2018-Solved-Question Paper-STPGT-Sociology

Examination - STPGT

Subject : Sociology

1. The book, Positive Philosophy is written by

(A) H. Spencer

(B) E. Durkheim

(D) L. Coser

2. Emile Durkheim was a/an

(A) French Philosopher

(B) German Philosopher

(D) American Philosopher

(A) French Philosopher

3. Which of the following comes under the subject matter of sociology?

(A) Social relationships

(B) Social institutions

(D) All of the above

4. Durkheim, Ginsberg and Sorokin were the chief exponents of

(A) synthetic school of thought

(B) analytical school of thought

(D) None of the above

(A) synthetic school of thought

5. Conflict is regarded as a constant process and an inevitable part of social life in

(A) functionalist perspective

(B) conflict perspective

(D) All of the above

(B) conflict perspective

6. The ordinary experiences of everyday life are the concern of

(A) functionalists

(B) structuralists

(D) interactionists

7. Sociological studies and investi- gations follow

(A) abstract method

(B) only speculative method

(D) philosophical method

8. Roles and statuses are often most

(A) conflicting to each other

(B) separated from each other

(D) contradictory to each other

9. Who has given the concept of ‘status set’?

(A) K. Davis

(B) R. K. Merton

(D) L. Coser

(B) R. K. Merton

10. The concept of ‘corporate group’ is propounded by

(A) Henry Maine

(B) Herbert Blumer

(D) Herbert Spencer

(A) Henry Maine

11. To prepare one for future roles is called

(A) tertiary socialization

(B) prediction

(D) internalization

12. “The material culture is always the outgrowth of non-material culture.” This statement

(A) is true

(B) is false

(D) can happen provided with stimuli

(A) is true

13. The feature of association is

(A) common interest or interests

(B) cooperative spirit

(D) None of the above

14. Marriage is a/an

(A) primary institution

(B) secondary institution

(D) association

(A) primary institution

15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) Every status has its own rights, duties and obligations

(B) Social statuses are governed by norms

(D) Social status is equally assigned

16. Who defined norms as the ‘group shared expectations’?

(A) H. M. Johnson

(B) Young and Mack

(D) None of them

(B) Young and Mack

17. Identify the correct statement.

(A) Values are hierarchically arranged

(B) Values may conflict with one another

(D) All of the above

18. The psychological and social maladjustment people suffer when they travel to different cultures is known as

(A) xenophobia

(B) cultural shock

(D) cultural diversity

(B) cultural shock

19. Language is an element of

(A) material culture

(B) counterculture

(D) All of the above

20. The tendency to evaluate one’s own culture as superior is known as

(A) provincialism

(B) cultural relativism

(D) None of the above

21. A deliberate and systematic effort to 21. alter an individual’s current behaviour is called

(A) resocialization

(B) anticipatory socialization

(D) developmental socialization

(A) resocialization

22. The oedipal stage of socialization starts

(A) with the birth of a child

(B) after the first year of the child

(D) with the period of adolescence

23. Socialization can contribute in

(A) the development of personality

(B) the internalization of cultural norms

(D) All of the above

24. Choose the correct statement.

(A) Deviance is a shifting and ambiguous concept

(B) Deviance is always harmful for the society

(D) Deviance is a pattern of acceptance of social norms

(A) Deviance is a shifting and ambiguous concept

25. Sociology emerged in

(A) America

(B) Europe

(D) Africa

(B) Europe

26. Downward mobility contributes in

(A) improving lifestyle

(B) deterioration in social position

(D) getting more opportunity

(B) deterioration in social position

27. The division between ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ denotes the

(A) sexual differences

(B) gender differences

(D) social differences

(B) gender differences

28. Sex is an example of

(A) ascribed status

(B) achieved status

(D) None of the above

(A) ascribed status

29. ‘The forced relocation of ethnic populations through targeted violence’ is termed as

