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1. |
Identify the important social institutions in rural India among the following. |
A. | Family |
B. | Caste |
C. | Religion |
D. | All of these |
Answer» A. Family |
2. |
Where did rural sociology originated in the world? |
A. | United Kingdom |
B. | France |
C. | United States of America |
D. | Russia |
Answer» C. United States of America |
3. |
When did Rural Sociology originated as a systematic science? |
A. | 1820 |
B. | 1850 |
C. | 1862 |
D. | 1897 |
Answer» A. 1820 |
4. |
Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of rural sociology? |
A. | Rural study commission |
B. | Rural sociological society of America |
C. | The Country life Commission |
D. | The Bureau of Agricultural Economic |
Answer» C. The Country life Commission |
5. |
When was the country life commission formed? |
A. | 1820 |
B. | 1907 |
C. | 1867 |
D. | 1917 |
Answer» B. 1907 |
6. |
When was the Journal entitled ‘Rural Sociology’ published? |
A. | 1939 |
B. | 1935 |
C. | 1926 |
D. | 1937 |
Answer» B. 1935 |
7. |
Which of the following is the prime objective of Rural sociology? |
A. | Comprehensive study of rural social organisation its structure and functions |
B. | Study of social problems in rural society |
C. | Scientific study of rural family |
D. | Systematic study of rural and urban relations |
Answer» A. Comprehensive study of rural social organisation its structure and functions |
8. |
Who appointed the Country Life Commission (CLC) ? |
A. | Woodrow Wilson |
B. | William Mckinley |
C. | Growver Cleveland |
D. | Theodore Roosevelt |
Answer» D. Theodore Roosevelt |
9. |
Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of rural sociology? |
A. | Unemployment in rural areas |
B. | Poverty and economic crisis |
C. | Discrimination of rural people |
D. | Lack of educational facilities in rural society |
Answer» B. Poverty and economic crisis |
10. |
The beginning of the study of rural society in India was initiated by |
A. | A.R Desai |
B. | Louis Dumont |
C. | Sir Henry Maines |
D. | Ramakrishna Mukerjee |
Answer» C. Sir Henry Maines |
11. |
Who wrote the first College text book in Rural sociology? |
A. | Dumont |
B. | Sir Henry Maines |
C. | John M. Gillettee |
D. | A.R Desai |
Answer» C. John M. Gillettee |
12. |
The findings of Country Life Commission were referred to |
A. | The American Sociological Society |
B. | Royal Commission on Agriculture |
C. | Rural sociological society |
D. | American rural sociological society |
Answer» A. The American Sociological Society |
13. |
Rural sociology is |
A. | the sociology of life in the rural environment |
B. | the sociology of marriage system in Rural society |
C. | the study of changing family structure in Rural society |
D. | the study of economic aspects of rural life |
Answer» A. the sociology of life in the rural environment |
14. |
Rural Sociology in India as a systematic branch of study developed |
A. | after independence of India |
B. | During the British rule |
C. | After introduction of land ceiling |
D. | During the pre-British Period |
Answer» A. after independence of India |
15. |
Which of the following is the nature of Rural Sociology |
A. | Empirical discipline |
B. | Problem-oriented |
C. | Non-ethical |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
16. |
Which of the following is not included in rural institutions |
A. | Religion |
B. | marriage |
C. | family |
D. | Schools |
Answer» D. Schools |
17. |
Rural population according to 2011 census was |
A. | 64.48% |
B. | 68.84 % |
C. | 59.35% |
D. | 62.20% |
Answer» B. 68.84 % |
18. |
The village community is characterised by- |
A. | progressive ideas |
B. | secondary relations |
C. | conservative ideas |
D. | materialism |
Answer» C. conservative ideas |
19. |
A clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town is called |
A. | Sub-town |
B. | Metropolis |
C. | Village |
D. | Cities |
Answer» C. Village |
20. |
Rural sociology emerged due to |
A. | the need of intensive study of different aspects of rural social life |
B. | the need of reconstruction of rural family |
C. | the necessity of reformation in rural behavior |
D. | the necessity of gainful employment in rural areas. |
Answer» A. the need of intensive study of different aspects of rural social life |
21. |
Rural Sociology as a separate discipline of study started in |
A. | The nineteeth century |
B. | The eighteen century |
C. | The twentieth century |
