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1. 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
(vi) Drought
Choose the correct answer form the codes given below :
Codes :
(A). Development projects– Land alienation – Debt trap
(B). Deforestation – Debt trap – Drought
(C). Development projects – Land acquisition – Drought
(D). Development projects – Deforestation – Land acquisition
Right Answer: D
2. 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
Right Answer: D
3. 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
Right Answer: A
4. 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. Ghurye i. Village India
b. McKim Marriot ii. The social Background of Indian Nationalism
c. A.R. Desai iii. The structure of Hindu Society
d. N.K. Bose iv. Occidental civilization
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv i ii iii
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). iii iv i ii
Right Answer: C
5. "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
Right Answer: C
6. 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
Right Answer: B
7. 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
Right Answer: A
8. Who is the author of the book 'The Ultimate Resource' ?
(A). Paul Ehrlich
(B). Julian Linken Simon
(C). Frank Notestein
(D). Kingsley Davis
Right Answer: B
9. Match the List-I with the List-II given below :
(A). 2 3 4 1
(B). 1 3 4 2
(C). 4 3 1 2
(D). 3 2 1 4
Right Answer: C
10. 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
Right Answer: A
11. "Sampurnanand Ashram" is associated with which of the following ?
(A). Borstal School
(B). Open Jail
(C). Closed Jail
(D). Remand Home
Right Answer: B
12. 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 enjoy the power and authority 1. Biogrammay
b. Belief that one sex is innately superior to the other 2. Matriarchy
c. Social system in which women inherit property rights 3. Patriarchy
d. Genetically based programme which predisposes mankind to behave in certain ways 4. Sexism
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 3 1 2 4
(C). 3 4 2 1
(D). 4 2 1 3
Right Answer: C
13. Who coined the concept of Vote Bank ?
(A). Rajani Kothari
(B). M.N. Srinivas
(C). Yogendra Yadav
(D). A.R. Desai
Right Answer: B
14. 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 :
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: B
15. 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.
Right Answer: A
16. 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.
Right Answer: C
17. Assertion {A} : 'Systematic Source Book in Rural Sociology' vol. 1 edited by Sorokin, Zimmerman and Galpin 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 :
Codes :
(A). 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.
Right Answer: A
18. 'Incarceration' means
(A). Freedom
(B). Punishment
(C). Furlough
(D). Probation
Right Answer: B
19. A sociological analysis of gender entails that one must examine :
(A). Gender Division
(B). Gender Dis-examination
(C). Gender Performance
(D). All of the above
Right Answer: D
20. Transformation of Human Societies from agrarian to industrial and to postindustrial has widely been shaped by :
(A). Technological innovations
(B). Application of knowledge for productivity
(C). Both {A} and {B}
(D). Training for work
Right Answer: C
21. Who has given the concept of 'Born Criminal' ?
(A). Sutherland
(B). Lombroso
(C). Tarde
(D). Gillin
Right Answer: B
22. 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
Right Answer: A
23. 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.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: B
24. Through which process the worker's benefits are derived in an Industry ?
(A). Arbitration
(B). Conciliation
(C). Collective Bargaining
(D). Adjudication
Right Answer: C
25. Who mentioned Alienation as the consequence of division of labour ?
(A). Sorokin
(B). Durkheim
(C). Gillin
(D). Marx
Right Answer: D
26. Assertion {A} : Low child sex ratio in India is mainly due to female foeticide.
Reason {R} : Son Preference is quite strong in India due to patrilineal system.
Code :
(A). 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
Right Answer: A
27. 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. Mediumterm 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.
Codes : a b c
(A). 3 1 2
(B). 1 3 2
(C). 2 3 1
(D). 1 2 3
Right Answer: B
28. Knowledge based development does not depend on :
(A). Knowledge Accumulation
(B). Knowledge Dissemination
(C). Knowledge for Assumption
(D). Knowledge for Production
Right Answer: C
29. Which is not an attribute of rural society ?
(A). Joint family
(B). Agrarian economy
(C). Pre-dominance of natural environment
(D). Rural differentiation
Right Answer: D
30. 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.
Code :
(A). 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.
Right Answer: A
31. 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
Right Answer: D
32. 'Live-in relationship' is a recent phenomenon visible and accepted in which society ?
(A). Tribal
(B). Rural
(C). Urban
(D). Cosmopolitan
Right Answer: D
33. Major focus of Environment Conference Rio-92 was on ;
(A). Human Development
(B). Sustainable Development
(C). Poverty Reduction
(D). Population Control
Right Answer: B
34. 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
Right Answer: A
35. 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 :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 4 1 2
(D). 2 3 4 1
Right Answer: A
36. 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
Right Answer: B
37. 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 defence technology
(D). Free flow of foreign capital technology
Right Answer: C
38. Select one of the following set of processes leading to stable population structure.
(A). Constant birth and death rate
(B). Increasing birth rate and constant death rate
(C). Decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate
(D). Constant birth rate and decreasing death rate
Right Answer: A
39. 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
Right Answer: D
40. 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 urban dwellers in million plus cities/urban agglomerations 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 2001 in million plus cities.
Right Answer: C
41. 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
Codes : a b c d
(A). 2 3 4 1
(B). 2 1 3 4
(C). 4 3 2 1
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: B
42. 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
Right Answer: B
43. In a mature form, the modern 'Demographic Transition' model theory is associated with
(A). Kingsley Davis
(B). Frank Notestein
(C). Thomas Malthus
(D). W.W. Roskow
Right Answer: B
44. 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
Codes :
(A). 1, 2, 4
(B). 2, 3, 4
(C). 1, 2, 3
(D). 1, 3, 4
Right Answer: C
45. 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 place of normal residence 1. Forced Migration
b. Spouse and children joining the person, who lives other the place of normal residence 2. Circular Migration
c. Persons displaced by war/violence and camped in out on other place 3. Migrant
d. Person/Group seeking work each year for a short time in another place, than their normal residence and coming back to place of origin 4. Associative Migration
Codes : a b c d
(A). 3 4 1 2
(B). 3 2 4 1
(C). 1 2 4 3
(D). 4 3 2 1
Right Answer: A
46. 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)
Right Answer: D
47. Who has authored the book "Social Deviance in India" ?
(A). Sushil Chandra
(B). M.Z. Khan
(C). S.P. Srivastava
(D). R. Ahuja
Right Answer: A
48. 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.
Right Answer: C
49. 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 and L.E. Ohlin 2. Delinquency and Opportunity
c. A.K. Cohen 3. Delinquent Boys
d. J. Bowlby 4. Forty-four Juvenile Thieves.
