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Exam Date: 07-Oct-2020
Exam Time: 15:00-18:00
Examination: 1. Course Code - M.A./M.Sc./M.C.A.
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2. Field of Study - SOCIOLOGY (SOCM)SECTION 1 - SECTION 1
Question No.1 (Question Id - 74)
At which Interval the Census of India is conducted after Independence ?
(A)
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10 Years (Correct Answer)(B)
11 Years
(C)
9 Years
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(D)None of the above
Question No.2 (Question Id - 39)
Who among the following argues in his book "Racism Without Racists" that racism still
exists in the West?
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(A)Michael Mann
(B)
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Ken Plummer(D)
Anthony Giddens
Question No.3 (Question Id - 24)
Who among the following thinkers introduced the `Ecological Approach' in Indian
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Sociology ?(A)
G.S. Ghurye
(B)
Mckim Marriot
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(C)Radhakamal Mukerjee (Correct Answer)
(D)
Yogendra Singh
Question No.4 (Question Id - 67)
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Who said, "Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understoodwithout understanding both" ?
(A)
Anthony Giddens
(B)
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C. Wright Mills (Correct Answer)(C)
Charles H. Cooley
(D)
Emile Durkheim
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Question No.5 (Question Id - 44)(A)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(B)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III (Correct Answer)
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(C)A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
Question No.6 (Question Id - 89)
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Social Darwinism represents the theoretical school of :(A)
British Evolutionism (Correct Answer)
(B)
American Diffusionism
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(C)German Idealism
(D)
French Structuralism
Question No.7 (Question Id - 48)
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Who are the following associated with civilization perspective ?A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Ranajit Guha
C. N.K. Bose
D. Surajit Singh
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E. None of the aboveChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and C only
(B)
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A and B only(C)
C and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
E only
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Question No.8 (Question Id - 79)Who is the author of `Annihilation of Caste' ?
(A)
Bheem Rao Ambedkar (Correct Answer)
(B)
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Jyotiba Phule(C)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(D)
Kanshi Ram
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Question No.9 (Question Id - 28)Who among these divided the `crowd' into two categories: `Homogenous' and
`Heterogeneous' ?
(A)
Max Weber
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(B)GustaveLe Bon (Correct Answer)
(C)
Eric Erickson
(D)
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Sigmund FreudQuestion No.10 (Question Id - 93)
Which of the following is/are true ?
A. Snow ball sampling technique is a non-probability sample
B. Quota sampling technique is a probability sample
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C. Purposive sampling technique is a non-probability sampleD. Cluster sampling technique is a probability sample
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
A and B are true
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(B)C and D are true (Correct Answer)
(C)
Only B is true
(D)
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Only D is trueQuestion No.11 (Question Id - 76)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
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The enumeration of all the people of a country is done through Census.Reason R :
The enumeration through Census is easy as it is a Sample Survey.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below
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(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)
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A is true but R is false (Correct Answer)(D)
A is false but R is true
Question No.12 (Question Id - 92)
Santhal is a tribal community who mostly reside in the state of :
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(A)Punjab
(B)
Odisha (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Maharashtra(D)
Tamil Nadu
Question No.13 (Question Id - 70)
Which of the following statements is true ?
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A. A social relationship will be called "communal" if and so far as the orientation of socialaction - whether in the individual case, on the average, or in the pure type - is based on
subjective feeling of the parties, whether effectual or traditional, that they belong
together.
B. A social relationship will be called "associative" if and in so far as the orientation of
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social action within it rests on a rationally motivated adjustment of interests or a similarlymotivated agreement, whether the basis of rational judgment be absolute values or
reasons of expediency.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
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Both A and B are false(B)
Both A and B are true (Correct Answer)
(C)
A is true and B is false
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(D)A is false and B is true
Question No.14 (Question Id - 64)
A systematic empirical inquiry in which the researcher does not have direct control of
independent variables because their manifestations have already occurred or because
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they are inherently not manipulable, and inferences about relations amongst variablesare made, without direct intervention, from concomitant variations of independent and
dependent variables is called :
(A)
Grounded theory
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(B)Experimental Research
(C)
Case Study
(D)
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Ex-post-facto research (Correct Answer)Question No.15 (Question Id - 23)
Who defined power as `the chance of a man or a number of men to realize their own will
in a communal action even against the resistance of others who are participating in the
action' ?
