1. Printing was first developed in China in
the 6th century and slowly spread to rest of
the world. This is an example of
a. Cultural Diffusion
b. Technological Revolution
c. Cultural Hegemony
d. Globalization
2. Who, among the following, emphasised
that conflict plays a positive role'in
preserving society ?
a. Max Weber
b. Lewis Coser
c. Karl Marx
d. Anthony Giddens
3. The concept of "relative deprivation' has
been widely used in policy discourse on
which one of the following ?
a. Social and cultural rights of minorities
b. Social conflict and harmony
c. Multi-culturalism
d. Poverty and inequality
4. How would you describe the situation
where a group of people rejects the
prevailing values and norms of society and
begins to live differently ?
a. Revolution
b. Deviant group
c. Counter-culture
d. Acculturation
5. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the list
List-I (Author)
A. Miller
B. F.Tonnies
C. Sumner
D. C.H. Cooley
List-II (Concept)
1. In-group and out-group
2. Communities and association
3. Primary and secondary group
4. Horizontal and vertical group
Code:
a. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
b. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
c. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
d. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
6. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I
A. An area of social living marked by
some degree of coherence
B. A large group to which an individual
belongs
C. A functional configuration of culture
pattern
D. A group of people organized one or
more purposes
List-II
1. Institution
2. Community
3. Association
4. Organization
5. Society
Code:
a. A-2, B-5, C-1, D-3
b. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
c. A-3, B-5, C-1, D-2
d. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
7. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I
A. The real and ideal culture
B. Social progress is not linear but
divergent
C. Essential will and arbitrary will
D. Law of three stages
List-II
1. E. Tonnies
2. Auguste Comte
3. Ralph Linton
4. H. Spencer
5. C.H. Cooley Code:
a. A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2
b. A-3, B-5, C-1, D-4
c. A-5, B-1, C-2, D-3
d. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
8. The concept of cultural lag explains that
a. changes in material culture are very
slow.
b. changes in non-material culture are
faster than changes in material culture.
c. material culture changes faster than
non-material culture.
d. material and non-material cultures,
more or less change at the same place.
9. The term 'cultural relativism' is often
contrasted with
a. cultural pluralism .
b. ethnocentrism
c. cultural absolutism
d. cultural vacuum
10. Max Weber believed that sociology should
focus on social action and not on structures
because
a. human individuals were capable of
making choices and introducing
changes
b. human beings were action-oriented
c. he wanted to refute Marxist theory of
class
d. human society is always conflictridden
11. According to Irving Goffman, 'Asylum' is
an example of which one of the following
?
a. A social system
b. A hospital
c. A total institution
d. A traditional family
12. According to Robert Merton, people who
reject both the existing values and the
means of achieving them by attempting to
reconstruct a new social system are called
a. Conformists
b. Innovators
c. Ritualists
d. Rebels
13. Consider the following statements
associated with norms and values.
1. Norms are enforced by positive and
negative sanctions.
2. Norms define acceptable behaviour
in specific situations.
3. Norms are not formalized by
translation into laws.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2 and 3
14. According to Robert Merton "When there
is an acute disjunction between the cultural
norms and goals, and thestructured
capacities of members of the group to act
in accord with them", it leads to a situation
of
a. Anomie
b. cultural degeneration
c. social mobility
d. structural transformation
15. Theoretically speaking, the concept of
'social systems' in sociology is used by
those who work with
a. critical perspective
b. functionalist perspective
c. marxist perspective
d. phenomenological perspective
16. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I
A. Detachment of the performer from the
role, he or she is performing
B. Individuals play more roles with
incompatible demands
C. Roles do not exist in isolation. Each
role has associated or
complementaryroles
D. Behaviour in a role provides a pattern
upon which another individual bases
his behaviour
List-II
1. Role set
2. Role model
3. Role conflict
4. Role insulation
5. Role distance
Code:
a. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-5
b. A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2
c. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-5
d. A-5, B-1, C-4, D-2
17. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Work)
A. The rules of sociological method
B. The methodology of the social changes
C. The evolution of culture
D. The theory of cultural change
methodology of multilinear evolution
List-II (Scholar)
1. Max Weber
2. White Leslie
3. Julian H. Steward
4. Emile Durkheim
Code:
a. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
b. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
c. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
d. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
18. What are the customary, normal, habitual
ways of doing things by a group, known as
?