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 4 2 1
(D). 2 1 3 4
Right Answer: A
50. 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
Right Answer: B
51. Assertion {A} : Development often leads to upsurge of Ethnic movement.
Reason {R} : Displacement of people takes place due to construction of big dams.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: C
52. Which of the following communicable diseases is yet to be completely eradicated in India ?
(A). Tuberculosis
(B). Cholera
(C). Small Pox
(D). None of the above
Right Answer: A
53. By "Hindu Method of Tribal absorption" N.K. Bose means
(A). Forcible absorption of the tribals into the Hindu social organization
(B). Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribals because of superior cultural system
(C). Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it
(D). Exploitation of the tribals by the colonial power
Right Answer: C
54. 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. Gynarchy 3. Men's rule
d. Gynocracy 4. Presence of male and female characteristics in the same person
Codes : a b c
(A). 1 3 4 2
(B). 4 1 3 2
(C). 3 4 1 2
(D). 4 1 2 3
Right Answer: C
55. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Maternity Benefit Act 1. 1961
b. Industrial Dispute Act 2. 1947
c. Factory Act 3. 1948
d. Workmen's Compensation Act 4. 1923
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 2 1 3 4
(D). 1 2 4 3
Right Answer: A
56. 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
Right Answer: D
57. 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
Right Answer: B
58. 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
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 4 3 2
(B). 3 4 1 2
(C). 4 1 2 3
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: B
59. Match an item in List-I and List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List-I (Books) List-II(Authors)
a. Castes and Race in India i. S.C. Dube
b. Remembered Village ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Rajasthan Village iii. G.S. Ghurye
d. Indian Village iv. B.R. Chauhan
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). iii i iv ii
Right Answer: C
60. 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
Right Answer: D
61. Who observed that knowledge and power coexist and mutually support one another ?
(A). J. Derrida
(B). A. Giddens
(C). J. Habermas
(D). M. Foucault
Right Answer: D
62. 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, alter them
(D). The way in which sociologists reflect the social conditions of a community
Right Answer: C
63. 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). 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
Right Answer: B
64. Which of the following are associated with the strategic gender concerns ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) Food security
(ii) Consciousness raising
(iii) Education
(iv) Income generation programmes
(v) Political empowerment
Codes :
(A). (i), (ii), (iv)
(B). (ii), (iii), (v)
(C). (iii), (iv), (v)
(D). (v), (i), (iv)
Right Answer: B
65. 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 i. Writing and Difference
b. Jacques Derrida ii. Discipline and Punish
c. Anthony Giddens iii. Studies in Ethnomethodology
d. Harold Garfinkel iv. The Constitution of Society : The theory of Structuration
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv iii ii i
(C). ii i iii iv
(D). ii i iv iii
Right Answer: D
66. 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
Right Answer: C
67. Who suggested to study Rural-urban continuum first, in sociological research ?
(A). A. Sorokin and Zimmerman
(B). Robert Redfield
(C). Mckin Marriot
(D). G.S. Ghurye
Right Answer: A
68. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Beyond globalization : shaping a sustainable global economy 1. Henderson Hazel
b. Rethinking globalisation : critical issues and policy choices 2. Martin Khor
c. Globalisation and India 3. Purushottam Bhattacharya and Ajitava Chowdhary .
d. Globalisation challenges in India 4. Alok Roy
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 2 1 3 4
(D). 1 2 4 3
Right Answer: A
69. 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
Right Answer: B
70. 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 housing
Right Answer: C
71. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
a. Crime and Personality 1. H. Eysenck
b. Human Deviance, Social problems and Social control 2. E.M. Lemert
c. Delinquency and Drift 3. D. Matza
d. Juvenile Delinquency and urban areas 4. C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 2 1 4
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: A
72. Assertion {A} :Rural sociology is a well developed and oldest field of sociology discipline in India.
Reason {R} : Many prominent Indian social anthropologists and sociologists studied Indian rural society from early 20th century.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A). {A} is true, but {R} is false.
(B). {A} is false, but {R} is true.
(C). Both {A} and {R} are true.
(D). Both {A} and {R} are false.
Right Answer: C
73. Choose the correct stages in the evolution of human society.
(A). Hunting and food gathering, hoeculture and domestication of animals, agricultural economy based on plough and domesticated animals and modern industrial capitalistic production.
(B). Hunting and gathering, agricultural economy and domestication of animals and modern industrial capitalism.
(C). Gathering, hunting, pastoral, agrarian, mechanised agricultural production.
(D). Food gathering, hunting, pastoral, horticulture and agriculture.
Right Answer: A
74. The process of social change to which people attribute positive values is termed as :
(A). Globalization
(B). Urbanization
(C). Development
(D). Economic Growth
Right Answer: C
75. Who authored the Book, 'More Equality' ?
(A). Herbert J. Gans
(B). J.C. Kincaid
(C). A.K. Sen
(D). A. Gorz
Right Answer: A
76. Who argued that 'By studying traditions of Indian society change can be understood' ?
(A). A.K. Saran
(B). M.N. Srinivas
(C). S.C. Dube
(D). D.P. Mukherjee
Right Answer: D
77. Choose the correct sequence of societal evolution in order of increasing complexity.
(A). Agriculture, Gathering-hunting and Industrial Societies
(B). Hunting-gathering, Agriculture and Industrial Societies
(C). Hunting-gathering, Industrial Societies and Agriculture
(D). Pastoral, Industrial and Agriculture
Right Answer: B
78. Match the following statements in List - I with the concepts given in List - II :
List - I (Statements) List - II (Concepts)
a. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture i. Westernisation
b. Which yields economical or political power and occupies a higher position in society ii. Dominant castes
c. People of lower castes collectively try to adopt upper caste practices and beliefs to acquire higher status iii. Sanskritisation
d. Explain the changes brought about the Indian societies through western contact iv. Ethnocentrism
Codes : a b c d
(A). i iii iv ii
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). ii iv i iii
Right Answer: C
79. Sustainable development is characterized by
(i) Judicious use of resources
(ii) Maintaining Ecological balance
(iii) Deforestation
(iv) Keeping soil fertility durable for future generation
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A). (i) (ii) (iii)
(B). (i) (ii) (iv)
(C). (i) (iii) (iv)
(D). (iv) (ii) (iii)
Right Answer: B
80. Who is the author of the book 'Peasant Society and Culture' ?
(A). A.R. Desai
(B). Robert Redfield
(C). M. Mead
(D). R.H. Lowie
Right Answer: B
81. Match List - I with List - II :
List - I List - II
a. The World of Work i. Edward Gross
b. The Sociology of Work ii. Peter Blau
c. Bureaucracy in Modern Society iii. Theodore Caplow
d. Work and Society iv. Robert Dubin
Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). iii iv i ii
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). i iii ii i
Right Answer: A
82. “By ‘cultural dope’ I refer to the man-in-the-sociologist’s-society who produces the stable features of society in compliance with preestablished and legitimate alternatives of action that the culture provides.” Who made the above statement ?
(A). T. Parsons
(B). J. Derrida
(C). H. Garfinkel
(D). A. Giddens
Right Answer: C
83. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion {A} and the other as Reason {R}.
Assertion {A} : Giddens observes that the concept of structuration helps to understand the importance of social practices over both actions and structures.
Reason {R} : Structuration implies dualism of society and individual.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes.
Codes :
(A). 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} are false.
Right Answer: A
84. Which of the following development perspectives encompasses the notion of sustainable development as its central objective ?
(A). Women in Development (WID)
(B). Women and Development (WAD)
(C). Gender and Development (GAD)
(D). Women Environment and Development (WED)
Right Answer: D
85. Eco-feminism grew in India as the result of
(A). Participation in Chipko Movement
(B). Women's participation in Dandi March
(C). Women's participation in Freedom Struggle
(D). Women's participation in Lokpal Movement
Right Answer: A
86. Which sequence of perspectives on Gender and Development is followed in India ?
(A). Welfare, Development, Empowerment
(B). Politicization, Welfare, Globalisation
(C). Welfare, Politicisation, Modernisation
(D). Affirmative action, Welfare, Politicisation
Right Answer: A
87. India's path of development is based on
(A). Private enterprise
(B). Private and State enterprise
(C). State enterprise
(D). Gandhian model
Right Answer: B
88. Match the items in the List - I with the List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Liberal i. Wallerstein
b. Uneven development ii. Andre Gounder Frank
c. Centreperiphery iii. Samir Amin
d. Worldsystem iv. Gunnar Myrdal
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). ii iii i iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). iii ii iv i