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(A)Ralph Dahrendorf
(B)
C. Wright Mills
(C)
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Max Weber (Correct Answer)(D)
Herbert Marcuse
Question No.16 (Question Id - 78)
According to Census of India 2011, which of the state has highest proportion of
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Scheduled Caste (SC) population to its total population ?(A)
Haryana
(B)
Uttar Pradesh
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(C)Punjab (Correct Answer)
(D)
Rajasthan
Question No.17 (Question Id - 97)
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Which among the following concepts is closely related to the works of Max Weber ?(A)
Alienation
(B)
Charisma (Correct Answer)
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(C)Cultural Capital
(D)
Hierarchy
Question No.18 (Question Id - 6)
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Who among the following scholars has worked on religion ?(A)
T.N.Madan
(B)
Clifford Geertz
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(C)Talal Asad
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.19 (Question Id - 71)
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Which level of measurement represents the categorization of sex into male and female ?(A)
Nominal (Correct Answer)
(B)
Interval
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(C)Ordinal
(D)
Ratio
Question No.20 (Question Id - 86)
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National Sample Survey Organization is under which Ministry of Government of India ?(A)
Ministry of Home Affairs
(B)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Correct Answer)
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(C)Ministry of Finance
(D)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Question No.21 (Question Id - 95)
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According to Census of India, 2011 which among the four states has highest sex ratio ?(A)
Andhra Pradesh (Correct Answer)
(B)
Karnataka
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(C)Madhya Pradesh
(D)
Chhattisgarh
Question No.22 (Question Id - 83)
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Given below are two statements :Statement I :
A proportion is a value calculated by dividing the quantity in one category by the total of
all categories
Statement II :
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Percentage is one type of proportionIn the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below.
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true (Correct Answer)
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(B)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
(D)
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Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is trueQuestion No.23 (Question Id - 27)
The idea of organizing people into `Oceanic Circles' is given by :
(A)
Yogendra Singh
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(B)Louis Dumont
(C)
M.K. Gandhi (Correct Answer)
(D)
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T.K. OommenQuestion No.24 (Question Id - 43)
Fill in the blank :
A process of urban renewal in which older, decaying housing is refurbished by affluent
people moving into the area is called __________ .
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(A)Gerontology
(B)
Gentrification (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Global City(D)
Metropolitan City
Question No.25 (Question Id - 65)
Which of the following is a part of the Theological Stage of mental and social
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development as enunciated by August Comte ?(A)
Atheism
(B)
Agnosticism
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(C)Fetishism (Correct Answer)
(D)
Egotism
Question No.26 (Question Id - 20)
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Which among the following terms is a constitutional category ?(A)
Scheduled Tribe (Correct Answer)
(B)
Adivasi
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(C)Ethnic group
(D)
Indigenous group
Question No.27 (Question Id - 2)
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Who among the following scholars introduced the term `White-Color Crime' ?(A)
Friedrich Engels
(B)
William Foot-White
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(C)Edwin Sutherland (Correct Answer)
(D)
Oscar Lewis
Question No.28 (Question Id - 55)
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Which of the following pair is correct ?A. Talcott Parsons - Social System
B. Max Weber - Social Action
C. Laura Mulvey - Male Gaze
D. Karl Marx - Class Struggle
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below(A)
Only B and D are correct
(B)
Only B and C are correct
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(C)Only A and D are correct
(D)
All - A, B, C and D - are correct (Correct Answer)
Question No.29 (Question Id - 21)
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Who argues in his book "The Illegitimacy of Nationalism" that the idea of "nation-state"came to South Asia ridding piggy back on western colonial expansion?
