538Single Answer
Women are classified according to the number of children born alive to them. This is referred to as
  1. A
    Birth order
  2. B
    Fertility
  3. C
    Family
  4. D
    Parity Size
Question 1539Single Answer
What is the rank of India according to 2011. UNDP's Human Development Report out of 187 countries in the world in terms of 'Gender Inequality Index' ?
  1. A
    100
  2. B
    132
  3. C
    145
  4. D
    157
Question 1540Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II
List - I (Books)                                                                               List - II (Authors)
A. Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Survival in India                                                    I. Gail Omvedt
B. Village, Caste, Gender and Method: Essays in Indian Social Anthropology                    II. Vandana Shiva
C. Violence Against Women: New Movements and New Theories in India                          III. Martha A Chen
D. Perpetual Mourning: Widowhood in Rural India                                                            IV. MN Srinivas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    IV III II I
  3. C
    II IV I III
  4. D
    III I IV II
Question 1541Single Answer
Janani Suraksha Yojana' is the Government of India scheme launched with which objective ?
  1. A
    Reduce the mortality rate of mothers and newborn babies
  2. B
    Improve the educational level of girls and reduce their drop - out rates
  3. C
    Encourage girls to undertake sports and outdoor activities
  4. D
    Improve the nutritional intake of girls and their overall health
Question 1542Single Answer
Which feminist theory is characterised by the belief that patriarchy is the major and universal cause of women's oppression ?
  1. A
    Socialist Feminism
  2. B
    Liberal Feminism
  3. C
    Cultural Feminism
  4. D
    Radical Feminism
Question 1543Single Answer
Linguistic diversity means
  1. A
    More people speaking a language
  2. B
    More people speaking two languages
  3. C
    Number of languages spoken by the people
  4. D
    Languages of different countries
Question 1544Single Answer
Who among the following has defined Sociology as the systematic study of collective representation ?
  1. A
    Karl Marx
  2. B
    Emile Durkheim
  3. C
    Auguste Comte
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 1545Single Answer
Who among the following has defined that 'A community is an area of social living marked by some degree of coherence' ?
  1. A
    RM Mac Iver and CH Page
  2. B
    Kimball Young and WF Ogburn
  3. C
    Henary Jonhan
  4. D
    Kingsley Davis
Question 1546Single Answer
Who has given the concept 'Imperatively Co-ordinated association' ?
  1. A
    Coser
  2. B
    Dahrendorf
  3. C
    Collins
  4. D
    Marx
Question 1547Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given in the lists.
List - I (Concepts)                         List - II (Meanings)
A. Community                                 I. Caste
B. Institution                                   II. Shared values
C. Association                               III. Trade union
D. Culture                                     IV. We feeling
Codes :
  1. A
    A B C D
    II I IV III
  2. B
    III II I IV
  3. C
    IV I III II
  4. D
    I IV II III
Question 1548Single Answer
Who has used the concepts of ‘status and contract' in understanding traditional and modern societies respectively ?
  1. A
    R Linton
  2. B
    Henry Maine
  3. C
    RK Merton
  4. D
    SF Nadel
Question 1549Single Answer
Who has argued that ‘Status group can be identified in terms of a specific, positive or negative, social estimation of honour' ?
  1. A
    Ralph Linton
  2. B
    Max Weber
  3. C
    SF Nadel
  4. D
    AK Rossi
Question 1550Single Answer
Who has classified roles as 'pivotal', sufficiently relevant' and 'peripheral' in his theory of social structure ?
  1. A
    AR Radcliffe - Brown
  2. B
    SF Nadel
  3. C
    GP Murdock
  4. D
    C Levi - Strauss
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