Right Answer: A
89. Who authored the book, 'Annihilation of Caste' ?
(A). A.R. Desai
(B). David Hardiman
(C). B.R. Ambedkar
(D). N.K. Bose
Right Answer: C
90. Who has examined the phenomenon of Islamization in the context of unity in diversity in India ?
(A). Yogendra Singh
(B). Imtiaz Ahmed
(C). Jalal Asad
(D). S.C. Dube
Right Answer: A
91. Assertion {A} : Green revolution resulted in agrarian prosperity.
Reason {R} : All agrarian classes gained economically.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: D
92. The Minimum Wages Act was enacted in the year
(A). 1949
(B). 1950
(C). 1948
(D). 1952
Right Answer: C
93. Who regards American Society as a "great saleroom" filled with hypocrisy, deceit and insincerity ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). C. Wright Mills
(C). T. Parsons
(D). E. Durkheim
Right Answer: B
94. The concept of Rajputization was coined by
(A). N.K. Bose
(B). Surajit Sinha
(C). David Hardiman
(D). M.N. Srinivasan
Right Answer: B
95. Which of the following is not the indicator of Human Development ?
(A). Scientific Orientation
(B). Improvement in quality of life
(C). Gender equality
(D). Widow remarriage
Right Answer: D
96. Who has discussed the Modes of Adaptation in American Society for the development of deviant behaviour ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). G. Tarde
(D). T. Parsons
Right Answer: A
97. Who authored the book 'Culture Change in India; Identity & Globalization' ?
(A). T.K. Oommen
(B). Yogendra Singh
(C). A.K. Saran
(D). Dipenkar Gupta
Right Answer: B
98. Match the items in List - I with the items in List - II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List - I (Books) List - II (Authors)
a. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life i. Max Weber
b. Religion of India ii. E.E. Evans- Pritchard
c. Primitive Religion iii. Emile Durkheim
d. Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India iv. M.N. Srinivasan
v. Robert N. Bellah
Codes : a b c d
(A). iii i v iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv v iii ii
(D). iii ii iv i
Right Answer: B
99. In which of the following Indian sociological studies was structuralfunctional approach adopted ?
(A). Social Background of Indian Nationalism
(B). Society and Religion among the Coorgs of South India
(C). Peasant Movements in India
(D). Diversities
Right Answer: B
100. Which of the following is not included in the Gender Inequality Index ?
(A). Capacity to determine one's own life chances
(B). Adolescent fertility
(C). Political representation
(D). Labour force participation
Right Answer: A
101. Who has made the statement 'Caste is closed class and class is open caste' ?
(A). D. Hardiman
(B). L. Dumont
(C). S. Espstein
(D). Milton Singer
Right Answer: A
102. 'Doing Gender' requires working with
(A). Women only
(B). Women and men also
(C). Women and men separately
(D). Women and men together
Right Answer: D
103. Who described modernization as the transition from ‘Gemeinshaft’ to ‘Gesellshaft’, which signifies the progressive loss of community amid growing individualism ?
(A). M. Weber
(B). F. Toennies
(C). Amitai Etzioni
(D). David Reisman
Right Answer: B
104. Neo-functionalism was developed by
(A). B. Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe Brown
(B). Alexander C. Jeffrey and P. Colomy
(C). Alexander C. Jeffrey and L. Coser
(D). Talcott Parsons and Marian J. Levy
Right Answer: B
105. Who amongst the following is not connected with phenomenological sociology ?
(A). Alfred Schutz
(B). Max Weber
(C). Peter Berger
(D). Ralph Dahrendorf
Right Answer: D
106. Which one of the following is, according to Giddens, not true ?
(A). The concept of structuration implies that the constitutions of agents are structure are two independently given sets of phenomena.
(B). ‘Agents’ and ‘Structures’ suggest dualism.
(C). ‘Agents’ and ‘Structures’ are locked in an irreconcilable conflict.
(D). There is a dialectic relationship between ‘structure’ and ‘agency’
Right Answer: B
107. 73rd Constitution of Amendment is responsible for
(A). Emergence of rural leadership
(B). Empowerment of rural women
(C). Gram Panchayat's functioning
(D). Representation of rural youth
Right Answer: B
108. According to whom “Crime is an integral part of all healthy societies” ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). A. Cohen
(D). D. Matza
Right Answer: B
109. Marxist Feminists explain patriarchy in terms of
(A). Lack of equal opportunities for men and women
(B). Oppression of women economically, politically and sexually
(C). Exploitation of women through domestic labour
(D). Double oppression of capitalism and male domination
Right Answer: D
110. The theory of scientific management was first spelt out in detail by whom ?
(A). Tom Burns
(B). G.M. Stalker
(C). F.W. Taylor
(D). None of the above
Right Answer: C
111. Who coined the concept of ‘Culture of Poverty’ ?
(A). Oscar Lewis
(B). Walter B. Miller
(C). Robert Redfield
(D). M.N. Srinivas
Right Answer: A
112. “Action and Its Environments” was written by
(A). Talcott Parsons
(B). Juergen Habermas
(C). A.C. Jeffrey
(D). Max Weber
Right Answer: C
113. Juergen Habermas was concerned mainly with
(A). Work and exploitation
(B). Post modernism
(C). Functionalism
(D). Communication
Right Answer: D
114. In “the case of kinship... the observable phenomena result from the action of laws which are general but implicit.” Who made the statement ?
(A). Meyer Fortes
(B). Lucy Mair
(C). Robin Fox
(D). Claude Levi-Strauss
Right Answer: D
115. Avuncular relationship means the relationship
(A). between virilocal and neolocal families
(B). between the siblings
(C). between the parents and the offspring
(D). between uncle or aunt and nephew or niece.
Right Answer: D
116. Structuralism analyses the basic structures underlying human thinking and human social groups. The foregoing idea is most clearly suggested in the writings of
(A). S.F. Nadel
(B). A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
(C). Ferdinand de Saussare
(D). Claude Levi-Strauss
Right Answer: D
117. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(A). Deconstruction seeks to confirm metanarratives
(B). Deconstruction seeks to undermine the existing texts such as extant sociological theories
(C). Deconstruction seeks to unravel the inherent contradictions in existing knowledge.
(D). Deconstruction is a part of epistemological postmodernism
Right Answer: A
118. In whose words, punishment ‘Serves to heal the wound’s done to the collective sentiments’ ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). E.H. Sutherland
(D). D. Matza
Right Answer: B
119. Assertion {A} : The degree of decrease and increase in social solidarity leads people to commit suicide.
Reason {R} : In modern society people commit suicide, because of personal/self-centred reasons.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false but {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true but {R} is false.
(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}.
Right Answer: D
120. Match List - I with List - II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Differential Association theory i. E. Durkheim
b. Theories of Suicide ii. A. Cohen
c. Labelling theory iii. E.H. Sutherland
d. Delinquent sub-culture theory iv. H.S. Becker
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iii i iv ii
(C). ii iii iv i
(D). iv ii i iii
Right Answer: B
121. Positive checks are those which increase mortality, preventive checks are those which lower fertility,. This statement can be attributed to
(A). Adam Smith
(B). Karl Marx
(C). Thomas Malthus
(D). Mahatma Gandhi
Right Answer: C
122. Who defines ‘White Collar Crime’ as “Crimes committed by persons of high social status and respectability in the course of their occupations” ?
(A). H.S. Becker
(B). E.M. Lemert
(C). G. Tarde
(D). E.H. Sutherland
Right Answer: D
123. To explain deviance the ‘legitimate opportunity structure’ and the ‘illegitimate opportunity structure’ have been referred to by
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). D. Matza
(C). R.A. Cloward and L.E. Ohlin
(D). E. Durkheim
Right Answer: C
124. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I (Authors) List - II (Books)
a. Selig Harrison i. India : The Most Dangerous Decades Ahead
b. Lloyd Rudolph and Susan Rudolph ii. Modernity of Tradition
c. B. Baviskar iii. Politics of Development
d. Myron Weincy iv. Politics of Scarcity
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv iii ii i
(C). ii i iv iii
(D). iii ii i iv
Right Answer: A
125. Provision of houses/land to the displaced persons on account of industrialization falls under the purview of
(A). Trade Union
(B). Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.)
