Question 1:
"The outcaste is a by product of the caste system . . . . Nothing can emancipate the outcaste except destruction of the cast system." This statement is attributed to:
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Mahatama Gandhi
C.
K. Karmaraj
D.
Ambedkar
Answer: _________
Question 2:
Who has written the book 'Rules of Sociological Method'?
A.
Max Weber
B.
Auguste Comte
C.
Emile Durkheim
D.
Karl Marx
Answer: _________
Question 3:
Archaeology of Knowledge' was based on
A.
History
B.
Philosophy
C.
Psychology
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 4:
The economist who was interested in population was
A.
Smith
B.
Ricardo
C.
Malthus
D.
Myint
Answer: _________
Question 5:
Who wrote the book Studies in Ethnomethodology?
A.
E. Goffman
B.
Peter Berger
C.
H. Garfinkel
D.
None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 6:
Which of the following sequecne is correct in order.
A.
E. Husserl, A. Schutz, E. Goffman, H. Garfinkel
B.
A. Schutz, E. Goffman, E. Husserl, H. Garfinkel
C.
E. Goffman, E. Husserl, A. Schutz, H. Garfinkel
D.
E. Husserl, A. Schutz, H. Garfinkel, E. Goffman
Answer: _________
Question 7:
When did the phenomenological perspective emerge?
A.
1900s
B.
1910s
C.
1920s
D.
1930s
Answer: _________
Question 8:
Glimpses of World History' was written by
A.
Nehru
B.
Gandhiji
C.
Tilak
D.
Ambedkar
Answer: _________
Question 9:
Choose the correct stage in the evolution of human society.
A.
Hunting and food gathering, hoe-culture and domestication of animals, agricultural economy based on plough and domesticated animals and modern industrial capitalistic production
B.
Hunting and gathering, agricultural economy and domestication of animals and modern industrial capitalism
C.
Gathering, hunting, pastoral, agrarian, mechanised agricultural production
D.
Food gathering, hunting, pastoral, horticulture and agriculture
Answer: _________
Question 10:
Which of the following conducted the famous 'breaching experiments'?
A.
H. Garfinkel
B.
G. Simmel
C.
G. Zimmerman
D.
J. M. Altkinson
Answer: _________
Question 11:
Of the following, who has written on 'self-fulfilling prophecy'?
A.
T. Parsons
B.
R. K. Merton
C.
Max Weber
D.
V. Pareto
Answer: _________
Question 12:
Consider the following statements 1. Social action is a macro perspective of sociological theories. 2. Social action perspectives examine smaller groups within society. Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
A.
Only 1
B.
Only 2
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: _________
Question 13:
"Thus we should not think of the difference between magic and religion as a rigid dichotomy . . . ." Who said this?
A.
Davis
B.
Max Weber
C.
Sir Frazer
D.
Melinoucski
Answer: _________
Question 14:
Kin categories of Indo European languages which systematised the rank and status of people are
A.
Gotras
B.
Charana
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 15:
Which of the following idea are considered at the core of Michel Foucault's methodology? 1. Genealogy of power 2. Micro-politics of power 3. Archaeology of knowledge 4. Power at the societal level Select the correct answer:
A.
1 and 2
B.
2 and 3
C.
1 and 3
D.
2 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 16:
Which among the following thinkers have not accepted that the State has an ethical purpose?
A.
Laski
B.
Gandhi
C.
Aristotle
D.
Marx
Answer: _________
Question 17:
Which one of the following statements does not derive from Emile Durkheim's exposition of social facts?
A.
Social facts are collectively elaborated and therefore they are moral and constrain individual behaviour
B.
Social facts must be understood, if they were things and can be explained only in relation to other social facts
C.
Social facts are characteristics of social system that have an influences and authority that amount to more than the sum of the intentions and motivations of the people who happen to be part of that system
D.
Social facts arise in the collective consciousness of a group and therefore influence individuals only when they are engaged with the group
Answer: _________
Question 18:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I (Theory) List II (Propounder) a. Evolutionary Theory 1. Kingsley Davis b. Cyclical Theory 2. Auguste Comte c. Conflict Theory 3. A. Sorokin d. Structural Functional Approach 4. Karl Marx
A.
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B.
a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
C.
a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
D.
a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
Answer: _________
Question 19:
Who said that the history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggle?
A.
Karl Marx
B.
Max Weber
C.
Ralf Dahrendorf
D.
