Saturday, January 29, 2022

(Sociology Questions - Answers)

64. According to whom ideology must be seen not merely as ‘false consciousness’ but as an important part of real social relations?
(1) Habermas
(2) Althusser
(3) Adorno
(4) Giddens

65. Unlike functionalism, neofunctionalism devotes roughly equal attention to which of the following?
(1) Action and Order
(2) Action and Reaction
(3) Beliefs and Practices
(4) Actor and Situation

66. Which term Althusser has used to convey the idea that major changes in society are complex and multiply?
(1) Multiplicity
(2) Over determination
(3) Contradiction
(4) Reductionism

67. According to Alexander which one of the following is not the problem associated with structural functionalism that neofunctionalism needs to overcome?
(1) Anti-individualism
(2) Conservatism
(3) Idealism
(4) Multidimensionalism

68. The concept ‘difference’ used by Derrida refers to two meanings. Which one of the following pairs is true?
(1) Differ and Prolong
(2) Distance and Closeness
(3) Defer and Delay
(4) Differ and Defer

69. An important aspect of Giddens’ structuration theory that gives dynamism to modernity is :-
 (1) Modern Institutions
 (2) Life World
 (3) Time and Space distanciation
 (4) Self identity

70. According to Giddens ‘structure’ refers to :-
 (1) Rules and Resources
 (2) Network of Social Relationships
 (3) A definite pattern
 (4) Norms and Values

71. ‘Gotul’ is found among :-
 (1) Bhil
 (2) Muria
 (3) Ho
 (4) Bhotia

72. Which article provides for assistance to the states for the implementation of provisions of the Constitution of India, meant for the Welfare of the SCs and the STs ?
 (1) 275
 (2) 238
 (3) 224
 (4) 339

73. Which of the following tribes were studied by Surajit Sinha?
 A. Bhumij
 B. Bhils
 C. Oriya
 D. Maria Gonds

 Select the correct answer using the codes given below :-
  (1) A and B
  (2) A and C
  (3) A and D
  (4) All of the above

74. Who, among the following, are associated with Indianisation of Sociology?
 (1) GS Ghurye | AK Saran | DP Mukherji
 (2) GS Ghurye | TK Oommen | AK  Saran
 (3) GS Ghurye | AR Desai | DP Mukherji
 (4) GS Ghurye | TK Oommen | AR Desai

75. Technological development and the extent of geographical and social isolation are the parameters used to differentiate tribal communities one from the other. Who said this?
 (1) NK Bose
 (2) Surajit Sinha
 (3) DP Mukherji
 (4) GS Ghurye

76. Of the following who is well known for using subaltern perspective in studying the Indian Society?
 (1) DP Mukherji
 (2) YB Damle
 (3) Gail Omvedt
 (4) NK Bose

77. Which is the term used by Giddens for the contemporary crisis?
 (1) Manufactured uncertainties
 (2) Fluid Society
 (3) Imagined nationalism
 (4) Closed boundaries

78. The main limitation of structural functional perspective is that it :-
 (1) is suffering from unreliability.
 (2) is not based on empirical evidence.
 (3) considers only the static picture currently available at the time of field work.
 (4) gives importance to field work.

79. In our country the child labour is actually practiced in :-
 (1) Service sector in the formal organizations
 (2) Formal productive units
 (3) Software units
 (4) Cottage industries

80. Which one among the following is not the cause of ethnonationalism in India?
 (1) The uneven distribution of resources.
 (2) The process of democratization.
 (3) Mass education.
 (4) Empowerment of women.

81. Who among the following has mobilized the poor for the right to information in Rajasthan particularly and other parts of the country as well?
 (1) Mridula Mukherjee
 (2) Aruna Roy
 (3) Pupul Jayakar
 (4) Krishan Bhatia

82. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Slum dwellers living in Central part of cities are uprooted and displaced frequently in the name of encroachments.
Reason (R) : Cities’ Central places are more valuable for urban local bodies in the present neo-liberal markets to fetch much revenue.

 Select the correct answer from the following codes:-
 Codes :-
 (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
 (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
 (4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

83. Modern criminology is concerned to discover ways of :-
  (1) Reducing crime and delinquency.
  (2) Successful treatment for offenders.
  (3) Crime detection.
  (4) Both (1) and (2)

84. According to RK Merton, which path is followed by the drug addicts?
 (1) Ritualism
 (2) Frustration
 (3) Rejectionism
 (4) Retreatism

85. Who among the following attempted to discover the social causes of suicide by relating the rates of suicide in different social groups to the characteristics of the group?
 (1) EH Sutherland
 (2) E Durkheim
 (3) Max Weber
 (4) RK Merton

86. Which one of the following is not an objective of ‘Science Policy – 2003’ ?
 (1) Accomplishing national strategy and security related objectives by using latest advances in science and technology.
 (2) Invite private parties to invest in research and development.
 (3) Foster scientific research in Universities and other academic bodies.
 (4) Empowerment of women in all science and technology.