(C). Jamindar
(D). Panchayat
Right Answer: B
126. Assertion {A} : In contemporary Indian society the incidence of crime has increased. Police alone cannot prevent and control the rate of crime.
Reason {R} : The "community policing system" along with public co-operation could help in reducing the rate of crime.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false but {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true but {R} is false.
(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}.
Right Answer: D
127. During which decade, Census of India recorded absolute decline of population size ?
(A). 2001-2011
(B). 1911-1921
(C). 1941-1951
(D). 1981-1991
Right Answer: B
128. Which one of the following process defines Demographic Transition ?
(A). Migration and Fertility
(B). Mortality and Morbidity
(C). Fertility and Mortality
(D). Morbidity and Fertility
Right Answer: C
129. Assertion {A} : Less developed countries of the world have persistently shown evidence of higher population growth.
Reason {R} : Poor countries lack natural resources for development.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false, {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true, {R} is false.
(C). Both {A} and {R} are true.
(D). Both {A} and {R} are false.
Right Answer: B
130. Match List - I with List - II :
List - I List - II
a. Industrial Man i. T. Burns
b. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life ii. E. Goffman
c. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology iii. A. Gouldner
d. Introduction to Collective Behaviour iv. D.L. Miller
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iii iv ii i
(D). iv ii i iii
Right Answer: A
131. Who is the author of the book titled "Women's Role in Economic Development" ?
(A). Catharine Scott
(B). Nancy Hartsock
(C). Esther Boserup
(D). Dorothy Smith
Right Answer: B
132. Who is most closely connected with Phenomenological Sociology ?
(A). Max Weber
(B). Emile Durkheim
(C). Alfred Schutz
(D). Lewis Coser
Right Answer: C
133. Under high birth rate than the death rate for several generations, the shape of the 'population pyramid' will reflect
(A). Wider top, smaller base
(B). Wider base than the top
(C). Bulging middle than top and base
(D). Similarity in base, middle, and top
Right Answer: B
134. Which are modern rural social institutions in the post independent India ?
(i) Rural School
(ii) Rural Co-operative Society
(iii) Gram Panchayat
(iv) Village Khap Panchayat Find the correct combination according to
code :
(A). (i) and (ii)
(B). (iii) and (iv)
(C). (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D). (i), (ii) and (iii)
Right Answer: D
135. Which of the feminist ideologies seek to promote gender free society ?
(A). Socialist Feminism
(B). Radical Feminism
(C). Liberal Feminism
(D). Psychoanalytical Feminism
Right Answer: B
136. In the National Population Policy of India 2000, which one is not a demographics goal for 2010 ?
(A). Reduce infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 births.
(B). Reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100000 live births.
(C). Achieve 100 percent registration of births, deaths and marriages
(D). To compulsorily make 20 years as age of marriage for girls.
Right Answer: D
137. Who remarked regarding India’s Development as “Soft State” during 1960’s ?
(A). Max Weber
(B). Andre Beteille
(C). Gunnar Myrdal
(D). A.K. Sen
Right Answer: C
138. Match List - I with List - II and find the correct answer :
List - I List - II
a. Crude Birth Rate i. Deaths of persons per 1000 mid year total population
b. Crude Death Rate ii. Deaths of children under 1 year's of age per 1000 live births during a year
c. Infant Mortality Rate iii. Live births per 1000 total mid year
population
d. Life time Migration Rate iv. Number of persons enumerated other than their place of birth per 1000 total mid period population
Codes : a b c d
(A). iii ii i iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). i ii iv iii
Right Answer: B
139. The factors of Rural Social Change include :
(i) Electronic media
(ii) Farm technology
(iii) Rural ideology
(iv) Khap Panchayats
Find the correct combination according to code :
(A). (i) and (ii)
(B). (ii) and (iii)
(C). (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D). (i), (ii) and (iii)
Right Answer: A
140. 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. Physical violence i. Genital Mutilation
b. Emotional violence ii. Denial of economic resources
c. Economic violence iii. Deprivation of Conjugal rights
d. Cultural violence iv. Bride burning
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). i iii iv ii
(C). ii iv iii i
(D). iii i ii iv
Right Answer: A
141. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Cultural lag i. H. Cooley
b. Primary group ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Sanskritisation iii. W.F. Ogburn
d. Organic solidarity iv. E. Durkheim
Codes : a b c d
(A). ii i iii iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). i iv ii iii
Right Answer: B
142. Who made the distinction of two opposing spheres of "Female world of emotion and cooperation and male world of rationality and competition" ?
(A). John Bowlby
(B). Talcott Parsons
(C). Robin Fox
(D). George Peter Murdock
Right Answer: B
143. Contribution of social division of labour has been discussed in depth by
(A). Emile Durkheim
(B). Max Weber
(C). Vilfredo Pareto
(D). Pitirim Sorokin
Right Answer: A
144. "Brain Drain" is a concept associated with which one of the following ?
(A). Large scale immigration of technically qualified persons from less developed to developed countries.
(B). Large scale flight of labour from poor countries.
(C). Displacement of people due to war and violence
(D). Immigration of foreign experts during colonial rule
Right Answer: A
145. Match an item in List - I with an item in List - II :
List - I List - II
(Books) (Author)
a. Caste in Modern India and other Essays i. A. Beteille
b. Caste, Class and Power ii. Dumont
c. Homo Hierarchicus iii. A.R. Desai
d. Peasants Struggle in India iv. P. Gisbert
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv i ii iii
(B). iii ii iii iv
(C). i ii iv iii
(D). iv ii iii i
Right Answer: A
146. Gender roles involve ranking of men and women differently in terms of
(i) Roles
(ii) Relationships
(iii) Resources
(iv) Power
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A). (i) (ii) (iii)
(B). (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C). (i) (ii) (iv)
(D). (iv) (iii) (ii)
Right Answer: C
147. Match the women development approaches in the List - I with the Feminist Schools of Thought in the List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Women Development Approaches) (Feminist School of Thought)
a. WID i. Marxist Feminist Thought
b. WAD ii. Eco Feminist Thought
c. GAD iii. Liberal Feminist Thought
d. WED iv. Socialist Feminist Thought
Codes : a b c d
(A). i iii iv ii
(B). ii i iii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). iii i iv ii
Right Answer: D
148. The term proximate determinants of fertility was coined by
(A). Kingsley Davis
(B). Judith Blake
(C). John Bongaarts
(D). Karl Marx
Right Answer: C
149. Who is the author of the book entitled 'Alienation and Freedom" ?
(A). M. Blumer
(B). H. Braverman
(C). P.M. Blau
(D). R. Blauner
Right Answer: D
150. Which of the following States and Union Territories have the lowest overall sex-ratio as per the Census Report of 2011 ?