(A) ethnic conflict

(B) ethnic minority

(D) genocide

30. Which of the following is not a consequence of globalization?

(A) Information flow

(B) Growth of transnational corporation

(D) Unchanging work pattern

31. Small society that tends to be culturally uniform is known as

(A) monocultural

(B) multicultural

(D) subcultural

(A) monocultural

32. Our daily activities can be regulated through

(A) folkways

(B) mores

(D) All of the above

33. Social control helps to bring

(A) social conformity

(B) social deviance

(D) social diversity

(A) social conformity

34. ‘Social control by customs’ can be more powerful in

(A) modern society

(B) primitive society

(D) industrial society

(B) primitive society

35. The example of positive sanction for social control is

(A) reward

(B) punishment

(D) threats

(A) reward

36. Social norms can said to be institutionalized in a particular system, when

(A) the majority accepts the norm

(B) the norm is taken seriously and internalized by the majority

(D) All of the above

37. Identify the non-social factor that can bring social change.

(A) Revolution

(B) Military invasions

(D) Cultural diffusion

38. The factor that can resist social change is

(A) new invention

(B) social and physical isolation

(D) conflict of interests

(B) social and physical isolation

39. Sorokin’s theory of social change highlights on

(A) sensate, ideational and idealistic culture

(B) theological, metaphysical and positive stage

(D) birth, growth and decline of a culture

(A) sensate, ideational and idealistic culture

40. Cultural lags are most numerous in

(A) static culture

(B) slowly changing culture

(D) traditional culture

41. Who considered social stratification as a device by which societies ensure that the most important positions are filled by the most qualified persons?

(A) Marx

(B) Weber

(D) Coser

42. 42. Who popularized the concept ‘culture of poverty’?

(A) Lewis Coser

(B) Oscar Lewis

(D) Malinowski

(B) Oscar Lewis

43. In Weberian theory of stratification, the term ‘parties’ denotes

(A) political parties

(B) pressure group

(D) All of the above

44. The extreme form of social stratification is

(A) slavery

(B) estate

(D) class

(A) slavery

45. Which of the following can be a private property?

(A) Air

(B) A factory where one works

(D) Copyright of a writer

46. The main goal of ‘food for work’ programme is

(A) to give relief to the unemployed

(B) to assure equal distribution of food grains

(D) to overcome scarcity of food

(A) to give relief to the unemployed

47. Private property and unlimited individual accumulation of wealth is a feature of

(A) socialism

(B) bureaucracy

(D) capitalism

48. Polygamy is a term covering

(A) levirate and sororate

(B) endogamy and exogamy

(D) hypergamy and hypogamy

49. The relatives born out through marriage ties are called

(A) affinal kin

(B) consanguineal kin

(D) tertiary kin

(A) affinal kin

50. Marrying one’s mother’s brother’s daughter is called

(A) parallel cousin marriage

(B) cross-cousin marriage

(D) sororate

(B) cross-cousin marriage

51. The practice of making husband lead the life of an invalid along with his wife whenever she gives birth to a child is called

(A) avanculate

(B) amitate

(D) taking role

52. The family in which one is born is the

(A) family of procreation

(B) family of orientation

(D) matrilocal family

(B) family of orientation

53. Which among the following is not a secondary kin?

(A) Sister’s husband

(B) Brother’s wife

(D) Wife of brother-in-law

54. Which among the following is not a form of ancient Hindu marriage?

(A) Daiva

(B) Gandharva

(D) Danava

55. The system of ‘hypergamy’ is also known as

(A) anuloma

(B) pratiloma

(D) monogamy

(A) anuloma

56. The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in the year

(A) 1849

(B) 1829

(D) 1949

57. Which among the following cannot be a cause of dissolution of marriage as per the Hindu Marriage Act?

(A) Adultery

(B) Conversion of religion

(D) Low income

58. Intermarriage was recognized in

(A) the Hindu Marriage Act

(B) the Special Marriage Act

(D) the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act

(B) the Special Marriage Act

59. Who considered religion as the ‘opium of people’?

(A) Durkheim

(B) Malinowski

(D) Weber

60. In which of the following perspectives, religion is considered as the integrative and legitimizing institution that unites people in a cohesive moral order?

