Exam Details
| Subject | Preparatory Course in Social Sciences | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor in Preparatory Programme | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Social Sciences deal with
Human society
Interpersonal relationships
Social issues
All of the above
2. Locally elected representative body looking after the management of local affairs is/are
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRls)
Public sector banking institutions
Educational institutions
None of the above
3. Who studied the problem of suicide in society?
Emile Durkheim
Oscar Lewis
Edmund Leach
Karl Marx
4. Which is a source of primary data?
Records
Gazette
Fieldwork
Articles
5. For a knowledge based society, excessive emphasis has been laid on
Management education
ICT
Computer education
All of the above
6. Ayurveda is the study of
Ancient plants
Ancient medicine
Hymns
None of the above
7. Rise of new information and communication technologies leading to greater global integration in a feature of
Agrarian society
Rural society
Industrial society
Post-industrial society
8. Economics is the study of
Demand supply analysis
Labour relations
Agrarian relations
All of the above
9. The Indian sepoy posted at Barrackpore who had to sacrifice his life for raising his voice against discrimination by the British was
Mangal Singh
Mangal Kishore
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Roy
10. Humankind is said to have passed through these stages:
Hunting gathering; Agrarian and Industrial
Industrial; Agrarian and Hunting gathering
Agrarian; Hunting gathering and Industrial
Hunting gathering; Industrial and Agrarian
11. Principal inputs in a factory are
Land
Labour
Capital
All of the above
12. The All India Muslim League was formed in
1903
1906
1908
1912
13. Who discovered the route to India in 1498
Christopher Columbus
Ibn Battuta
Captain James Cook
Vasco da Gama
14. Indicator of affiuence in the modern world is
Greater availability of food
Increase in the size of the "middle class"
Increase in literacy
All of the above
15. Early Vedic society was largely
Pastoral
Agricultural
Trade based
None of the above
16. Kautilya authored the famous treatise named
Saravali
Arthashastra
Atharva Veda
Mahabharata
17. Which of the following is listed as a Fundamental Duty in the Indian Constitution?
To defend the country
To defend the national animal
To defend national currency
None of the above
18. The system under which the whole village would own the land is referred to as
Ryotwari system
Mahalwari system
Gram-bhumi system
Swa-bhumi system
19. The Civil Disobedience Movement was held in the year
1944
1942
1943
None of the above
20. The Indian National Army was led by the support of
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jagdish Chandra Bose
21. Fundamental Rights consist of
Right to freedom of speech
Right to freedom of religion
Right to equality
All of the above
22. India's form of government is
Autocracy
Republic
Autonomy
Monarchy
23. The Rajya Sabha consists of
250 members
500 members
200 members
None of the above
24. Due to the colonial rule, there were changes in
Agriculture
Trade and Commerce
Railways and Industry
All of the above
25. Greenhouse effect results in
Increase in oxygen
Environmental cooling
Global warming
Rise in population
26. What are the commonly found forms of family in India
Nuclear family
Joint family
Both nuclear and joint family
None of the above
27. Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
RajyaSabha
President
LokSabha
None of the above
28. Basic characteristics of a government include
Accountability
People's participation
Transparency
All of the above
29. The headquarters of the World Trade Organisation are located in
Geneva
India
China
Pakistan
30. The economy is constituted of
Primary sector
Tertiary sector
Secondary sector
All of the above
31. Bourgeoisie refers to the class of people that
owns and controls the means of production
owns the means of production
controls the means of production
neither owns nor controls the means of production
32. The term of the Vice-President is
5 years
4 years
3 years
2 years
33. The First Five Year Plan in India emphasized on
Development of Industries
Development ofAgriculture
Betterment ofHealth
All of the above
34. The Second Five Year Plan in India started in
1956
1955
1954
1951
35. Descent traced through the female line is referred to as
Patrilineal Descent
Matrilineal Descent
Neolocal Descent
Avunculocal Descent
36. In India, who can proclaim emergency in the country
President
Vice-President
Chief Justice
Governor
37. Jati refers to division of people according to
skin colour
gender
height
occupation
38. In order to conserve the environment
We should use fuel wood for cooking
We should recycle paper, plastic and metals
We should dispose biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials together
All of the above
39. Social discrimination is on the basis of
Class
Race
Caste
All of the above
40. Gender implies
Economic definition of men and women
Social definition of men and women
Biological definition of men and women
None of the above
41. The Jajmani system signifies
Inter-dependence of castes
Independence of castes
Inter-dependence of classes
Independence of classes
42. The Crude Death Rate is·defined as
The number of deaths taking place in a year per hundred population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per thousand population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per ten thousand population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per lakh population