(A). Daman and Diu
(B). Punjab
(C). Andhra Pradesh
(D). Meghalaya
Right Answer: A
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Development projects
(iii) Debt trap
(iv) Land acquisition
(v) Land alienation
(vi) Drought
Choose the correct answer form the codes given below :
Codes :
(A). Development projects– Land alienation – Debt trap
(B). Deforestation – Debt trap – Drought
(C). Development projects – Land acquisition – Drought
(D). Development projects – Deforestation – Land acquisition
Right Answer: D
2. 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
Right Answer: D
3. 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
Right Answer: A
4. 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. Ghurye i. Village India
b. McKim Marriot ii. The social Background of Indian Nationalism
c. A.R. Desai iii. The structure of Hindu Society
d. N.K. Bose iv. Occidental civilization
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv i ii iii
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). iii iv i ii
Right Answer: C
5. "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
Right Answer: C
6. 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
Right Answer: B
7. 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
Right Answer: A
8. Who is the author of the book 'The Ultimate Resource' ?
(A). Paul Ehrlich
(B). Julian Linken Simon
(C). Frank Notestein
(D). Kingsley Davis
Right Answer: B
9. Match the List-I with the List-II given below :
List-I List-II
a. Ethnocentrism 1. People of lower castes collectively 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.
Codes : a b c d
(A). 2 3 4 1
(B). 1 3 4 2
(C). 4 3 1 2
(D). 3 2 1 4
Right Answer: C
10. 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
Right Answer: A
11. "Sampurnanand Ashram" is associated with which of the following ?
(A). Borstal School
(B). Open Jail
(C). Closed Jail
(D). Remand Home
Right Answer: B
12. 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 enjoy the power and authority 1. Biogrammay
b. Belief that one sex is innately superior to the other 2. Matriarchy
c. Social system in which women inherit property rights 3. Patriarchy
d. Genetically based programme which predisposes mankind to behave in certain ways 4. Sexism
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 3 1 2 4
(C). 3 4 2 1
(D). 4 2 1 3
Right Answer: C
13. Who coined the concept of Vote Bank ?
(A). Rajani Kothari
(B). M.N. Srinivas
(C). Yogendra Yadav
(D). A.R. Desai
Right Answer: B
14. 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 :
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: B
15. 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.
Right Answer: A
16. 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.
Right Answer: C
17. Assertion {A} : 'Systematic Source Book in Rural Sociology' vol. 1 edited by Sorokin, Zimmerman and Galpin 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 :
Codes :
(A). 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.
Right Answer: A
18. 'Incarceration' means
(A). Freedom
(B). Punishment
(C). Furlough
(D). Probation
Right Answer: B
19. A sociological analysis of gender entails that one must examine :
(A). Gender Division
(B). Gender Dis-examination
(C). Gender Performance
(D). All of the above
Right Answer: D
20. Transformation of Human Societies from agrarian to industrial and to postindustrial has widely been shaped by :
(A). Technological innovations
(B). Application of knowledge for productivity
(C). Both {A} and {B}
(D). Training for work
Right Answer: C
21. Who has given the concept of 'Born Criminal' ?
(A). Sutherland
(B). Lombroso
(C). Tarde
(D). Gillin
Right Answer: B
22. 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
Right Answer: A
23. 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.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: B
24. Through which process the worker's benefits are derived in an Industry ?
(A). Arbitration
(B). Conciliation
(C). Collective Bargaining
(D). Adjudication
Right Answer: C
25. Who mentioned Alienation as the consequence of division of labour ?
(A). Sorokin
(B). Durkheim
(C). Gillin
(D). Marx
Right Answer: D
26. Assertion {A} : Low child sex ratio in India is mainly due to female foeticide.
Reason {R} : Son Preference is quite strong in India due to patrilineal system.
Code :
(A). 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
Right Answer: A
27. 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. Mediumterm 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.
Codes : a b c
(A). 3 1 2
(B). 1 3 2
(C). 2 3 1
(D). 1 2 3
Right Answer: B
28. Knowledge based development does not depend on :
(A). Knowledge Accumulation
(B). Knowledge Dissemination
(C). Knowledge for Assumption
(D). Knowledge for Production
Right Answer: C
29. Which is not an attribute of rural society ?
(A). Joint family
(B). Agrarian economy
(C). Pre-dominance of natural environment
(D). Rural differentiation
Right Answer: D
30. 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.
Code :
(A). 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.
Right Answer: A
31. 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
Right Answer: D
32. 'Live-in relationship' is a recent phenomenon visible and accepted in which society ?
(A). Tribal
(B). Rural
(C). Urban
(D). Cosmopolitan
Right Answer: D
33. Major focus of Environment Conference Rio-92 was on ;
(A). Human Development
(B). Sustainable Development
(C). Poverty Reduction
(D). Population Control
Right Answer: B
34. 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
Right Answer: A
35. 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 :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 4 1 2
(D). 2 3 4 1
Right Answer: A
36. 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
Right Answer: B
37. 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 defence technology
(D). Free flow of foreign capital technology
Right Answer: C
38. Select one of the following set of processes leading to stable population structure.
(A). Constant birth and death rate
(B). Increasing birth rate and constant death rate
(C). Decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate
(D). Constant birth rate and decreasing death rate
Right Answer: A
39. 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
Right Answer: D
40. 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 urban dwellers in million plus cities/urban agglomerations 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 2001 in million plus cities.
Right Answer: C
41. 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
Codes : a b c d
(A). 2 3 4 1
(B). 2 1 3 4
(C). 4 3 2 1
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: B
42. 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
Right Answer: B
43. In a mature form, the modern 'Demographic Transition' model theory is associated with
(A). Kingsley Davis
(B). Frank Notestein
(C). Thomas Malthus
(D). W.W. Roskow
Right Answer: B
44. 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
Codes :
(A). 1, 2, 4
(B). 2, 3, 4
(C). 1, 2, 3
(D). 1, 3, 4
Right Answer: C
45. 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 place of normal residence 1. Forced Migration
b. Spouse and children joining the person, who lives other the place of normal residence 2. Circular Migration
c. Persons displaced by war/violence and camped in out on other place 3. Migrant
d. Person/Group seeking work each year for a short time in another place, than their normal residence and coming back to place of origin 4. Associative Migration
Codes : a b c d
(A). 3 4 1 2
(B). 3 2 4 1
(C). 1 2 4 3
(D). 4 3 2 1
Right Answer: A
46. 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)
Right Answer: D
47. Who has authored the book "Social Deviance in India" ?
(A). Sushil Chandra
(B). M.Z. Khan
(C). S.P. Srivastava
(D). R. Ahuja
Right Answer: A
48. 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.
Right Answer: C
49. 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 and L.E. Ohlin 2. Delinquency and Opportunity
c. A.K. Cohen 3. Delinquent Boys
d. J. Bowlby 4. Forty-four Juvenile Thieves.
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 4 2 1
(D). 2 1 3 4
Right Answer: A
50. 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
Right Answer: B
51. Assertion {A} : Development often leads to upsurge of Ethnic movement.
Reason {R} : Displacement of people takes place due to construction of big dams.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: C
52. Which of the following communicable diseases is yet to be completely eradicated in India ?
(A). Tuberculosis
(B). Cholera
(C). Small Pox
(D). None of the above
Right Answer: A
53. By "Hindu Method of Tribal absorption" N.K. Bose means
(A). Forcible absorption of the tribals into the Hindu social organization
(B). Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribals because of superior cultural system
(C). Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it
(D). Exploitation of the tribals by the colonial power
Right Answer: C
54. 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. Gynarchy 3. Men's rule
d. Gynocracy 4. Presence of male and female characteristics in the same person
Codes : a b c
(A). 1 3 4 2
(B). 4 1 3 2
(C). 3 4 1 2
(D). 4 1 2 3
Right Answer: C
55. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Maternity Benefit Act 1. 1961
b. Industrial Dispute Act 2. 1947
c. Factory Act 3. 1948
d. Workmen's Compensation Act 4. 1923
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 2 1 3 4
(D). 1 2 4 3
Right Answer: A
56. 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
Right Answer: D
57. 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
Right Answer: B
58. 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
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 4 3 2
(B). 3 4 1 2
(C). 4 1 2 3
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: B
59. Match an item in List-I and List-II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List-I (Books) List-II(Authors)
a. Castes and Race in India i. S.C. Dube
b. Remembered Village ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Rajasthan Village iii. G.S. Ghurye
d. Indian Village iv. B.R. Chauhan
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). iii i iv ii
Right Answer: C
60. 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
Right Answer: D
61. Who observed that knowledge and power coexist and mutually support one another ?
(A). J. Derrida
(B). A. Giddens
(C). J. Habermas
(D). M. Foucault
Right Answer: D
62. 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, alter them
(D). The way in which sociologists reflect the social conditions of a community
Right Answer: C
63. 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.
