SOCIOLOGY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. “Sociology is a Science which attempts an interpretative understanding of social action.” Who defined Sociology in this manner ?
(A) T. Parsons
(B) MacIver and Page
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) Max Weber
2. “Culture is man’s guide, it liberates as well as enslaves him as all guides do.” Which of the following school represents this view ?
(A) Evolutionary School
(B) Marxian School
(C) Diffusionistic School
(D) Culture-personality School
3. The term ‘Sociological Imagination’ was coined by whom ?
(A) P. Berger
(B) C.W. Mills
(C) A. Giddens
(D) J.S. Mill
4. Arrange the following books in chronological order by using the code given below :
i. Das Kapital
ii. Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
iii. Patterns of Culture
iv. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
Codes :
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) iii iv i ii
5. Every man in society occupies a number of statuses. Different statuses associated with a single person are known as
(A) Status inconsistency
(B) Status sequences
(C) Status set
(D) Status succession
6. Which of the following are the physical conditions of a primary group ?
i. Physical proximity
ii. Attraction
iii. Smallness
iv. Endurance
(A) i, ii, iii & iv
(B) i, ii & iii
(C) i, ii & iv
(D) i, iii & iv
7. Which of the following is not a primary group ?
(A) Scouts
(B) A peer group
(C) A class of students
(D) Family
8. Which of the following are fundamental features of a social group ?
i. Organisation
ii. We-feeling
iii. Self-sufficiency
iv. Explicit cultural goals
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) iii and iv
(D) i and iii
9. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : According to Durkheim education perpetuates and reinforces homogeneity in society among its members.
Reason (R) : Schools inculcate society’s norms and values providing link between individual and society.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
10. Match List – I with List – II.
11. Match List – I with List – II.
12. The variable sum concept of power is based on the assumption that
(A) value consensus is essential for society.
(B) value dissension is essential for society.
(C) value neutrality is essential for society.
(D) values are essential for society.
13. The State moderates between different groups ensuring that all of them have some influence on public policy, is best manifested in
(A) Socialist democracy
(B) Republic democracy
(C) Pluralist democracy
(D) Traditional democracy
14. Match List – I with List – II.
15. Which of the following is an appropriate example of a social institution ?
(A) Market
(B) Trade Union
(C) Political Party
(D) N.G.O.
16. According to Dahrendorf, Marx’s Theory of Class Conflict is
(A) to be rejected universally
(B) to be accepted universally
(C) to be accepted and modified generally
(D) to be rejected, accepted and modified contextually
17. The process whereby the helpless human infant gradually becomes a self-aware, knowledgeable person, skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born is known as
(A) Re-socialization
(B) Social position
(C) Socialization
(D) Shared understanding
18. Stages of cognitive-development related socialization was proposed by
(A) H. Mead
(B) S. Freud
(C) C.H. Cooley
(D) J. Piaget
19. Match List – I with List – II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below :
20. In a system of social stratification social rankings are based on certain attributes which may
(A) either be inherited or socially constructed.
(B) either be ascribed or acquired.
(C) either be acquired or socially constructed.
(D) either be ascribed, acquired or constructed.
Which is the correct one ?
21. The social positions of
(A) caste, gender and ethnic groups are biologically determined.
(B) caste biologically, but gender and ethnic groups are economically determined.
(C) gender is biologically, while the ethnic and caste groups are culturally determined.
(D) caste, gender and ethnic groups are culturally determined.
Which one of the above is correct ?
22. According to Marx and Dehrendorf unequal class position of a social group is determined by which of the following forms and extent of one’s control over
(A) economic and cultural resources respectively.
(B) cultural and economic resources respectively.
(C) economic and political resources respectively.
(D) political and cultural resources respectively.
23. Who among the following sociologists analysed social classes in terms of market and property situation ?
(A) M . Weber
(B) J. Goldthorpe
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) T. Parsons
24. Some assumptions are given below :
The definitional assumption(s) about class and class conflict in the Marxian theory is (are)
(i) every society is based on a degree of economic equilibrium.
(ii) class inequality is due to inherent political and social injustice.
(iii) class conflict is inherent in society.
(iv) economic inequality lies at the core of class conflict.
(v) Class conflict is resolved through class alliance.
