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
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32
A family consisting of only spouses is called
1
conjugalfamily
2
nuclear family
3
small family
4
linted family
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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
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34
In Talcott Parsons’ concept of social system, which one is a function of economy?
1
Latency
2
Adaptation
3
Integration
4
Goal attainment
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35
Totemism is related to
1
an animal
2
a plant
3
water
4
Both (A) and (B)
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36
A dominant caste is characterized by?
1
numerical superiority
2
political power
3
economic power
4
All of the above
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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42
Which of the following is not an ingredient of culture?
1
Instinct
2
Folkway
3
Morality
4
Custom
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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
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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
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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
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