2017-Solved-Question Paper-STPGT-Sociology

Examination - STPGT

Subject : Sociology

1. The term ‘sociology’ was introduced by

(A) H. Spencer

(B) Durkheim

(D) M. Weber

2. Which among the following factors did not contribute in the emergence of sociology as a separate discipline?

(A) Enlightenment

(B) French Revolution

(D) Globalization

3. Interactionist perspective of sociology focuses at

(A) macrolevel

(B) microlevel

(D) None of the above

(B) microlevel

4. Which of the following statements is true?

(A) Sociology is value neutral

(B) Sociology is generalizing science

(D) All of the above

5. The Latin word ‘socius’ means

(A) companion

(B) comparison

(D) science

(A) companion

6. ‘Order’ and ‘stability’ are emphasized by

(A) Functionalists

(B) Conflict theorists

(D) Phenomenologists

(A) Functionalists

7. Which among the following is not a branch of sociology?

(A) Sociology of religion

(B) Political sociology

(D) Ethnic sociology

8. The feature of community is

(A) community rivalry

(B) community sentiment

(D) All of the above

(B) community sentiment

9. Who defined society as ‘a web of social relationship’?

(A) Bogardus

(B) Ginsberg

(D) Giddens

10. An organization deliberately formed for the collective pursuit of some interest or set of interests’, is known as

(A) institution

(B) association

(D) society

(B) association

11. Common locality is the physical 11. basis of

(A) association

(B) institution

(D) community

12. Which among the following statements is incorrect ?

(A) An association is a group of people

(B) An institution is a group of people

(D) Community is a social group

(B) An institution is a group of people

13. The expected behaviour associated with a social position is known as

(A) social power

(B) social role

(D) social values

(B) social role

14. Point out the incorrect statement about social institution.

(A) It satisfies human needs

(B) It controls human behaviour

(D) It undergo changes easily and quickly

15. Social status is related with

(A) power

(B) position

(D) All of the above

16. The conflict experienced by individuals at the time of role playing is called

(A) role conflict

(B) role behaviour

(D) social behaviour

(A) role conflict

17. Which among the following is not an assumption of functionalism?

(A) Society is a system of integrated parts

(B) Social systems have built-in mechanisms of control

(D) Society is a stable organized system

18. Who distinguished between material and non-material cultures?

(A) Ogburn

(B) Malinowski

(D) MacIver

(A) Ogburn

19. Cultural growth is possible through

(A) invention of new traits within the culture

(B) diffusion of traits from outside the culture

(D) None of the above

20. Which among the following is not a sociological perspective?

(A) Functionalist

(B) Associative

(D) Interactionist

(B) Associative

21. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) Culture is learnt

(B) Culture is hereditary

(D) Culture is transmissive

(B) Culture is hereditary

22. If a person learns the manners of army personnel with an intention to join army, then it will be called

(A) primary socialization

(B) anticipatory socialization

(D) None of the above

(B) anticipatory socialization

23. The example of material culture is

(A) values

(B) beliefs

(D) rituals

24. ‘A section of national culture’ is known as

(A) subculture

(B) counterculture

(D) None of the above

(A) subculture

25. Conformity means

(A) challenging the existing norms

(B) behaving in accordance with the norms

(D) challenging the existing values

(B) behavinginaccordancewiththe norms

26. The elements of culture include

(A) beliefs

(B) values and norms

(D) All of the above

27. 'The process by which the individual learns to conform to the norms of the group’, is known as

(A) socialization

(B) accommodation

(D) assimilation

(A) socialization

28. 'The act of going against the group shared expectations and norms’, is called

(A) socialization

(B) social control

(D) social devience

29. Which among the following is not an agency of socialization?

(A) Family

(B) Peers

(D) Market

30. The first stage of socialization is the

(A) Anal stage

(B) Oedipal stage

(D) None of the above

31. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) Deviance may have positive consequences

(B) Deviance may be a resultof poor enforcement

(D) Deviance helps in social control

32. The cause of conformity can be

(A) socialization

(B) social control

(D) All of the above

33. The rejection of both social values and norms is called

(A) innovation

(B) rebellion

(D) conformity

34. The social, cultural and psychological traits linked to males and females through particular social context is called

(A) sex

(B) gender

(D) None of the above

(B) gender

35. Faulty socialization may lead to

(A) social control

(B) social deviance

(D) All of the above

(B) social deviance

36. Gender roles are

(A) learned through socialization

(B) acquired by birth

(D) None of the above

(A) learned through socialization

37. ‘The cultural practices and outlooks of a given community of people which sets them apart from others’, is called

(A) race

(B) ethnicity

(D) association

(B) ethnicity

38. The example of informal means of social control is

(A) military force

(B) police force

(D) folkways

39. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) Social control is exerted by society or community