a. Mores
b. Folkways
c. Habits
d. Cultural alternatives
19. Who, among the following, made a
distinction between 'retributive laws' and
"restitutive laws' ?
a. Karl Marx
b. Michel Foucault
c. Kingsley Davis
d. Emile Durkheim
20. Children learn the ways of adults,
perpetuating the values, norms and social
practices of their culture. What is this
process called ?
a. Evolution
b. Natural selection
c. Social interaction
d. Socialisation
21. The melting pot theory is based on which
concept ?
a. Assimilation
b. Accommodation
c. Segregation
d. Integration
22. Assertion (A) : The differences among
groups are resolved permanently in
accommodation.
Reason (R) : Accommodation is mainly
an unconscious activity.
Code:
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually 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
23. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I
A. The process of seeking to monopolise
a reward by surpassing all rivals
B. A joint activity in pursuit of common
goals or shared rewards
C. The process of monopolising rewards
by eliminating or weakening die
competitors
D. A process of developing working
agreement between conflicting
individuals or groups
List-II
1. Co-operation
2. Assimilation
3. Accommodation
4. Conflict
5. Competition
a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-5
b. A-5, B-1, C-4, D-3
c. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
d. A-5, B-2, C-1, D-4
24. The Hindu construction of the notion of
marriage, as a sacrament, does not include
in it the notion of equality within marriage
based on ethics of justice. This is evident
by the experiments of many social
reformer to change die form and practice
of marriage itself.
Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Social Reformer)
A. Jotirao Phule
B. Tarabai Shinde
C. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
D. B.R. Ambedkar
List-II (Experiment)
1. Riddles of Hinduism
2. Self-respect Marriages
3. A school for untouchable girls and a
home for upper caste widows
4. Stri-Purush Tulna
Code:
a. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
b. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
c. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
d. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
25. Consider the following forms of
institutional relations
1. Social action
2. Social institutions
3. Community
4. Social relations
Max Weber brought together which of the
above forms for developing a theory of
urban community ?
a. 1, 3 and 4
b. 1,2 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 1,2,3 and 4.
26. Who authored Folkways which includes
sex mores, the marriage institution and
incest ?
a. F. Engles
b. William G. Sumner
c. George Murdock
d. B. Cardmon Hardy
27. Which one of the following was used by
Durkheim to explain his theory of
functionalism?
a. Structural principles
b. Organic analogy
c. Psychological facts
d. Evolutionary universals
28. Assertion (A) : Ascribed and achieved
statuses are basically different yet they
interact and may overlap each other.
Reason (R) : At many points, the
boundaries between ascribed and achieved
statuses are indistinct, yet the concepts are
useful.
Code:
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually 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
29. Which one of the following statements is
not correct ?
a. Marriage is a sacrament. This means
that a marriage cannot be dissolved
b. Marriage is a contract. This means that
a marriage can be terminated
c. The notion that 'marriage is
indissoluble' has gradually been eroded
and through legislation, the right of
divorce has been introduced in all legal
systems in India
d. Only among the Muslims, marriage is
a contract and divorce is allowed
30. The social group, in which a person is
born, is referred to as which one of the
following ?
a. The family of socialization
b. The family of procreation
c. The family of recreation
d. The family of orientation
31. The prevalence of arranged marriages in
India is related to
a. the rules of endogamy that confine
marriage alliance within specified
groups
b. the rules of exogamy that disallow
marriage within one's
clan/village/neighbourhood
c. regulations about prescriptive
(allowing) and prescriptive
(prohibiting) nature of rules, guiding
marriage among parallel and crosscousins
d. All of the above
32. Which of the following tribes practice
polygyny?
