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Sociology

Question 1Single Answer
......... is the channelling of an increasing number of women into low-status, poorly paid manual work.
  1. A
    Feminisation of poverty
  2. B
    Female proletarianisation
  3. C
    Feminisation of labour
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 2Single Answer
An Italian consuming paneer tikka in Rome and an Indian consuming pizza in Varanasi is an example of
  1. A
    globalisation of food
  2. B
    globalisation of commodities
  3. C
    globalisation of culture
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 3Single Answer
Who had given the concept of 'modes of individual adaptation' ?
  1. A
    E Durkheim
  2. B
    T Parsons
  3. C
    RK Merton
  4. D
    P Blau
Question 4Single Answer
Consider the following statements and state which of the following is/are correct ?
I. Quantitative research is any research method that involves the analysis of numerical data derived usually from surveys and experiments.
II. Qualitative research is any research method that involves the analysis of numerical data derived usually from surveys and experiments.
III. Inferential statistics does not allow researchers to use data from a relatively small group to speculate with some level of certainty about a larger group.
IV. Quantitative research methods do not require statistical methods for collecting and reporting data.
V. Statistics is the mathematical method used to analyse numerical data.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, III and IV
  2. B
    Only I
  3. C
    II, III and IV
  4. D
    I and V
Question 5Single Answer
.................. is an epistemological position that advocates the application of the methods of natural science to the study of social reality and beyond.
  1. A
    Interpretivism
  2. B
    Constructionism
  3. C
    Positivism
  4. D
    None of these
Question 6Single Answer
A ......... entails the collection of data on more than one case (usually quite a lot more than one) and at a single point in time.
  1. A
    cross - sectional research design
  2. B
    longitudinal research design
  3. C
    Both 1. and 2
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 7Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Thinkers)                     List - II (Concepts/Ideas)
A. A Comte                              I. Size and density
B. E Durkheim                          II. Level of intellectual development
C. K Marx                                III. Evolution and complexity
D. H Spencer                           IV. Economic influence
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    III IV I IIII
  2. B
    II I IV III
  3. C
    I III IV II
  4. D
    II III I IV
Question 8Single Answer
Who among the following criticised the effects of 'mass media' and 'culture industry' on population ?
  1. A
    Ulrich Beck
  2. B
    Alfred Schutz
  3. C
    Theodor Adorno
  4. D
    Ernest Burgess
Question 9Single Answer
Cultural phenomena combining and impositions from the other cultures with local realities is
  1. A
    Ethnocentrism
  2. B
    Cultural imperialism
  3. C
    Cultural hybrids
  4. D
    Cultural relativism
Question 10Single Answer
Who has suggested six dimensions of communalism: assimilationist, welfarist, retreatist, retaliatory, separatist and secessionist ?
  1. A
    Yogendra Singh
  2. B
    AR Desai
  3. C
    TK Oommen
  4. D
    GS Ghurye
Question 11Single Answer
Which of the following is not a defining feature of tribe ?
  1. A
    Food habits
  2. B
    Common territory
  3. C
    Kinship ties
  4. D
    One language
Question 12Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : NK Bose emphasised the need to bring Ethnology and Indology together in the study of Indian Society.
Reason (R) : It is possible to reconstruct the structure of the Indian Constitution through these two approaches.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  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 13Single Answer
Examples of nominal measures are
I. Gender
II. Religious affiliation
III. Birth place
IV. Social classes
V. Intellectual sophistication
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    IV and V
  2. B
    I, II and III
  3. C
    II, III and IV
  4. D
    I, II and IV
Question 14Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : There is the increasing prevalence of borderless diseases.
Reason (R) : There is the increase in global travel and an increasing rate of human migration.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options 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 15Single Answer
The concept of 'habitus' deals with
  1. A
    social status of the individuals
  2. B
    psychological orientations of the individuals
  3. C
    behavioural dispositions of the individuals
  4. D
    economic situation of the individuals
Question 16Single Answer
According to Louis Wirth, the following variables are important in making urban life impersonal.
I. Location
II. Affluence
III. Size
IV. Density
V. Heterogeneity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II and III
  2. B
    II, III and IV
  3. C
    III, IV and V
  4. D
    I, III and V
Question 17Single Answer
Which were the general land tenure system prevalent in rural India before independence ?