D. | The seventeenth century |
Answer» C. The twentieth century |
22. |
Which of the following is known as “the charter for Rural Sociology” |
A. | Report of the Royal Commission |
B. | Report of the Country Life Commission |
C. | Report of the British East India Company |
D. | Report of the Planning Commission |
Answer» B. Report of the Country Life Commission |
23. |
Studies on village communities before independence of India focused mainly on |
A. | Economic perspective |
B. | Political perspective |
C. | Social perspective |
D. | Psychological perspective |
Answer» A. Economic perspective |
24. |
Village studies during the British period were made for |
A. | Helping village development |
B. | Consolidating the British Raj in India |
C. | Consolidating Panchayati Raj |
D. | Eradicating rural poverty |
Answer» B. Consolidating the British Raj in India |
25. |
Village studies in India were mainly conducted by |
A. | Administrators |
B. | Economists |
C. | Sociologists and Anthropologists |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
26. |
Who considers village as a concept, a way of life |
A. | D.N. Majumdar |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | S.C. Dube |
D. | Mckim Marriott |
Answer» A. D.N. Majumdar |
27. |
National Rural Development Institute is situated in |
A. | Delhi |
B. | Hyderabad |
C. | Chennai |
D. | Bengaluru |
Answer» B. Hyderabad |
28. |
Which of the following is the nature of rural community ? |
A. | Formal social control |
B. | Large scale social mobility |
C. | unstable family |
D. | informal social control |
Answer» D. informal social control |
29. |
The village Rampura in the south east of Mysore in Karnataka was studied by |
A. | S.C Dube |
B. | D.N Majumdar |
C. | M.N Srinivas |
D. | Oscar Lewis |
Answer» C. M.N Srinivas |
30. |
The importance of conducting village studies in India is |
A. | to acquire new method of shifting cultivation |
B. | to help in planning rural reconstruction |
C. | to guide the administrator for selection of beneficiaries |
D. | to motivate the cultivators |
Answer» B. to help in planning rural reconstruction |
31. |
Which one of the following is the problem related to village studies in India.? |
A. | Scholars studied village community in biotic frame of reference |
B. | Scholars studied village with prejudice |
C. | Villagers are not cooperative |
D. | lack of facilities |
Answer» A. Scholars studied village community in biotic frame of reference |
32. |
"A village should be self -sufficient, should be morally and economically integrated within the Indian society" who said this words? |
A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
B. | Andre Beteille |
C. | M.N Srinivas |
D. | D.N Majumdar |
Answer» A. Mahatma Gandhi |
33. |
The nature and types of recreational activities of village depend on |
A. | economic and social progress |
B. | political and culture |
C. | education and religion |
D. | Communication and technology |
Answer» A. economic and social progress |
34. |
Which of the following is not the scope of rural sociology |
A. | The study of rural social change |
B. | the study of rural reconstruction |
C. | the study of rural planning |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above |
35. |
The pioneering work of A.R Desai in the field of rural sociology was entitled |
A. | Study of Rural sociology in India |
B. | Rural sociology in India |
C. | Rural profile in India |
D. | India's changing Village |
Answer» B. Rural sociology in India |
36. |
Which of the following is not included to the scope of rural sociology? |
A. | Rural problems |
B. | Rural social life |
C. | Rural mechanization |
D. | Rural social structure |
Answer» C. Rural mechanization |
37. |
The striking similarities between the village and the town in some aspects of community life is |
A. | Interconnection of rural-urban |
B. | similarity between rural and urban |
C. | Rural-urban convergence |
D. | Urban cultural diffusion. |
Answer» C. Rural-urban convergence |
38. |
Who said that if the villages prosper, the country prospers; and if the villages ruin, who can save the country?. |
A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | S.C. Dube |
D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Answer» A. Mahatma Gandhi |
39. |
The main duty of the family in rural society is |
A. | Schooling |
B. | Socialization |
C. | Internalization |
D. | Agriculture |
Answer» B. Socialization |