(B) Social control helps to bring social solidarity

(D) Education may help in social control

40. The power of using coercion to maintain social control is permitted only for

(A) State

(B) community

(D) association

(A) State

41. Which among the following is an agency of social control?

(A) Customs

(B) Mores

(D) All of the above

42. Evolution is a

(A) slow, gradual and continuous change

(B) rapid change

(D) All of the above

(A) slow, gradual and continuous change

43. The cyclical theory of social change is given by

(A) Comte

(B) Spencer

(D) Parsons

44. Movement of people from one status position to another is known as

(A) social stratification

(B) social differentiation

(D) social role

45. The source of social change can be

(A) the change in physical environment

(B) cultural contacts

(D) All of the above

46. Who distinguished between ‘in-group’ and ‘out-group’?

(A) Sumner

(B) Burgess

(D) Simmel

(A) Sumner

47. ‘The sum of those methods by which a society tries to influence human behaviour to maintain a given order’, is called

(A) methodology

(B) social control

(D) social change

(B) social control

48. Revolution is a form of

(A) social stratification

(B) social change

(D) social conformity

(B) social change

49. Social mobility is easier in

(A) open society

(B) closed society

(D) None of the above

(A) open society

50. Who defined religion as a ‘unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things’?

(A) MacIver

(B) Ogburn

(D) Comte

51. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(A) Personal relationship pre- dominates in primary group