I. Zamindari
II. Sajhedari
III. Ryotwari
IV. Hawaldari
V. Mahelwari
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II and III
  2. B
    II, III and IV
  3. C
    III, IV and V
  4. D
    I, III and V
Question 18Single Answer
Use of public office for private gain is known as
  1. A
    abuse
  2. B
    corruption
  3. C
    insincerity
  4. D
    None of these
Question 19Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Sociologists usually distinguish between absolute and relative poverty.
Reason (R) : In developed countries with established welfare systems, absolute poverty is rare.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B
    Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C
    A is correct, but R is not correct
  4. D
    A is not correct, but R is correct
Question 20Single Answer
Which is the largest form of Urban life today ?
  1. A
    Edge city
  2. B
    Megalopolis
  3. C
    Metropolis
  4. D
    None of these
Question 21Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Tribe)                     List - II (Dormitories)
A. Gonds                              I. Kichuki
B. Oraon                              II. Dhumkuria
C. Bhutia                             III. Gotul
D. Angami Naga                   IV. Rang - Bang
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    II III I IV
  2. B
    III II IV I
  3. C
    I IV II III
  4. D
    I II III IV
Question 22Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Prejudice is one thing. Discrimination is something else.
Reason (R) : Prejudice is a matter of belief. Discrimination is a mode of behaviour.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options 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 23Single Answer
Who has classified action into logical and non - logical action ?
  1. A
    Max Weber
  2. B
    T Parsons
  3. C
    V Pareto
  4. D
    None of these
Question 24Single Answer
Who wrote the book, 'Caste and Race in India' ?
  1. A
    AR Desai
  2. B
    GS Ghurye
  3. C
    Louis Dumont
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 25Single Answer
Which among the following are relevant and related to the National Policy on Education ?
I. Radha Krishnan Commission
II. Mudaliar Commission
III. Kidwai Commission
IV. Kothari Commission
V. Tendulkar Commission
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    I, II and V
  3. C
    I, II and IV
  4. D
    I, II and III
Question 26Single Answer
The most systematic general theory of cultural reproduction is given by
  1. A
    Karl Mannheim
  2. B
    Pierre Bourdieu
  3. C
    Auguste Comte
  4. D
    Durkheim
Question 27Single Answer
Which of the following is a structure of relationships linking social actors, or the set of actors and the ties among them ?
  1. A
    Social organisation
  2. B
    Social network
  3. C
    Social development
  4. D
    Social institution
Question 28Single Answer
Adopting a historical approach to the dispersal of people, R Cohen identifies the following categories of diasporas.
I. Victim diasporas
II. Labour diasporas
III. Trading diasporas
IV. Imperial diasporas
V. Cultural diasporas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, IV and V
  2. B
    I and V
  3. C
    Only I
  4. D
    I, II, III, IV and V
Question 29Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Enhancing global consciousness is a vital dimension of increasing environmental awareness.
Reason (R) : Our choices and actions are responsible for our actions towards ecology.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options 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 30Single Answer
The durable relations between a food - producing family and the families that supply them with goods and services are known as
  1. A
    Service caste - higher caste relations
  2. B
    Producer - supplier relations
  3. C
    Caste relations
  4. D
    Jajmani relations
Question 31Single Answer
The Generalised Elsewhere' has been given by
  1. A
    GH Mead
  2. B
    Alex Inkeles
  3. C
    TB Bottomore
  4. D
    Joshua Meyrowitz
Question 32Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I                                               List - II
A. Harijan                               I. Constitutional and administrative
B. SC/ST                               II. Political and cultural
C. Dalit                                  III. Political and administrative
D. Maha - Dalit                       IV. Moral and ethical
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    IV II I III
  3. C
    IV II I III
  4. D
    III II IV I
Question 33Single Answer
Who among the following used 'Comparative and Historical Research Method' in their study ?
  1. A
    Auguste Comte
  2. B
    Karl Marx
  3. C
    Lewis Morgan
  4. D
    All of these
Question 34Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I  (Book)                                                     List - II (Authors)
A. The Sociology of Disaster                                 I. Jeffery D Sachs
B. Environmental Sociology                                  II. Ram Ahuja
C. The Age of Sustainable Development                III. Thomas E Drabek
D. Social Problems in India                                  IV. John Hannigan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    IV I II III
  2. B
    I III IV II
  3. C
    III IV I II
  4. D
    IV I III II
Question 35Single Answer
Which one of the following was not a direct cause of the decline of the pre - British village artisan industries ?
  1. A
    Introduction of railways
  2. B
    Growth of modern industries in India
  3. C
    Introduction of money economy in India
  4. D
    Development of road transportation system
Question 36Single Answer
......... was first developed by sociologists, B Glaser and A Strauss (1967), in an attempt to come to grips with their clinical research in medical sociology.
