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(1) The study of recorded human statement based on newspaper, magazines, songs, poems, speeches etc. are known as
(1) Statistical analysis
(2) Content analysis
(3) Historical analysis
(4) Comparative analysis
Answer: Content analysis
(2) Which one of the following is not a type of reliability according to Kirk and Miller ?
(1) Quixotic : Circumstances in which single method of observation yields the same measurement repeatedly.
(2) Dialectical : Observation between two conflicting situation.
(3) Diachronic : Stability of an observation over a period of time.
(4) Synchronic : Similarity of observation within same period of time.
Answer: Dialectical : Observation between two conflicting situation.

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(3) Which one of the following is not a measure of central tendency ?
(1) Mean
(2) Median
(3) Mode
(4) Standard deviation
Answer: Standard deviation
(4) “Men make history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly encountered, given and transmitted from the past.” With whom is this statement related ?
(1) Karl Mannheim
(2) Karl Marx
(3) Karl Popper
(4) Ralf Dahrendorf
Answer: Karl Marx
(5) “Thinking is simply an internalised or implicit conversation of the individual with himself by means of significant gestures.” Who said so ?
(1) L. Althusser
(2) H. Blumer
(3) P. Blau
(4) G.H. Mead
Answer: G.H. Mead
(6) Which of the following is not a feature of association ?
(1) A collectivity of people
(2) Having certain objectives
(3) Voluntary membership
(4) Pursuing ideal norms
Answer: Pursuing ideal norms
(7) Which of the following statements on the nature of social role is not correct ?
(1) It is a set of expectations.
(2) It is impossible to define one’s role without referring to another.
(3) It includes a series of rights and duties.
(4) It has no association with status.
Answer: It has no association with status.
(8) According to Coser which of the following type of conflict may not be functional for the system ?
(1) Conflict over core value
(2) Conflict over explicit realistic issues
(3) Frequent conflict over small issues
(4) Repetitive conflict of low intensity
Answer: Conflict over core value
(9) Who had applied the reference group theory to analyse mobility within the caste system
(1) M.S.A. Rao
(2) G.S. Ghurye
(3) M.N. Srinivas
(4) Yogendra Singh
Answer: M.N. Srinivas
(10) The concept of structural visibility was contributed by whom ?
(1) T. Parsons
(2) R.K. Merton
(3) Radcliffe-Brown
(4) S.F. Nadel
Answer: R.K. Merton
(11) Triangulation is a method of assessing validity of one’s research by
(1) Collecting three generational data.
(2) Analysing three generational data.
(3) Using different methods and theoretical analysis of different subject of study by one or more researchers.
(4) Mixing of different methods and theoretical analysis of same subject of study by one or more researchers.
Answer: Mixing of different methods and theoretical analysis of same subject of study by one or more researchers.
(12) The book “Street Corner Society” based on the following technique of research :
(1) Interview schedule
(2) Participant observation
(3) Content analysis
(4) Questionnaire
Answer: Participant observation
(13) Identify the correct sequence in social research : i. Report writing ii. Data analysis iii. Pilot study iv. Formation of hypothesis v. Null hypothesis vi. Observation
(1) iv, v, iii, vi, ii, i
(2) iii, iv, i, ii, vi, v
(3) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
(4) vi, v, iv, iii, ii, i
Answer: iv, v, iii, vi, ii, i
(14) Who among the following attempted micro-integrative conflict theory ?
(1) Dahrendorf
(2) Coser
(3) Collins
(4) Marx
Answer: Collins
(15) In the major conceptualizations of class, which of the following are not a basis of class situation ? i. Property ii. Income iii. Authority iv. Caste Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) i, ii, & iii
(2) i & ii
(3) i & iii
(4) ii & iv
Answer: ii & iv

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