Practice Sociology Questions and Answers for MA Entrance Exams

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Practice sociology questions and answers that are more likely to come in the upcoming MA entrance examinations. This will also assist the aspirants preparing for IAS, UGC-NET, UPSC, eligibility test and other competitive exams.

1. Status groups, according to Weber are identified by –

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(a) education

(b) occupation

(d) family background

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Ans. (c)

2. According to Marx, when a class becomes aware of its interests and organizes itself, it becomes a –

(a) class in itself

(b) revolutionary class

(d) bourgeoisie

Ans. (c)

3. Who first used the term ‘Rites de passage”?

(a) Marx

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(b) Weber

(d) Cooley

Ans. (c)

4. Which of the following terms has been identified as a dimension of accorded status by most sociologists?

(a) Status

(b) Social class

(d) Caste

Ans. (b)

5. Who said ‘The differential distribution of authority leads to class formation and class conflict’.

(a) Karl Papper

(b) Ralph Dahrendorf

(d) Wright Mills

Ans. (b)

6. The social classes are large groups of people who differ from each other by their relation to the means of social production. Whose view is this?

(a) Marx

(b) Ralph Dahrendorf

(d) Lenin

Ans. (a)

7. The person who gives service to the Jajman is called –

(a) Parjan

(b) Kamin

(d) Purohit

Ans. (a)

8. The “history of all hitherto existing society is a history of class struggle”. To whom is this statement attributed?

(a) Engels

(b) Lenin

(d) None of the above

Ans. (d)

9. Which of the following does not fall under the category of community disorganisation?

(a) Divorce

(b) Poverty

(d) Corruption

Ans. (a)

10. Social stratification is the indication of:

(a) process by which a person gets ranks in his society

(b) backwardness of society

(d) international understanding of society

Ans. (a)

11. Basis of social stratification is:

(a) social inequality

(b) social harmony

(d) social problems

Ans. (a)

12. Which of the following schools of thought lays stress on heredity as a cause of crime?

(a) Economic

(b) Geographical

(d) Typological

Ans. (d)

13. The social group in which a person is born is referred to as which one of the following?

(a) The family of socialization

(b) The family of procreation

(d) The family of orientation

Ans. (c)

14. The difference between the kotamb and the matamal among Kashmiri Pandits refer to the difference between –

(a) Agnates and non-agnatic cognates

(b) Biological and jural relationships

(d) Mother’s sister’s family and mother’s brother’s family

Ans. (c)

15. Which one of the following is the family unit of Kodavas?

(a) Ghar

(b) Biradari

(d) Okka

Ans. (d)

16. The use of the term’ Bapu’ tie describe Mahatma Gandhi is an example of which one of the following?

(a) North Indian kinship terminology

(b) Effective kinship

(d) Collateral kinship

Ans. (b)

17. According to the kinship theory, which one of the following is an example of ‘complimentary affiliations’?

(a) The relation between mother’s brother and sister’s son in a partilineal descent system

(b) The relation between grandparents and grandchildren in a system of unilineal decent

(d) The use of matrilineal descent for some purpose and patrilineal for others.

Ans. (c)

18. Kinship has a complex from of classification based on which of the following?

1. Systems of descent

2. Relations of consanguinity

3. Affinal relations

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (b)

19. Why has the functionalist approach to the study of the institution of family been criticised by many sociologists?

1. Functionalist approach does not consider class, regional and religious variations in studying the institution of family

2. Functionalist approach does not consider class, regional and religious variations in studying the institution of family

3. Functionalist view does not explore alternatives to the family

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

20. Who among the following eminent sociologists on the basis of study of a particular society predicted that in the post-World War II period there will be an isolation, differentiation and specialization of the nuclear family as a bounded subsystem of the society?

(a) G.P. Murdock

(b) Talcott Parsons

(d) R.D. Laing

Ans. (a)

21. Which among the following factors have intersected with the family and gave impetus to the second wave of feminists in 1960s to view the family with scepticism?

1. Legislation impacting gender, personal lass and international migration.

2. Increased female labour force participation.

3. Advances in science, information and communication technologies.

4. New reproductive technologies.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 2, 3 and 4 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (b)

22. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Rules of residence after marriage form an important variable in a kinship system and thereby substantially affect –

(a) the human behaviour by which goods are produced, distributed and consumed

(b) the quality of personal relations within the kin network

(d) the human capacity for symbolic communication or language

Ans. (b)

23. The Nayar taravad system was based on which one of the following?

(a) Neolocal residence patterns

(b) Virilocal residence patterns

(d) Uxori local residence patterns

Ans. (d)

24. Logical relations exists between residence rules and descent group structure. Patrilineal descent systems correlate with either neolocal or partivirilocal residence patterns. Which of the following patterns of residence do the matrilineal descent systems correlate with?