(A)
Ashis Nandy (Correct Answer)
(B)
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Partha Chatterjee(C)
Nirad Chaudhury
(D)
Rajiv Malhotra
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Question No.30 (Question Id - 38)Given below are two statements
Statement ? I :
Racial group is a category of people based on physical characteristics as skin colour,
facial feature, eye folds, and hair colour and texture.
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Statement ? II :Ethnic group is a category of people who identify themselves with a distinct cultural
tradition based on religion, language, province, or other common heritage.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
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(A)Both Statement I and Statement II are true (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C)
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Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Question No.31 (Question Id - 96)
Which of the following pairs are true ?
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Sociologists ConceptA. G.H. Mead Symbolic Interactionism
B. Charles H. Cooley Looking Class Self
C. Herbert G. Blumer `I' and `Me'
D. Anthony Giddens `Structuration'
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below :(A)
A and B are true
(B)
C and D are true
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(C)B and D are true (Correct Answer)
(D)
A and C are true
Question No.32 (Question Id - 37)
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(A)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
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(C)A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question No.33 (Question Id - 33)
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Fill in the blank :An organization of hierarchical sort, which takes the form of a pyramid of authority is
__________ .
(A)
Gemeinschaft
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(B)Bureaucracy (Correct Answer)
(C)
Civil Society
(D)
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CapitalismQuestion No.34 (Question Id - 34)
Trobriand Islanders practice a particular kind of Dormitory that is known as :
(A)
Arichu
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(B)Bukumatula (Correct Answer)
(C)
Kitchuki
(D)
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JonkerpaQuestion No.35 (Question Id - 100)
According to Census of India, 2011 which states do not have notified Scheduled Tribe
population ?
A. Punjab
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B. HaryanaC. Bihar
D. Kerala
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
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A and B only (Correct Answer)(B)
A, B, and C only
(C)
A, B, C, and D only
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(D)B, C, and D only
Question No.36 (Question Id - 68)
Which of the following scholar has described the model of secularism in India as
"principled distance"?
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(A)T.K Oommen
(B)
Paul Brass
(C)
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Ashis Nandy(D)
Rajeev Bhargava (Correct Answer)
Question No.37 (Question Id - 82)
Given below are two statements :
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Statement I :
Internationally Sex-ratio is defined as "Males per thousand Females".
Statement II :
In India Sex-ratio is defined as "Females per thousand Males".
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
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options given below.(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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(C)Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
Question No.38 (Question Id - 58)
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The problem of whether the data collected is a true picture of what is being studied is aquestion of :
(A)
Degree of freedom
(B)
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Frequency(C)
Reliability
(D)
Validity (Correct Answer)
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Question No.39 (Question Id - 46)Who among the following tribe was studied by W.H.R. Rivers ?
(A)
Gond
(B)
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Toda (Correct Answer)(C)
Ho
(D)
Naga
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Question No.40 (Question Id - 87)Which among the following language is not declared as classical language by
Government of India ?
(A)
Tamil
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(B)Sanskrit
(C)
Bengali (Correct Answer)
(D)
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OdiaQuestion No.41 (Question Id - 41)
Which model describes an approach to study of social interaction based on the use of
metaphors derived from the theatre ?
(A)
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Doubling Time Model(B)
Dramaturgical Model (Correct Answer)
(C)
Ethnomethodological Model
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(D)Encounter Model
Question No.42 (Question Id - 18)
Who among the following has defined Sociology as "a science which attempts the
interpretive understanding of social action in order thereby to arrive at a causal
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explanation of its course and effects ?"(A)
Emile Durkheim
(B)
Karl Marx
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(C)Max Weber (Correct Answer)
(D)
Talcott Parsons
Question No.43 (Question Id - 3)
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The discipline of Sociology was initially described as `Social Physics' in the writings of :
(A)
Max Weber
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(B)August Comte (Correct Answer)
(C)
Karl Marx
(D)
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Saint SimonQuestion No.44 (Question Id - 17)
(A)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(B)
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A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
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Question No.45 (Question Id - 22)(A)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(B)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
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(C)A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I
Question No.46 (Question Id - 14)
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Given below are two statements :Statement I :
Content analysis is a quantitative form of analysis.
