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SOCIOLOGY
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1
In the study of the social strucutre ... we are concerned with actual existing relation." Who made this statement for the study of social strucutre ?
Radcliffe Brown
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2
Who of the following differentiated between culture and civilization ?
Alfred Weber
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3
American elite system analysed in a book called "The Power Elite" is written by
C. Wright Mills
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4
The theory of 'oligarchy' in Politics was given by
Robert Michels
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5
Who has formulated the Cyclical Theory of Social Change ?
V. Pareto
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6
The civilisations have emerged from
Valleys
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7
Sufi Sect developed from which religion ?
Islam
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8
The basis of social stratification is
social inequality
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9
The small children play the role of a doctor, this is
Playing at a role
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10
According to E. Westermark, family strucutre in the beginning was
Patriarchal
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11
In the process of analysing the problems of urbanisation in India who studied the rikshawalas to Lucknow ?
Harold Gould
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12
Democracy can be safeguard by
Vigilant Citizenry
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13
The process by which individuals are transformed from biological to social being is called
Socialisation
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14
Which of the following is not a type of Hindu Marriage, according to Manu ?
Child Marriage
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15
According to Karl Marx, the main cause of social change is
Class struggle
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16
Who, for the first time, used the word 'Adivasi' for addressing the Tribal people in India ?
Thakkar Bapa
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17
Of the following which cannot be put in the category of group ?
Marriage Party
18
Which of the following age-group is related to Vanaprastha Ashrama, according to Hindu system ?
50 years to 75 years
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19
The physical or material aspect of culture is called
Civilization
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20
On which of the following the economic life of the contemporary rural society is dependent ?
Interest of different groups
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21
Of the following who used the term Ethnic Group in place of race ?
A. Huxley
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22
Who has given the concept of 'Cultural lag' ?
W. Ogburn
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23
Where did the Industrial Revolution first take place ?
Great Britain
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24
Of the following who predicted the movement of society from simple to complex ?
H. Spencer
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25
Whose statement is : "Sociology is the study of social facts" ?
E. Durkheim
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26
Sociology is that, which attempts interpretative understanding of social action." - Who said this ?
Max Weber
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27
Which of the following is the closest exaple of a community ?
India
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28
Point out the primary group
Family
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29
According to which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Commission for the Backward Classes has been set up ?
Article 340
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30
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Schedulced Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been provided reservation in the State Assemblies ?
Article 332
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31
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes legally Untouchability in Indian Society ?
Article 17
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32
Who of the following said, "Religion is the unified system of beliefs an practices related of sacred things" ?
E. Durkheim
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33
Which of the following books is written by Herbert Spencer ?
Principles of Sociology
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34
The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year
1955
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35
Who among the following had been elected the President of the International Sociological Association ?
T.K. Oommen
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36
Who of the following has elaborated the concept of 'Reference Group' ?
R.K. Merton
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37
Who wrote the book 'The Hindus of Himalayas' ?
G.D. Berreman
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38
Which of the following is not one of the elements of 'Joint Family' ?
Only husband, wife and minor children
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39
Family of Orientation' is that in which an individual
is born
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40
Who said, 'Role is dynami aspect of status' ?
Ralph Linton
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41
When an individual is trapped in two or more than two paradoxical roles, it is called
Role conflict
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42
Of the following which one is the formal institution of social control ?
State
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43
Who said, 'Society is Sui generis' ?
E. Durkheim
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44
Which of the following Universitis were first and second to start teaching Sociology respectively ?
Lucknow & Bombay
45
Who of the following lived among the tribals while doig research on them and married a tribal woman ?
Verier Elvin
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46
Of the following which is not a matrilineal society ?
Naga
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47
Which is not an element of caste ?
Exogamy
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48
Of the following identify the achieved status
Teacher
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49
Give the correct answer : in Jajmano System
Occupation is non-traditional
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50
Name of the book written by Yogendra Singh dealing with social change is
Social change in Modern India
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51
Sororate is a marriage
of the widower with the deceased wife's sister
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52
In the process of personality development who gave the concept of looking Glass-Self ?
