Model Sociology Test Paper for M.Phil Entrance Exams

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Model sociology test papers containing most probable questions and answers that are more likely to come in the upcoming M.Phil entrance examinations! This test paper will also assist the aspirants preparing for Civil Services, IAS, UGC-NET, UPSC, eligibility test and other competitive exams.

1. ‘Man is a social animal’ is the famous analysis of human nature. It was said by:

(a) Auguste Comte

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(b) Socrates

(d) Aristotle

Ans. (d)

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2. Which one is known to be the youngest of the social sciences?

(a) Economics

(b) Sociology

(d) Psychology

Ans. (b)

3. Who gave the definition, “Sociology is the science of collective behaviour”?

(a) Cuber

(b) Maclver

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(d) Kimball Young

Ans. (c)

4. Who gave the definition, “Sociology deals with the behaviour of man in groups”?

(a) Simmel

(b) Tonnies

(d) Maclver

Ans. (c)

5. “Cours de Philosophic” the first book highlighting the special subject of sociology is written by:

(a) August Comte

(b) Max Weber

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

6. ‘Ethics’ and ‘Politics’ the books dealing with the law, state and society for the first time was written by:

(a) Plato

(b) Aristotle

(d) Sophists

Ans. (a)

7. Who has given the concept of ‘Formal Sociology’?

(a) Giddings

(b) Spencer

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

8. Sociology is a science because it is:

(a) Objective

(b) Quantitative

(d) Qualitative

Ans. (c)

9. Which of the following is not important to the study of sociology?

(a) It enables to study the society systematically

(b) It helps in solving the social problems

(d) It helps in raising the standards of the people

Ans. (d)

10. In which of the following States of India are the Jarawa, Shompens and Onges tribes found?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Uttrakhand

Ans. (a)

11. Who among the following is known for his work on unified theory of human ecology?

(a) A.H. Hawley

(b) M. Chastells

(d) T. Fararo

Ans. (a)

12. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Eco-efficiency means use of high technologies for economic growth.

(b) Eco-efficiency is economic development with full employment opportunities.

(d) Eco-efficiency means technology for economic growth with minimal environmental costs

Ans. (d)

13. Social disorganisation is a process which is:

(a) static

(b) continuous

(d) none of these

Ans. (b)

14. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Folk Society?

(a) It is small, isolated, non-literate.

(b) The sacred prevails over the secular.

(d) The status is achieved one.

Ans. (d)

15. Which of the following are associated with Robert Redfield’s research work?

1. Merida

2. Dzitas

3. Maya

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)

16. When percentage of urban population remains the same over a period of time in a country but there is increase of population in town and cities, what is the process known as?

(a) Urbanisation

(b) Urban growth

(d) Pseudo urbanisation

Ans. (b)

17. Kingsley Davis’s name is associated with one of the following theories about the origin of social stratification. Which one is that?

(a) Force theory

(b) War theory

(d) Ransom theory

Ans. (b)

18. Which one of the following is not a feature of peasant societies?

(a) Use of family members as labourers

(b) Complete isolation

(d) Agriculture as a way of life.

Ans. (b)

19. R. Dahrandorf argued that post-industrial societies are divided on the lines of

(a) Class

(b) The exercise of authority

(d) Democratic participative models

Ans. (b)

20. Which of the following is/are not the characteristic/ characteristics of industrial society?

1. Heterogeneity

2. Mechanical solidarity

3. Mobility

4. Repressive laws

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 2 only

(b) 1,2 and 3

(d) 1 and 4

Ans. (c)

21. In the theory of culture of poverty –

(a) Structural conditions are identified as causing poverty

(b) Exploitation of labour is identified as causing poverty

(d) Attitudes, beliefs and behaviour of individuals or groups are identified as causing poverty.

Ans. (d)

22. Which among the following is not a basic element of capitalist economy?

(a) Private ownership

(b) Profit maximisation

(d) Creation of public wealth

Ans. (d)

23. For Weber, capitalism is not related to –

(a) A religious commitment of self

(b) Belief in Calvinist principles

(d) This worldly asceticism

Ans. (c)

24. Which one of the following Indian states took the progressive initiative of first launching the Employment Construction Scheme?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Manipur

Ans. (a)

25. In the holistic study of cultures, which one of the following terms refers to the approach of adopting the viewpoint of the those who belong to that culture?