87. By connecting countries, globalization has resulted into :-
 (1) Lesser competition among producers.
 (2) Greater competition among producers.
 (3) Making a country dependent on others.
 (4) No competition among the producers.

88. Who among the following are the prominent members of little tradition in Indian Society?
(1) Folk artists
(2) Teachers
(3) Elites
(4) Nobles

89. Pauperization means :-
  (A) the process of making people pauper or impoverishing.
  (B) a state of extreme poverty or destitution.
  (C) a state of fulfilment of minimum needs.
  (D) a state of indigence.

 Select the correct answer from the codes given below:-
 (1) a, b and c
 (2) b, c and d
 (3) a, c and d
 (4) b, d and a

90. Which among the following is not the essential characteristic of bureaucracy?
 (1) Oral communication
 (2) Division of labour
 (3) Written rules
(4) Impersonal relations

91. When did the first National Commission on Labour submit its Report on labour problems, both in the organized and unorganized sector?
 (1) 2002
 (2) 1969
 (3) 1952
 (4) 2006

92. Which statement among the following is associated with the understanding of a "Postindustrial city"?
 (1) A city with only a few thousand people living within its borders and characterized by a relatively closed class system and limited mobility.
 (2) A city in which global finance and the electronic flow of information dominate the economy.
 (3) A city that lacks proper infrastructure and is over crowded with tourists.
 (4) A city that is newly established for the governing elite of the country.

93. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :- Assertion (A) : Majority of the Coastal States in India are highly urbanized.
Reason (R) : They had early interaction with other countries.
Select the correct answer from the codes give below :-
Codes :-
 (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
 (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
 (4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

94. In India the dual report system is being used for reliable estimates of Vital statistics as part of :- (1) Sample Registration System
(2) National Sample Survey
(3) Population Register
(4) National Family Health Survey

95. For Whom, "patriarchy is no less inflicting than caste"?
 (1) Self Employed Women’s Associations
 (2) Dalit Women’s Organizations
 (3) Human Rights Movements
 (4) Alliance for Restoration of peace

96. Which one of the following gender-related issues, according to the Supreme Court guidelines, formed into an Act in 2013?
 (1) Dowry deaths
 (2) Honour killings
 (3) Sexual Harassment at the workplace
 (4) Domestic Violence

(3) Sexual Harassment at the workplace

97. In the wake of globalization Indian economy has:-
(1) Reasserted to its commitment to socialist path of development.
(2) Reasserted to mix economic path. 
(3) Reasserted the Gandhian models of self-sufficiency.
(4) opened up to economic neo-liberalism.

(4) opened up to economic neo-liberalism.

98. Who define "Sociology may be defined as scientific knowledge about human relations"?
(1) Ward
(2) Giddings
(3) Cuber
(4) Johnson

(3) Cuber

99. "Taravad" is a kind of :-
 (1) a kinship usage
 (2) a rule of residence
 (3) an extended family
 (4) a community

100. The Industrial Disputes Act enacted in _____?
(A) 1947
(B) 1955
(C) 1970
(D) 1935

(Answer Key)
64. (2) Althusser
65. (1) Action and Order
66. (2) Over determination
67. (4) Multidimensionalism
68. (4) Differ and Defer
69. (3) Time and Space distanciation
70. (1) Rules and Resources
71. (2) Muria
72. (1) 275
73. (3) A and D
74. (1) GS Ghurye | AK Saran | DP Mukherji
75. (1) NK Bose
76. (3) Gail Omvedt
77. (1) Manufactured uncertainties
78. (3) considers only the static picture currently available at the time of field work.
79. (4) Cottage industries
80. (4) Empowerment of women.
81. (2) Aruna Roy
82. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
83. (4) Both (1) and (2)
84. (4) Retreatism
85. (2) Emile Durkheim
86. (2) Invite private parties to invest in research and development.
87. (2) Greater competition among producers.
88. (1) Folk artists
89. (4) b, d and a
90. (1) Oral communication
91. (2) 1969
92. (2) A city in which global finance and the electronic flow of information dominate the economy.
93. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
94. (1) Sample Registration System
95. (2) Dalit Women’s Organizations
96. (3) Sexual Harassment at the workplace
97. (4) Opened up to economic neo-liberalism.
98. (C) Cuber
99. (3) An extended Family
100. (A) 1947

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