Statement II :
Discourse analysis is not a part of qualitative method.
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In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options givenbelow :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B)
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Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect(C)
Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect (Correct Answer)
(D)
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
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Question No.47 (Question Id - 25)The book `The Environment : From Surplus to Scarcity' is written by :
(A)
Dunlop and Catton
(B)
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Allan Schnaiberg (Correct Answer)(C)
Madhav Gadgil
(D)
Lewis Coser
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Question No.48 (Question Id - 52)Those kin who are related to each other directly through descent is called :
A. Unilateral
B. Double - Descent
C. Lineal Kin
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D. BilinearE. All of the above
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
A only
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(B)C only (Correct Answer)
(C)
B and D only
(D)
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E onlyQuestion No.49 (Question Id - 9)
Pierre Bourdieu's theory of `Practice' is linked to the twin concepts of :
(A)
Society and Community
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(B)Structure and Agency (Correct Answer)
(C)
Sex and Gender
(D)
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Qualitative and QuantitativeQuestion No.50 (Question Id - 59)
Which of the following researchers studied Polish immigrants, the society from which
they came and the Polish American world into which they ventured forth ?
(A)
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Anthony Giddens and Alfred C. Kindsey(B)
Talcott Parson and Gordon Allports
(C)
Williams I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki (Correct Answer)
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(D)Bronislaw Malinowski and Ruth Benedict
Question No.51 (Question Id - 57)
Which of the following coined the term "Paradigm Shift" ?
(A)
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Emile Durkheim(B)
Robert King Merton
(C)
Thomas Kuhn (Correct Answer)
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(D)Karl Popper
Question No.52 (Question Id - 62)
Which amongst the following thinkers observes that Aristotle's famous description of
human being as "political animal" has been mistakenly translated as "social animal" ?
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(A)Edward Said
(B)
Hannah Arendt (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Francis Fukuyama(D)
Ashis Nandy
Question No.53 (Question Id - 77)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
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labelled as Reason R.Assertion A :
The National Sample Survey Organization collects data for various issues.
Reason R :
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It is easy for National Sample Survey Organization to collected data as it is a part ofCensus of India.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below
(A)
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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 (Correct Answer)
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(D)A is false but R is true
Question No.54 (Question Id - 60)
According to Emile Durkheim, which of the following suicide is likely to be linked to
economic crisis ?
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(A)Egoistic
(B)
Anomic (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Altruistic(D)
All of the above
Question No.55 (Question Id - 1)
Which of the following sociologist is known for Phenomenological Sociology?
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A. Talcott ParsonsB. Emile Durkheim
C. Alfred Schutz
D. C. Wright Mills
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
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(A)Only C (Correct Answer)
(B)
Only D
(C)
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A and C Only(D)
B and D Only
Question No.56 (Question Id - 16)
(A)
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A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)(B)
A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
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(D)A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I
Question No.57 (Question Id - 69)
Which of the following statement(s) are true about simple random sampling technique ?
A. Every sample of a fixed size in the population has an equal chance of being selected.
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B. Every unit in a given population has an equal chance of being paired with every otherunit in the population.
C. Every unit in the population has an equal chance of being selected.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
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Only A and C(B)
Only B and C
(C)
Only C
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(D)All A, B, C are true (Correct Answer)
Question No.58 (Question Id - 8)
Mass media and culture were the running themes in the domain of :
(A)
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Practice theory(B)
Critical theory (Correct Answer)
(C)
Structuralism
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(D)Structural functionalism
Question No.59 (Question Id - 32)
The term which denotes a traditional class in which the interest of the major classes of
capitalist society meets and gets blurred.
