Sociology - CBSE UGC NET Previous Years Solved Question with Answers Paper II, July 2016

Questions
1 Which one of the following statements represents the idea of C. Wright Mills about sociological imagination?
A Looking social world as social fact.
B Understanding differences among the classical theorists.
C Bringing together private troubles and public issues.
D Avoiding individual based explanation.

Answer: Option [C]
2 Who amongst the following says that sociology is the study of collective representation?
A Weber
B Durkheim
C Comte
D Spencer

Answer: Option [B]
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3 According to Max Weber, an ideal type is
A The most common situation in a given society
B Philosophical model of an ideal society
C Conceptual or analytical tool to understand social phenomena
D Statistical evidences collected by social researcher

Answer: Option [C]
4 According to whom internalized ‘shared values’ are regarded as playing a decisive role in the social integration of any society?
A T. Parsons
B B. Malinowski
C E. Durkheim
D R.K. Merton

Answer: Option [A]
5 Which according to Robert Redfield is not the characteristic of Little Community?
A Distinctiveness
B Homogeneity
C Location
D Self-sufficiency

Answer: Option [C]
6 Match the items in List – I with List – II:

List – I(Books)

I. Patterns of Culture
II. Primitive Culture
III. A Scientific Theory of Culture
IV. Notes Towards the Definition of Culture

List – II(Authors)

a. T.S. Eliot
b. E.B. Taylor
c. Ruth Benedict
d. B. Malinowski

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

A I→a, II→b, III→c, IV→d
B I→c, II→b, III→d, IV→a
C I→b, II→c, III→d, IV→a
D I→d, II→a, III→b, IV→c

Answer: Option [B]
7 Which one of the following is not the characteristic of a community?
A Territory
B A set of social relationships
C We feeling
D Language

Answer: Option [D]
8 The change of statuses occurring with sufficient frequency, as to be socially patterned, can be designated as a
A Status-Set
B Status-Conflict
C Social-Status
D Status-Sequence

Answer: Option [D]
9 When the performer of a role adopts a subjective detachment from the role, it is called as:
A Role – Conflict
B Role – Taking
C Role – Distance
D Role – Incompatibility

Answer: Option [C]
10 According to whom, role is the dynamic aspect of status, where ‘status’ refers to the position and ‘role’ to its performance?
A Ralph Linton
B R.K. Merton
C Max Weber
D P.L. Kendall

Answer: Option [A]
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