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31 Who has used status,class and party as the bases of social stratification ?
1 Max Weber
2 Karl Marx
3 Ralph Dehrendorf
4 L. A. Coser
Answer: Max Weber
32 A family consisting of only spouses is called
1 conjugalfamily
2 nuclear family
3 small family
4 linted family
Answer: conjugalfamily

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33 In Talcott Parsons’ concept of social system, which one is a function of economy?
1 Latency
2 Adaptation
3 Integration
4 Goal attainment
Answer: Latency
34 In Talcott Parsons’ concept of social system, which one is a function of economy?
1 Latency
2 Adaptation
3 Integration
4 Goal attainment
Answer: Adaptation
35 Totemism is related to
1 an animal
2 a plant
3 water
4 Both (A) and (B)
Answer: an animal
36 A dominant caste is characterized by?
1 numerical superiority
2 political power
3 economic power
4 All of the above

Answer: Dharma
37 A social process in which two interacting individuals give some space to each otherin their situation is called
1 acculturation
2 assimilation
3 accommodation
4 cooperation

Answer: accommodation
38 When agriculturist parents’ children attain higer education and occupy positionsin Assam Civil Services,this mobility may be called
1 lateralmobaility
2 upward mobility
3 intragenerational mobility
4 intergenerational mobility

Answer: intergenerational mobility
39 Castes in India prohibit marriages of their members outside their own folds. This practice is called
1 exogamy
2 polygamy
3 endogamy
4 incest

Answer: endogamy
40 When a person looks towards the norms of the group in which he/she is a member andbehaves according to its norms, then this phenomenon is called
1 social conformity
2 membership reference group
3 ethnocentraism
4 None of the above

Answer: membership reference group
41 Which factor is responsible for decreasing authority of family head in contemporary time?
1 Modern education
2 Modern occupation
3 Women’s independence
4 All of the above

Answer: All of the above
42 Which of the following is not an ingredient of culture?
1 Instinct
2 Folkway
3 Morality
4 Custom

Answer: Instinct
43 In primitive societies
1 custom are powerful
2 custom are not very powerful
3 people give less importance to custom
4 people do not give any importance to custom

Answer: custom are powerful
44 Which one is not a characteristic of secondary group?
1 Indirect relationship
2 Interest-based relationship
3 Informal relationship
4 Short-term relationship

Answer: Informal relationship
45 Which one refers to open stratification system?
1 Class system
2 Caste system
3 Estate system
4 All of the above

Answer: Class system

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