1. Masai
2. Yoruba
3. Bantu
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. l, 2 and 3
33. Which of the following is the basis of the
system of marriage followed by most parts
of north India ?
a. Village endogamy and gotra exogamy
b. Village exogamy and gotra exogamy
c. Village exogamy and preferential kin
marriage
d. None of the above
34. Marriage with mother's brother's daughter
is a form of which one of the following ?
a. Restricted exchange
b. Direct exchange
c. Discontinuous exchange
d. Generalized exchange
35. Which one of the following pairs of forms
of marriage refers to polygamy ?
a. Monogamy and polygyny
b. Polygyny and polyandry
c. Polyandry and monogamy
d. Monogamy and bigamy
36. In the literature on kinship, the practice of
fraternal polyandry has been associated
particularly with which region of India ?
a. Western Himalayas
b. Central plains region
c. North-Eastem hill region
d. Gangetic plains region
37. The difference between the kotamb and
the matamal among Kashmiri Pandits
refers to the difference between
a. Agnates and non-agnatic cognates
b. Biological and jural relationships
c. Primary and secondary kin
d. Mother's sister's family and mother's
brother's family
38. Which one of the following is the family
unit of Kodavas?
a. Ghar
b. Biradari
c. Chulah
d. Okka
39. The use of the term'Bapu'to describe
Mahatma Gandhi is an example of which
one of the following ?
a. North Indian kinship terminology
b. Fictive kinship
c. Putative kinship
d. Collateral kinship
40. According to the kinship theory, which
one of die following is an example
of'complimentary filiations' ?
a. The relation between mother's brother
and sister's son in a patrilineal descent
system
b. The relation between grandparents and
grandchildren in a system of unilineal
descent
c. The relation between mother and
daughter in a system of matrilineal
descent
d. The use of matrilineal descent for
some purposes andpatrilineal for others
41. Assertion (A) : Exogamy compels a
person to marry outside one's own group.
Reason (R) : Selection of the spouse is
restricted by social norms.
Code:
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually 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
42. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. Hypergamy leads to status asymmetry
between affinal groups
b. Hypergamy leads to affinal conflict
c. Hypergamy leads to polygamy
d. Hypergamy leads to polyandry
43. Which one of the following acts first
recognized monogamy as the accepted
form of marriage ?
a. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1935
b. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
c. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1975
d. The Hindu Marriage Act, 2000
44. Kinship has a complex form of
classification based on which of the
following ?
1. Systems of descent
2. Relations of consanguinity
3. Affinal relations
Select the correct answer by using die code
given below
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
45. Why has die functionalist approach to the
study of the institution of family been
criticised by many sociologists ?
1. Functionalist perspective assumes the
middle class families to be the ideal
nuclear families.
2. Functionalist approach does not
consider class, regional and religious
variations in studying the institution of
family.
3. Functionalist view does not explore
alternatives to the family.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
46. Who among the following eminent
sociologists on the basis of study of a
particular society predicted that in the
post-world. War II period, there Will be an
isolation, differentiation and specialization
of the nuclear family as a bounded subsystem
of the society ?
a. G.P. Murdock
b. Talcott Parsons
c. W.J. Goode
d. R.D. Laing
47. Which, among the following factors, have
interacted with the family and gave
impetus to the second wave of feminists in
1960s to view the family with scepticism ?
1. Legislation impacting gender,
personal law and international
migration.
2. Increased female labour force
participation.
3. Advances in science, information and
communication technologies.
4. New reproductive technologies.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 2, 3 and 4
b. 1 and 2
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
48. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
Rules of residence after marriage form an
important variable in a kinship system and
thereby substantially affect
a. the human behaviour by which goods
are produced, distributed and
consumed
b. the quality of personal relations within
the kin network
c. the process of inducting kinship in the
political culture
d. the human capacity for symbolic
communication or language
49. The Nayar taravad system was based on
which one of the following ?
a. Neolocal residence patterns
b. Virilocal residence patterns
c. Natolocal residence patterns AV
d. Uxorilocal residence patterns
50. Logical relations exist between residence
rules and descent group structure.
Patrilineal descent systems correlate with
either neolocal or patrivirilocal residence
patterns. Which of the following patterns
of residence do the matrilineal descent
systems correlate with ?
a. Neolocal, patrivirilocal and uxorilocal
only
b. Neolocal, avunculocal and uxorilocal
only
c. Neolocal, patrivirilocal and
avunculocal only
d. Neolocal, patrivirilocal, avunculocal
and uxorilocal
51. Solving a major problem in
conceptualising the term of "descent", who
among the following scholars
distinguished 'descent" from 'inheritance'
and confined the term 'descent* to
'membership of a group only" ?