40. |
Which one is not the basis of unity in village? |
A. | Common traits |
B. | Similarity of experience |
C. | Common customs and traditions |
D. | Specialization |
Answer» D. Specialization |
41. |
Density of population in rural areas is |
A. | Low |
B. | High |
C. | Moderate |
D. | Extremely high |
Answer» A. Low |
42. |
Who used the terms ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ for contrasting communities |
A. | Louis Wright |
B. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
C. | Durkheim |
D. | Parsons |
Answer» A. Louis Wright |
43. |
Family which consists of members among whom there exists what is known as blood relationship is termed as |
A. | Polygamous family |
B. | Conjugal family |
C. | Consanguineous family |
D. | Polyandrous family |
Answer» C. Consanguineous family |
44. |
“The general assumption that the joint family is dying out is invalid” was said by |
A. | Mac Iver |
B. | K.M. Kapadia |
C. | A. R. Desai |
D. | H.T. Mazumdar |
Answer» B. K.M. Kapadia |
45. |
The type of kinship established between husband and wife is called |
A. | Affinal kinship |
B. | Consanguineous kinship |
C. | Fictional kinship |
D. | Permanent kinship |
Answer» A. Affinal kinship |
46. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of joint family system? |
A. | All members live together under one roof |
B. | Members are not related to each other |
C. | Property belongs to the whole family |
D. | All members share a common kitchen |
Answer» B. Members are not related to each other |
47. |
In a traditional village the head of the village used to be one who was |
A. | The eldest person in the family |
B. | The eldest person in the village |
C. | The wisest person in the family |
D. | The youngest person in the village |
Answer» B. The eldest person in the village |
48. |
A family can be divided into matriarchal and patriarchal on the basis of |
A. | Descent |
B. | Authority |
C. | Residence |
D. | Age |
Answer» B. Authority |
49. |
Which one of the following is not true of the marriage system in villages of India? |
A. | old family status is given great importance |
B. | child marriage is on the increase |
C. | expenditure on marriage is on the decrease |
D. | education of the couple is given due weightage |
Answer» B. child marriage is on the increase |
50. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of joint family? |
A. | Co-residentiality |
B. | Joint ownership of property |
C. | Private ownership of property |
D. | Common worship |
Answer» C. Private ownership of property |
51. |
In rural society, a family is like |
A. | a society |
B. | an association |
C. | a community |
D. | a contractual relationship |
Answer» C. a community |
52. |
A rule of marriage in which life partners are to be selected within the group |
A. | Endogamy |
B. | Hypogamy |
C. | Exogamy |
D. | Monogamy |
Answer» A. Endogamy |
53. |
Changes in the joint family lead to |
A. | greater attachment to traditional occupations |
B. | an increase in the size of family |
C. | a rise in the status of women |
D. | an increase in unemployment |
Answer» C. a rise in the status of women |
54. |
The attitude towards sacred things is called |
A. | Ritual |
B. | Belief |
C. | Superstition |
D. | Fear |
Answer» B. Belief |
55. |
The recitation of certain ‘Mantras’ on the occasion of birth, marriage, etc is a characteristic feature of |
A. | Hindu religion |
B. | Muslim religion |
C. | Buddhism |
D. | Jainism |
Answer» A. Hindu religion |
56. |
The purpose of a temple in the village is for |
A. | cultural performance |
B. | taking political decisions |
C. | social assemblage |
D. | economic activities |
Answer» C. social assemblage |
57. |
In rural society, people believed in religion because they |
A. | realized the importance of religion |
B. | were afraid of supernatural power |
C. | saw rationality in religious practices |
D. | were forced by their village heads |
Answer» B. were afraid of supernatural power |
58. |
What are the two basic components of all religion? |
A. | Ritual and magic |
B. | Priest and ritual |
C. | Belief and ritual |
D. | Superstition and fear |
Answer» C. Belief and ritual |
59. |
A Harijan family trying to follow the lifestyle of a Brahman family in a multi-caste Indian village may be attributed to |
A. | Acculturation |
B. | Sanskritization |
C. | Imitation |
D. | Role-play |
Answer» B. Sanskritization |
60. |
In the Hindu belief system, salvation means |