Select correct assumptions from the following :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (v)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
25. Transmission of traits from one culture to another is sociologically termed as
(A) Acculturation
(B) Diffusion
(C) Assimilation
(D) Enculturation
26. Who among the following is a proponent of cyclical theory of evolution ?
(A) T. Parsons
(B) E. Durkheim
(C) O. Spengler
(D) H. Spencer
27. Identify the social processes which are linked to change of social structure :
(i) Industrialisation
(ii) Sanskritization
(iii) Modernisation
(iv) Globalisation
(v) Intergenerational mobility
(vi) Intragenerational mobility
Select the correct option :
(A) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (v) (vi)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (v)
28. According to R.K. Merton, those observed consequences which lessen the adaptation or adjustment of the system are
(A) Functions
(B) Non-functions
(C) Dysfunctions
(D) Functional alternatives
29. In which of the book has Mannheim propounded the idea of Sociology of Knowledge ?
(A) The End of Ideology
(B) The End of History
(C) Ideology and Utopia
(D) The German Ideology
30. A statement of prediction that sets forth the basis for testing the relationship between variables in an attempt to link theory to reality is called
(A) Random sampling
(B) Questionnaire
(C) Hypothesis
(D) Assumption
31. Name the technique which is to be used before the actual field work starts
(A) Pilot Study
(B) Census study
(C) Case study
(D) Survey
32. There are two statements, one is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Research design is a kind of blue print that is prepared before actually carrying out a research.
Reason (R) : Many research plans are unable to produce a concrete finding.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
33. Identify the correct logical order as explained by Karl Marx :
(A) Class-in-itself, class-for-itself, social transformation, class conflict
(B) Class-in-itself, class-for-itself, class conflict, social transformation
(C) Class-in-itself, class conflict, class-for-itself, social transformation
(D) Class-for-itself, class conflict, class-in-itself, social transformation
34. In the context of Randall Collin’s analysis, identify the correct one :
(A) Moves from macro-level to Meso-level and to micro-level social processes
(B) Moves from micro-level to Meso -level and to micro-level social processes
(C) Moves from micro-level to macro-level social processes
(D) Moves from macro-level to micro-level processes
35. Match List – I with List – II :
36. What is triangulation ?
(A) A type of qualitative method of research
(B) A type of qualitative analysis
(C) A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods
(D) A type of non-participant observation
37. Who among the following used the method of concomitant variation ?
(A) M. Weber
(B) R. Dahrendorf
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) T. Parsons
38. Reliability of data implies
(A) The same methods of investigation on the same materials produce the same results.
(B) The different methods of investigation on different materials produce the same results.
(C) The same methods of investigation on the same materials produce different results.
(D) The same methods of investigation on different materials produce the same result.
39. Radical Sociology sought to support which of the following sociological thought systems ?
(A) Marxian
(B) Functional
(C) Symbolic interactionist
(D) Positivist
40. Match the items of List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
41. Assertion (A) : Karl Marx thought of all capitalist societies to be founded on exploitation of the proletariat.
Reason (R) : The proletariat has not become increasingly impoverished.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
42. Which of the following acts are necessary to keep the social system intact ? Select the correct code given below :
(i) Adaptation
(ii) Social action
(iii) Integration
(iv) Goal attainment
(v) Latency (pattern maintenance)
(vi) Socialisation
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (iv), (v), (i) and (vi)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(D) (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)
43. The indepth investigation of a phenomena, or a process, or an event that focuses on its historicity and contemporary interlinks with wider society is termed as
(A) Content study
(B) Participant observation
(C) Content analysis
(D) Case study
44. Which of the following is not an ethical consideration in social research ?
(A) Protecting the subjects from physical and psychological harm while collecting data
(B) Protecting the subjects confidentiality and privacy
(C) Acquiring consent of the subject in collecting information
(D) Acquiring data through deception
45. Which one of the following is not a measure of correlation ?
(A) Chi-square
(B) Student’s t-test
(C) Mean dispersion
(D) Product-movement coefficient
46. Kamla teaches in a college, organizes a kitty party, takes care of her daughter and presides over a meeting of women’s organization. Which of the following concepts is used to describe her role ?
(A) Role conflict
(B) Role set
(C) Multiple roles
(D) Role making
47. Match the concepts (List – I) with the authors (List – II) and then select the correct answer from among the codes given below :
48. The concept of ‘Wert-rational’ is associated with whom ?
(A) M. Weber
(B) P. Sorokin
(C) T. Parsons
(D) J. Habermas
49. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Social evolution – H. Spencer
(B) Verstehen – M. Weber
(C) Rentier Class – V. Pareto
(D) Sacred and Profane – A. Comte
50. Who among the following analysts of social change used the term ‘rentiers and speculators’ ?
(A) T. Veblen
(B) K. Marx
(C) V. Pareto
(D) A.J. Toynbee
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