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(A)Aristocracy
(B)
Petty Bourgeoisie (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Bureaucracy(D)
Entrepreneur
Question No.60 (Question Id - 81)
Which among the following four religions has highest proportion of population to the total
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population of India ?(A)
Sikhism (Correct Answer)
(B)
Buddhism
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(C)Jainism
(D)
Zoroastrianism
Question No.61 (Question Id - 88)
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Which are the indices that were used in Human Development Index (HDI) ?A. Education
B. Health
C. Income
D. Urbanization
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below :(A)
A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(B)
B, C and D only
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(C)A, C and D only
(D)
A, B and D only
Question No.62 (Question Id - 80)
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A graphing technique that uses contiguous bars to depicts the comparative orcumulative, or frequency or percentage distribution across the values of a continuous
variable is called :
(A)
Bar Graph
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(B)Histogram (Correct Answer)
(C)
Cumulative Frequency Curve
(D)
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Frequency PolygonQuestion No.63 (Question Id - 49)
According to Census of India, 2011 what is the proportion of Scheduled Tribe population
to the total population of India ?
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(A)7.6 percent
(B)
8.6 percent (Correct Answer)
(C)
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9.6 percent(D)
10.6 percent
Question No.64 (Question Id - 45)
Fill in the blank :
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James Frazer found that magical formulae are based on __________.A. Like produces like
B. Once in contact always is contact
C. Like produces like and once in contact always in contact
D. Disconnected with each other
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E. None of the aboveChoose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
D only
(B)
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E only(C)
B only
(D)
C only (Correct Answer)
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Question No.65 (Question Id - 90)Which of the following pair is false ?
Accord Year
(A)
Shillong Accord 1975
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(B)First Bodo Accord 2003 (Correct Answer)
(C)
Mizo Accord 1986
(D)
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Assam Accord 1985Question No.66 (Question Id - 36)
(A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(B)
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A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III (Correct Answer)(C)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
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Question No.67 (Question Id - 15)Who among the following scholars have studied extensively on the tribal communities of
India ?
(A)
Verrier Elvin (Correct Answer)
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(B)L.H. Morgan
(C)
Louis Dumont
(D)
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Andre BeteilleQuestion No.68 (Question Id - 30)
Who among the following has not analyzed the idea of Nationalism from the perspective
of ethnicity ?
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(A)T.K. Oommen
(B)
Ernest Gellner
(C)
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Benedict Anderson(D)
Manuel Castells (Correct Answer)
Question No.69 (Question Id - 91)
(A)
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A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I(B)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
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(D)A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II
Question No.70 (Question Id - 13)
Which of the following are features of Caste system in India ?
(A)
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Hierarchy(B)
Hereditary status
(C)
Theory of Pollution
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(D)All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.71 (Question Id - 54)
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
Statement I:
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Johan Galtung coined the term "structural violence"Statement II:
Structuration is a theory by Anthony Giddens
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below
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(A)Statement I is true and Statement II is false
(B)
Statement I is false and Statement II is true
(C)
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Both Statement I and Statement II are true (Correct Answer)(D)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Question No.72 (Question Id - 7)
Given below are two statements :
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Statement I :Participant observation is a key technique in ethnographic research.
Statement II :
Observation without participating in a cultural event can be a possible technique in
ethnographic research.
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In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options givenbelow.
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct (Correct Answer)
(B)
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Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect(C)
Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
(D)
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
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Question No.73 (Question Id - 19)Who among these have propounded the functionalist theory of stratification in the article
`Some Principles of Stratification' ?
(A)
Melvin Tumin
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(B)Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore (Correct Answer)
(C)
Alex Inkeles
(D)
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Talcott ParsonsQuestion No.74 (Question Id - 94)
Which of the following positions reflect the ground rules of "relevance" of knowledge
from the vantage point of Marxist sociology ?
A. It is not enough that thought should seek to realize itself, reality must also strive
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towards thought.B. It is only when consciousness stands in relation to reality can theory and practice be
united.
C. Emergence of consciousness must become the decisive step and the historical
fuction of theory is to make this step a practical possibility.
