1. Sociological perspective is primarily related to an attempt to

change the social order

understand the social order

reform the social order

adjust to the social order

2. 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
(Concepts) (Social Scientists)

The poverty of Philosophy Peter Berger and T. Luckman

Symbolic interactionism Karl Marx

Manifest and latent function Herbert Blumer

The social construction of reality R.K. Merton

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3. Which among the following is an example of a community

Family

Marriage

Village

Refugee Camp

4. Emile Durkhiem defines society as

Community of ideas

Homogeneous community

Moral community

Ethical community

5. Assertion According to Karl Marx class exploitation can be brought to an end only when the means of production is communally owned.
Reasons The ruling class derives its power from the ownership and control of the means of production.

Codes

Both and are true and(R) is the correct explanation of

Both and are true but(R) is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false.

is false but is true.

6. Which one among the following is an instance of social action according to Max Weber

To cyclists colliding with each other.

Persons travelling in a train.

Two cyclists exchanging blows after they collide.

Persons opening umbrellas when it starts raining.

7. Which among the following is not,in Marxian terminology component of mode of production

Means of production

Instruments of production

Forces of production

Relations of production


8. The Weberian model of social stratification has been used in the study of caste by

(A)S.C. Dube

(B)M.N. Srinivas

(C)T.N. Madan

(D)Andre Beteille



9. Which one among the following concepts is, according to Merton, capable of theoretically dealing with change

(A)Eufunction

(B)Non-function

(C)Quasifunction

(D)Dysfunction



10. Sanskritization implies

(A)Change in caste structure

(B)Change of caste structure

(C)Change for caste structure

(D)None of the above



11. A teacher in carrying out his duties has to respond to the expectations of his colleagues, students and guardians of the students. These people constitute for the teachers.

(A)Status set

(B)Multiple roles

(C)Role-set

(D)None of the above



12. Which one of the following is not an institution

(A)Marriage

(B)Education

(C)Policing

(D)Pick-pocketing



13. The prohibition of sagotra marriage among the Hindus is an example of marriage

(A)Taboo

(B)Clan exogamy

(C)The rules of caste endogamy

(D)The incest taboo



14. Which one of the following is known as the process by which cultural traits spread from one culturally distinct group to another

(A)Evolution

(B)Assimilation

(C)Accommodation

(D)Diffusion



15. The movement of a person from the position of clerk in Calcutta headquarters of L.I.C. to that position in Delhi headquarters of
L.I.C. is an example of

(A)Horizontal mobility

(B)Upward mobility

(C)Vertical mobility

(D)Downward mobility



16. When an Indian couple prepares its daughters so that she is accepted in her husband's family after her marriage, it is a case of

(A)Socialization

(B)Resocialization

(C)Anticipatory socialization

(D)Adult socialization



17. According to Durkheim, religion consists in the distinction between

(A)the sacred and the secular

(B)the pure and the impure

(C)the sacred and the profane

(D)the gods and the ghosts



18. Resocialization is clearly evident when a

marriage just takes place

(B)child is born

(C)person works as a member of a revolutionary party

(D)child starts going to school


19. 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)Looking-glass Karl Marx self

(b)Alienation William Ogburn

(c)Cultural lag G.H. Mead

(d)Positivism Auguste Comte

C.H.Cooley

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20. Sociology in India was introduced at the institutional level after it was well-established in Europe and
U.S.A. Which one among the following is the year of introduction of sociology at the formal institutional level

(A)1894

1895

(C)1939

1919


21. Match the items in List I with items in List II and select the right answer from the codes indicated below List I List II (Concept) (Sociologist)

(a)Organic Herbert solidarity Spencer

(b)Religious Emile Ethic Durkheim

(c)Mode of (iii) Vifredo Production Pareto

(d)Social Karl Marx evolution

(v) Max Weber

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22. Match the items in the List I with the items in List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(a)Acculturation A condition in which people may work together even though there are differences which separate them

(b)Assimilation A process of adaptation in which elements of a culture form a composite whole

(c)Accommodation A condition in which people of a culture tend to acquire some elements of other culture and leave some elements of their own

(d)Integration A process wherein a minority group gradually gives up its own cultural patterns and acquire those of the dominant


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23. Which one of the following is an example of ascribed status

(A)Teacher

Student

(C)Brahmin

Doctor



24. Tertiary sector is also known as

(A)Processing sector

(B)Forestry sector

(C)Mining sector

(D)Services sector



25. Match the items in List I with the items in List II and select the correct answer from the code given below

List I List II
(a)Homo Hierarchicus Claude Levi-Strauss

(b)The Savage Mind Andre Beteille

(c)Caste, Class and Power (iii)M.N. Srinivas

(d)Caste in Modern India Louis Dumont and other Essays



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26. Rise of new technologies in the sphere of information and communication leading to greater globalization is a future of

(A)Agrarian Society

(B)Industrial Society

(C)Post-Industrial Society

(D)Rural Society



27. Which of the following thinkers used a system of binary opposition in structural approach to social phenomena

(A)Nadel

(B)Radcliffe-Brown

(C)Levi-Strauss

(D)Malinowski



28. Which of the following is correct according to Mead

(A)Self can also emerge in the absence of social experience

(B)Self does not allow people to take part in conversation with others.