(a) Neolocal, patrivirilocal and uxorilocal only

(b) Neolocah avunculocal and unorilocal only

(d) Neolocal, patrivirilocal, avunculocal and uxorilocal

Ans. (d)

25. Solving a major problem in conceptualising the term of “descent”, who among the following scholars distinguished descent from inheritance and confined the term ‘descent’ to “Membership of a group only”?

(a) A.I. Richards

(b) W.H.R. Rivers

(d) J. J. Barnes

Ans. (a)

26. Consider the following statements:

1. The Nuer are patrilineal, and the Khasi are matrilineal.

2. The Beduoin are patrilinea, and the Hopi are materi lineal.

3. The Garo are matrilineal, and the Toda are patrilinea.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (d)

27. Double descent or duolineal transmission of descent group membership involves which one of the following?

(a) Patrilineal transmission of one set of attributes and materialineal transmission of another set

(b) Transmission equally through both parents

(d) Transmission in which descent lines are such that men transmit to their daughters and women to their sons

Ans. (d)

28. Consider the following statements:

Without taking into account the complete set of rules and practices governing the ownership, control and inheritance of property, it is not possible to fully understand and study –

1. family types

2. marriage types

3. marriage prestations

4. prestations at funeral ceremonies

5. rules governing divorce settlements

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 5

(d) 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (b)

29. Which one of the following factors is significant in the deterministic theory of social change?

(a) Single factor

(b) Double factor

(d) Inner factor

Ans. (b)

30. Marriage with mother’s brother’s daughter is a form of which one of the following?

(a) Restricted exchange

(b) Direct exchange

(d) Generalized exchange

Ans. (b)

31. Kula exchange system is a classic example of –

(a) edistribution

(b) negative reciprocity

(d) tribal market exchange

Ans. (c)

32. Which of the following tribes practice polygyny?

1. Masai

2. Yoruba

3. Bantu

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Ans. (b)

33. The concept of ‘relative deprivation’ has been widely used in policy discourse on which one of the following?

(a) Social and cultural rights of minorities

(b) Social conflict and harmony

(d) Poverty and inequality

Ans. (b)

34. Who among the following emphasised that conflict plays a positive role in preserving society?

(a) Max Weber

(b) Lewis Coser

(d) Anthony Giddens

Ans. (a)

35. Localization of industries is called –

(a) territorial division of labour

(b) technical division of labour

(d) occupational division of labour

Ans. (d)

36. The melting pot theory is based on which concept?

(a) Assimilation

(b) Accommodation

(d) Integration

Ans. (d)

37. Children learn the ways of adults, perpetuating the values, norms and social practices of their culture. What is this process called?

(a) Evolution

(b) Natural selection

(d) Sociolisation

Ans. (c)

38. Who among the following made a distinction between ‘retributive laws’ and ‘restitutive laws’?

(a) Karl Marx

(b) Michel Foucault

(d) Emile Durkheim

Ans. (b)

39. What are the customary, normal, habitual ways of doing things by a group, known as?

(a) Mores

(b) Folkways

(d) Cultural alternatives

Ans. (a)

40. Which one of the following is the family unit of Kodavas?

(a) Ghar

(b) Biradari

(d) Okka

Ans. (c)

41. The difference between the kotamb and the matamal among Kashmiri Pandits refers to the difference between –

(a) Agnates and non-agnatic cognates

(b) Biological and jural relationships

(d) Mother’s sister’s family and mother’s brother’s family

Ans. (a)

42. According to Irving Goffman, ‘Asylum’ is an example of which one of the following?

(a) A social system

(b) A hospital

(d) A traditional family

Ans. (b)

43. How would you describe the situation where a group of people rejects the prevailing values and norms of society and begins to live differently?