a. A.I. Richards
b. W.W.R. Rivers
c. M. Fortes
d. J.A. Barnes
52. Consider the following statements
1. The Nuer are patrilineal and the Khasi
are matrilineal
2. The Beduoin are patrilineal and the
Hopi are matrilineal
3. The Garo are matrilineal and the Toda
are patrilineal Which of the statements
given above are correct ?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
53. Double descent or duolineal transmission
of descent group membership involves
which one of the following ?
a. Patrilineal transmission of one set of
attributes and matrilineal transmission
of another set
b. Transmission equally through both
parents
c. Transmission in which descent lines
are sex-specific i.e. men transmit to
their sons and women to their
daughters
d. Transmission in which descent lines
are such that men transmitto their
daughters and women to their sons
54. Consider the following statements
Without taking into account the complete
set of rules and practices governing the
ownership, control and inheritance of
property, it is not possible to fully
understand and study
1. family types.
2. marriage types.
3. marriage prestations.
4. prestations at funeral ceremonies.
5. rules governing divorce settlements.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 5
c. 3, 4 and 5
d. 2, 3 and 4
55. Consider the following statements
1. Primogeniture refers to inheritance by
the first born child.
2. Ultimogeniture refers to inheritance by
the last born child.
3. Primogeniture refers to inheritance by
the most favourite child.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
56. Increased affluence leads industrial
workers to adopt middle class values and
style of life. This process is termed by J.
H. Goldthorpe as which one of the
following ?
a. Bourgeoisation of workers
b. Embourgeoisation of workers
c. Affluent workers
d. Middle class workers
57. Who pointed out that economic behaviour
of individuals in the "market situation" for
exchange of goods and materials through
“price war" helps to segregate classes in
the society ?
a. Max Weber
b. Karl Marx
c. T. Veblen
d. N J. Smelser
58. Which of the following features were
involved among the jatis and families in a
village by the 'Jajmani system', an
important aspect of traditional village life
in India ?
1. Interdependence and reciprocity
2. Co-operation and conflict
3. Dominance and exploitation
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
59. What is the process in which castes placed
lower in the caste hierarchy and seek
upward mobility by emulating the
practices of upper castes ?
a. Kshatriyization
b. Sanskritization
c. Brahmanization
d. Modernisation
60. According to K. Davis and W. Moore,
what does social stratification imply ?
a. Inequality in the political and
economic structure of a society
b. Unequal division of material rewards
and social prestige based on unequal,
functional importance of positions
c. Inequality on the basis of market
situation and life chances
d. Unnecessary division of a society as all
positions of a society are equally,
functionally important
61. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Concept of Caste
Stratification)
A. Opposition of purity and pollution
B. Dominant caste
C. Tribe-caste-peasant continuum
D. Attributional and interactional analysis
of caste
List-II (Scholar)
1. S. Sinha
2. L. Dumont
3. M. Marriott
4. M.N. Srinivas
Code:
a. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
b. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
c. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
d. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
62. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Interpretation)
A. Caste is a closed community
B. Caste is a closed organic stratification
C. Caste is an extreme form of absolutely
rigid class
D. Caste is an expression of hierarchy
rather than stratification
Code:
a. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
b. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
c. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
d. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
63. What is Louis Dumont's view on the
nature of status and power in the caste
system ?
a. Status is subordinate to power
b. Power is subordinate to status
c. Status is subordinate to prestige
d. Power is subordinate to prestige
64. Which one of the following is not an
important source of politicization of castes
in India ?
a. Caste Panchayats
b. Caste journals
c. Caste endogamy
d. Caste associations
65. After examining the impact of
industrialisation on social stratification in
India, who remarked "Caste has been the
Alpha and Omega of Hindu life" ?
a. M.N. Srinivas
b. Max Weber
c. Lipset and Bendix
d. Mayer and Buckley
66. According to Karl Marx, what does
alienation imply ?
a. Dispossession of wealth
b. Dispossession of power
c. Dehumanisation of human being
d. Exploitation of workers
67. Vilfredo Pareto has used which of the
following terms in his theory of the
circulation of elites ?
