SOCIOLOGY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Who among the following propounded the concept of ‘Latent’ and ‘Manifest’ function ?
(A) E. Durkheim
(B) R.K. Merton
(C) B. Malinowski
(D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
2. Who among the following made distinction between two types of conflict namely “realistic” and ‘non-realistic’ ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Lewis A. Coser
(C) George Simmel
(D) R. Dahrendorf
3. In which of the following sampling methods, equal number of units are selected from each substratum regardless of their strength in the population and sub-population?
(A) Simple random sampling
(B) Stratified random sampling
(C) Proportionate stratified random sampling
(D) Disproportionate stratified random sampling
4. Match the items in the List – I with the items in the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
5. Cumulative frequency curve is known as
(A) Ogive
(B) Histogram
(C) Frequency polygon
(D) None of the above
6. Who has made distinction between normal and pathological function ?
(A) Radcliffe Brown
(B) T. Parsons
(C) E. Durkheim
(D) M. Weber
7. P.A. Sorokin is noted for his distinction between
(A) In-groups and out-groups
(B) Primary and secondary relationism groups
(C) Mechanical and organic solidarity
(D) Familistic, contractual and compulsory systems of interaction
8. Who among the following was the first one to use case study method in social research ?
(A) E. Durkheim
(B) Frederic Le Play
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Karl Marx
9. According to Max Weber status groups are identified by
(A) Education
(B) Styles of life
(C) Occupation
(D) Family background
10. Which one of the following does not fall into sociological understanding of status ?
(A) Rank
(B) Prestige
(C) Ego
(D) Life-style
11. Match items in List – I with items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
12. Relationships in a community are
(A) intimate and achieved
(B) durable, ascribed and impersonal
(C) intimate, achieved and durable
(D) intimate, durable and ascribed
13. Which of the following are the elements of association ?
(A) Impersonal, competitive, enduring relationships
(B) Contractual, individualistic, calculative relationships
(C) Personal, enduring, contractual relationships
(D) Affective, spontaneous, competitive relationships
14. Who are known to have used ‘Indological perspective’ in the study of Indian society ?
(a) G.S. Ghurye (b) Luis Dumont
(c) N.K. Bose (d) M.N. Srinivas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (b) and (c)
(C) (c) and (d)
(D) (d) and (a)
15. Who one among the following sociologists does not belong to French School of Sociology ?
(A) Auguste Comte
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) B. Charles Montesquieu
(D) V. Pareto
16. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Dalit assertion in Indian politics resulted in Dalit identity.
Reason (R) : Politicization of the Dalits led to social mobility among them.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
17. Caste is an example of ______
(A) Achieved Status
(B) Role Conflict
(C) Status Consistency
(D) Ascribed Status
18. Who has written the book, ‘The Death of the Family’ ?
(A) E. Leach
(B) D. Cooper
(C) W.J. Goode
(D) G.P. Murdock
19. Sociology is characterised by a perspective that places which one of the following in the foreground ?
(A) Individual
(B) Culture
(C) Social interaction
(D) Unique social events
20. The term ‘total institution’ means and includes
(A) Organized establishment
(B) Little possibility of escape from the norms
(C) Little possibility of escape from the rules of administrative structure
(D) All the above
21. Match the List –I with List – II.
22. A statistical measure based on the study of entire population is called ______
(A) Parameters
(B) Statistics
(C) Inference
(D) Universe
23. Who has written the book “Deschooling Society” ?
(A) K. Davis and W.E. Moore
(B) R. Collins
(C) I. Illich
(D) S. Bowles and H. Gintiz
24. The pivotal methodology of functionalists is
(A) Conjectural history
(B) Library work
(C) Field work
(D) Content analysis
25. Which among the following is not an indicator of change in the social structure ?
(A) Feudal to Industrial Society
(B) Industrial to Feudal Society
(C) Feudal to Capitalist Society
(D) Male dominance in Society
26. Who among the Indian Sociologists, is known to have written on ‘Sociology of Values’ ?
(A) G.S. Ghurye
(B) Radha Kamal Mukherjee
(C) D.P. Mukherjee
(D) A.K. Saran
27. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Re-socialisation of criminals in prisons is a part of the reformation method helping in their rehabilitation.