(a) Revolution

(b) Deviant group

(d) Acculturation

Ans. (a)

44. Printing was first developed in China in the 6th Century and slowly spread to rest of the world. This is an example of –

(a) Cultural Diffusion

(b) Technological Revolution

Ans. (d)

45. The social group, in which a person is born, is referred to as which one of the following?

(a) The family of socialization

(b) The family of procreation

(d) The family of orientation

Ans. (d)

46. Which one of the following statement is not correct?

(a) Marriage is a sacrament. This means that a marriage cannot be dissolved

(b) Marriage is a contract. This means that a marriage can be terminated

(c) The notion -that ‘marriage is indissoluble’ has gradually been eroded and through legislation, the right of divorce has been introduced in all legal systems in India

(d) Only among the Muslims, marriage is a contract and divorce is allowed

Ans. (d)

47. The concept of cultural lag explains that:

(a) Changes in material culture are very slow

(b) Changes in non-material culture “are faster than changes in material culture

(d) Material and non-material cultures, more or less change at the same pace

Ans. (d)

48. The term ‘cultural relativism’ is often contrasted with

(a) Cultural pluralism

(b) Ethnocentrism

(d) Cultural vacuum

Ans. (d)

49. In the literature on kinship, the practice of fraternal polyandry has been associated particularly with which region of India?

(a) Western Himalayas

(b) Central plains region

(d) Gangetic plains region

Ans. (c)

50. Max Webber believed that sociology should focus on social action and not on structures because:

(a) Human individuals were capable of making choices and introducing changes

(b) Human beings were action-oriented

(d) Human society is always conflict ridden

Ans. (d)

51. According to Robert Merton, people who reject both the existing values and the means of achieving them by attempting to reconstruct a new social system are called:

(a) Conformists

(b) Innovators

(d) Rebels

Ans. (b)

52. Consider the following statements associated with norms and values:

1. Norms are enforced by positive and negative sanctions.

2. Norms define acceptable behaviour in specific situations.

3. Norms are not formalized by translation into laws.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (b)

53. According to Robert Merton “When there is an acute disjunction between the cultural norms and goals, and the structured capacities of members of the group to act in accord with them”, it leads to a situation of:

(a) Anomie

(b) Cultural degeneration

(d) Structural transformation

Ans. (a)

54. Theoretically speaking, the concept of ‘Social systems’ in sociology is used by these who work with:

(a) Critical perspective

(b) Functionalist perspective

(d) Phenomenological perspective

Ans. (b)

55. What is Louis Dumont’s view on the nature of status and power in the caste system?

(a) Status is subordinate to power

(b) Power is subordinate to status

(d) Power is subordinate to prestige

Ans. (c)

56. Who authored Folkways which includes sex mores, the marriage institution and incest?

(a) F. Engles

(b) William GSumner

(d) B. Cardon Hardy

Ans. (d)

57. In the literature on kinship, the practice of fraternal polyandry has been associated particularly with which region of India?

(a) Western Himalayas

(b) Central plains region

(d) Gangetic plains region

Ans. (c)

58. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Marriage is a sacrament. This means that a marriage cannot be dissolved

(b) Marriage is a contract. This means that a marriage can be terminated

(c) The notion that marriage is indissoluble has gradually been eroded and through legislation the right of divorce has been introduced in all legal systems in India

(d) Only among the Muslims, marriage is a contract and divorce is allowed

Ans. (a)

59. Max Weber believed that sociology should focus .on social action and not on structures because –

(a) human individuals were capable of making choices and introducing changes

(b) human beings were action-oriented

(d) human society is always conflict-ridden

Ans. (a)

60. Consider the following statements associated with norms and values.

1. Norms are enforced by positive and negative sanctions.

2. Norms define acceptable behaviour in specific situations.

3. Norms are not formalized by transition into laws.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

61. The prevalence of arranged marriages in India is related to:

(a) The rules of endogamy that confine marriage alliance within specified groups

(b) The rules of exogamy that disallow marriage within one’s clan/village/neighbourhood

(c) Regulations about prescriptive (allowing) and prescriptive (prohibiting) nature of rules guiding marriage among parallel and cross cousins

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

62. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Hypergamy leads to status asymmetry between affinal groups

(b) Hypergamy leads to affinal conflict

(d) Hypergamy leads to polyandry

Ans. (c)

63. Which one of the following Acts first recognized monogamy as the accepted form of marriage?

(a) The Hindu Marriage Act, 1935

(b) The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(d) The Hindu Marriage Act, 2000

Ans. (c)

64. Printing was first developed in China in the 6th century and slowly spread to rest of the world. This is an example of –

(a) Cultural Diffusion

(b) Technological Revolution

(d) Globalization

Ans. (a)

65. Consider the following statements:

1. Primogeniture refers to inheritance by the first born child.

2. Ultimogeniture refers to inheritance by the last born child.

3. Primogeniture refers to inheritance by the most favourite child.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Ans. (a)

66. After examining the impact of industrialisation on social stratification in India, who remarked “Caste has been the Alpha and Omega of Hindu life”?