C.H. Cooley
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53
Who has done a study of Jatavas of Agra ?
O.M. Lynch
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54
In Muslim-Marriage the announced amount to be paid by the groom to the bride at the time of marriage is called
Mehar
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55
Of the following which is the example of differentiation and not of stratification ?
Gender
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56
Who did sociological study among Coorgs of South India ?
M.N. Srinivas
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57
Modernisation means
Bringing secular values instead to religious values
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58
Which is not a step in the Hindu marriage ?
Vivah hom
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59
Urbanisation has resulted in
breaking of joint family
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60
Which of the following States in India has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population ?
Punjab
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61
Who of the following has tried to understand the role of caste in Indian Politics ?
Rajni Kothari
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62
The statement that, "Indian Civilisation is superior to Western Civilisation" is an example of
Ethnocentricism
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63
Tribe is closest to
a community
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64
Which of the following statements is true ?
Science is the higher stage of magic
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65
Of the following which Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantee Protection of Minorities Rights ?
Articles 29, 30
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66
When a lower caste boy marries an upper caste girl, it is
Pratilom marriage
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67
Which of the following constitutes social structure ?
Status and role
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68
Which of the following is not matched correctly ?
Human group-Max Weber
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69
Of the following which statement is associated with the objective of social control ?
Establishing solidarity in the society
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70
When competition is unable to follow its rule, it is converted into
conflict
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71
Who has written the book 'Homo-Hierarchius' ?
Louis Dumont
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72
Gender, age and caste are examples of
ascribed status
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73
Process of Sanskritisation is related to
Reference group
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74
Who used the concept of 'Culture of Poverty' for the first time ?
Oscar Lewis
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75
Who of the following gave the concept of urbanism ?
Louis Wirth
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76
Compare the List-I and List-II and find the correct answer : List-I (Sociologists) (A) M.N. Srinivas .... List-II (Studied Village) 1. Dewara
A 4, B 1, C 2, D 3
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77
The book 'Rural Sociology in India' is edited by
A. R. Desai
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78
Who of the following has differentiated Indian Villages into 'joint' and 'severalty' ?
S.C. Dube
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79
In 1832 who said, "The village communities are little republics' ?
Sir Charles Metcalfe
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80
The economic system of Todas and Kotas was studied by
D.G. Mandelbaum
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81
Who analysed the problem of caste system of a village in the hills of Orissa ?
F.G. Bailey
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82
According to whom "Society is not confined only to man" ?
R.M. McIver an C.H. Page
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83
According to whom the concept of 'nuclear family' is still not an Indian concept ?
I.P. Desai
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84
Of the following who defined community 'as the name of settlement, village, city, tribe or nation' ?
R. M. McIver
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85
According to B.S. Guha, Indian population can be divided into how many racial groups ?
?
86
Who edited the book 'India's Villages' in the year 1955 ?
M.N. Srinivas
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87
The book 'The Population of India and Pakistan' was written by
K. Davis
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88
Which of the following is not a Tribe ?
Hela
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89
For Durkheim, the most important dimension of society was
Unity of society
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90
Which Article of Indian Constitution prohibits children below 14 years of age to work in the factory of take up any other hazardous job ?
Article 24
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91
Identify the Indian Sociologist who has analysed elements of caste found outside India ?
?
92
Who of the following found no difference between modernisation and westernisation ?
Y.B. Damle
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93
Identify the book written by Max Weber
The City
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94
Which two Sociologists have studied various social processes after being influenced by George Simmel ?
R. E. Park and E.W. Burgess
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95
The learned behaviour of human being is called
Culture
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96
Sati is a good example of
Altruistic suicide
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97
Which of the following statements is wrong ?
Culture is a personal fact
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98
Compare the List-I with List-II and find the correct answer : .... List-I (A) B. S. Cohn .... List-II 1. Adilabad
?
99
Family and marriage are supplementary concepts : Marriage is an institution, Family is that association in which institution in included", who said this ?
E. Westermark
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100
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Herbert Spencer was the first Sociologist to use the term 'Social Structure'
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