Reason (R) : Released prisoners without proper rehabilitation resort to crime and come back to prison again.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
28. Research carried out in order to improve social situation for the betterment of individuals or social group or an organisation is called
(A) Survey Research
(B) Action Research
(C) Qualitative Research
(D) None of the above
29. If the two variables are varying in their values in opposite direction, then it is called
(A) Positive correlation
(B) Linear correlation
(C) Negative correlation
(D) Partial correlation
30. Who one among the following maintains that social structure has nothing to do with empirical reality ?
(A) A.F. Nadel
(B) L. Firth
(C) Levi-Strauss
(D) R.K. Merton
31. By which one of the following methods we analyse the documented communication in a systematic and objective way for identifying specified characteristics ?
(A) Case Study
(B) Association Techniques
(C) Content Analysis
(D) None of the above
32. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
33. Which one of the following thinkers stated that ‘man who classifies facts of any kind whatever, who sees their mutual relation and describes their sequences is applying scientific method and is a man of science’ ?
(A) K. Popper
(B) E. Nagel
(C) J. Galtung
(D) Karl Pearson
34. Who among the following is a critic of Kingsly Davis’ theory of social stratification ?
(A) Louis Dumon’t
(B) M.M. Tumin
(C) Robert Merton
(D) Talcott Parsons
35. Who has written the book “A Scientific Theory of Culture” ?
(A) E.B. Tylor
(B) P.M. Sorokin
(C) B. Malinowski
(D) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
36. Who has stated, “sociology is the scientific study of human life, groups and societies” ?
(A) T.B. Bottomore
(B) Kingsley Davis
(C) Talcott Parsons
(D) Anthony Giddens
37. Match items in List – I with the items in List – II.
38. The sum of deviations of all the items from mean is always
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 2
(D) 6
39. Which one of the following is the most unstable average ?
(A) Mean
(B) Mode
(C) Median
(D) Geometric Mean
40. Which one of the following characteristics correctly explains the term ‘institution’ sociologically ?
(A) A place where many people work.
(B) An office complex where many important works are carried out.
(C) An organisation which is engaged in some important function.
(D) A set of related folkways and mores integrated around a principle.
41. Which of the following Research Designs will be appropriate for studying voting behaviour of urban middle class population ?
(A) Exploratory
(B) Descriptive
(C) Experimental
(D) None of the above
42. Match the items in the List – I with the items in the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
43. Which of the following is the essential component of ‘Social Inclusion’ ?
(A) Providing Food
(B) Providing Housing
(C) Providing Employment
(D) Providing Social Rights
44. Which among the following categories are the basic systems of social stratification ?
(A) Slavery, Caste, Class and Village
(B) Slavery, Caste, Class and Estate
(C) Slavery, Caste, Class and City
(D) Slavery, Caste, Class and Kingdom
45. When a person finds himself/herself playing two or more roles at one time that make incompatible demands, is an example of ________.
(A) Status Consistency
(B) Role Conflict
(C) Conjugal Role
(D) Role Distance
46. The prestige or ‘social honour’ associated with a particular position in an occupation within a community is known as
(A) Status Situation
(B) Status Passage
(C) Status Group
(D) Status Symbol
47. Match the List – I with List – II.
48. Which among the following is not the example of Gemeinschaft relationships ?
(A) Personal
(B) Informal
(C) Sentimental
(D) Utilitarian
49. Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Transparency and accountability of persons involved in the mid-day meal programme can only make it corruption free.
Reason (R) : Changes in the mindset of the people at the individual level and organisational level can make the programme corruption free.
Select the correct answer from the given codes :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
50. The term ‘norm’, in Sociology, means _________
(A) standard pattern in a social setting.
(B) standard or rule for a social setting.
(C) standard or rule regulating behaviour in a social setting.
(D) regular behaviour of individuals in social setting.
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