(a) Empathetic

(b) Ernie

(d) Etic

Ans. (b)

26. Which one of the following correctly explains the concept of Thick Description as developed by Clifford Geertz?

(a) Cultural description that includes observed behaviour, as well as intentions of the actors and meaning attached to the behaviour

(b) Cultural description of participants’ observation

(d) Cultural description based on repeated follow up visits over a period of a year or more.

Ans. (a)

27. The central constituents of any culture would consist of –

1. Its artistic and literary productions

2. Its material goods

3. Shared world view of its members

4. Its knowledge and skill base in various spheres

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 2, 3 and 4 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (c)

28. Which one of the following research themes is likely to be favoured by Constructivist School of Sociology?

(a) Communication system of science, via specialists and peer review system

(b) The basis and quantitative measurement of recognitions and rewards

(d) Process of selection and modification of theories and of aligning experimental evidence with theoretical claims.

Ans. (c)

29. When Victor Turner discusses Liminality’, he is referring to

(a) Reintegration of deviants back into the social system

(b) Temporary suspension of norms and customary behaviour

(d) Punishment of transgression by banishment from the community

Ans. (b)

30. The case of the Pars is who migrated to Gujarat from Persia and switched to Gujarati language is an example of –

(a) Accommodation

(b) Integration

(d) Assimilation

Ans. (d)

31. Which one among the following best reflects the features of ‘Community’?

(a) All India Lawn Tennis Association

(b) Maharashtra Federation of University and College Teachers’ Associations

(d) International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.

Ans. (c)

32. Which one of the following is opposite in meaning and spirit to the concept of cultural relativism?

(a) Ethnocentrism

(b) Ethnomethodology

(d) Ethnography

Ans. (a)

33. With respect to a movie-loving high school girl, a film star forms part of her

(a) Secondary group

(b) Reference group

(d) In-group

Ans. (b)

34. Which of the following is not a mechanism of child socialization in the family?

(a) Praise and blame

(b) Observing and learning

(d) Study of scriptures

Ans. (a)

35. Which one of the following is NOT a functional utility of social stratification?

(a) It provides different statuses to different persons

(b) It is needed for eliminating competition

(d) It is unavoidable for social advancement

Ans. (b)

36. Which one of the following statements does not derive from E. Durkheim’s exposition of social facts?

(a) Social facts are collectively elaborated and therefore they are moral and constrained individual behaviour

(b) Social facts must be understood if they were things, and can be explained only in relation to other social facts

(c) Social facts are characteristics of social system that have an influence and authority that amount to more than the sum of the intentions and motivations of the people who happen to be part of that system

(d) Social facts arise in the collective consciousness of a group and therefore influence individuals only when they are engaged with the group

Ans. (c)

37. ‘Grounded theory’ comes closest to which one of the following major classical perspectives in sociology?

(a) Functionalist perspective

(b) Symbolic interactionist perspective

(d) Evolutionist perspective

Ans. (a)

38. Which one of the following statements about culture is not correct?

(a) Culture is learnt

(b) Culture is biologically inherited by members of a group

(d) Culture is dynamic and changes with time

Ans. (c)

39. Which of the following can be designated as ‘norm’?

1. Touching the feet of elderly and respected persons

2. Loyalty to the country of birth

3. Giving up seat to a pregnant woman in a bus

4. Maintaining the honor of the family

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 4

(d) 1 only

Ans. (a)

40. Which one of the following terms has a meaning that is in contrast to the other three terms, which are released to each other?

(a) Ethnocentrism

(b) Social distance

(d) Xenophobia

Ans. (b)

41. Which one of the following is not typical of community?

(a) Bureaucratic arrangements

(b) Face-to-face relations

(d) Sense of belonging

Ans. (a)

42. Which one of the following is the main cause of social disorganisation?

(a) Industrialisation

(b) Breaking up of joint family system

(d) Change in political system.