(A) Functionalist

(B) Coflict

(D) Structuralist

(A) Functionalist

61. Sanskritization indicates

(A) aspiration of lower casts for upward mobility

(B) aspiration of lower casts for downward mobility

(D) None of the above

(A) aspiration of lower castes for upward mobility

62. The factor that doesn’t promote Sanskritization is

(A) industrialization

(B) occupational mobility

(D) acceptance of one’s ascribed status

63. Point out the incorrect statement.

(A) Westernization process emphasises on technology and rationalism

(B) Westernization is not retarded by the process of Sanskritization

(D) Westernization means the impact of Indian culture on Britishers

64. A major step in the direction of land reform was

(A) abolition of Zamindari system

(B) change in land revenue system

(D) All of the above

65. The role of Panchayat is

(A) decentralization of administrative authority

(B) social reconstruction of village

(D) All of the above

66. Point out the incorrect statement.

(A) Urban society is static

(B) Predominance of secondary group can be found in urban society

(D) Density of population is higher in urban society

(A) Urban society is static

67. Which of the following is not a reason of rural to urban migration?

(A) Greater opportunities of employment

(B) Facilities for higher education

(D) Pollution-free environment

68. The best suited method for collecting first-hand information from a too large population is

(A) case study method

(B) observation method

(D) ethnographic method

69. Which of the following is a close- ended question?

(A) What is your main reason for attending college?

(B) Are you employed? Yes/No

(D) What do you feel is the biggest problem of your country?

(B) Are you employed? Yes/No

70. In case of longitudinal research

(A) the research is confined to a single-time period

(B) the research is always carried on in a laboratory situation

(D) the research requires construction of an artificial environment

71. The research that contributes in the development of hypothesis rather than their testing is known as

(A) exploratory research

(B) descriptive research

(D) experimental research

(A) exploratory research

72. In research report, ‘index’ is given

(A) at the beginning of the report

(B) in the introductory part

(D) at the end of the report

73. Conversation analysis is used in the

(A) qualitative research

(B) quantitative research

(D) experimental research

(A) qualitative research

74. Sample is

(A) larger than the population

(B) smaller than the population

(D) selected after data collection

(B) smaller than the population

75. The process of converting data to a numerical format is called

(A) quantification

(B) numbering

(D) calculation

(A) quantification

76. Open-ended questions result in

(A) numerical responses

(B) non-numerical responses

(D) homogeneous responses

(B) non-numerical responses

77. In case of using secondary data, the researcher should be careful about

(A) reliability of the data

(B) suitability of the data

(D) All of the above

78. An assumption about the relation between variables and a tentative solution of the research problem is known as

(A) speculation

(B) logical analysis

(D) conclusion

79. In social research, ‘type-I’ and ‘type-II’ errors are associated with

(A) reliability

(B) validity

(D) sampling

80. Without a face-to-face contact between researcher and respondent data can be collected through

(A) observation method

(B) questionnaire method

(D) None of the above

81. In pre-British Indian society, the relation between the community members

(A) was governed by customary regulations

(B) was governed by secular law

(D) was governed by the market forces

(A) was governed by customary regulations

82. “Handicraftsmen were not wage- workers but independent producers” in

(A) British India

(B) pre-British India

(D) None of the above

(B) pre-British India

83. Permanent Land Settlement for Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was made in the year

(A) 1893

(B) 1863

(D) 1763

84. Fragmentation of land leads to the

(A) improvement in production technique

(B) growth of production

(D) improved living condition of the peasants

85. The book, Caste and Race in India is written by (A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) M. N. Srinivas

(B) S. C. Dube

(D) G. S. Ghurye

86. Who among the following is an Indologist?

(A) D. P. Mukherjee

(B) A. R. Desai

(D) Irfan Habib

87. An authority is

(A) same as power

(B) power through coercion

(D) absolute power

88. Which of the following States accounts for the minimum number of Scheduled Caste population?

(A) Bihar

(B) Mizoram

(D) West Bengal

(B) Mizoram

89. Who was the first Chairman of the Backward Class Commission in India?

(A) B. P. Mondal

(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(D) Kaka Kalelkar

90. “A group of local communities, which lives in a common area, speaks a common dialect and follows a common culture.”, is known as

