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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Sociology (CBCS) .
| 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 | |
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