Lewis Coser
Answer: _________
Question 20:
Which of the following are characteristics of the social structure of the society? 1. A society has a structure of interrelated roles. 2. Society is a special type of group with a comprehensive social system. 3. A society tends to survive for a long period. 4. A society is economically self-sufficient. Select the correct answer:
A.
1, 2 and 3
B.
1, 2 and 4
C.
1, 3 and 4
D.
2, 3 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 21:
Who made a distinction between 'class in-itself' and 'class for itself' to reflect the movement from a class's potential self-awareness to actual self-awareness?
A.
Karl Marx
B.
R. Dahrendorf
C.
L. A. Coser
D.
R. Collins
Answer: _________
Question 22:
Who did attributional and interactional analysis of caste system?
A.
L. Dumont
B.
Surajit Sinha
C.
M. N. Srinivas
D.
D. P. Mukherji
Answer: _________
Question 23:
Who among the following observed that the Chief Executives and the very rich are one and the same group in the U.S.A.?
A.
J. K. Galbraith
B.
G. Mydral
C.
C. W. Mills
D.
N. Smelser
Answer: _________
Question 24:
The book entitled 'Politics of the Kula Ring' was written by
A.
A. R. Radcliffe Brown
B.
B. K. Malinowski
C.
Peter Blan
D.
Malthus
Answer: _________
Question 25:
Whose words are, "O Faith, endow us with belief"?
A.
Auguste Comete
B.
Manu
C.
Vedas
D.
Maciver
Answer: _________
Question 26:
A French Philosopher has influenced very much the sociological thinking by drawing a methodology of human language. Who is he?
A.
A Giddens
B.
J. Derrida
C.
M. Foucault
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 27:
"Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action." The proceeding statement was made by
A.
Max Weber
B.
Auguste Comte
C.
Herbert Spencer
D.
Emile Durkheim
Answer: _________
Question 28:
Consider the following statements 1. Ambedkar described himself as 'progressive radical'. 2. He considered similar to liberals and communist.
A.
Only 1
B.
Only 2
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: _________
Question 29:
Who is the author of the book "The Language of Post-Modern Architecture"?
A.
Derrida
B.
Jenek
C.
Sontag
D.
Fiedler
Answer: _________
Question 30:
Match the following in the term of Concepts and Authors: List I (Concepts) List II (Authors) a. Social Morphology 1. Levi-Strauss b. Reciprocity 2. Ferdinand de Saussure c. Alliance Theory 3. Radcliffe Brown d. Structural-Linguist 4. Marcel Mauss
A.
a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
B.
a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C.
a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D.
a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: _________
Question 31:
Which of these terms do Ethnomethodologists use in order to describe the ways social actors explain specific situations?
A.
Recipes
B.
Rituals
C.
Emotions
D.
Accounts
Answer: _________
Question 32:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I (Authors) List II (Concepts) a. Max Weber 1. Circulation of elites b. V. Pareto 2. Symbolic Interactionism c. G. M. Mead 3. Interpretive understanding d. Herbert Blumer 4. Self
A.
a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B.
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C.
a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D.
a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: _________
Question 33:
Who classified action in logical and non-logical categories?
A.
Max Weber
B.
T. Parsons
C.
V. Pareto
D.
G. H. Mead
Answer: _________
Question 34:
The state exists and should aim at "the greatest good of all." Who is the author of these words?
A.
Socrates
B.
Gandhi
C.
Laski
D.
Sophists
Answer: _________
Question 35:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I (Thinker) List II (Conflict) a. Durkheim 1. As pathological b. Marx 2. As essential and complementary aspect of harmony c. Simmel 3. As vehicle of social change d. Ibne Khaldun 4. Fundamental to the evolution of civilisation
A.
a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B.
a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C.
a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D.
a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
Answer: _________
Question 36:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List I (Social Anthropologist) List II (Field Studies) a. I. A. Schapera 1. Bechauna b. Mayer Fortes 2. Tallensi c. S. F. Nadel 3. Nupe of Nigeria d. Hilda Kuper 4. Swazi 5. Nuer of sudan
A.
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B.
a-1, b-5, c-2, d-3
C.
a-5, b-3, c-1, d-4
D.
a-5, b-2, c-3, d-4
Answer: _________
Question 37:
Central to Durkheim's functionalism was a distinction between which forms of social organisation?
A.
Normal and pathological
B.