Ans. (a)

43. Which one of the following does not endorse the meaning and spirit of the other three?

(a) Culture is contested

(b) Culture is negotiated

(d) Culture is holistic

Ans. (a)

44. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Structure of social action : T. Parsons

(b) Sub-conscious structure : B. Malinowski of the mind

(d) Structuration : A. Giddens

Ans. (b)

45. Arrange the following theories of sociology in chronological sequence beginning with the earliest:

1. Structuralism

2. Functionalism

3. Evolutionism

4. Post-modernism

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 3-2-1-4

(b) 1-3-2-4

(d) 3-2-4-1

Ans. (a)

46. In the study of small scale cultures, which one of the following methods was stressed on and developed in detail by Malinowski?

(a) Case studies

(b) Life history narratives

(d) Participants’ observation

Ans. (d)

47. How is syncretism best defined?

(a) Spread of cultural attributes from one culture to another through contact between groups

(b) Immigrant or subordinate group becoming indistinguishably merged into dominant host society

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

48. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Ascribed status : A social position that one receives at birth or involuntarily assumes latter in life

(b) Master status : A status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping one’s entire life

(d) Role exist : The incompatibility among roles corresponding to two or more different statuses

Ans. (d)

49. A medical specialist working in a government hospital compares herself/himself with a specialist with similar educational qualifications and experience working in the private sector and finds that the latter is earning a higher income. The specialist in the former case feels that her/ his was a case of –

1. Discrimination against her/him

2. Exploitation

3. Relative deprivation

Which of the above is/are correct on the basis of functional analysis?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 3 only

Ans. (d)

50. Which one of the following does NOT apply to social disorganisation?

(a) Ostentation is replaced by sincerity

(b) Social interests are subordinated by individuality

(d) There is conflict among different parts of society

Ans. (a)

51. According to Irawati Karve, in South India, there is no clear-cut distinction between the family of birth and family of marriage, because of the –

(a) Practice of cross-cousin marriage

(b) Absence of village exogamy

(d) Centrality of Thali in the wedding rituals

Ans. (d)

52. Under which of the following Acts/Law can be marriage between a Hindu Rajput man and a Sikh Jat woman be solemnized?

1. Hindu Marriage Act

2. Customary Law

3. Special Marriage Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Ans. (d)

53. Which one of the following is NOT the main cause of social disorganisation?

(a) Division of labour

(b) Prolonged period of peace

(d) Cultural lag

Ans. (c)

54. Who among the following scholars has/have proposed the idea of an Mndian Culture of Kinship’ that integrates North and South?

1. Thomas Trautmann

2. Irawati Karve

3. Louis Dumont

4. T.N. Madan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Ans. (b)

55. Which of the following ceremonies best reflect(s) the idea of marriage as a contract?

1. Exchange of rings

2. Kanyadan

3. Nikahnama

4. Signing before the Registrar of Marriage

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 4 only

(b) 3 and 4

(d) 2 and 4

Ans. (d)

56. Which of the following is/are relevant to the trend of increase in single-person households?

1. Ageing of the population

2. Increased rate of divorce

3. Preference for live in relationship over marriage

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1,2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 2 only

Ans. (d)

57. Which among the following marriage are consanguineous?

1. Bridegroom is bride’s mother’s brother’s son

2. Bridegroom is bride’s brother’s wife’s brother

3. Bridegroom to bride’s mother’s brother

4. Bridegroom is bride’s father’s sister’s son

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 1 .and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4

Ans. (c)

58. Consider the following statements:

1. In all societies, arrangements exist for the social recognition of who may legitimately mate with whom

2. In all societies, arrangements exist for giving legitimacy to the children, giving them social recognition, an identity, a name, membership of a socially recognized group

3. In all societies, there exists an anticipatory provision for the needs to the mother-child unity, which is generally regarded as the basic unit of the kinship system

Which one of the following social institutions is referred to in the statements given above?

(a) The family

(b) Kinship

(d) Household

Ans. (c)

59. Which one of the following is NOT true about social problems?

(a) Social harmony is disturbed

(b) Hostility and suspicion is created

(d) It is permanent in nature and character

Ans. (d)

60. Who among the following is/are considered as “Alliance” theorist(s)?

1. B. Malinowski

2. R. Needham

3. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown

4. C. Levi-Strauss

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 4 only

(b) 1 and 4

(d) 2 and 4

Ans. (b)

61. In some societies, property is transferred in the male line from father to the youngest son. Which one of the following would best describe this rule?