1. Governing elite
2. Speculators
3. Rentiers
4. Landlords
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
68. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Statement)
A. Human nature is neither originally evil
nor originally good
B. Human beings have gained such a
degree of understanding about the
world that nature is no longer regarded
'mysterious'
C. Human beings are creatures with
unlimited desires
D. Human beings are not born with predeterminate
instinctive traits like other
animals are
List-II (Scholar)
1. Emile Durkheim
2. Karl Marx
3. Talcott Parsons
4. Max Weber
Code:
a. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
b. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
c. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
d. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
69. Which one of the following is the type of
society in which ascribed status of an
individual determines a person's social
position ?
a. Industrial society
b. Post-industrial society
c. Pre-industrial society
d. Modern society
70. In which tribal political system, does a
chieftain play an important role in
maintaining social order ?
a. Acephalous
b. Cephalous
c. Bureaucratic
d. Oligarchy
71. What are the agrarian classes in Indian
context according to D. Thorner ?
a. Maalik, kisan and mazdoor
b. Landlord, share-cropping and
agricultural labourer
c. Zamindar, tenant and labourer
d. Jotedar, adhiar and bargadar
72. In the industrial society, the achieved
status is possible because of which one of
the following ?
a. Acculturation
b. Social mobility
c. Role conflict
d. Migration
73. "The Urban Villagers"—a study conducted
by Herbert J. Gans, deals with which one
of the following ?
a. Blacks in America
b. Scandinavians
c. Italian-Americans
d. Yorubas
74. Blacksmithy as work comes under which
one of the following ?
a. Primitive art
b. Guild system
c. Pro-capitalist system
d. Putting-out system
75. Which one of the following is not correct
about Daniel Bell's consideration of postindustrial
society ?
a. An analytical construct
b. A paradigm to identify new axes of
social stratification
c. A picture of specific concrete society
d. A specification of new dimensions in
die social structure
76. Post-industrial society is characterised by
which one of the following ?
a. Increasing goods-producing and
manufacturing economic activities
b. Increasing professional and technical
Services as forms of economic
activities
c. Declining political power of
technocrats and professionals
d. Declining technical bureaucracy
77. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Concept)
A. Human societies evolve from simple,
homogeneous, non-specialized cultures
into complex, heterogeneous,
specialized cultures.
B. Human societies evolve from barbarian
to civilized societies
C. Human societies evolve from animistic
to polytheistic and then to monotheistic
societies
D. Human societies evolve from
communities bound together by
tradition and affection to those
characterized by non-emotional
objectivity
List-II (Thinker)
1. Ferdinand Tonnies
2. Lewis Henry Morgan
3. Herbert Spencer
4. Edward Taylor
Code:
a. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
b. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
c. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
d. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
78. Assertion (A) : Goods and services do not
automatically satisfy social and biological
wants of human beings.
Reason (R) : There has to be some
organised system of behaviour that enables
human beings to create and acquire the
material resources.
Code:
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are individually 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.
79. Which are the main features of the
controlled (planned) economy in India ?
1. The politics of 'garibi hatao'.
2. Anti-poverty policies like land
reforms.
3. Putting the weight of the state behind
agricultural production.
4. Controlling the economy through
public sector economic units.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1,2 and 3
b. 1,3 and 4
c. 2 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
80. Consider the following statements about
economic system of simple societies
1. Larger number of simple societies
practise cultivation of same fields year
after year.
2. Hunting and gathering societies live by
hunting animals only.
3. The buffalo herders of Nilgiri Hills of
Tamil Nadu and sheep and goat
herders of Jammu and Kashmir are
examples of pastoral communities.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
81. Which of the following non-economic
determinants of economic behaviour did
not contribute to the growth of rational
capitalism in west Europe and north
America ?
a. The growth of the bureaucratic
rational-legal state
b. The charismatic ethical prophets/
leader.
c. The growth of transport and
communication
d. The protestant ethics
82. Consider the following statements
In the year 1991, India adopted aeromarket
strategy which means that India
1. liberalised its internal regulatory
framework.
2. reduced tariffs.
3. adopted appropriate exchange rate
policies.
4. allowed foreign investors to play a
significant role in the economy.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a. 1,2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 1,2, 3 and 4
83. Which of the following statements reflect
the traits of 'Global Cities' as stated by S.
Sassen ?
1. They are centres of direction and
policy-making for the global economy.
2. They are key locations for financial
and specialised service firms.
3. They are markets on which the
'products ' of financial and service
industries are bought, sold or otherwise
disposed of.