(a) M.N. Srinivas

(b) Max Weber

(d) Mayer a’nd Buckley

Ans. (d)

67. Religious ideas of which sect of the Protestant were most conductive to capitalist development?

(a) Baptist

(b) Calvinist

(d) Pietist

Ans. (d)

68. Which of the following features were involved among the jatis and families in a village by the ‘Jajmani’ system, and important, aspect of traditional village life in India?

1. Interdependence and reciprocity

2. Co-operation and conflict

3. Dominance and exploitation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (b)

69. Milton Singer and Mckim Marriott studied social change in India using which concept?

(a) Westernisation and modernisation

(b) Little and great traditions

(d) Industrialisation and neo-liberal economics

Ans. (b)

70. What is the Process in which castes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the practices of upper castes?

(a) Kshatriyization

(b) Sanskritization

(d) Modernisation

Ans. (d)

71. What are the agrarian classes in Indian context according to D. Thorner?

(a) Maalik, kisan and mazdoor

(b) Landlord, share-cropper and agricultural labourer

(d) Jotedar, adhiar and bargadar

Ans. (c)

72. According to K. Davis and W. Moore, what does social stratification imply?

(a) Inequality in the political and economic structure of a society

(b) Unequal division of material rewards and social prestige based on unequal functional importance of positions

(d) Unnecessary division of a society as all positions of a society are equally functionally important

Ans. (a)

73. Which one of the following pairs of forms of marriage refers to polygamy?

(a) Monogamy and polygyny

(b) Polygyny and polyandry

(d) Monogamy and bigamy

Ans. (b)

74. Marriage with mother’s brother’s daughter is a form of which one of the following?

(a) Restricted exchange

(b) Direct exchange

(d) Generalized exchange

Ans. (a)

75. In the industrial society, the achieved status is possible because of which one of the following?

(a) Acculturation

(b) Social mobility

(d) Migration

Ans. (c)

76. Which one of the following is not correct about Daniel Bell’s consideration of postindustrial society?

(a) An analytical construct

(b) A paradigm to identify new axes of social stratification

(d) A specification of new dimensions in the social structure

Ans. (c)

77. Post-industrial society is characterised by which one of the following?

(a) Increasing goods-producing and manufacturing economic activities

(b) Increasing professional and technical services as forms of economic

(d) Declining technical bureaucracy

Ans. (c)

78. Which one of the following is the type of society in which ascribed status of an individual determines a person’s social position?

(a) Industrial society

(b) Post-industrial society

(d) Modern society

Ans. (c)

79. Consider the following statements about economic system of simple societies :

1. Larger number of simple societies practise cultivation of same field year after year.

2. Hunting and gathering societies live by hunting animals only.

3. The buffalo herders of Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, and sheep and goat herders of Jammu and Kashmir are examples of pastoral communities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (d)

80. Which of the following non-economic determinants of economic behaviour did not contribute to the growth of ratinal capitalism in West Europe and North America?

(a) The growth of the bureaucratic rational-legal state

(b) The charismatic ethical prophets/leaders

(d) The Protestant ethics

Ans. (a)

81. In the demographic studies of a population “fertility” and “fecundity” rates are calculated. Which one of the following shows the correct trend of a population in normal situation?

(a) Fertility rate is high and fecundity rate is low

(b) Fertility rate and fecundity rate are equal

(d) Both, fertility rate and fecundity rate are low

Ans. (d)

82. What is ‘rural functional Literacy programme’?

(a) It is a programme of opening new schools for girls’ education

(b) It is a sub-programme of the adult education programme to create awareness among the learners about their rights and duties and draw benefits form various schemes of the government

(d) It is a programme for providing education to workers engaged in agriculture, cottage, industry development

Ans. (b)

83. Which one of the following is correct break up (approximately) of the Indian population?

Indo-Aryan Dravidian Mongoloid and others

(a) 72% 25% 3%

(b) 66% 24% 10%

(d) 38% 57% 5%

Ans. (c)