(a) Patriarchy

(b) Ultimogeniture

(d) Patrilineal

Ans. (d)

62. Family formed after marriage is called –

(a) Family of recreation

(b) Monogamous family

(d) Family of procreation

Ans. (a)

63. Which of following represent(s) the change that has taken in family structure and functioning over the past two centuries?

1. The family has become a mere isolated unit; relatively separate from wider sets of kin and functioning chiefly as a conjugal or nuclear family

2. The nuclear family exists in close inter linkages with a wider network of kin extending over two or more- generations.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)

64. In hypogamous marriage in Hindu society, exogamous principles are relaxed.

Which one of the following exogamy is practiced?

(a) Marriage of a woman of lower caste to a man of upper caste

(b) Marriage of a women of upper caste to a man of lower caste

(d) Marriage of a man to a woman of any caste

Ans. (b)

65. Statement-I: Caste as a system of village-level hierarchical interdependence is gradually disappearing.

Statement-II: The influence of caste on electoral politics has led to competition among some castes and cooperation between some other castes –

(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Ans. (b)

66. Class and Status group are two categories of social stratification. Which one of the following is not a valid distinction between the two?

(a) Class is defined by its position in the system of production, whereas status group is characterized by its pattern of consumption.

(b) A class is a larger aggregate than a status group.

(d) A class acquires its identity in opposition to each other in the political arena, whereas the relations between status group are relations of emulations

Ans. (d)

67. Who among the following social thinkers has focused on equilibrium rather than conflict as the basis of society?

(a) C. Wright Mills

(b) R. Dahrendorf

(d) T/ Parsons

Ans. (c)

68. Which one of the following is maintained by class as well as caste society by delicate, carefully observed distinctions of etiquette similar to notions of purity and pollution between castes in India?

(a) Relative deprivation

(b) Assimilation

(d) Social conflict

Ans. (c)

69. Consider the following passage and answer the question given below:

In India, a few traditional mercantile communities like Banias in North India, Chettis in the South, the Marwaris and the Parsis specialized in business activities under colonial rule/ Kammas of Andhra Pradesh, Patidars in Gujarat, Gounders and the Nadars in Tamil Nadu, the Khatris in North India become prominent in different sectors of business and industry in the late colonial period and gained momentum after independence.

What does the author of the above passage indicate about the new capitalist class in India?

(a) All these communities operate in the same way in business

(b) Business opportunities are available to a wider spectrum of social groups today than they were before independence but they are from similar occupational background

(d) Transformation of agrarian-based groups into industrial capitalists was possible, because of the opportunities opened up by colonial trade and later by capitalists economic policies

Ans. (d)

70. Dumont’s work on the caste system is criticized for –

1. Weak development of the argument

2. Ignoring empirical variations

3. Reliance on indological sources

4. Involving a timeless India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1, 2, and 3

(b) 1 only

(d) 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (d)

71. Which one of the following statements about Jajmani system is not correct?

(a) It combines economic and ritual roles in a common set of relationships

(b) It is based on the twin concepts of interdependence and hierarchy

(d) The Jajman was originally the person who paid for the conduct of the sacrifice

Ans. (d)

72. Sanskritization as a explanation for social change in India embodies a/an

(a) Cultural approach

(b) Structural approach

(d) Interactionist approach

Ans. (a)

73. Who among the following sociologists has given purity- pollution the fundamental place in his characterization of the caste system?

(a) L.Dumont

(b) G.S. Ghurye

(d) A.M. Hocart

Ans. (d)

74. Consider the following sets of inter-personal relationships in the context of rural India-

1. Gram Pradhan/Sarpanch and villager

2. Zamindar and landless labourer

3. Barber and a viilager

4. Grocer and a customer

Which of the above is/are the correct set/sets of Jajmani relationship?