Normal and healthy
C.
Average and abnormal
D.
Forced and anomic
Answer: _________
Question 38:
Who defined religion in terms of a distinction between the sacred and the profane?
A.
B. Malinowski
B.
C. Levi Strauss
C.
A. R. Radcliffe Brown
D.
E. Durkheim
Answer: _________
Question 39:
Malinowski is best known for emphasising the importance of which one of the following?
A.
Oral history
B.
Content analysis
C.
Ethnography
D.
Narratives
Answer: _________
Question 40:
Who has written the book Phenomenology of Mind?
A.
Karl Marx
B.
G. W. F. Hegel
C.
Peter Berger
D.
N. Luckman
Answer: _________
Question 41:
Who opined that "a scientific-empirical study of Indian society is not possible"?
A.
Ram Krishna Mukherjee
B.
D. P. Mukherjee
C.
A. K. Serom
D.
S. C. Dube
Answer: _________
Question 42:
Who wrote the work 'Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' in 1959?
A.
A. Schutz
B.
T. Luckmann
C.
E. Goffman
D.
G. H. Mead
Answer: _________
Question 43:
Who is the author of the book Ethnic Plurality in India?
A.
R. A. Schermerhorn
B.
M. N. Srinivas
C.
Robert Bierstadt
D.
A. R. Desai
Answer: _________
Question 44:
Manuel has given the scenario assessing the impact of II on a global societyin his monumental work.
A.
Three Volume Work
B.
Two Volume Work
C.
The Rise of the Network Society
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 45:
Parsons analysis of social system is based on the principle of
A.
Manifest function
B.
Division of labour
C.
Homeostasis
D.
Functional unity
Answer: _________
Question 46:
In his work mind, self and society, Mead gave priority to
A.
The self
B.
The mind
C.
Society
D.
Institutions
Answer: _________
Question 47:
Gandhi said, "For me there can be no politics without".
A.
Service
B.
Religion
C.
Will
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 48:
The following four scholars contributed to structure and function relating concept and theories: 1. Robert K. Merton 2. August Comte 3. T. Parsons 4. B. Malinowski Which one of the following shows the correct chronological order in which their contributions were made?
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
2, 1, 4, 3
C.
2, 4, 3, 1
D.
2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: _________
Question 49:
Which of the following statements is/are true for Post-Modernism? 1. It owes its genesis in the time of industrial revolution. 2. It is the reinforcement of modernity. Select the correct answer:
A.
Only 1
B.
Only 2
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
None of these
Answer: _________
Question 50:
"Society is a consciousness of the kind" is the definition of
A.
Giddings
B.
Aristotle
C.
Plato
D.
Daves
Answer: _________
Answer Key
1:
D
2:
C
3:
A
4:
C
5:
C
6:
A
7:
A
8:
A
9:
A
10:
A
11:
B
12:
D
13:
A
14:
C
15:
C
16:
D
17:
D
18:
C
19:
A
20:
A
21:
A
22:
B
23:
C
24:
B
Solution: * B. K. Malinowski is a very famous anthropologist, and his work is really important in understanding how societies work. * The 'Kula Ring' is a system of exchange that happens in islands near Papua New Guinea. * Malinowski spent a lot of time studying this Kula Ring and wrote a famous book about it called 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific' which describes it and is very important in anthropology. * While the question asks about "Politics of the Kula Ring", and not "Argonauts of the Western Pacific", the book does talk about the politics involved in the Kula exchange. * A. R. Radcliffe-Brown was another anthropologist, but his work was more focused on social structures and how societies are organized. He did not specifically study the Kula Ring. * Peter Blau is known for his work on social exchange theory in sociology, looking at how people interact based on costs and benefits. * Malthus is famous for his ideas about population growth and resources, not for studying specific cultures like the Kula Ring. * J.P.S. Uberoi was an Indian sociologist and anthropologist whose work focused on kinship, family, and religion, mainly in the Indian context, and not specifically on the Kula Ring. So, because Malinowski did significant research and is heavily linked to the study of the Kula Ring, he is the most likely answer.
25:
C
26:
B
27:
A
28:
C
29:
B
30:
C
31:
D
32:
A
33:
C
34:
B
35:
D
36:
A
37:
A
38:
D
39:
C
40:
B
41:
C
42:
C
43:
A
44:
A
45:
C
46:
C
47:
A
48:
C
49:
D
50:
A