(A) caste

(B) kinship

(D) family

91. Which of the following is not a theory of origin of caste?

(A) Occupational theory

(B) Traditional theory

(D) Conflict theory

92. Decline in the rigidity of caste and untouchability is an effect of

(A) industrialization

(B) urbanization

(D) All of the above

93. Which among the following is not a cause of population growth in India?

(A) Execss of birth over death

(B) Progress in medical knowledge

(D) All of the above

94. The effect of overpopulation is

(A) heavy pressure on land

(B) housing problem

(D) All of the above

95. Absolute poverty is often known as

(A) subsistance poverty

(B) comparative poverty

(D) relative poverty

(A) subsistence poverty

96. Inadequate economic development can lead to

(A) poverty

(B) population explosion

(D) corruption

(A) poverty

97.‘Jawahar Rozgor Yojna’ was introduced in the year

(A) 1979

(B) 1989

(D) 1969

(B) 1989

98. Seasonal unemployment is very much associated with

(A) industry

(B) service sector

(D) mining

99. Who proposed education, agitation and organization as three principles to govern Dalit Movement?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) B. P. Mondal

(D) None of them

100. Geographic isolation can mostly be a problem for

(A) minorities

(B) women

(D) upper caste

101. Which among the following is not a remedial measure for unemployment?

(A) Population control

(B) Educational reform

(D) Religious reform

102. Communalism means

(A) believing in religious ideology

(B) religiosity of a community

(D) All of the above

103. The factor that cannot contribute in eliminating regionalism is

(A) encouraging intercaste marriage

(B) doing away with regional imbalance

(D) development of communication and proper education

(A) encouraging intercaste marriage

104. The objective of terrorism is

(A) to gain popular support

(B) to destroy the military and psychological strength of the regime

(D) All of the above

105. The Indian model to combat terrorism is

(A) counter-terror model

(B) anti-terrorist measure

(D) None of the above

C) Both of the above

106. Four States of India are marked as BIMARU region because of their

(A) low level of literacy and educational backwardness

(B) problem of insurgency

(D) high level of environmental pollution

(A) low level of literacy and educational backwardness

107. An abuse of political power or public office for personal or private gain is called

(A) terrorism

(B) militancy

(D) profit

108. Which of the following is not a cause of illiteracy?

(A) High level of poverty

(B) Low allotment of funds for education

(D) High rate of population growth

109. The Central Vigilance Commission is the main legal body for dealing with the cases of

(A) communal violence

(B) corruption

(D) child labour

(B) corruption

110. The objective of environment management is

(A) maintenance of environmental quality

(B) balancing ecosystem

(D) All of the above

111. Corruption cannot contribute in

(A) nepotism

(B) reducing the credibility of officials

(D) increasing black money

112. The accidental leak of deadly gas in Bhopal in the year 1984 was happened at

(A) Union Carbide Plant

(B) National Carbide Plant

(

C) Union Iron Plant

(D) National Nuclear Plant

(A) Union Carbide Plant

113. The National Environmental Tribunal Act was enacted in the year

(A) 1985

(B) 1995

(D) 2005

(B) 1995

114. 114. Child labour is encouraged in mining activities because

(A) their height allows them to work without bending in the tunnels

(B) they can go inside the tunnel without fear

(D) All of the above

(A) their height allows them to work without bending in the tunnels

115. The number of girl child worker is higher in

(A) mining activities

(B) plantations

(D) diamond cutting industry

(B) plantations

116. The chances of violence against a widow is higher when

(A) she is economically dependent

(B) she is economically independent

(D) she belongs to a liberal family

(A) she is economically dependent

117. Conviction for dowry death is difficult mostly due to

(A) inefficiency of the lawyer

(B) political pressure

(D) social apathy

118. A large number of sexual violence against women go unreported because of

(A) the fear to face the shame and humiliation

(B) police harassment

(D) All of the above

119. Because of the general acceptance of man’s superiority over women

(A) women are not protected by law

(B) women are kidnapped

(D) None of the above

120. The incidence of female foeticide is increasing because

(A) girls are treated as burdens

(B) parents don’t want children

(D) All of the above

(A) girls are treated as burdens

121. The homicide of a member of a family by other members due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family is known as