84. If population in cities increases because of natural factors, rather than migration, what is the process known as?

(a) Urbanisation

(b) Pseudo urbanization

(d) Internal mobilization

Ans. (b)

85. Which one of the following of not an important source of politicization of castes in India?

(a) Caste panchayats

(b) Caste journals

(d) Caste associations

Ans. (a)

86. Which of the following is/are the salient functions of a pressure group in a capitalist system?

1. Bargaining for wage

2. To demand better work conditions

3. To demand better employer arid employee relations

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

87. Who was the author of Democracy in America which explained the essence of American cultural and values?

(a) Alexis de Tocquevilie

(b) Albert K.Cohen

(d) Miltion Gordon

Ans. (d)

88. What does the end-of-ideology theory “refer to?

(a) Loss of workers’ dependence on political ideology

(b) Decline in workers’ political participation

(d) Workers’ increasing participation in party politics and elections

Ans. (c)

89. What is the term for the transformation of charismatic authority into combination of traditional and rational legal authority?

(a) Charismatic makeover

(b) Routinization of charisma

(d) Social authority

Ans. (d)

90. Which one of the following is least important for political socialization?

(a) Family

(b) Neighbourhood

(d) Trade Union

Ans. (c)

91. Which school of scholars believed that public sphere is an important arena of political socialization?

(a) Chicago School

(b) Frankfurt School

(d) Manchester School

Ans. (d)

92. Various components of political socialisation induct individuals in the political culture of a society. One is inculcation of general values and norms about political behaviour and political issues. What are the other components?

1. Induction of individuals into a particular political party.

2. Imparting the party’s ideology and action programmes to newly recruited individuals.

3. Socialisation that takes place within the nonpolitical sub-system of society, like ethnic, religious, linguistic associations.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and ‘3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

93. In which tribal political system, does a chieftain play in important role in maintaining social order?

(a) Acephalous

(b) Cephalous

(d) Oligarchy

Ans. (d)

94. Which Article of the Constitution of tribe as a Scheduled Tribe?

(a) Article 342

(b) Article 343

(d) Article 345

Ans. (d)

95. Under which plan, a separate sub plan was made for tribals to promote Integrated Tribal Development?

(a) First Five Year Plan

(b) Third Five Year Plan

(d) Fifth Five Year Plan

Ans. (d)

96. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for a National Commission for Scheduled Castes?

(a) Article 224

(b) Article 324

(d) Article 338

Ans. (d)

97. Which of the following criteria was/were formulated by the Kaka Kalelkar Commission in 1953 for identifying social and educationally backward classes?

1. Low social position in the traditional caste hierarchy of Hindu society.

2 Lack of general educational advancement.

3. Lack of representation in government services.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (d)

98. Appiko Movement is predominantly directed against which one of the following?

(a) Alcohol consumption

(b) Forest degradation

(d) Engagement of bonded labour

Ans. (a)

99. Valfredo Pareto has used which of the following terms in his theory of the circulation of elites?

1. Governing elite

2. Speculators

3. Rentiers

4. Landlords

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1,2 and 3

(b) 3 and 4 only

(d) 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (a)

100. Which one of the following factors is significant in the deterministic theory of social change?

(a) Single factor

(b) Double factor

(d) Inner factor

Ans. (c)

101. Consider the following statements:

In the year 1991, India adopted a pro-market strategy which means that India.

1. Liberalised its internal regulatory framework.

2. reduced tariffs.

3. adopted appropriate exchange rate policies.

4. allowed foreign investors to play a significant role in the economy.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (d)

102. Who pointed out that economic behaviour of individuals in the “market situation” for exchange of goods and materials through “price-war” helps to segregate classes in the society?

(a) Max Weber

(b) Karl Marx

(d) N.J. Smelser

Ans. (a)

103. Which are the main features of the controlled (planned) economy in India?

1. The political of ‘garibi hatao’.

2. Anti-poverty policies like land reforms.

3. Putting the weight of the state behind agricultural production.

4. Controlling the economy through public sector economic units.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (a)

104. Consider the following statements about market exchange:

1. Market exchange is a purely economic model of commercial exchange.

2. Market exchange does not determine.

3. Market exchange makes possible the transfer of goods among known persons only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Ans. (a)

105. Increased affluence leads industrial workers to adopt middle class values and style of life. This process is termed by J.H. Goldthorpe as which one of the following?