(a) 2

(b) 3 and 4

(d) 3 only

Ans. (b)

75. Consider the following statements related to the concept of ‘Mechanical Solidarity’ as explained by E. Durkheim:

1. Society is coherent, because individuals are undifferentiated

2. Individuals resemble each other

3. Members of the society follow specialized occupations

Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Ans. (b)

76. When a caste from Sudra Varna emulates customs, habits, manners, dresses, foods, etc. along with various other cultural elements of a high caste of the locality, the process can be termed as –

(a) Brahmanization

(b) Sanskritization

(d) Change in the structural position of the caste

Ans. (b)

77. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of ‘class’ as interpreted by Max Weber?

1. A class is group of individuals sharing a similar position in the market economy

2. Conflict on economic interests between the classes leads to their abolition

3. Political power of the classes is derived from economic power

4. No polarization of the classes takes place

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

Ans. (a)

78. In which of the following the Jajmani system was operative in India?

1. Caste system

2. Religious system

3. Kinship system

4. Political system

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (a)

79. The study of changes in the material aspects and the non- material aspects of culture has been used for understanding –

1. the causes of change in society

2. the elements of culture

3. the discrepancies between the’ rates of change in different sectors of social life

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 3 only

Ans. (d)

80. Consider the following statements:

1. Industrialization is responsible for breaking down caste hierarchy in India

2. The concept of industrialism is associated with the concept of Fordism

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (d)

81. An actress/actor in order to excel in her/his occupational role sacrifices her/his kinship role.

Which one of the following is the correct term to explain such behaviour?

(a) Role conflict

(b) Social distance

(d) Role conformity

Ans. (c)

82. Consider the following passage and answer the question given below:

Unlike the newborn calf, which gets up and walks within hours of its birth, human cannot even, sit up for several months. They learn how to behave, starting with control over their bowl movements and eating habits. They are at the same time encouraged to internalize norms of conduct, to practice self-control and to practice their own capacity to learn and to create.

Which one of the following processes would best describe what the author of the above passage is trying to explain?

(a) The process of cultural assimilation

(b) The process of natural growth

(d) The process of social development

Ans. (b)

83. Alters are differentiated in terms of their degrees as well as types of significance of ego, and that the force of a sanction is therefore a function of its source in this respect as well as in others.

Which one of the following is the correct concept to describe the above?

(a) Closeness

(b) Social control

(d) Role-pattern

Ans. (b)

84. Consider the following figure and identify from the code given below the explanation of the figure:

Code:

(a) Multiple role of Poornima

(b) The role set of Poornima

(d) Role performance of Poornima

Ans. (a)

85. Who among the following is a prominent member of the social structure of ‘Little Tradition’ in India?

(a) Folk artists

(b) Teachers

(d) Nobles

Ans. (b)

86. A person pursing postgraduate studies in a medical college interacts not only with the teachers but with other students, nurses, medical technicians, etc. How could this be conceptualized in terms of the functional analysis?

1. Multiple roles

2. Role conflict

3. Role-set

4. Status

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 3 only

(d) 2

Ans. (c)

87. Consider the following statements in the context of ‘acculturation’.

1. Although acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group, acculturation can be reciprocal, that is, the dominant group also adopts patterns typical of the minority group.

2. The most comprehensive measure of acculturation for use in health services and epidemiological research in Mexican-American populations was developed by Hazuda et al (1988).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (a)

88. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of ‘asocial fact’?

1. Social fact exercises constraints on individual’s behaviour

2. Social fact is any behaviour of an individual

3. Social fact is regulated by individual’s behaviour

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 only

Ans. (c)

89. Which one among the following does not form part of the general theory of social action systems propounded by T. Parsons?

(a) Action is a process in the actor-situation system

(b) Physical objects are means and conditions of ego’s action

(d) In action terms, the object world is classified as social, physical and cultural

Ans. (d)

90. Which one of the following is the case of ascriptive status?

(a) A law graduate

(b) A Gram Pradhan

(d) A woman

Ans. (d)

91. Which one of the following is not included by A.R. Radcliffe-Brown in the concept of social structure?

(a) It is a network of social relationships

(b) It contains social relationships of dynamic nature

(d) It is abstract, having no relation with the existing reality

Ans. (c)

92. Which of the following statements regarding culture is not correct?

(a) Culture is an acquired pattern of living

(b) Culture represents heritage

(d) Culture includes material as well as non-material objects of life

Ans. (c)

93. Which one of the following impacts of globalization on relative deprivation was most prominent in the last two decades?