  1. A
    Conflict Theory
  2. B
    Structural Functionalist Theory
  3. C
    Functionalist Theory
  4. D
    Grounded Theory
Question 37Single Answer
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Discrimination is a mode of behaviour.
Reason (R) : To discriminate means to deny an individual or a group, a privilege or an opportunity or a pleasure that is thereupon reserved for one's own group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options 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 38Single Answer
There are two levels of meanings which are implicit in Sanskritisation. These are
  1. A
    historical specific and contextual specific
  2. B
    contextual specific and culture specific
  3. C
    historical specific and culture specific
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 39Single Answer
Who is known as the 'Bourgeois Marx' ?
  1. A
    Emile Durkheim
  2. B
    Max Weber
  3. C
    Talcott Parsons
  4. D
    Georg Simmel
Question 40Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Principles)                                                          List - II (Meaning)
A. Phenominalism                           I. Knowledge is arrived at through the gathering of facts that provide the basis for laws.
B. Deductivism                                II. Asserts that social phenomena and their meanings are continually being accomplished by social actors.
C. Inductivism                                 III. The purpose of theory is to generate hypothesis that can be tested.
D. Constructionism                         IV. Only phenomena and hence knowledge confirmed by the senses can be warranted as knowledge.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    II IV I III
  3. C
    IV III I II
  4. D
    III II I IV
Question 41Single Answer
Consider the following statements and state which of the following is/are correct ?
I. Fantasy city is a type of city in which great emphasis is placed on creating a spectacle, especially for consumption, leisure and tourism.
II. Edge cities are located at the innermost rings of large cities.
III. Megacities are cities with population greater than 10 million people.
IV. Megalopolis is cluster of scantly populated cities that can stretch over great distances.
V. Metropolis is a large, powerful and culturally influential urban area consisting of a central city and surrounding suburbs.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    Only I
  2. B
    I and II
  3. C
    III and V
  4. D
    I, III and V
Question 42Single Answer
The #MeToo movement is a part of which wave of feminism ?
I. First Wave
II. Second Wave
III. Third Wave
IV. Fourth Wave
V. Fifth Wave
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    II and III
  3. C
    III and V
  4. D
    Only IV
Question 43Single Answer
....... is an approach originally developed by Dorothy Smith (1978) to better understand women's everyday experiences by discovering the power relations that shape those experiences.
  1. A
    Case study
  2. B
    Content analysis
  3. C
    Institutional ethnography
  4. D
    Participatory action research
Question 44Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correct ?
  1. A
    Status – Social position
  2. B
    Role – Behavioural expectations
  3. C
    Socialisation – Process of learning
  4. D
    Values – Specific guidelines
Question 45Single Answer
What are the main features of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ?
  1. A
    Number of disabilities increased from 7 to 21
  2. B
    Percentage of reservation increased from 3% to 4%
  3. C
    Special courts, to handle cases related to violation of Rights of Person with Disabilities, set up in each district.
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 46Single Answer
A biological being is transformed into a social being with the help of the following
  1. A
    Socialisation
  2. B
    Institutionalisation
  3. C
    Structuration
  4. D
    Alienation
Question 47Single Answer
Who wrote the book, "The Lonely Crowd' ?
  1. A
    Howard Rheingold
  2. B
    Bruno Latour
  3. C
    David Riesman
  4. D
    Georg Simmel
Question 48Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II
List - I (Thinkers)                    List - II (Work)
A. GH Mead                          I. Structuration
B. E Goffman                         II. Governmentality
C. M Foucault                        III. Symbolic interactionism
D. A Giddens                         IV. Total institutions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    IV I II III
  2. B
    III IV II I
  3. C
    III IV II I
  4. D
    II I IV III
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following constitutes an important methodological components in Foucault's works ?
I. Discipline and Punish
II. The History of Sexuality
III. Madness and Civilisation
IV. The Archaeology of Knowledge
V. The Order of Things
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    Only IV
  3. C
    III, IV and V
  4. D
    IV and V
Question 50Single Answer
Given below are two statements.
Statement I : A major problem for empirical researchers is the connection between theory and observation referred to as rules of correspondence.
Statement II : In Sociology, the passage from observation to conceptualisation and back again requires a close examination of the manner in which our observations are organised and categorised, as well as, to the operationalisation of the concepts used to organise data.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    Both statement I and statement II are correct
  2. B
    Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
  3. C
    Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect
  4. D
    Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct
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