(a) Bourgeoisation of workers

(b) Embourgeoisation of workers

(d) Middle class workers

Ans. (c)

106. ‘The Urban Villagers’—a study conducted by Herbert J. Gans, deals with which one of the following?

(a) Blacks in America

(b) Scandinavians

(d) Yorubas

Ans. (a)

107. Consider the following statements:

1. Orthogenetic cities carry forward naive tradition.

2. Cross-cultural contacts are frequently established in orthogenetic cities.

3. Orthogenetic cities carry forward primary urbanisation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) 1 and 3

Ans. (b)

108. Which of the following statements reflect the traits of ‘Global Cities’ as stated by S. Sassen?

1. They are centres of direction and policy making of the global economy.

2. They are key locations for financial and specialised service firms.

3. They are markets on which the ‘products’ of financial and service industries are bought, sold or otherwise disposed of

4. They are characterised by a high level of population density

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 3 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

109. Consider the following forms of institutional relations:

1. Social action

2. Social institutions

3. Community

4. Social relations

Max Weber brought together which of the above forms for developing a theory of urban community?

(a) 1, 3 and 4 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (c)

110. What are the theorists who believe in the relative autonomy of the capitalist state, called?

(a) Instrumentalists

(b) Structural neo-Marxists

(d) Elitists

Ans. (d)

111. Which group of the following cities were studied by S. Sassen in 1991 to develop the concept of global city?

(a) New York, London and Tokyo

(b) New York, Paris and Boston

(d) Tokyo, New York and Moscow

Ans. (d)

112. Elmo Roper listed four incentives to increase motivation towards works in industry. The first three were— security, advancement and human dignity. What was the fourth one?

(a) Feeling of belongingness

(b) Feeling of identity

(d) Feeling of usefulness

Ans. (d)

113. The concept of cultural lag explains that –

(a) changes in material culture are very slow.

(b) changes in non-material culture are faster than changes in material culture.

(d) material and non-material cultures, more or less change at the same place.

Ans. (c)

114. In India, for the purpose of countrywide Census, which one of the following factors is not the criterion for definition of urban area?

(a) Minimum population

(b) Minimum population density

(d) Minimum number of schools per thousand population

Ans. (c)

115. According to Karl Marx, what does alienation imply?

(a) Dispossession of wealth

(b) Dispossession of power

(d) Exploitation of workers

Ans. (a)

116. Consider the following statements:

1. The concentric zone model of urban growth provided early students of urban sociology with empirical observations and analyses of urban growth.

2. The newer metropolis resembles the concentric zone model less than it does the multiple nuclei theory.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 not 2

Ans. (d)

117. Which political system functions with least interference of pressure groups?

(a) Capitalist

(b) Socialist

(d) Oligarchic

Ans. (a)

118. Which of the following is/are not correct of pressure groups?

1. They are political groups.

2. They promote special interests.

3. They contest elections.

4. They influence the distribution and use of political power.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 2 and 3

(b) 1 only

(d) 3 and 4

Ans. (a)

119. How would you describe the situation where a group of people rejects the prevailing values and norms of society and begins to live differently?

(a) Revolution

(b) Deviant group

(d) Acculturation

Ans. (c)

120. The concepts of ‘little tradition’ and ‘great tradition’ for the socio-cultural analysis of the peasant society is formulated by –

(a) Milton Singer

(b) Norman Brown

(d) Robert Redfield

Ans.(d)

121. In a multi-caste Indian village Harijan family tries to follow the lifestyle of Brahmin family. Consequently certain changes occur in the lifestyle of the Harijan family. In sociological parlance such changes are attributed to –

(a) Imitation

(b) Sanskritization

(d) Acculturation

Ans.(b)

122. Which among the following is not a part of Islamic belief system?

(a) Salvation of mankind at the end of the world, after the coming of the Messiah

(b) A day of judgement is to come

(d) Concept of hell and heaven

Ans. (d)

123. Which of the following is a belief system?

(a) Magic

(b) Totemism

(d) All

Ans. (d)

124. Prayer and meditation are-

(a) man’s pleasure

(b) man’s confession

(d) the solemn veneer of a crooked man

Ans. (d)

125. What among the following invests an image, idea, myth or a statement with the supernatural attributes?

(a) Beauty

(b) Truth

(d) Faith

Ans. (b)

126. Which among the following is an informal method of social control?

(a) Belief

(b) Coercion

(d) Education

Ans. (a)

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