Codes :
(A). 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
Right Answer: B
64. Which of the following are associated with the strategic gender concerns ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(i) Food security
(ii) Consciousness raising
(iii) Education
(iv) Income generation programmes
(v) Political empowerment
Codes :
(A). (i), (ii), (iv)
(B). (ii), (iii), (v)
(C). (iii), (iv), (v)
(D). (v), (i), (iv)
Right Answer: B
65. 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 i. Writing and Difference
b. Jacques Derrida ii. Discipline and Punish
c. Anthony Giddens iii. Studies in Ethnomethodology
d. Harold Garfinkel iv. The Constitution of Society : The theory of Structuration
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv iii ii i
(C). ii i iii iv
(D). ii i iv iii
Right Answer: D
66. 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
Right Answer: C
67. Who suggested to study Rural-urban continuum first, in sociological research ?
(A). A. Sorokin and Zimmerman
(B). Robert Redfield
(C). Mckin Marriot
(D). G.S. Ghurye
Right Answer: A
68. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I List-II
a. Beyond globalization : shaping a sustainable global economy 1. Henderson Hazel
b. Rethinking globalisation : critical issues and policy choices 2. Martin Khor
c. Globalisation and India 3. Purushottam Bhattacharya and Ajitava Chowdhary .
d. Globalisation challenges in India 4. Alok Roy
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 2 1 3 4
(D). 1 2 4 3
Right Answer: A
69. 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
Right Answer: B
70. 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 housing
Right Answer: C
71. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
a. Crime and Personality 1. H. Eysenck
b. Human Deviance, Social problems and Social control 2. E.M. Lemert
c. Delinquency and Drift 3. D. Matza
d. Juvenile Delinquency and urban areas 4. C.R. Shaw and H.D. McKay
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). 1 2 3 4
(B). 4 3 2 1
(C). 3 2 1 4
(D). 2 4 3 1
Right Answer: A
72. Assertion {A} :Rural sociology is a well developed and oldest field of sociology discipline in India.
Reason {R} : Many prominent Indian social anthropologists and sociologists studied Indian rural society from early 20th century.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A). {A} is true, but {R} is false.
(B). {A} is false, but {R} is true.
(C). Both {A} and {R} are true.
(D). Both {A} and {R} are false.
Right Answer: C
73. Choose the correct stages in the evolution of human society.
(A). Hunting and food gathering, hoeculture and domestication of animals, agricultural economy based on plough and domesticated animals and modern industrial capitalistic production.
(B). Hunting and gathering, agricultural economy and domestication of animals and modern industrial capitalism.
(C). Gathering, hunting, pastoral, agrarian, mechanised agricultural production.
(D). Food gathering, hunting, pastoral, horticulture and agriculture.
Right Answer: A
74. The process of social change to which people attribute positive values is termed as :
(A). Globalization
(B). Urbanization
(C). Development
(D). Economic Growth
Right Answer: C
75. Who authored the Book, 'More Equality' ?
(A). Herbert J. Gans
(B). J.C. Kincaid
(C). A.K. Sen
(D). A. Gorz
Right Answer: A
76. Who argued that 'By studying traditions of Indian society change can be understood' ?
(A). A.K. Saran
(B). M.N. Srinivas
(C). S.C. Dube
(D). D.P. Mukherjee
Right Answer: D
77. Choose the correct sequence of societal evolution in order of increasing complexity.
(A). Agriculture, Gathering-hunting and Industrial Societies
(B). Hunting-gathering, Agriculture and Industrial Societies
(C). Hunting-gathering, Industrial Societies and Agriculture
(D). Pastoral, Industrial and Agriculture
Right Answer: B
78. Match the following statements in List - I with the concepts given in List - II :
List - I (Statements) List - II (Concepts)
a. Tendency of each group to take for granted the superiority of its own culture i. Westernisation
b. Which yields economical or political power and occupies a higher position in society ii. Dominant castes
c. People of lower castes collectively try to adopt upper caste practices and beliefs to acquire higher status iii. Sanskritisation
d. Explain the changes brought about the Indian societies through western contact iv. Ethnocentrism
Codes : a b c d
(A). i iii iv ii
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). ii iv i iii
Right Answer: C
79. Sustainable development is characterized by
(i) Judicious use of resources
(ii) Maintaining Ecological balance
(iii) Deforestation
(iv) Keeping soil fertility durable for future generation
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A). (i) (ii) (iii)
(B). (i) (ii) (iv)
(C). (i) (iii) (iv)
(D). (iv) (ii) (iii)
Right Answer: B
80. Who is the author of the book 'Peasant Society and Culture' ?
(A). A.R. Desai
(B). Robert Redfield
(C). M. Mead
(D). R.H. Lowie
Right Answer: B
81. Match List - I with List - II :
List - I List - II
a. The World of Work i. Edward Gross
b. The Sociology of Work ii. Peter Blau
c. Bureaucracy in Modern Society iii. Theodore Caplow
d. Work and Society iv. Robert Dubin
Mark the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). iii iv i ii
(C). iv ii iii i
(D). i iii ii i
Right Answer: A
82. “By ‘cultural dope’ I refer to the man-in-the-sociologist’s-society who produces the stable features of society in compliance with preestablished and legitimate alternatives of action that the culture provides.” Who made the above statement ?
(A). T. Parsons
(B). J. Derrida
(C). H. Garfinkel
(D). A. Giddens
Right Answer: C
83. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion {A} and the other as Reason {R}.
Assertion {A} : Giddens observes that the concept of structuration helps to understand the importance of social practices over both actions and structures.
Reason {R} : Structuration implies dualism of society and individual.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes.
Codes :
(A). 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} are false.
Right Answer: A
84. Which of the following development perspectives encompasses the notion of sustainable development as its central objective ?
(A). Women in Development (WID)
(B). Women and Development (WAD)
(C). Gender and Development (GAD)
(D). Women Environment and Development (WED)
Right Answer: D
85. Eco-feminism grew in India as the result of
(A). Participation in Chipko Movement
(B). Women's participation in Dandi March
(C). Women's participation in Freedom Struggle
(D). Women's participation in Lokpal Movement
Right Answer: A
86. Which sequence of perspectives on Gender and Development is followed in India ?
(A). Welfare, Development, Empowerment
(B). Politicization, Welfare, Globalisation
(C). Welfare, Politicisation, Modernisation
(D). Affirmative action, Welfare, Politicisation
Right Answer: A
87. India's path of development is based on
(A). Private enterprise
(B). Private and State enterprise
(C). State enterprise
(D). Gandhian model
Right Answer: B
88. Match the items in the List - I with the List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Liberal i. Wallerstein
b. Uneven development ii. Andre Gounder Frank
c. Centreperiphery iii. Samir Amin
d. Worldsystem iv. Gunnar Myrdal
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). ii iii i iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). iii ii iv i
Right Answer: A
89. Who authored the book, 'Annihilation of Caste' ?
(A). A.R. Desai
(B). David Hardiman
(C). B.R. Ambedkar
(D). N.K. Bose
Right Answer: C
90. Who has examined the phenomenon of Islamization in the context of unity in diversity in India ?
(A). Yogendra Singh
(B). Imtiaz Ahmed
(C). Jalal Asad
(D). S.C. Dube
Right Answer: A
91. Assertion {A} : Green revolution resulted in agrarian prosperity.
Reason {R} : All agrarian classes gained economically.