(C)Body becomes a self only when a mind has developed.

(D)Mind and self can be separated from each other.



29. Which of the following does not represent the Dahrendorf's theory of conflict

(A)Social change is ubiquitous in human society

(B)Conflict can be both latent and manifest

(C)Every society experiences social conflict

(D)Economic and social inequalities are the sole sources of conflict



30. Which of the following statements represents the functional theory of Emile Durkhiem

(A)Society does not necessarily go through the fixed stages of development

whole is not identical to the sum of its parts.

(C)Social phenomena can be reduced to individuals phenomena

(D)Collective will emanate from human will


31. Functionalism constitutes an important element in the social theories of

Durkheim and C. Levi-Strauss

Durkheim and Max Weber

(C)Talcott Parsons and Karl Marx

(D)A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and R.K. Merton

32. Choose the correct sequence of Parsons' schema of social action and social system

(A)Social system, cultural system, personality system and Biological organism

(B)Personality system, cultural system, Social system and Biological system

(C)Biological organism, Personality system, Social system and Cultural system

(D)Cultural system, Biological system, Personality system and Social system



33. Match the items in List I with the items in List II and choose the right answer from the codes given below

List I List II
(a)Malinowski Pattern variables

(b)Durkheim Postulates of functional analysis

(c)Parsons (iii)Collective consciousness

(d)Merton Biological need-based functionality



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34. Basic principles of symbolic interactionism include

(a)Human capacity for thought

(b)Social institutions and social interactions

(c)Mind and social consciousness

(d)Meanings and symbols that facilitate action and interaction

Select the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

and

and

and

and


35. There are two statements, one is Assertion and the other is Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion People are able to order a world that otherwise would be confusing.
Reasons Symbols enable people to deal with the material and social world by allowing them to name, categorise and remember what they encounter.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

(A)Both and are true and

is the correct explanation of

(B)Both and are true but

is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false.

is false but is true.


36. Which one of the following, thinkers observed that conflict is likely to occur in social relations because violent coercion can always be used by people in an interaction setting

(A)Collins

(B)Simmel

(C)Dohrendorf

(D)Coser



37. Who, among the following, has emphasized the positive functions of the conflict in society

(A)Lewis A. Coser

(B)Karl Marx

(C)Max Weber

(D)Emile Durkheim



38. According to Durkheim, the nature of Modern law is

(A)Repressive

(B)Restitutive

(C)Normative

(D)Formal



39. Which of the following is not regarded as the characteristic feature of scientific method

(A)Reliability

(B)Validity

(C)Replicability

(D)Common sense observation



40. The purpose of the survey is

depth study of social phenomena

(B)Extensive coverage of population

(C)Testing of a theory

(D)Establishing causal linkage



41. Which of the following is associated with Descriptive Design

(A)Analysis of Demographic Trends

(B)Impact assessment of development intervention

(C)Causal explanation of violence against women

(D)Cross-cultural study



42. In which of the following types of research, hypothesis is a pre­requisite

(A)Biographical study

(B)Experimental study

(C)Interpretative research

(D)Critical research



43. Which type of sampling method is ideally suited, where there is no knowledge about population

(A)Convenient sampling method

(B)Purposive sampling method

(C)Quota sampling method

(D)Snowball sampling method



44. Participant observation method is ideally suited for the study of

(a)Tribal Culture

(b)National Culture

(c)Ethnographic study

(d)Phenomenon of Globalisation

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

and

and

and

and



45. There are two statements, one is Assertion and the other is Reason Select the correct answer from the Codes given below
Assertion Qualitative methods are often criticized for failing to meet the same standards of reliability.
Reasons The procedures used to collect data in qualitative studies are precise and accurate.


Codes

(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

(B)Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false.

is false but is true.


46. There are two statements, one is Assertion and the other is Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below Assertion Life history research can help to raise people's consciousness and awareness of their exploitation.
Reasons Life history research encourages people to reflect upon the factors that have shaped thin life experiences.

Codes

(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false.

is false but is true.


47. Match List I with the List II and mark the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List I List II

(a)Central Mean Tendency Deviation

(b)Dispersion Pearson's coefficient

(c)Correlation (iii)Mean

(d)Test of Significance



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48. When a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object producing the same result each time, it is said to have

(A)Validity

Reliability

(C)Probability

Subjectivity



49. Observe the following Table and answer the question given below Age Group Frequency 20 29 04 30 39 06 40 49 09 50 59 12 60 69 15 70 79 09 80 89 04 In the distribution shown above the median falls in the interval between

49

50 59

69

70 79



50. Calculation of number of deaths per thousand people falls under the measure of

(A)Nominal scale

(B)Ordinal scale

(C)Ratio scale

(D)Interval scale