4. They are characterised by a high level
of population density.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 3
84. What are the theorists who believe in the
relative autonomy of the capitalist state,
called ?
a. Instrumentalists
b. Structural neo-Marxists
c. Pluralists
d. Elitists
85. Which group of the following cities were
studied by S. Sassen in 1991 to develop
the concept of global city ?
a. New York, London and Tokyo
b. New York, Paris and Boston
c. London, Milano and Chicago
d. Tokyo, New York and Moscow
86. Match list-I with list-II and select the
correct answer by using the code given
below the lists
List-I (Example)
A. Printing
B. Textile industry
C. Automobile industry
D. Chemical industry
List-II (Technology)
1. Process technology
2. Assembly line technology
3. Machine technology
4. Craft technology
Code:
a. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
b. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
c. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
d. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
87. Consider the following statements about
market exchange
1. Market exchange is a purely economic
model of commercial exchange.
2. Market exchange does not determine
the parties to exchange.
3. Market exchange makes possible the
transfer of goods among known
persons only.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
88. Consider the following statements
1. Orthogenetic cities carry forward
native tradition.
2. Cross-cultural contacts are frequently
established in orthogenetic cities.
3. Orthogenetic cities carry forward
primary urbanisation.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3
89. If population in cities increases because of
natural factors, rather than migration, what
is the process known as ?
a. Urbanization
b. Pseudo urbanization
c. Cultural mosaic
d. Internal mobilization
90. According to the data of the census of
India 2001, what is the percentage of
urban population of total population in
India ?
a. Between 22%—25%
b. Between 26%—29%
c. Between 30%—33%
d. Between 34%—36%
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IAS Prelims Sociology 2007
91. In India, for the purpose of countrywide
census, which one of the following factors
is not the criterion for definition of urban
area ?
a. Minimum population
b. Minimum population density
c. Minimum percentage of male working
population engaged in non-agricultural
and allied activities
d. Minimum number of schools per
thousand population
92. Which one of the following is correct
break up (approximately) of the Indian
population ?
a. Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%,
Mongoloid and others 3%
b. Indo-Aryan 66%, Dravidian 24%,
Mongoloid and others 10%
c. Indo-Aryan 50%, Dravidian 40%,
Mongoloid and others 10%
d. Indo-Aryan 38%, Dravidian 57%,
Mongoloid and others 5%
93. In the demographic studies of a
population, "fertility" and "fecundity" rates
are calculated. Which one of the following
shows the correct trend of a population in
normal situation ?
a. Fertility rate is high and fecundity rate
is low
b. Fertility rate and fecundity rate are
equal
c. Fertility rate is low and fecundity rate
is high
d. Both, fertility rate and fecundity rate
are low
94. Consider the following statements
1. The concentric zone model of urban
growth provided early students of
urban sociology with empirical
observations and analyses of urban
growth.
2. The newer metropolis resembles the
concentric zone model less than it does
the multiple nuclei theory.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
95. Many demographers argue that the birth
rate of the economically backward nations
will fall when they are industrialised and
when people improve their standard of
living. This explanation is based on which
one of the following ?
a. Speculative casual analysis
b. History of economically developed
countries
c. Malthusian theory of population
d. Marxian theory of population
96. What is ‘Rural Functional Literacy’
programme?
a. It is a programme of opening new
schools for girls' education
b. It is a sub-programme of the adult
education programme to create
awareness among the learners about
their rights and duties and draw
benefits from various schemes of the
government
c. It is a programme which helps aged in
rural areas to read and write
d. It is a programme for providing
education to the workers engaged in
agriculture, cottage, industry
development
97. According to the data of the Census of
India, 2001; which one among the
following has the highest female literacy
rate ?
a. Delhi
b. Lakshadweep
c. Chandigarh
d. Pondicherry
98. Various components of political
socialisation induct individuals in the
political culture of a society. One is
inculcation of general values and norms
about political behaviour and political
issues. What are the other components ?
1. Induction of individuals into a
particular political party.
2. Imparting the party's ideology and
action programmes to newly recruited
individuals.