(a) Relative deprivation disappeared

(b) Relative deprivation decreased

(d) No impact on relative deprivation

Ans. (b)

94. Which of the following can diffuse across culture and bring cultural changes through diffusion?

1. Cultural knowledge

2. Customs and practices

3. Material products

4. Material culture

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

Ans. (c)

95. Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of Sanskritization?

1. Shift to vegetarian diet

2. Withdrawal of women from paid work

3. Learning to recite from the Sanskrit scriptures

4. Going on pilgrimages

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1 only

Ans. (a)

96. Consider the following statements:

1. Initiation ceremony in clubs and other exclusive organizations marking the transition from nonmember to member is an example of rites of passage.

2. According to R.K. Merton’s theory of deviance, ritualism is a form of quasi-deviance

3. Relationship of a person with the siblings with the spouse and pith the children is an example of role-set of that person.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (a)

97. Which one of the following ‘causality’ is correct in Max Weber’s explanation of methodological aspects of social action?

(a) Historical causality

(b) Situational causality

(d) Religious causality

Ans. (d)

98. Statement-1: Nuclear households were common in pre- modern India, even though the joint family ethos was strong.

Statement-II: All households went through a development cycle of expansion and fission.

(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Ans. (c)

99. Sociologist Andre Beteille has argued that in the current scenario in India, the family plays a significant role in reproduction of social inequalities. Which one of the following is not cited by him as a mechanism in the above process?

(a) Funding of caste associations by prominent families belonging to the caste.

(b) Control over choice of marriage partners of the members of the family through arranged marriage.

(d) Transferring occupational advantages to younger members through the family’s social networks

Ans. (b)

100. The prohibition of Sagotra marriages among Hindus is an example of –

(a) Taboo on cross-cousin marriage

(b) Clan exogamy

(d) Incest taboo

Ans. (c)

101. Members of a family who live in different cities often celebrate annual festivals together in one’s household. This is best seen as an example of –

(a) The process of fission and fusion in families

(b) Development cycle in domestic groups

(d) The impact of urbanization, industrialization and migration

Ans. (a)

102. In which of the following lies the strength of the belief system?

(a) Rituals

(b) Rites

(d) Confession to the system

Ans. (a)

103. The basis for Emile Durkheim’s theory of deviance was-

(a) Ritualism

(b) Anomie

(d) Retreatism

Ans. (b)

104. _____ is an individual phenomenon.

(a) Habit

(b) Fashion

(d) Convention

Ans. (a)

105. ________ are regulators of behaviour.

(a) Folkways

(b) Mores

(d) Fashions

Ans. (b)

106. Socialization is a process involving-

(a) Training to adapt to the society

(b) Instilling the social norms

(d) Setting up of social norms

Ans. (a)

107. ‘Social control’ more or less, has become the activity of the specialized agencies in-

(a) New townships

(b) Cities

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

108. Socialization principles help in maintaining-

(a) Sociogram

(b) Social behaviour

(d) Social norms

Ans. (d)

109. According to Mead the ‘Generalised other’ and ‘significant other’ are the creators of-

(a) I

(b) Me

(d) Super ego

Ans. (b)

110. ‘Generalized others’ in the process of socialization is-

(a) Community people

(b) Peer group

(d) Children

Ans. (a)

111. Single ‘savage self, as introduced by Mead is-

(a) I

(b) Super ego

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

112. The ‘looking glass self’ means that we learn who we are:

(a) by self-feeling

(b) by an act of imitation

(d) by imagining ourselves to be someone else

Ans. (a)

113. Most sociologists believe that one’s self concept-

(a) when once formed never changes

(b) can change later in life although childhood experiences are more durable

(d) none

Ans. (b)

114. Who used the term enculturation for socialization?

(a) Herskovits

(b) Kroeber

(d) Tylor

Ans. (a)

115. The over socialized conception of man was given by-

(a) D. H. Wrong

(b) G.H. Mead

(d) M. Mead

Ans. (a)

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