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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 1. |
What is the prominent factor which caused to emergence of village society in India |
| A. | agricultural economy |
| B. | capitalist economy |
| C. | feudal economy |
| D. | asiatic economy |
| Answer» A. agricultural economy | |
| 2. |
…………..is the major feature of rural society |
| A. | haemogeneity |
| B. | homogeneity |
| C. | heterogeneity |
| D. | hierarchy |
| Answer» B. homogeneity | |
| 3. |
Which is the living system end with the emergence of agricultural society |
| A. | nomadic mode of collective living |
| B. | semi-nomadic mode of collective living |
| C. | settled mode of living |
| D. | community mode of collective living |
| Answer» A. nomadic mode of collective living | |
| 4. |
What are the three types of agricultural production techniques as mentioned in history |
| A. | bronze age, brass age, iron age and gold age |
| B. | hoe culture, gun culture, bullock culture and fertilizers |
| C. | hoe culture, plough culture, wheel culture and tractors |
| D. | hoe culture, plough culture & tractors and fertilizers. |
| Answer» D. hoe culture, plough culture & tractors and fertilizers. | |
| 5. |
What is one of the institution among the institutions related to the term family, which are identified by Rivers |
| A. | clan |
| B. | ethnic |
| C. | class |
| D. | moitey |
| Answer» A. clan | |
| 6. |
Self sufficiency is the major characteristics of ……………… |
| A. | urban society |
| B. | modern society |
| C. | rural society |
| D. | capitalist society |
| Answer» C. rural society | |
| 7. |
Which is the land settlement system established by Lord Cornvallis in 1793 |
| A. | ryotwari land settlement system |
| B. | permanent land settlement system. |
| C. | cornvallis land settlement system |
| D. | zamindari land settlement system |
| Answer» B. permanent land settlement system. | |
| 8. |
To know about sanskritisation M.N. Srinivas made his study in.......... |
| A. | mysore |
| B. | karnataka |
| C. | bengaluru |
| D. | coorgs |
| Answer» D. coorgs | |
| 9. |
Which was the land revenue introduced by Cornwallis in 1793 through Permanent Settlement Act. |
| A. | zamindari system |
| B. | ryotwari system |
| C. | intermediary system |
| D. | land lord system |
| Answer» A. zamindari system | |
| 10. |
When did the Caste Disabilities Removal act established? |
| A. | 1849 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1850 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1850 | |
| 11. |
Which were the provinces where the permanent land settlement system introduced? |
| A. | bengladesh, bihar, madhya pradesh and orissa |
| B. | india, afganisthan, uttar pradesh and bihar |
| C. | orissa, bhuwaneswar, kolkatta and bengal |
| D. | bengal, bihar, orissa and varanasi |
| Answer» D. bengal, bihar, orissa and varanasi | |
| 12. |
Who were recognized as the owners of land in permanent land settlement system |
| A. | landlords |
| B. | zamindars |
| C. | labourers |
| D. | king |
| Answer» B. zamindars | |
| 13. |
What was the main intension of British people to introduce land revenue system in India |
| A. | collect revenue maintenance of country |
| B. | collect revenue for luxury of administrators |
| C. | collect the revenue for their profit |
| D. | collect revenue for welfare |
| Answer» C. collect the revenue for their profit | |
| 14. |
Who introduced Ryotwari Land settlement system in India? |
| A. | thomas munro |
| B. | cornvallis |
| C. | ashokan |
| D. | bentick |
| Answer» A. thomas munro | |
| 15. |
When did the Ryotwari Land settlement system introduced in India? |
| A. | 1819 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1822 |
| D. | 1820 |
| Answer» D. 1820 | |
| 16. |
Who established the Sathya Sodhak Samaj? |
| A. | jyothi venkitachalam |
| B. | jyothi rao phule |
| C. | ram mohan roy |
| D. | jyothi basu |
| Answer» B. jyothi rao phule | |
| 17. |
What is known as a living system followed by a family after the marriage husband and wife lives in wife’s family? |
| A. | mother local |
| B. | virilocal |
| C. | matrilocal |
| D. | uxorilocal |
| Answer» C. matrilocal | |
| 18. |
Who use the Marxian theory while analyzing the Indian class structure in agrarian relation? |
| A. | g p murdock |
| B. | d p mukherjee |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | a r desai |
| Answer» D. a r desai | |
| 19. |
What is the peculiarity of Asiatic feudal economy? |
| A. | lack of private property |
| B. | lack of communal property |
| C. | lack of capitalist property |
| D. | lack of public property |
| Answer» A. lack of private property | |
| 20. |
................ who own but do not cultivate land |
| A. | peasants |
| B. | landlords |
| C. | zamindar |
| D. | labourers |
| Answer» B. landlords | |
| 21. |
Indian rural economy was a ……………….economy |
| A. | self-sufficient |
| B. | semi-self sufficient |
| C. | independent |
| D. | mixed |
| Answer» D. mixed | |
| 22. |
………..is the process of destruction of the old handicraft industry without commensurate the growth of modern industry. |
| A. | de-peasantization |
| B. | de-colonization |
| C. | de-industrialization |
| D. | de-agrarinization |
| Answer» C. de-industrialization | |
| 23. |
Who wrote the famous work “Social Background of Indian Nationalism”? |
| A. | akshay ramanlal desai |
| B. | akshay kumar desai |
| C. | ishwarlal pragji deasi |
| D. | govind sadashiv ghurye |
| Answer» A. akshay ramanlal desai | |
| 24. |
……….has pointed out the different phases of Indian nationalism |