3. Socialisation that takes place within
the non-political sub-system of society,
like ethnic, religious, linguistic
associations.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1,2 and 3
99. Religious ideas of which sect of the
protestant were most conducive to
capitalist development ?
a. Baptist
b. Calvinist
c. Anabaptist
d. Pietist
100. Which political system functions with least
interference of pressure groups ?
a. Capitalist
b. Socialist
c. Liberal
d. Oligarchic
101. Elmo Roper listed four incentives to
increase motivation towards works in an
industry. The first three were—security,
advancement and human dignity. What
was the fourth one ?
a. Feeling of belongingness
b. Feeling of identity
c. Feeling of confidence
d. Feeling of usefulness
102. What is the term used for the
transformation of charismatic authority
into combination of traditional and
rational-legal authority ?
a. Charismatic makeover
b. Routinisation of charisma
c. Trade-guild authority
d. Social authority
103. Which one of the following is least
important for political socialization ?
a. Family
b. Neighbourhood
c. Media
d. Trade Union
104. Assertion (A) : The idea of modernisation
has a profound appeal in the developing
countries of the world.
Reason (R) : It is not possible to hold up
modernisation in one sector for a long time
when other sectors are getting modernised,
except at a great strain to the social
system.
Code:
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are individually 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.
105. Which school of scholars believed that
public sphere is an important arena of
political socialization ?
a. Chicago school
b. Frankfurt school
c. Neoliberal school.
d. Manchester school
106. Which of the following is/are not correct
of pressure groups ?
1. They are political groups.
2. They promote special interests.
3. They contest elections.
4. They influence the distribution of
political power.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 2 and 3
b. 1 only
c. 3 only
d. 3 and 4
107. Which of the following is/are the salient
functions of a pressure group in a capitalist
system ?
1. Bargaining for wage
2. To demand better work conditions
3. To demand better employer and
employee relations
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1,2 and 3
108. Who was die author of Democracy in
America which explained the essence-of
American culture and values ?
a. Alexis de Tocqueville
b. Albert K. Cohen
c. R. Clifford Shaw
d. Milton Gordon
109. What does the end-of-ideology theory
refer to ?
a. Loss of workers' dependence on
political ideology
b. Decline in workers' political
participation
c. Workers' disbelief in all ideologies
d. Workers' increasing participation in
party politics and elections
110. Under which plan, a separate sub-plan was
made for tribals to promote Integrated
Tribal Development ?
a. First five year plan
b. Third five year plan
c. Fourth five year plan
d. Fifth five year plan
111. Which Article of the Constitution of India
has a provision, specifying a particular
tribe as a Scheduled Tribe ?
a. Article 342
b. Article 343
c. Article 344
d. Article 345
112. Which Article of the Constitution of India
provides for a National Commission for
scheduled castes ?
a. Article 224
b. Article 324
c. Article 335
d. Article 338
113. Tebhaga movement was organised
primarily for
a. two-third share for die share-croppers
b. higher wages for the agricultural
labourers
c. lower rent for the landlord
d. increase in wages for women labourers
114. Most of the peasant movements addressed
to which problem ?
a. Land redistribution
b. Power struggle by underprivileged
castes
c. Abolition of zamindari and jagirdari
d. All of the above
115. Appiko Movement is predominantly
directed against which one of the
following ?
a. Alcohol consumption
b. Forest degradation
c. Domestic violence
d. Engagement of bonded labour
116. Milton Singer and Mekim Marriott studied
social change in India using which
concept?
a. Westernisation and modernisation
b. Little and great traditions
c. Structure and function
d. Industrialisation and neo-liberal
economics
117. Which of the following criteria was/were
formulated by the Kaka Kalelkar
Commission in 1953 for identifying social
and educationally backward classes ?
1. Low social position in the traditional
caste hierarchy of Hindu society.
2. Lack of general educational
advancement.
3. Lack of representation in government
services.
Select the correct answer by using the code
given below
a. 1 only
b. 1 and3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
118. Which one of the following factors is
significant in the deterministic theory of
social change ?
a. Single factor
b. Double factor
c. Multiple factor
d. Inner factor
119. Who, among the following, believes that
'ideas' may independently affect the
direction of social change ?
a. K. Davis
b. Max Weber
c. V. Pareto
d. L.R. Burns
120. Which one of the following statements is
not correct ?
a. Functionalist approach to social
change, as a whole tends to see the
world as a mostly stable place.
b. Many sociologists have criticized
functionalism for its seeming inability
to explain change.
c. Historical materialist approach to
social change enjoys more of a
connection conflict theory and
analyses of power in both social and
economic manifestations.
d. The historical, materialist and
functionalist interpretations are
mutually exculsive.
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