A. | temporary relief from life and death cycle |
B. | permanent relief from life and death cycle |
C. | struggle for better life |
D. | belief in supernatural powers |
Answer» B. permanent relief from life and death cycle |
61. |
The focal centre for religious veneration in rural society is the |
A. | sacred |
B. | belief in god |
C. | theology |
D. | activity carried out by priests |
Answer» B. belief in god |
62. |
One of the important characteristics of village community in India is its |
A. | heterogeneity |
B. | homogeneity |
C. | multiplicity of economic opportunities |
D. | class extremes |
Answer» B. homogeneity |
63. |
The principle cause for the end of village isolation is |
A. | the expansion of literacy |
B. | development of transport and communication |
C. | role of politics |
D. | setting up of democratic institutions |
Answer» B. development of transport and communication |
64. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of village community? |
A. | Definite territory |
B. | Community sentiment |
C. | Dominance of nuclear family |
D. | Homogeneity |
Answer» C. Dominance of nuclear family |
65. |
In rural society the pattern of interaction of the members is |
A. | wider |
B. | narrower |
C. | moderate |
D. | limited |
Answer» B. narrower |
66. |
The dominant factor that decides almost all aspects of rural life in India is |
A. | conservatism |
B. | casteism |
C. | bonded labour |
D. | class system |
Answer» B. casteism |
67. |
Under Jajmani system, the person rendering his/her services to Jajman is called |
A. | Servant |
B. | Kameen |
C. | Kisan |
D. | Yajman |
Answer» B. Kameen |
68. |
Modern village community has been very much influenced by |
A. | religion |
B. | political system |
C. | urbanization |
D. | economic system |
Answer» C. urbanization |
69. |
Which among the following factors makes the people of a village a ‘community’? |
A. | Common religion |
B. | Common culture |
C. | Sense of “we” feeling |
D. | Common blood ties |
Answer» C. Sense of “we” feeling |
70. |
Self-sufficiency is a major feature of |
A. | Rural society |
B. | Urban society |
C. | Tribal society |
D. | Hindu society |
Answer» A. Rural society |
71. |
Which among the following factors influences the social organization of the villages? |
A. | Caste system |
B. | Migration |
C. | Jajmani system |
D. | Social mobility |
Answer» A. Caste system |
72. |
Which one of the following scholars opined that the self-sufficiency of the Indian village is a myth? |
A. | Charles T. Metcalfe |
B. | Oscar Lewis |
C. | Louis Dumont |
D. | M.N.Srinivas |
Answer» D. M.N.Srinivas |
73. |
The main occupation of rural society is |
A. | Agriculture |
B. | Fishing |
C. | Carpentery |
D. | Trading |
Answer» A. Agriculture |
74. |
India is a land of |
A. | Cities |
B. | Villages |
C. | Towns |
D. | Rurbans |
Answer» B. Villages |
75. |
A village has less than _______ population |
A. | 10,000 |
B. | 15,000 |
C. | 5,000 |
D. | 20,000 |
Answer» C. 5,000 |
76. |
Which of the following is the basic unit of rural social structure? |
A. | Family |
B. | Caste system |
C. | Marriage |
D. | Community |
Answer» A. Family |
77. |
What is a prerequisite for the rural people to understand the significance of their rights provided by the Constitution? |
A. | Technology |
B. | Modern education |
C. | Abolition of intermediaries |
D. | Urbanization |
Answer» B. Modern education |
78. |
The first education commission of post independent period in India was |
A. | Radhakrishnan Commission |
B. | Mudaliar Commission |
C. | Kothari Commission |
D. | Hunter Commission |
Answer» A. Radhakrishnan Commission |
79. |
Family in Rural society is |
A. | A consumption unit |
B. | A production unit |
C. | None of the above |
D. | Both of the above |
Answer» D. Both of the above |
80. |
The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalaya is to give education to |
A. | Rural talented students |
B. | Girl students only |
C. | Urban students |
D. | Upper caste students |
Answer» A. Rural talented students |
81. |
Which one of the following factors brought changes in the caste system? |
A. | Industrialization |
B. | Education |
C. | Modernization |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
82. |
Who defined caste class nexus as a set of relationships which becomes the basis of structural and cultural change. |
A. | G.S. Ghurye |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | Andre Beiteille |
