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Chapters
1. |
The first phase of Indian sociology was between the year |
A. | 1773-1900 AD |
B. | 1901-1950 AD |
C. | 1950-1990 AD |
D. | 1991-2000 AD |
Answer» A. 1773-1900 AD |
2. |
Who is known as the Father of Indian Sociology |
A. | D.D. Kosambi |
B. | G.S. Ghurye |
C. | M.N. Srinivas |
D. | A.R. Desai |
Answer» B. G.S. Ghurye |
3. |
The Department of Sociology was first introduced in India at |
A. | Lucknow University |
B. | Madras University |
C. | Banaras Hindu University |
D. | Bombay University |
Answer» D. Bombay University |
4. |
Sociology was introduced in Calcutta University in |
A. | 1915 |
B. | 1916 |
C. | 1917 |
D. | 1918 |
Answer» C. 1917 |
5. |
Who introduced sociology department at Poona University in 1930? |
A. | Brajendranath Seal |
B. | D.N. Majumdar |
C. | Radhakamal Mukherjee |
D. | Iravati Karve |
Answer» D. Iravati Karve |
6. |
Indian Sociological Society was established in |
A. | 1950 |
B. | 1951 |
C. | 1952 |
D. | 1953 |
Answer» B. 1951 |
7. |
Indian Sociological Bulletin was first introduced in |
A. | 1950 |
B. | 1951 |
C. | 1952 |
D. | 1953 |
Answer» C. 1952 |
8. |
G.S. Ghurye was born in |
A. | 1873 |
B. | 1883 |
C. | 1893 |
D. | 1903 |
Answer» C. 1893 |
9. |
G.S. Ghurye approach was |
A. | Indological |
B. | Structural-Functional |
C. | Marxian |
D. | Post-modernism |
Answer» A. Indological |
10. |
Indology approach is based on |
A. | Theory |
B. | Empirical methodology |
C. | Statistics |
D. | Sacred texts |
Answer» D. Sacred texts |
11. |
Caste and Race in India was written by G.S. Ghurye in |
A. | 1930 |
B. | 1932 |
C. | 1934 |
D. | 1936 |
Answer» B. 1932 |
12. |
The Mahadev Kolis published in 1957 was written by |
A. | M.N. Srinivas |
B. | A.R. Desai |
D. | N. Majumdar |
Answer» D. N. Majumdar |
13. |
G.S. Ghurye died in |
A. | 1963 |
B. | 1973 |
C. | 1983 |
D. | 1993 |
Answer» C. 1983 |
14. |
Structural functionalism focuses on |
A. | Social conflict |
B. | Social stability |
C. | Social thought |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Social stability |
15. |
M.N. Srinivas was born in |
A. | 1916 |
B. | 1917 |
C. | 1918 |
D. | 1919 |
Answer» A. 1916 |
16. |
M.N. Srinivas famous field study was conducted among the different castes of |
A. | Cochin |
B. | Chittoor |
C. | Coorgs |
D. | Cowdalli |
Answer» C. Coorgs |
17. |
Who gave the concept, “dominant caste”? |
A. | A.R. Desai |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | G.S. Ghurye |
D. | Louis Dumont |
Answer» B. M.N. Srinivas |
18. |
M.N. Srinivas replaced the term “Brahminsation” with |
A. | Modernisation |
B. | Westernisation |
C. | Secularisation |
D. | Sanskritisation |
Answer» D. Sanskritisation |
19. |
Sanskritisation is |
A. | Religious conversion to another religion |
B. | Adopting other culture and language |
C. | Cultural mobility in the direction of upper dominant caste |
D. | Social change towards modernity |
Answer» C. Cultural mobility in the direction of upper dominant caste |
20. |
Social Change in Modern India was written by |
A. | D.P. Mukherji |
B. | Iravati Karve |
C. | G.S. Ghurye |
D. | M.N. Srinivas |
Answer» D. M.N. Srinivas |
21. |
M.N. Srinivas viewed caste as a |
A. | Segmentary system |
B. | Functional system |
C. | Social system |
D. | Economic system |
Answer» A. Segmentary system |