(B) Secondary groups are smaller in size

(D) Primary groups are more stable

(D) Primarygroupsaremorestable

52. Social control intends to

(A) enforce conformity

(B) enforce deviance

(D) create instability

(B) enforce deviance

53. Social change can be facilitated by

(A) new inventions

(B) traditional outlook

(D) All of the above

54. The system of structured inequality based on definite criteria is known as

(A) social mobility

(B) social change

(D) social status

(A) social mobility

55. Peer pressure and disapproval is an example of

(A) formal social control

(B) informal social control

(D) None of the above

(B) informal social control

56. In Parsons’ theory of social change, greater emphasis is laid on

(A) social statics

(B) social dynamics

(D) social constraint

57. Who introduced the concept of ‘cultural lag’?

(A) Sorokin

(B) P. V. Young

(D) Ogburn

58. Who among the following have highlighted the functional aspect of social stratification?

(A) Marx

(B) Dahrendorf

(D) All of them

59. The elements of religion include

(A) beliefs

(B) rituals

(D) All of the above

60. The social group characterized by face-to-face relationship, mutual aid and companionship is called

(A) secondary group

(B) out group

(D) formal group

61. Education may lead to social change by

(A) changing our attitude and outlook

(B) increasing political outlook among the masses

(D) All of the above

62. The dysfunction of religion is

(A) rendering peace of mind

(B) conserving values of life

(D) exploitation of lower casts

63. When a farmer’s son becomes an IAS officer, it can be called

(A) horizontal mobility

(B) vertical mobility

(D) social change

(B) vertical mobility

64. The basis of class division is

(A) political

(B) religious

(D) economic

65. The example of an exogamous group is

(A) Caste

(B) Religion

(D) All of the above

66. Which among the following is not a characteristic of caste system?

(A) Exogamy

(B) Hereditary

(D) Caste Panchayat

(A) Exogamy

67. The last stage of Comte’s law of three stages is

(A) metaphysical

(B) theological

(D) military

68. For Spencer, which among the following is not a type of society in terms of their evolutionary stage?

(A) Simple

(B) Multiple

(D) Doubly compound

(B) Multiple

69. Comte equated ‘social order’ with

(A) social dynamics

(B) social statics

(D) social change

(B) social statics

70. According to Durkheim, ‘division of labour’ depends on

(A) volume of the society

(B) material density of the society

(D) All of the above

71. Positive Philosophy is written by

(A) Durkheim

(B) Spencer

(D) Weber

72. The theological stage was dominated by

(A) priest and military

(B) churchman and lawyer

(D) lawyer and businessman

(A) priest and military

73. ‘Organic analogy’ speaks about the similarity between

(A) man and animal

(B) male and female

(D) man and environment

74. The concept of ‘ideal type’ was introduced by

(A) Weber

(B) Marx

(D) Coser

(A) Weber

75. According to Spencer, compulsory cooperation is the feature of

(A) industrial society

(B) military society

(D) None of the above

(B) military society

76. According to Durkheim, a society with mechanical solidarity is characterized by

(A) restitutive law

(B) repressive law

(D) formal law

(B) repressive law

77. Social facts areexternal to the individual

(A) external to the individual

(B) endure through time

(D) All of the above

78. The suicide that results from lack of integration of the individual into his group, is known as

(A) egoistic suicide

(B) altruistic suicide

(D) personal suicide

(A) egoistic suicide

79. According to Pareto, the feature of ‘foxes’ is

(A) group loyalty

(B) gain and retain power by using force

(D) All of the above

80. Which among the following is not an element of superstructure?

(A) Polity

(B) Education

(D) Legal system

81. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life is written by

(A) Comte

(B) Durkheim

(D) Pareto

(B) Durkheim

82. Organic solidarity develops

(A) out of resemblance

(B) out of differences

(D) out of military force

(B) out of differences

83. The quantity of value produced by the worker beyond the necessary labour time is called

(A) surplus value

(B) extra value

(D) pure value

(A) surplus value

84. Which among the following is not a form of worker’s alienation produced by capitalism?

(A) Alienation from himself

(B) Alienation from his fellow men

(D) Alienation from his religion

D) Alienation from his religion

85. According to Marx, bourgeoisie are the

(A) owners of the means of production

(B) owners of their own manual labour

(D) None of the above

(A) owners of the means of production

86. The Rules of Sociological Method is written by

(A) Spencer

(B) Comte

(D) Weber

87. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) Ideal type is an analytical construct

(B) Ideal type never corresponds to concrete reality

(D) None of the above

88. The source of capitalist exploitation is

(A) private property

(B) ownership of the means of production in the hands of a few

(D) All of the above

89. Weber established the relation between religion and economy in his

(A) Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism

(B) Verstehen

(D) Bureaucracy

(A) Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism

90. Which among the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?

(A) Fixed official jurisdictional area

(B) No division of labour or specialization

(D) System of written documents

(B) No division of labour or specialization

91. For Weber, which among the following is not a type of authority?

(A) Traditional Authority

(B) Informal Authority

(D) Rational-legal Authority

(B) Informal Authority

92. Who is called the founding father of sociology?

(A) Comte

(B) Schutz

(D) Blumer

(A) Comte

93. According to Weber, impersonal rules and hierarchical order can be found in

(A) traditional authority structure

(B) informal authority structure

(D) charismatic authority structure

94. Durkheim’s theoretical contribution falls under

(A) microtheory

(B) macrotheory

(D) ethnomethodology

(B) macrotheory

95. Which postulate of functional analysis was reviewed by Merton?

(A) Functional unity

(B) Functional indispensability

(D) All of the above

96. The functions which are neither intended nor recognized is called

(A) manifest function

(B) latent function

(D) non-function

(B) latent function

97. Which is not a functional requirement of a social system according to Parsons?

(A) Adaptation

(B) Goal attainment

(D) Attachment

98. Functionalism is criticized for

(A) neglecting the collective power

(B) highlighting social change

(D) All of the above

99. According to Dahrendorf, ICA means

(A) Imperatively Coordinated Association

(B) Integrated Coordinated Association

(D) Integrated Cooperative Asso- ciation

(A) Imperatively Coordinated Association

100. Who is called Conflict Functionalist?

(A) Collins

(B) Dahrendorf

(D) Coser

(B) Dahrendorf

101. Which among the following is not a proposition of conflict theory?

(A) Society is not a system in equilibrium

(B) Change and conflict are continuous

(D) Society is a stable system of patterned interaction

102. Mind, Self and Society is written by

(A) Coser

(B) Blumer

(D) Collins

103. Exploratory research is done when

(A) little or no information is available about the subject of enquiry

(B) the subject is well-known

(D) the description of the extent of problem is required

(A) little or no information is available about the subject of enquiry

104. Scientific research should be

(A) systematic

(B) controlled

(D) All of the above

105. When research is conducted to solve the practical problem, then it is called

(A) basic research

(B) applied research

(D) quantitative research

(B) applied research

106. The research intended to find out the percentage of drug addicted youth in a given area, is an example of

(A) qualitative research

(B) causal research

(D) comparative research

107. Null hypothesis is symbolized as

(A) H1

(B) H

(D) H0

108. The source of hypothesis can be

(A) past research

(B) personal experience

(D) All of the above

109. When census data is used for any other research by some other organizations, then it will be called

(A) primary data

(B) basic data

(D) final data

110. Which of the following steps comes just after formulation of research problem in the research process?

(A) Data collection

(B) Literature survey

(D) Sample design

(B) Literature survey

111. Pilot study is done

(A) after final data collection

(B) during final data collection

(D) at the time of data analysis

112. Alphabetically and systematically arranged list of books pertinent to the research and appended to the research report, is known as