D. | A.R. Desai |
Answer» A. G.S. Ghurye |
83. |
Class structures present in rural India are based on |
A. | Landownership |
B. | Power |
C. | Educational status |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Landownership |
84. |
Ashok Rudra mentioned the existence of class in rural society into two categories. They are |
A. | Class of entrepreneurs and class of landlords |
B. | Class of landlords and class of agricultural labourers |
C. | Middle class and landowning class |
D. | Forward class and Backward class |
Answer» B. Class of landlords and class of agricultural labourers |
85. |
Who said that caste is not just a ritual entity, but has an ideological meaning? |
A. | M.N. Srinivas |
B. | Andre Beteille |
C. | Louis Dumont |
D. | A.R. Desai |
Answer» C. Louis Dumont |
86. |
The main difference between caste and class is that |
A. | Caste operates in a classless society and class operates in casteless society |
B. | Caste is always closed and class is always open |
C. | The status given to an individual is ascribed in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved |
D. | The individual suffers most in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved |
Answer» C. The status given to an individual is ascribed in the case of caste, whereas in class it is achieved |
87. |
Which of the following are the dominant form of social stratification in rural India |
A. | Racial groups |
B. | Caste and class |
C. | Religious groups |
D. | Income groups |
Answer» B. Caste and class |
88. |
Which of the following statement is true? |
A. | Class based distinctions within the caste are found in rural area |
B. | Caste is mainly a rural phenomenon, and class is found generally in towns and cities |
C. | Caste and class are polar opposites |
D. | Caste view could explain everything in India |
Answer» A. Class based distinctions within the caste are found in rural area |
89. |
The three level system of stratification according to Harold A. Gould are |
A. | Forward classes, Middle classes and Harijans |
B. | Landowning classes, Middle classes and Backward classes |
C. | Landowning classes, Forward classes and Backward classes |
D. | Forward classes, Backward classes and Harijans |
Answer» D. Forward classes, Backward classes and Harijans |
90. |
A category of people who share a common position in a hierarchy are commonly known as a ___ |
A. | Caste system |
B. | Social stratification |
C. | Status |
D. | Social class |
Answer» A. Caste system |
91. |
The caste system is based on |
A. | Religion |
B. | Endogamy |
C. | Marriage |
D. | Region |
Answer» A. Religion |
92. |
Which of the mentioned divisions are unique to India? |
A. | Economic division |
B. | Caste division |
C. | Religious division |
D. | Gender division |
Answer» B. Caste division |
93. |
Which of the following belongs to a middle class in India? |
A. | Prosperous farmers |
B. | White-collar workers |
C. | Military personnel |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
94. |
Which of the following is responsible for the emergence of new class in rural India? |
A. | Introduction of consumer markets |
B. | Introduction of technology |
C. | both of the above |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. both of the above |
95. |
Economic system of the village is based on |
A. | Functional specialization |
B. | Political system |
C. | Training |
D. | Homogeneity |
Answer» A. Functional specialization |
96. |
Social mobility is the most important feature of |
A. | Rural society |
B. | Urban society |
C. | Tribal society |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Urban society |
97. |
Social stratification implies |
A. | Social justice |
B. | Social inequality |
C. | Social injustice |
D. | Social equality |
Answer» B. Social inequality |
98. |
Jajmani relationship refers to a system of interdependence among |
A. | Caste groups |
B. | Religious groups |
C. | Families |
D. | Political groups |
Answer» C. Families |
99. |
Who said that “it is the caste system that rightly determines the place of its members in the religious life of the people”. |
A. | A.R. Desai |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | Louis Dumont |
D. | Andre Beteille |
Answer» A. A.R. Desai |
100. |
Which of the following religion is associated with caste system? |
A. | Christianity |
B. | Hinduism |
C. | Islam |
D. | Buddhism |
Answer» B. Hinduism |
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