22. |
Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India was written by M.N, Srinivas in |
A. | 1939 |
B. | 1940 |
C. | 1948 |
D. | 1952 |
Answer» D. 1952 |
23. |
M.N. Srinivas died in |
A. | 1979 |
B. | 1989 |
C. | 1999 |
D. | 2009 |
Answer» C. 1999 |
24. |
Marxist Sociology applies |
A. | Functional perspective |
B. | Marxist perspective |
C. | Indological perspective |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Marxist perspective |
25. |
A.R. Desai was born on |
A. | April 16th 1915 |
B. | April 17th 1915 |
C. | April 16th 1916 |
D. | April 17th 1916 |
Answer» A. April 16th 1915 |
26. |
A.R. Desai was a follower of |
A. | Joseph Stalin |
B. | Karl Marx |
C. | G.S. Ghurye |
D. | Leon Trotsky |
Answer» D. Leon Trotsky |
27. |
Social Background of Indian Nationalism was written by |
A. | D.D. Kosambi |
B. | G. Aloysius |
C. | A.R. Desai |
D. | M.N. Srinivas |
Answer» C. A.R. Desai |
28. |
Who among the pioneer Indian sociologist is associated with the study of peasant movement |
A. | G.S. Ghurye |
B. | M.N. Srinivas |
C. | A.R. Desai |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. A.R. Desai |
29. |
Who among the following is not pioneer Indian sociologists? |
A. | T.K. Oomen |
B. | A.R.Desai |
C. | G.S. Ghurye |
D. | M.N. Srinivas |
Answer» A. T.K. Oomen |
30. |
A.R. Desai died on |
A. | 12th November, 1991 |
B. | 12th November, 1992 |
C. | 12th November, 1993 |
D. | 12th November, 1994 |
Answer» D. 12th November, 1994 |
31. |
In terms of universities offering social sciences and allied discipline, Sociology comes to which number? |
A. | First |
B. | Third |
C. | Fifth |
D. | Sixth |
Answer» C. Fifth |
32. |
In 1924 G. S. Ghurye became the head of the department of sociology in |
A. | Poona University |
B. | Bombay University |
C. | Calcutta University |
D. | Lucknow University |
Answer» B. Bombay University |
33. |
Sociology of Science and Technology is introduced as new area of study in sociology in the |
A. | 1960s |
B. | 1970s |
C. | 1980s |
D. | 1990s |
Answer» C. 1980s |
34. |
Sociology in India moved towards the study of Globalisation in the |
A. | 1960s |
B. | 1970s |
C. | 1980s |
D. | 1990s |
Answer» D. 1990s |
35. |
Sociology discipline was introduced in Lucknow University in |
A. | 1921 |
B. | 1914 |
C. | 1918 |
D. | 1922 |
Answer» A. 1921 |
36. |
State and Society in India was written by |
A. | G.S Ghurye |
B. | A.R. Desai |
D. | P. Mukerji |
Answer» B. A.R. Desai |
37. |
Which of the following is not Caste characteristic as viewed by M.N. Srinivas |
A. | endogamy |
B. | exogamy |
C. | common occupation |
D. | pollution |
Answer» B. exogamy |
38. |
Adopting attributes that are indicatives of higher status is known as |
A. | Secularisation |
B. | Westernisation |
C. | Sanskritisation |
D. | Modernisation |
Answer» C. Sanskritisation |
39. |
The Burning Cauldron of the North East India was authored by |
A. | Virginius Xaxa |
B. | Andre Beteille |
C. | M.N. Srinivas |
D. | G.S. Ghurye |
Answer» D. G.S. Ghurye |
40. |
Sociological Bulletin is the official organ journal of |
A. | British Sociological Association |
B. | American Sociological Association |
C. | European Sociological Association |
D. | Indian Sociological Society |
Answer» D. Indian Sociological Society |
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