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below :(A)
Only A and B
(B)
Only B and C
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(C)All of the above (i.e., A, B, C) (Correct Answer)
(D)
Only C
Question No.75 (Question Id - 4)
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Given below are two statements :Statement I :
Karl Marx's scholarship cannot be confined to a single academic discipline.
Statement II :
According to Karl Marx, "the ideal is nothing else than the material world reflected in the
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human mind and translated into forms of thought".In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below.
(A)
Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
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(B)Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
(C)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct (Correct Answer)
(D)
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Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrectQuestion No.76 (Question Id - 75)
Who is the author of the book, `The Human Condition' ?
(A)
Michel Foucault
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(B)Hannah Arendt (Correct Answer)
(C)
Jean-Paul Sartre
(D)
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Pierre BourdieuQuestion No.77 (Question Id - 53)
Marriage wherein inter-caste matrimonial alliance is strictly forbidden and one marries
within a caste group of one's own is called :
(A)
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Endogamy (Correct Answer)(B)
Exogamy
(C)
Hypergamy
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(D)Hypogamy
Question No.78 (Question Id - 11)
Who established the first University Department of Sociology in India ?
(A)
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Patrick Geddes (Correct Answer)(B)
Louis Dumont
(C)
M.N. Srinivas
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(D)D.P. Mukherjee
Question No.79 (Question Id - 10)
Which among the following concepts is related to the idea of post-marital residence ?
(A)
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Matrilineal(B)
Matrilocal (Correct Answer)
(C)
Matriarchal
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(D)None of the above
Question No.80 (Question Id - 42)
Fill in the blank :
When there is exchange of cultural traits and complexes it may be called __________ .
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A. AssimilationB. Acculturation
C. Counter Culture
D. None of the above
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(A)A and B only
(B)
B Only (Correct Answer)
(C)
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A Only(D)
D Only
Question No.81 (Question Id - 31)
Which of the following countries has the type of family settlements named as Kibbutzim
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?(A)
Syria
(B)
Ireland
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(C)Israel (Correct Answer)
(D)
Sudan
Question No.82 (Question Id - 73)
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National Registration of Citizens is implemented in which of the following states ?(A)
Meghalaya
(B)
Manipur
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(C)Assam (Correct Answer)
(D)
Tripura
Question No.83 (Question Id - 12)
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Which among the following theories will come under the category of Conflict Theory ?(A)
Marxist Theory (Correct Answer)
(B)
Functionalism
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(C)Grounded Theory
(D)
Theory of Gift
Question No.84 (Question Id - 50)
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Who among the following is/are associated with `Culture Area Approach' ?A. L.H. Morgan and James Frazer
B. C.Wissler and A.L. Kroeber
C. Lesley White
D. Robert Redfield
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E. None of the aboveChoose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
B only (Correct Answer)
(B)
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A only(C)
C and D only
(D)
E only
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Question No.85 (Question Id - 5)Which of the following branch(es) of Philosophy deal(s) with the questions of "how we
know and what we know" ?
A. Ontology
B. Epistemology
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C. PhenomenologyD. Neology
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
A and B
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(B)C and D
(C)
Only B (Correct Answer)
(D)
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Only DQuestion No.86 (Question Id - 85)
Which of the following is not a part of the basic features of symbolic interactionism as
enunciated by Herbert Blumer ?
(A)
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Human beings interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things.(B)
Ascribed meanings of things come from our interaction with others and society.
(C)
The meanings of things are interpreted by a person when dealing with things in
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specific circumstances.(D)
Language is an intra-individual phenomenon. (Correct Answer)
Question No.87 (Question Id - 84)
Given below are two statements :
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Statement I :The characteristics that may vary from one case to another case is called variable.
Statement II :
The characteristics that may vary at different times within one case is called variable.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
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options given below.(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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(C)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D)
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Question No.88 (Question Id - 35)
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According to Anthony Giddens who among the following was "the First WomanSociologist" ?