43. Mahatma Gandhi propagated the concept of
Trusteeship
Competition
Class-struggle
Untouchability
44. Regionalism is present because of
Cultural factors
Economic factors
Political factors
All of the above
45. Which countries constitute the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany, China, India
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Britain, Germany
Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Germany
46. Mikhail Gorbachev succeeded as the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in
1986
1988
1985
1995
47. The domination and exploitation of economies of some countries by others is called
Colonialism
Affluence
Integration
Differentiation
48. Labour force includes
Unemployed people
Employed people
Both Employed and Unemployed people
Under-employed people
49. Which famous German sociologist explained the concept of class in terms of "life chances"
Karl Marx
Max Adler
Max Weber
Marianne Weber
50. What is a violent form of gender-based discrimination?
Female infanticide
Lower wages for women at work
Specific religious restrictions in the form of customs for women
None of the above
Human society
Interpersonal relationships
Social issues
All of the above
2. Locally elected representative body looking after the management of local affairs is/are
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRls)
Public sector banking institutions
Educational institutions
None of the above
3. Who studied the problem of suicide in society?
Emile Durkheim
Oscar Lewis
Edmund Leach
Karl Marx
4. Which is a source of primary data?
Records
Gazette
Fieldwork
Articles
5. For a knowledge based society, excessive emphasis has been laid on
Management education
ICT
Computer education
All of the above
6. Ayurveda is the study of
Ancient plants
Ancient medicine
Hymns
None of the above
7. Rise of new information and communication technologies leading to greater global integration in a feature of
Agrarian society
Rural society
Industrial society
Post-industrial society
8. Economics is the study of
Demand supply analysis
Labour relations
Agrarian relations
All of the above
9. The Indian sepoy posted at Barrackpore who had to sacrifice his life for raising his voice against discrimination by the British was
Mangal Singh
Mangal Kishore
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Roy
10. Humankind is said to have passed through these stages:
Hunting gathering; Agrarian and Industrial
Industrial; Agrarian and Hunting gathering
Agrarian; Hunting gathering and Industrial
Hunting gathering; Industrial and Agrarian
11. Principal inputs in a factory are
Land
Labour
Capital
All of the above
12. The All India Muslim League was formed in
1903
1906
1908
1912
13. Who discovered the route to India in 1498
Christopher Columbus
Ibn Battuta
Captain James Cook
Vasco da Gama
14. Indicator of affiuence in the modern world is
Greater availability of food
Increase in the size of the "middle class"
Increase in literacy
All of the above
15. Early Vedic society was largely
Pastoral
Agricultural
Trade based
None of the above
16. Kautilya authored the famous treatise named
Saravali
Arthashastra
Atharva Veda
Mahabharata
17. Which of the following is listed as a Fundamental Duty in the Indian Constitution?
To defend the country
To defend the national animal
To defend national currency
None of the above
18. The system under which the whole village would own the land is referred to as
Ryotwari system
Mahalwari system
Gram-bhumi system
Swa-bhumi system
19. The Civil Disobedience Movement was held in the year
1944
1942
1943
None of the above
20. The Indian National Army was led by the support of
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jagdish Chandra Bose
21. Fundamental Rights consist of
Right to freedom of speech
Right to freedom of religion
Right to equality
All of the above
22. India's form of government is
Autocracy
Republic
Autonomy
Monarchy
23. The Rajya Sabha consists of
250 members
500 members
200 members
None of the above
24. Due to the colonial rule, there were changes in
Agriculture
Trade and Commerce
Railways and Industry
All of the above
25. Greenhouse effect results in
Increase in oxygen
Environmental cooling
Global warming
Rise in population
26. What are the commonly found forms of family in India
Nuclear family
Joint family
Both nuclear and joint family
None of the above
27. Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
RajyaSabha
President
LokSabha
None of the above
28. Basic characteristics of a government include
Accountability
People's participation
Transparency
All of the above
29. The headquarters of the World Trade Organisation are located in
Geneva
India
China
Pakistan
30. The economy is constituted of
Primary sector
Tertiary sector
Secondary sector
All of the above
31. Bourgeoisie refers to the class of people that
owns and controls the means of production
owns the means of production
controls the means of production
neither owns nor controls the means of production
32. The term of the Vice-President is
5 years
4 years
3 years
2 years
33. The First Five Year Plan in India emphasized on
Development of Industries
Development ofAgriculture
Betterment ofHealth
All of the above
34. The Second Five Year Plan in India started in
1956
1955
1954
1951
35. Descent traced through the female line is referred to as
Patrilineal Descent
Matrilineal Descent
Neolocal Descent
Avunculocal Descent
36. In India, who can proclaim emergency in the country
President
Vice-President
Chief Justice
Governor
37. Jati refers to division of people according to
skin colour
gender
height
occupation
38. In order to conserve the environment
We should use fuel wood for cooking
We should recycle paper, plastic and metals
We should dispose biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials together
All of the above
39. Social discrimination is on the basis of
Class
Race
Caste
All of the above
40. Gender implies
Economic definition of men and women
Social definition of men and women
Biological definition of men and women
None of the above
41. The Jajmani system signifies
Inter-dependence of castes
Independence of castes
Inter-dependence of classes
Independence of classes
42. The Crude Death Rate is·defined as
The number of deaths taking place in a year per hundred population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per thousand population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per ten thousand population
The number of deaths taking place in a year per lakh population
43. Mahatma Gandhi propagated the concept of
Trusteeship
Competition
Class-struggle
Untouchability
44. Regionalism is present because of
Cultural factors
Economic factors
Political factors
All of the above
45. Which countries constitute the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany, China, India
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Britain, Germany
Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Germany
46. Mikhail Gorbachev succeeded as the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in
1986
1988
1985
1995
47. The domination and exploitation of economies of some countries by others is called
Colonialism
Affluence
Integration
Differentiation
48. Labour force includes
Unemployed people
Employed people
Both Employed and Unemployed people
Under-employed people
49. Which famous German sociologist explained the concept of class in terms of "life chances"
Karl Marx
Max Adler
Max Weber
Marianne Weber
50. What is a violent form of gender-based discrimination?
Female infanticide
Lower wages for women at work
Specific religious restrictions in the form of customs for women
None of the above
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