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(1) Who argues that ‘classes should be defined as imperatively coordinated associations’ ?
(1) M. Weber
(2) K. Marx
(3) R. Dahrendorf
(4) R. Collins
Answer: R. Dahrendorf
(2) For R. Dahrendorf a post-capitalist society is characterised by i. Decomposition of capital ii. Differentiation of labour iii. Diamond like class structure iv. Regulations and institutionalization of conflicts Select the correct alternative :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Answer: (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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(3) The concept of ‘I’ and ‘Me’ with to development of ‘self’ was used by
(1) S. Freud
(2) C.H. Cooley
(3) H.M. Johnson
(4) G.H. Mead
Answer: G.H. Mead
(4) Who among the following does not adopt the functional approach to the understanding of social phenomena ?
(1) J. Alexander
(2) K. Davis
(3) R.K. Merton
(4) J. Habermas
Answer: J. Habermas
(5) The view that authority relations are the main cause of social conflict was held by whom
(1) M. Weber
(2) K. Marx
(3) R. Collins
(4) R. Dahrendorf
Answer: R. Dahrendorf
(6) Who among the following has classified status in terms of salient status, dominant status and controlling status ?
(1) T. Parsons
(2) R.K. Merton
(3) W.E. Moore
(4) H.M. Johnson
Answer: R.K. Merton
(7) What is common to magic, religion and science ?
(1) Observation and experimentation
(2) Equal influence on human beings
(3) Orientation towards the unknown
(4) Orientation towards the supernatural
Answer: Orientation towards the unknown
(8) Who among the following is a proponent of dialectical approach to the study of Indian society ?
(1) M.N. Srinivas
(2) D.P. Mukherjee
(3) A. Beteille
(4) Y.B. Damle
Answer: D.P. Mukherjee
(9) Which type of research aims to describe a social situation, social event, social system, social structure etc. ?
(1) Basic research
(2) Descriptive research
(3) Empirical research
(4) Explanatory research
Answer: Descriptive research
(10) A university has 7530 students and a researcher draws 10 percent sample from it amounting to a total of 753. This is called
(1) Sample size
(2) Sample ratio
(3) Sample element
(4) Purposive sampling
Answer: Sample ratio
(11) Which technique of qualitative data collection is followed by researcher to understand people and their behaviour through direct, focused and non-verbal interaction in their natural setting ?
(1) Interview
(2) Observation
(3) Case study
(4) Above all
Answer: Observation
(12) According to Karl Marx, which of the following are elements of the forces of production
(1) Technology and capital
(2) Capital, labour and technology
(3) Science and technology
(4) Capital, labour, science and technology
Answer: Capital, labour and technology
(13) Who among the following used the concept of ‘interaction ritual’ in his theory ?
(1) R. Collins
(2) L. Coser
(3) E. Durkheim
(4) H. Blumer
Answer: R. Collins
(14) Who among the following argues that the withdrawal of legitimacy from an existing system of inequality is a critical precondition for conflict ?
(1) R. Dahrendorf
(2) L. Coser
(3) R. Collins
(4) J. Habermas
Answer: L. Coser
(15) Themetic and text analyses are used in
(1) Path analysis
(2) Data analysis
(3) Form analysis
(4) Content analysis
Answer: Content analysis

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