(A)
Margaret Mead
(B)
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Kathleen Gough(C)
Harriet Martineau (Correct Answer)
(D)
Ruth Benedict
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Question No.89 (Question Id - 72)Mean of a frequency distribution is affected largely by which of the following values ?
(A)
Last few values
(B)
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Extreme values (Correct Answer)(C)
First few values
(D)
None of the Above
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Question No.90 (Question Id - 99)Article 15 of the Indian Constitution makes it illegal to discriminate people on the basis of
which of the following categories ?
A. Place of Birth
B. Race
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C. SexD. Religion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
Only A, C and D
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(B)Only B, C and D
(C)
Only C and D
(D)
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All of them (i.e., A, B, C and D) (Correct Answer)Question No.91 (Question Id - 26)
Who among these has analyzed various dimensions of power and talks about the `third
dimension' power in which the subjects willingly comply with oppressors ?
(A)
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Michel Foucault(B)
Max Weber
(C)
Steven Lukes (Correct Answer)
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(D)Michael Mann
Question No.92 (Question Id - 61)
Which of the following concept(s) is/are odd in the following group ?
A. Median
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B. RangeC. Standard Deviation
D. Chi-square
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(A)
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Only A(B)
Only B and C
(C)
Only D (Correct Answer)
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(D)Only A and D
Question No.93 (Question Id - 51)
"When culture is taken to mean the way of life, it is obvious that within their whole there
are elements like say, prayer, rituals, making of stone tools percussion and so on". Each
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of these elements is called :A. Cultural System
B. Cultural Trait
C. Cultural Pattern
D. Cultural Civilization
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E. None of the aboveChoose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
A and B only
(B)
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B only (Correct Answer)(C)
C only
(D)
E only
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Question No.94 (Question Id - 29)Fill in the blank :
According to Anthony Giddens, the four important characteristics of contemporary times
are Capitalism, Industrialism, Militarism and __________ .
(A)
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Globalism(B)
Surveillance (Correct Answer)
(C)
Democracy
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(D)Modernism
Question No.95 (Question Id - 56)
Which of the following articles in the Constitution is/are related to citizenship ?
A. Article 5
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B. Article 6C. Article 11
D. Article 12
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
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Only A, C, D(B)
Only B, C, D
(C)
Only A, B, C (Correct Answer)
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(D)Only D
Question No.96 (Question Id - 63)
In which of the following works, will you find the definition of state as a "human
community that claims (successfully) the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force
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within a given territory" ?(A)
`Politics as Vocation' by Max Weber (Correct Answer)
(B)
`Republic' by Plato
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(C)`The Ethnic Origins of Nations' by Anthony D. Smith
(D)
`Hind Swaraj' by M.K. Gandhi
Question No.97 (Question Id - 66)
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Which of the following statement is true about Max Weber's concept of "Social Action" ?A. Social action may be motivated by revenge for a past attack.
B. Subjective attitudes constitute social action only so far as they are oriented to the
behaviour of others.
C. Overt action is non-social if it is oriented solely to the behaviour of inanimate objects.
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D. Religious behaviour is not social if it is simply a matter of contemplation or of solitary
prayer.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A)
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Only B(B)
Only B and C
(C)
Only B and D
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(D)All A, B, C, D are true (Correct Answer)
Question No.98 (Question Id - 98)
Which one amongst the following pairs is/are correct ?
Book Author
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A. The Intimate Enemy Ashis NandyB. Modernization of Indian Tradition T.K. Oommen
C. Mistaken Modernity: India Between Worlds Dipankar Gupta
D. Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology Yogendra Singh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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(A)A and B are correct
(B)
C and D are correct (Correct Answer)
(C)
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Only A is correct(D)
Only D is correct
Question No.99 (Question Id - 47)
(A)
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A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
(C)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
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(D)A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III
Question No.100 (Question Id - 40)
A person thinks that his/her culture is the basis for evaluating and assessing the quality
of traits in other cultures is known as :
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(A)Cultural relativism
(B)
Historical particularism
(C)
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Anthropocentrism(D)
Ethnocentrism (Correct Answer)
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