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(1) Arrange in the logical order in which P. Berger has explained.
(1) Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization
(2) Content analysis
(3) Habitualization, legitimation, externalization, institutionalization
(4) Legitimation, institutionalization, habitualization, externalization
Answer: Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization
(2) Which of the following categories can be placed in Althusser’s concept of ideological state apparatus ? i. Education ii. Family iii. Religion iv. State bureaucracy Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :
(1) i, ii & iv
(2) i, iii & iv
(3) i, ii & iii
(4) ii, iii & iv
Answer: i, ii & iii

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(3) Which of the following methods used by H. Garfinkel in his exposition of ethnomethodology ? i. The Documentary Method ii. The Breaching Experiments iii. The Reciprocity of Perspectives iv. The Etcetera Principle Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) i, ii & iii
(2) ii, iii & iv
(3) i, iii & iv
(4) i, ii, iii & iv
Answer: i, ii, iii & iv
(4) Which of the following crises are stated by J. Habermas ? i. Economic crisis ii. Political crisis iii. Legitimation crisis iv. Rationality crisis
(1) Economic crisis, political crisis and rationality crisis
(2) Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(3) Political crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(4) Economic crisis, political crisis and legitimation crisis
Answer: Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis
(5) Which of the following books are not written by F. Goffman ? i. Relations in Public ii. Behaviour in Public Places iii. Forms of Talk iv. Social Behaviour : Its Elementary Forms Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :
(1) i, ii & iii
(2) i, ii & iv
(3) i, iii & iv
(4) ii, iii & iv
Answer: i, ii & iv
(6) To A. Giddens socral theorizing involves
(1) Single hermeneutic
(2) Double hermeneutic
(3) Dialectical hermeneutic
(4) Historical hermeneutic
Answer: Double hermeneutic
(7) Who among the following distinguishes three components of the life world – culture, society and personality ?
(1) A. Shutz
(2) E. Husserl
(3) P. Berger
(4) J. Habermas
Answer: J. Habermas
(8) Giddens’ concept of regionalization implies that
(1) the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.
(2) the process of social change is limited by regions.
(3) a regional society starts influencing other societies.
(4) the mainstream society acquires the features of regional societies.
Answer: the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.
(9) In defining nationalism A.R. Desai is influenced by
(1) S.M. Lipset
(2) E.H. Carr
(3) M. Weber
(4) L. Althussar
Answer: E.H. Carr
(10) Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to D.P. Mukherjee ?
(1) He uses the dialectical approach.
(2) He combines Marx’s, Dilthey’s and Vedanta’s approaches.
(3) Traditions can be distinguished between primary, secondary and tertiary.
(4) Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.
Answer: Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.
(11) In which of the following sequences are ‘Demographic Transitions’ traditionally associated ?
(1) High fertility, low mortality, high population growth
(2) Low mortality, low mortality to high fertility
(3) High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind
(4) Low fertility, high mortality to low fertility and low mortality with mortality lagging behind
Answer: High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind
(12) Which of the following concept does not figure in Malthusian Theory of Population ?
(1) Arithmetic progression
(2) Positive checks
(3) ‘Stable population’
(4) Preventive checks
Answer: ‘Stable population’
(13) ‘Population pyramids’ reveals the following information : (a) Dependency burden (b) Birth and Death rate (c) Sex ratios of different ages (d) Approximate life expectancy of birth From the above, find the combinationfor correct answer :
(1) (a) and (b) but not (c) and (d).
(2) All (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(3) (a) only but not (b), (c) and (d).
(4) (c) and (d) but not (a) and (b).
Answer: All (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(14) Who among the following is associated with the idea of ‘Risk Society’ ?
(1) H.S. Becker
(2) Ulrich Beck
(3) Denial Bell
(4) Susan Baker
Answer: Ulrich Beck
(15) Who among the following did not favour hierarchization of knowledge ?
(1) E. Durkheim
(2) A. Comte
(3) M. Weber
(4) M. Foucault
Answer: M. Foucault

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