| A. | g s ghurye |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | nehru |
| D. | a r desai |
| Answer» D. a r desai | |
| 25. |
How many phases of the growth of Indian Nationalism are identified by A R Desai? |
| A. | two |
| B. | five |
| C. | four |
| D. | three |
| Answer» B. five | |
| 26. |
What is the peculiarity of the first phase of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | social base is very narrow. |
| B. | social base is very wide |
| C. | social base is very crude |
| D. | social base is very comprehend |
| Answer» A. social base is very narrow. | |
| 27. |
When did the first phase of the emergence of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1885 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» C. 1885 | |
| 28. |
When did the second phase of the emergence of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | 1885-1907 |
| B. | 1885-1905 |
| C. | 1857-1947 |
| D. | 1757-1885 |
| Answer» B. 1885-1905 | |
| 29. |
When did the third phase of the emergence of Indian nationalism extended? |
| A. | 1905-1918 |
| B. | 1918-1934 |
| C. | 1880-1885 |
| D. | 1905-1947 |
| Answer» A. 1905-1918 | |
| 30. |
When did the fourth phase of the emergence of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | 1885-1905 |
| B. | 1905-1907 |
| C. | 1918-1934 |
| D. | 1947-1956 |
| Answer» C. 1918-1934 | |
| 31. |
When did the fifth phase of the emergence of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | 1880-1885 |
| B. | 1757-1885 |
| C. | 1885-1905 |
| D. | 1934-1939 |
| Answer» D. 1934-1939 | |
| 32. |
What is the peculiarity of second phase of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | social base is extended |
| B. | social base is narrowed |
| C. | social base is shrink |
| D. | social base is distracted |
| Answer» A. social base is extended | |
| 33. |
What is the factor which influences the social base of the second phase of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | philosophers and educated upper class |
| B. | intellectuals and educated middle class |
| C. | intellectuals and lower class |
| D. | writers and upper middle class |
| Answer» B. intellectuals and educated middle class | |
| 34. |
Which phase of Indian nationalism characterized by the emergence of terrorist movement? |
| A. | first phase |
| B. | sixth phase |
| C. | third phase |
| D. | second phase |
| Answer» D. second phase | |
| 35. |
Where did A R Desai born? |
| A. | nadiad |
| B. | kishan garhi |
| C. | shamirpet |
| D. | coorg |
| Answer» A. nadiad | |
| 36. |
When did the work Social background of Indian Nationalism published? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 37. |
How many stages of development of sociology in India are identified by Ramakrishna Mukhejee? |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 38. |
Which is the prominent work written by Abul fazal influence the emergence of sociology in India? |
| A. | ain-i-akbari |
| B. | deen-ilahi |
| C. | jizhiya |
| D. | hothus malabarius |
| Answer» C. jizhiya | |
| 39. |
Which is the first stage of the development of sociology in India as specified by R K Mukherjee? |
| A. | pre-professional |
| B. | pre-academic |
| C. | pro-professional |
| D. | developmental and scientific |
| Answer» D. developmental and scientific | |
| 40. |
Which is the second stage of the development of sociology in India as conceptualized by R K Mukherjee? |
| A. | pro-professional stage |
| B. | currently needed stage |
| C. | professional stage |
| D. | professional stage |
| Answer» A. pro-professional stage | |
| 41. |
……….is the stage characterizes period of the data collection, description, and
|
| A. | professional |
| B. | protoprofessional |
| C. | currently needed stage of development |
| D. | scientific stage |
| Answer» B. protoprofessional | |
| 42. |
Who is popularly known as the father of Indian sociology? |
| A. | a r desai |
| B. | i p desai |
| C. | m n srinivas |
| D. | g s ghurye |
| Answer» D. g s ghurye | |
| 43. |
What is the full name of G S Ghurye |
| A. | gopal sadashiv ghurye |
| B. | govind sadashiv ghurye |
| C. | guru sad ghurye |
| D. | guna sidh ghurye |
| Answer» B. govind sadashiv ghurye | |
| 44. |
Who wrote the famous book “Caste and Class in India”? |
| A. | g s ghurye |
| B. | louis dumont |
| C. | ketkar |
| D. | risely |
| Answer» A. g s ghurye | |
| 45. |
Patrick Geddes was a …………..sociologist |
| A. | italian |
| B. | british |
| C. | american |
| D. | scottish |
| Answer» D. scottish | |
| 46. |
Who is known as the doyen of Indian sociologists? |
| A. | m n srinivas |
| B. | g s ghurye |
| C. | d p mukherjee |
| D. | a r desai |
| Answer» B. g s ghurye | |
| 47. |
Which is an approach relate phenomena to the context? |
| A. | indological |
| B. | regional |
| C. | contextualization |
| D. | professionalization |
| Answer» C. contextualization | |
| 48. |
Which is the prominent view relate to contextualization? |
| A. | book view |
| B. | textual view |
| C. | interview |
| D. | field view |
| Answer» D. field view | |
| 49. |
What is the primary advantage of field view as compared to book view? |
| A. | field view reflect the reality |
| B. | field view reflect the truth |
| C. | field is open |
| D. | field is reliable |
| Answer» A. field view reflect the reality | |
| 50. |
When did the indigenization of social sciences started? |
| A. | post-british era |
| B. | post-colonial era |
| C. | post-independent era |
| D. | colonial era |
| Answer» B. post-colonial era | |
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