Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 12

1 “Economic growth should proceed only in so far as natural resources are recycled rather than depleted, biodiversity is maintained and clean air, water and land are protected.” This statement is related with the concept of

1 Economic development

2 Social development

3 Sustainable development

4 Ethno-development

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Answer:Sustainable development

2 In Tebhaga movement, what is meant by Tebhaga ?

1 2/3

2 1/3

3 ¾

4 3

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Answer:1/3

3 Who among the following explained for the first time in sociological literature Jajmani system as patterned interaction among the caste groups ?

1 William Wiser

2 Oscar Lewis

3 A.R. Desai

4 Yogendra Singh

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Answer:William Wiser

4 Naxalbari Peasant Movement was launched in the year

1 1967

2 1970

3 1977

4 1956

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Answer: 1967

5 Green Revolution is related to

1 Agricultural growth

2 Industrial growth

3 Milk production

4 All the above

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Answer:Agricultural growth

6 Fill in the blanks : An institution is composed of _______.

1 Actors and Groups

2 Rules and procedures

3 Values and norms

4 All

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Answer: All

7 George Simmel’s classification of group as ‘Monad’, ‘Dyad’, ‘Triad’ is bassed on

1 Physical proximity

2 Nature of membership

3 Social relations

4 Size of the group

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Answer:Size of the group

8 An area of social living which is marked by some degree of social coherence and similarity is called

1 Social group

2 Society

3 Community

4 Association

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Answer:Community

9 C.W. Mills’ perspective takes into account i. Biography ii. Sociography iii. History iv. Geography v. Ethnography Select the correct alternatives :

1 ii only

2 ii and iii only

3 i and iii only

4 i, ii, iv and v only

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Answer:i and iii only

10 Which of the following instances may not be considered as a reference- Group behaviour ?

1 Proletarianization

2 Embourgeoisment

3 Sanskritization

4 Modernization

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Answer:Modernization

11 Which of the following is a set ofinformal groups ?

1 Clique, faction, caucus

2 Gang, union, dacoits

3 Slum, village, NGO

4 Neighbourhood, Peer group,Panchayat

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Answer:Clique, faction, caucus

12 Who argued that the school prepares children to move towardsuniversalistic standards and achieved status of adult society

1 E. Durkheim

2 T. Parsons

3 R.K. Merton

4 K. Davis

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Answer:T. Parsons

13 Who defined religion in terms of adistinction between the sacred andthe profone ?

1 B. Malinowski

2 C. LeviStrauss

3 A.R. Radcliffe Brown

4 E. Durkheim

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Answer:E. Durkheim

14 The capacity of any person, group or institution to issue commands is called

1 Power

2 Authority

3 Influence

4 Right

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Answer:Authority

15 According to C.W. Mills, the power elite in America comprises those who hold “command posts” in i. The major business corporations ii. The military iii. The Federal Government iv. The State bureaucracy Select the correct alternative :

1 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

2 (i), (ii) and (iii)

3 (i), (iii) and (iv)

4 (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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