Codes :
(A). {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.
Right Answer: D
92. The Minimum Wages Act was enacted in the year
(A). 1949
(B). 1950
(C). 1948
(D). 1952
Right Answer: C
93. Who regards American Society as a "great saleroom" filled with hypocrisy, deceit and insincerity ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). C. Wright Mills
(C). T. Parsons
(D). E. Durkheim
Right Answer: B
94. The concept of Rajputization was coined by
(A). N.K. Bose
(B). Surajit Sinha
(C). David Hardiman
(D). M.N. Srinivasan
Right Answer: B
95. Which of the following is not the indicator of Human Development ?
(A). Scientific Orientation
(B). Improvement in quality of life
(C). Gender equality
(D). Widow remarriage
Right Answer: D
96. Who has discussed the Modes of Adaptation in American Society for the development of deviant behaviour ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). G. Tarde
(D). T. Parsons
Right Answer: A
97. Who authored the book 'Culture Change in India; Identity & Globalization' ?
(A). T.K. Oommen
(B). Yogendra Singh
(C). A.K. Saran
(D). Dipenkar Gupta
Right Answer: B
98. Match the items in List - I with the items in List - II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List - I (Books) List - II (Authors)
a. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life i. Max Weber
b. Religion of India ii. E.E. Evans- Pritchard
c. Primitive Religion iii. Emile Durkheim
d. Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India iv. M.N. Srinivasan
v. Robert N. Bellah
Codes : a b c d
(A). iii i v iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv v iii ii
(D). iii ii iv i
Right Answer: B
99. In which of the following Indian sociological studies was structuralfunctional approach adopted ?
(A). Social Background of Indian Nationalism
(B). Society and Religion among the Coorgs of South India
(C). Peasant Movements in India
(D). Diversities
Right Answer: B
100. Which of the following is not included in the Gender Inequality Index ?
(A). Capacity to determine one's own life chances
(B). Adolescent fertility
(C). Political representation
(D). Labour force participation
Right Answer: A
101. Who has made the statement 'Caste is closed class and class is open caste' ?
(A). D. Hardiman
(B). L. Dumont
(C). S. Espstein
(D). Milton Singer
Right Answer: A
102. 'Doing Gender' requires working with
(A). Women only
(B). Women and men also
(C). Women and men separately
(D). Women and men together
Right Answer: D
103. Who described modernization as the transition from ‘Gemeinshaft’ to ‘Gesellshaft’, which signifies the progressive loss of community amid growing individualism ?
(A). M. Weber
(B). F. Toennies
(C). Amitai Etzioni
(D). David Reisman
Right Answer: B
104. Neo-functionalism was developed by
(A). B. Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe Brown
(B). Alexander C. Jeffrey and P. Colomy
(C). Alexander C. Jeffrey and L. Coser
(D). Talcott Parsons and Marian J. Levy
Right Answer: B
105. Who amongst the following is not connected with phenomenological sociology ?
(A). Alfred Schutz
(B). Max Weber
(C). Peter Berger
(D). Ralph Dahrendorf
Right Answer: D
106. Which one of the following is, according to Giddens, not true ?
(A). The concept of structuration implies that the constitutions of agents are structure are two independently given sets of phenomena.
(B). ‘Agents’ and ‘Structures’ suggest dualism.
(C). ‘Agents’ and ‘Structures’ are locked in an irreconcilable conflict.
(D). There is a dialectic relationship between ‘structure’ and ‘agency’
Right Answer: B
107. 73rd Constitution of Amendment is responsible for
(A). Emergence of rural leadership
(B). Empowerment of rural women
(C). Gram Panchayat's functioning
(D). Representation of rural youth
Right Answer: B
108. According to whom “Crime is an integral part of all healthy societies” ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). A. Cohen
(D). D. Matza
Right Answer: B
109. Marxist Feminists explain patriarchy in terms of
(A). Lack of equal opportunities for men and women
(B). Oppression of women economically, politically and sexually
(C). Exploitation of women through domestic labour
(D). Double oppression of capitalism and male domination
Right Answer: D
110. The theory of scientific management was first spelt out in detail by whom ?
(A). Tom Burns
(B). G.M. Stalker
(C). F.W. Taylor
(D). None of the above
Right Answer: C
111. Who coined the concept of ‘Culture of Poverty’ ?
(A). Oscar Lewis
(B). Walter B. Miller
(C). Robert Redfield
(D). M.N. Srinivas
Right Answer: A
112. “Action and Its Environments” was written by
(A). Talcott Parsons
(B). Juergen Habermas
(C). A.C. Jeffrey
(D). Max Weber
Right Answer: C
113. Juergen Habermas was concerned mainly with
(A). Work and exploitation
(B). Post modernism
(C). Functionalism
(D). Communication
Right Answer: D
114. In “the case of kinship... the observable phenomena result from the action of laws which are general but implicit.” Who made the statement ?
(A). Meyer Fortes
(B). Lucy Mair
(C). Robin Fox
(D). Claude Levi-Strauss
Right Answer: D
115. Avuncular relationship means the relationship
(A). between virilocal and neolocal families
(B). between the siblings
(C). between the parents and the offspring
(D). between uncle or aunt and nephew or niece.
Right Answer: D
116. Structuralism analyses the basic structures underlying human thinking and human social groups. The foregoing idea is most clearly suggested in the writings of
(A). S.F. Nadel
(B). A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
(C). Ferdinand de Saussare
(D). Claude Levi-Strauss
Right Answer: D
117. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(A). Deconstruction seeks to confirm metanarratives
(B). Deconstruction seeks to undermine the existing texts such as extant sociological theories
(C). Deconstruction seeks to unravel the inherent contradictions in existing knowledge.
(D). Deconstruction is a part of epistemological postmodernism
Right Answer: A
118. In whose words, punishment ‘Serves to heal the wound’s done to the collective sentiments’ ?
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). E. Durkheim
(C). E.H. Sutherland
(D). D. Matza
Right Answer: B
119. Assertion {A} : The degree of decrease and increase in social solidarity leads people to commit suicide.
Reason {R} : In modern society people commit suicide, because of personal/self-centred reasons.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false but {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true but {R} is false.
(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}.
Right Answer: D
120. Match List - I with List - II and choose the right answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Differential Association theory i. E. Durkheim
b. Theories of Suicide ii. A. Cohen
c. Labelling theory iii. E.H. Sutherland
d. Delinquent sub-culture theory iv. H.S. Becker
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iii i iv ii
(C). ii iii iv i
(D). iv ii i iii
Right Answer: B
121. Positive checks are those which increase mortality, preventive checks are those which lower fertility,. This statement can be attributed to
(A). Adam Smith
(B). Karl Marx
(C). Thomas Malthus
(D). Mahatma Gandhi
Right Answer: C
122. Who defines ‘White Collar Crime’ as “Crimes committed by persons of high social status and respectability in the course of their occupations” ?
