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(1) Who among the following propounded the concept of ‘Latent’ and ‘Manifest’ function ?
(1) E. Durkheim
(2) R.K. Merton
(3) B. Malinowski
(4) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
Answer: R.K. Merton
(2) Who among the following made distinction between two types of conflict namely “realistic” and ‘non-realistic’ ?
(1) Karl Marx
(2) LewisA. Coser
(3) George Simmel
(4) R. Dahrendorf
Answer: LewisA. Coser

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(3) In which of the following sampling methods, equal number of units are selected from each substratum regardless of their strength in the population and sub-population?
(1) Simple random sampling
(2) Stratified random sampling
(3) Proportionate stratified random sampling
(4) Disproportionate stratified random sampling
Answer: Disproportionate stratified random sampling
(4) Cumulative frequency curve is known as
(1) Ogive
(2) Histogram
(3) Frequency polygon
(4) None of the above
Answer: Ogive
(5) Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
(1) Radcliffe Brown
(2) T. Parsons
(3) E. Durkheim
(4) M. Weber
Answer: E. Durkheim
(6) P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between
(1) In-groups and out-groups
(2) Primary and secondary relationism groups
(3) Mechanical and organic solidarity
(4) Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
Answer: Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
(7) Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research
(1) E. Durkheim
(2) Frederic Le Play
(3) Herbert Spencer
(4) Karl Marx
Answer: Frederic Le Play
(8) According to Max Weber status groups are identified by
(1) Education
(2) Styles of life
(3) Occupation
(4) Family background
Answer: Styles of life
(9) Which one of the following does not fall into sociological understanding of status ?
(1) Rank
(2) Prestige
(3) Ego
(4) Life-style
Answer: Ego
(10) Relationships in a community are
(1) intimate and achieved
(2) durable, ascribed and impersonal
(3) intimate, achieved and durable
(4) intimate, durable and ascribed
Answer: intimate, durable and ascribed
(11) Which of the following are the elements of association ?
(1) Impersonal, competitive, enduring relationships
(2) Contractual, individualistic, calculative relationships
(3) Personal, enduring, contractual relationships
(4) Affective, spontaneous, competitive relationships
Answer: Contractual, individualistic, calculative relationships
(12) Who one among the following sociologists does not belong to French School of Sociology
(1) Auguste Comte
(2) Emile Durkheim
(3) B. Charles Montesquieu
(4) V. Pareto
Answer: V. Pareto
(13) Caste is an example of ______
(1) Achieved Status
(2) Role Conflict
(3) Status Consistency
(4) Ascribed Status
Answer: Ascribed Status
(14) Who has written the book, ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(1) E. Leach
(2) D. Cooper
(3) W.J. Goode
(4) G.P. Murdock
Answer: D. Cooper
(15) Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places which one of the following in the foreground ?
(1) Individual
(2) Culture
(3) Social interaction
(4) Unique social events
Answer: Social interaction

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