(A) list of article

(B) bibliography

(D) index

(B) bibliography

113. Mark the incorrect statement.

(A) Hypothesis is an assumption about relation between variables

(B) Hypothesis is a tentative explanation of the research problem

(D) Hypothesis can never be rejected

114. Planning a strategy of conducting research or the blueprint of research is known as

(A) data collection method

(B) research design

(D) research type

(B) research design

115. A research sample must be

(A) equal in size with the population

(B) representative of the population

(D) All of the above

(B) representative of the population

116. Sampling is useful for a research because

(A) it is less time consuming

(B) it is economical

(D) None of the above

117. Simple random sampling is a

(A) probability sampling

(B) non-probability sampling

(D) cluster sampling

(A) probability sampling

118. Snowball sampling is used mainly when

(A) the target unknown population is unknown

(B) the complete list of population is available

(D) the researcher follows probability sampling method

(A) the target unknown population is unknown

119. When fixed choice of answers of a question is given, then such question is called

(A) open-ended question

(B) closed-ended question

(D) descriptive question

(B) closed-ended question

120. What is the disadvantage of questionnaire?

(A) Accessibility to widespread respondent

(B) Respondents can fill-in according to their convenience

(D) Can be used only for educated people

121. Unstructured interview is

(A) less flexible

(B) more flexible

(D) None of the above

(B) more flexible

122. An interviewer needs to be

(A) adaptable

(B) intelligent

(D) All of the above

123. In a research, when the researcher becomes a part of the situation he is studying, it is called

(A) non-participant observation

(B) participant observation

(D) case study

(B) participant observation

124. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) Observation can bring out the behaviour in natural environment

(B) Observation is useful in case of large sample

(D) Data on non-verbal behaviour can be collected through observation

(B) Observation is useful in case of large sample

125. Which of the following methods is more useful in quantitative research?

(A) Questionnaire

(B) Observation

(D) Case study

(A) Questionnaire

126. Social Background of Indian Nationalism is written by

(A) S. C. Dube

(B) A. R. Desai

(D) Ram Ahuja

(B) A. R. Desai

127. What was the social consequence of the transformation of Indian agriculture during British rule?

(A) Fragmentation of land

(B) Commercialization of agriculture

(D) All of the above

128. The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year

(A) 1955

(B) 1855

(D) 1865

(A) 1955

129. Which among the following was not a predominant feature in pre-British India?

(A) Self-sufficient village community

(B) Entire production was locally consumed

(D) Rise of intermediaries

130. A. R. Desai was an exponent of

(A) Indological perspective

(B) Dialectical perspective

(D) Subaltern perspective

(B) Dialectical perspective

131. What type of change is evident in contemporary Indian family?

(A) Increasing nuclearity

(B) Changes in family age structure

(D) All of the above

(D) All of the abov

132. The term ‘Sanskritization’ was introduced by

(A) A. R. Desai

(B) M. N. Srinivas

(D) G. S. Ghurye

(B) M. N. Srinivas

133. Which among the following is not a criterion of modernization?

(A) Industrialization and intro- duction of scientific technology

(B) Secularization

(D) Increase in material standards of living

134. Father’s brother is an example of

(A) primary kin

(B) secondary kin

(D) affinal kin

(A) primary kin

135. The relationship between mother-in- law and son-in-law is an example of

(A) joking relationship

(B) avoidance relationship

(D) avunculate

(B) avoidance relationship

136. Changes in marriage pattern can be facilitated by

(A) modern education

(B) industrialization

(D) All of the above

137. “A group of people who generally live 137. under one roof, eat food cooked at one hearth, hold property in common, participate in common family worship and are related to each other as some particular type of kindered”, is called

(A) nuclear family

(B) neo-local family

(D) matriarchal family

138. The example of matrilineal tribe is

(A) Santal

(B) Bhil

(D) Khasi

139. Which of the following is not a major problem of urban society?

(A) Untouchability and casteism

(B) Problem of overcrowding

(D) Environmental problem

(A) Untouchability and casteism

140. Chipko Movement is related with

(A) problem of unemployment

(B) problem of poverty

(D) problem of corruption

141. The feature of tribal community includes

(A) isolated living

(B) common language

(D) All of the above

142. Rural society is characterized by

(A) heterogeneity of population

(B) agriculture as the primary occupation

(D) emphasis on formal means of control

(B) agriculture as the primary occupation

143. Which among the following is a greenhouse gas?

(A) Oxygen

(B) Methane

(D) Hydrogen

(B) Methane

144. The objective of family planning does not include

(A) avoiding unwanted birth

(B) regulating intervals between pregnancies

(D) determining the number of children in a family

145. The full form of IRDP is

(A) Inclusive Rural Development Programme

(B) Increasing Rural Development Programme

(D) Inclusive Rural Development Policy

146. Santhanam Committee is related with the problem of

(A) corruption

(B) poverty

(D) OBC

(A) corruption

147. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year

(A) 1951

(B) 1961

(D) 1981

(B) 1961

148. TADA was enacted in the year 1985 in order to prevent

(A) communalism

(B) regionalism

(D) linguism

149. National Programme was launched in the year

(A) 1978

(B) 1968

(D) 1998

150. ‘The antagonism practised by the members of one community against the people of other community or religion’ can be termed as

(A) linguism

(B) regionalism

(D) communalism

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