(A). H.S. Becker
(B). E.M. Lemert
(C). G. Tarde
(D). E.H. Sutherland
Right Answer: D
123. To explain deviance the ‘legitimate opportunity structure’ and the ‘illegitimate opportunity structure’ have been referred to by
(A). R.K. Merton
(B). D. Matza
(C). R.A. Cloward and L.E. Ohlin
(D). E. Durkheim
Right Answer: C
124. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I (Authors) List - II (Books)
a. Selig Harrison i. India : The Most Dangerous Decades Ahead
b. Lloyd Rudolph and Susan Rudolph ii. Modernity of Tradition
c. B. Baviskar iii. Politics of Development
d. Myron Weincy iv. Politics of Scarcity
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). iv iii ii i
(C). ii i iv iii
(D). iii ii i iv
Right Answer: A
125. Provision of houses/land to the displaced persons on account of industrialization falls under the purview of
(A). Trade Union
(B). Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.)
(C). Jamindar
(D). Panchayat
Right Answer: B
126. Assertion {A} : In contemporary Indian society the incidence of crime has increased. Police alone cannot prevent and control the rate of crime.
Reason {R} : The "community policing system" along with public co-operation could help in reducing the rate of crime.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false but {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true but {R} is false.
(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}.
Right Answer: D
127. During which decade, Census of India recorded absolute decline of population size ?
(A). 2001-2011
(B). 1911-1921
(C). 1941-1951
(D). 1981-1991
Right Answer: B
128. Which one of the following process defines Demographic Transition ?
(A). Migration and Fertility
(B). Mortality and Morbidity
(C). Fertility and Mortality
(D). Morbidity and Fertility
Right Answer: C
129. Assertion {A} : Less developed countries of the world have persistently shown evidence of higher population growth.
Reason {R} : Poor countries lack natural resources for development.
Codes :
(A). {A} is false, {R} is true.
(B). {A} is true, {R} is false.
(C). Both {A} and {R} are true.
(D). Both {A} and {R} are false.
Right Answer: B
130. Match List - I with List - II :
List - I List - II
a. Industrial Man i. T. Burns
b. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life ii. E. Goffman
c. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology iii. A. Gouldner
d. Introduction to Collective Behaviour iv. D.L. Miller
Codes : a b c d
(A). i ii iii iv
(B). ii iii iv i
(C). iii iv ii i
(D). iv ii i iii
Right Answer: A
131. Who is the author of the book titled "Women's Role in Economic Development" ?
(A). Catharine Scott
(B). Nancy Hartsock
(C). Esther Boserup
(D). Dorothy Smith
Right Answer: B
132. Who is most closely connected with Phenomenological Sociology ?
(A). Max Weber
(B). Emile Durkheim
(C). Alfred Schutz
(D). Lewis Coser
Right Answer: C
133. Under high birth rate than the death rate for several generations, the shape of the 'population pyramid' will reflect
(A). Wider top, smaller base
(B). Wider base than the top
(C). Bulging middle than top and base
(D). Similarity in base, middle, and top
Right Answer: B
134. Which are modern rural social institutions in the post independent India ?
(i) Rural School
(ii) Rural Co-operative Society
(iii) Gram Panchayat
(iv) Village Khap Panchayat Find the correct combination according to
code :
(A). (i) and (ii)
(B). (iii) and (iv)
(C). (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D). (i), (ii) and (iii)
Right Answer: D
135. Which of the feminist ideologies seek to promote gender free society ?
(A). Socialist Feminism
(B). Radical Feminism
(C). Liberal Feminism
(D). Psychoanalytical Feminism
Right Answer: B
136. In the National Population Policy of India 2000, which one is not a demographics goal for 2010 ?
(A). Reduce infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 births.
(B). Reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100000 live births.
(C). Achieve 100 percent registration of births, deaths and marriages
(D). To compulsorily make 20 years as age of marriage for girls.
Right Answer: D
137. Who remarked regarding India’s Development as “Soft State” during 1960’s ?
(A). Max Weber
(B). Andre Beteille
(C). Gunnar Myrdal
(D). A.K. Sen
Right Answer: C
138. Match List - I with List - II and find the correct answer :
List - I List - II
a. Crude Birth Rate i. Deaths of persons per 1000 mid year total population
b. Crude Death Rate ii. Deaths of children under 1 year's of age per 1000 live births during a year
c. Infant Mortality Rate iii. Live births per 1000 total mid year
population
d. Life time Migration Rate iv. Number of persons enumerated other than their place of birth per 1000 total mid period population
Codes : a b c d
(A). iii ii i iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). i ii iv iii
Right Answer: B
139. The factors of Rural Social Change include :
(i) Electronic media
(ii) Farm technology
(iii) Rural ideology
(iv) Khap Panchayats
Find the correct combination according to code :
(A). (i) and (ii)
(B). (ii) and (iii)
(C). (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D). (i), (ii) and (iii)
Right Answer: A
140. 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. Physical violence i. Genital Mutilation
b. Emotional violence ii. Denial of economic resources
c. Economic violence iii. Deprivation of Conjugal rights
d. Cultural violence iv. Bride burning
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv iii ii i
(B). i iii iv ii
(C). ii iv iii i
(D). iii i ii iv
Right Answer: A
141. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
a. Cultural lag i. H. Cooley
b. Primary group ii. M.N. Srinivas
c. Sanskritisation iii. W.F. Ogburn
d. Organic solidarity iv. E. Durkheim
Codes : a b c d
(A). ii i iii iv
(B). iii i ii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). i iv ii iii
Right Answer: B
142. Who made the distinction of two opposing spheres of "Female world of emotion and cooperation and male world of rationality and competition" ?
(A). John Bowlby
(B). Talcott Parsons
(C). Robin Fox
(D). George Peter Murdock
Right Answer: B
143. Contribution of social division of labour has been discussed in depth by
(A). Emile Durkheim
(B). Max Weber
(C). Vilfredo Pareto
(D). Pitirim Sorokin
Right Answer: A
144. "Brain Drain" is a concept associated with which one of the following ?
(A). Large scale immigration of technically qualified persons from less developed to developed countries.
(B). Large scale flight of labour from poor countries.
(C). Displacement of people due to war and violence
(D). Immigration of foreign experts during colonial rule
Right Answer: A
145. Match an item in List - I with an item in List - II :
List - I List - II
(Books) (Author)
a. Caste in Modern India and other Essays i. A. Beteille
b. Caste, Class and Power ii. Dumont
c. Homo Hierarchicus iii. A.R. Desai
d. Peasants Struggle in India iv. P. Gisbert
Codes : a b c d
(A). iv i ii iii
(B). iii ii iii iv
(C). i ii iv iii
(D). iv ii iii i
Right Answer: A
146. Gender roles involve ranking of men and women differently in terms of
(i) Roles
(ii) Relationships
(iii) Resources
(iv) Power
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A). (i) (ii) (iii)
(B). (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C). (i) (ii) (iv)
(D). (iv) (iii) (ii)
Right Answer: C
147. Match the women development approaches in the List - I with the Feminist Schools of Thought in the List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Women Development Approaches) (Feminist School of Thought)
a. WID i. Marxist Feminist Thought
b. WAD ii. Eco Feminist Thought
c. GAD iii. Liberal Feminist Thought
d. WED iv. Socialist Feminist Thought
Codes : a b c d
(A). i iii iv ii
(B). ii i iii iv
(C). iv ii i iii
(D). iii i iv ii
Right Answer: D
148. The term proximate determinants of fertility was coined by
(A). Kingsley Davis
(B). Judith Blake
(C). John Bongaarts
(D). Karl Marx
Right Answer: C
149. Who is the author of the book entitled 'Alienation and Freedom" ?
(A). M. Blumer
(B). H. Braverman
(C). P.M. Blau
(D). R. Blauner
Right Answer: D
150. Which of the following States and Union Territories have the lowest overall sex-ratio as per the Census Report of 2011 ?
(A). Daman and Diu
(B). Punjab
(C). Andhra Pradesh
(D). Meghalaya
Right Answer: A
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