(A) power killing

(B) honour killing

(D) authoritative killing

(B) honour killing

122. Occupational achievements and success may lead to

(A) horizontal social mobility

(B) upward social mobility

(D) cyclical social mobility

(B) upward social mobility

123. According to Comte’s theory of evolution, the stage which is dominated by priests and military is called

(A) positive stage

(B) metaphysical stage

(D) modern stage

124. For Comte, the positivist methodology includes

(A) observation, experimentation and comparison

(B) imagination, experimentation and comparison

(D) experimentation, calculation and generalization

(A) observation, experimentation and comparison

125. According to Comte, any kind of knowledge reaches the positive stage early in proportion to its

(A) generality, complexity and independence of other departments

(B) generality, simplicity and independence of other departments

(D) specificity and complexity

(B) generality, simplicity and independence of other departments

126. In Comte’s hierarchy of sciences, which of the following subjects develop first?

(A) Sociology

(B) Biology

(D) Astronomy

127. According to Spencer, which of the following is not a feature of industrial society?

(A) Voluntary cooperation

(B) Decentralized State

(D) Individuals exist for the benefit of State

128. For Spencer, both organic and social aggregate develop according to progressive increase in

(A) size

(B) complexity

(D) None of the above

129. For Durkheim, solidarity which comes from likeness is called

(A) organic solidarity

(B) mechanical solidarity

(D) natural solidarity

(B) mechanical solidarity

130. Which of the following is not a cause of suicide in Durkheim’s theory?

(A) Lack of integration of the individual into his social group

(B) Overintegration of the individual into his social group

(D) Heredity and mental alienation

131. The sum total of beliefs and sentiments common to the average members of society is termed by Durkheim as

(A) individual conscience

(B) collective conscience

(D) organic conscience

(B) collective conscience

132. In order to explain the origin of religion, Durkheim took the concept of

(A) totemism

(B) naturism

(D) feticism

(A) totemism

133. Durkheim analyzed religion as

(A) individual divinized

(B) society divinized

(D) All of the above

(B) society divinized

134. Durkheimian sociology asserts

(A) primacy of change over solidarity

(B) primacy of individual over society

(D) primacy of part over the whole

135. Proletariats can also be called

(A) capitalists

(B) haves

(D) upper class

136. According to Marx, classes are founded on

(A) income of an individual

(B) ownership of the forces of production and relations of production

(D) None of the above

(B) ownership of the forces of production and relations of production

137. During polarization of classes, the society breaks up into

(A) four hostile classes

(B) three hostile classes

(D) multiple hostile classes

138. Forces of production include

(A) machinery

(B) factory

(D) All of the above

139. When the actor determines the goal and chooses his means purely in terms of their efficiency to attain the goal that action is called

(A) rational action in relation to value

(B) rational action in relation to goal

(D) traditional action

(B) rational action in relation to goal

140. In ideal-typical bureaucracy, the type of authority is

(A) traditional

(B) charismatic

(D) None of the above

141. Pareto classified residues into

(A) four groupings

(B) two groupings

(D) three groupings

142. The intended and recognized function of a system is called

(A) latent function

(B) manifest function

(D) main function

(B) manifest function

143. Parsons’ categorization of the modes of orientation in personality system, the value patterns of culture and the normative requirements in social system is termed as

(A) pattern variables

(B) social system

(D) functional prerequisites

(A) pattern variables

144. For Dahrendorf in every ICA, there is

(A) equal distribution of authority

(B) differential distribution of authority

(D) no existence of interest groups

(B) differential distribution of authority

145. In Dahrendorf’s theory, class conflict revolvs around

(A) the struggle for authority

(B) the struggle for income

(D) the struggle for prestige

(A) the struggle for authority

146. Who viewed internal social conflicts concerning goals, values and interests as functional for the social structure?

(A) Marx

(B) Dahrendorf

(D) Coser

147. In Coser’s conflict proposition

(A) the closer the group the more intense the conflict

(B) the scattered the group the more intense the conflict

(D) None of the above

(A) the closer the group the more intense the conflict

148. For Mead, the social component of self is

(A) ‘I’

(B) ‘We’

(D) ‘They’

149. H. Blumer is a/an

(A) structural functionalist

(B) conflict theorist

(D) anthropologist

150. The theory which views society as a stage populated with living, struggling and competing actors is known as

(A) functional theory

(B) structural theory

(D) conflict theory

2018-Solved-Question Paper-STPGT-Sociology

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