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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Sociology (CBCS) .
| 101. |
‘Adivasi’ is the collective term for …………………………in India |
| A. | Scheduled Castes |
| B. | Scheduled Tribes |
| C. | General Castes |
| D. | O B C |
| Answer» B. Scheduled Tribes | |
| 102. |
Being a victim of rape, she spend her 42 years in coma, making her the face of euthanasia debate in India, she was |
| A. | ArunimaSharom |
| B. | Urmila Sharom |
| C. | Aruna Shah |
| D. | Arunashanbaugh |
| Answer» D. Arunashanbaugh | |
| 103. |
Tribes make up of ………………………….. percentage of India’s population |
| A. | 8.6 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» A. 8.6 | |
| 104. |
The practice of marriage within the boundaries of kin group, clan,lineage ,village and social class is known as |
| A. | Exogamy |
| B. | Endogamy |
| C. | Isogamy |
| D. | Hypergamy |
| Answer» B. Endogamy | |
| 105. |
Which is the year for "The Declaration of the Rights of Child"? |
| A. | 1967 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1959 | |
| 106. |
Name the Director of the banned Documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ |
| A. | Kathrine Mayo |
| B. | LesleeUdwin |
| C. | GurinderChadda |
| D. | BhasharatPir |
| Answer» B. LesleeUdwin | |
| 107. |
‘Chenchu’ tribe is mainly present in the state of…………………………… |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» A. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 108. |
Under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, a child is one who has not completed his |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 16 years |
| C. | 15 years |
| D. | 14 years |
| Answer» D. 14 years | |
| 109. |
Paniyan tribe is mainly present in the state of…………………………….. |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 110. |
This European country is the first one to give legal sanction to the gay marriage |
| A. | Sweden |
| B. | Denmark |
| C. | Holland |
| D. | Norway |
| Answer» D. Norway | |
| 111. |
When a Hindu male marries a woman from his lower caste, it is called |
| A. | Hypogamy |
| B. | Hypergamy |
| C. | Levirate |
| D. | Sororate |
| Answer» A. Hypogamy | |
| 112. |
Which among the following are systems of stratification? |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Class |
| C. | Slavery |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 113. |
Sampurnanand Ashram” is associated with which of the following ? |
| A. | Borstal School |
| B. | Open Jail |
| C. | Closed Jail |
| D. | Remand Home |
| Answer» B. Open Jail | |
| 114. |
The institution of marrying within a particular group is known |
| A. | Endogamy |
| B. | Exogamy |
| C. | Bigamy |
| D. | Isogamy |
| Answer» A. Endogamy | |
| 115. |
Which of the following is most effective in addressing social inequality caused by caste system yielding tangible results? |
| A. | Positive discrimination |
| B. | Affirmative action |
| C. | Development policies |
| D. | Caste based politics |
| Answer» A. Positive discrimination | |
| 116. |
Who is the author of the book ‘The Caste System and its Implications’? |
| A. | Marcel Mauss |
| B. | Yogendra Singh |
| C. | Louis Dumont |
| D. | M.N Srinivas |
| Answer» C. Louis Dumont | |
| 117. |
According to Dumont, the underlying principle of caste is the contrast between |
| A. | Pure and impure |
| B. | Dharma and Shastra |
| C. | Creation and destruction |
| D. | Good and evil |
| Answer» A. Pure and impure | |
| 118. |
A sociological analysis of gender entails that one must examine : |
| A. | Gender Division |
| B. | Gender Dis-examination |
| C. | Gender Performance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 119. |
Castes are organized in a ____________ fashion |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | Vertical |
| C. | Even |
| D. | Parallel |
| Answer» B. Vertical | |
| 120. |
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of a heartless world and the soul of soulless condition.” Who made the statement? |
| A. | L. Feurbach |
| B. | G. Lukacs |
| C. | K. Marx |
| D. | V. I. Lenin |
| Answer» C. K. Marx | |
| 121. |
The word ‘caste’ is etymologically linked to ‘casta’ which is a ________ word. |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | Italian |
| D. | Portugese |
| Answer» B. Spanish | |
| 122. |
‘Who among the following tribes is matrilineal in India? |
| A. | Khasi |
| B. | Munda |
| C. | Santhal |
| D. | Ongi |
| Answer» A. Khasi | |
| 123. |
Who introduced the term ‘marginal man’? |
| A. | W. E. B. Du Bois |
| B. | Robert Park |
| C. | HowarthBouis |
| D. | Harold Garfinkel |
| Answer» B. Robert Park | |
| 124. |
Who of the following believed that there should be cultural autonomy of tribes? |
| A. | N. K. Bose |
| B. | D. P. Mukherjee |
| C. | Surajit Sinha |
| D. | G. S. Ghurye |
| Answer» C. Surajit Sinha | |
| 125. |
Marginalization can be studied in |
| A. | developed countries only |
| B. | developing countries only |
| C. | Both developed and the developing countries |
| D. | The third world |
| Answer» C. Both developed and the developing countries | |
| 126. |
Those attitudes or behaviour that confirm to the norms of one’s own sex are known as |
| A. | Gender Identity |
| B. | Gender Appropriate |
| C. | Gender System |
| D. | Gender Sensitisation |
| Answer» B. Gender Appropriate | |
| 127. |
Social exclusion indicates |
| A. | Precariousness |
| B. | Vulnerability |
| C. | Insecurity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 128. |
Which feminist theory argues that patriarchy is the major and universal cause of women’s oppression and that the power invested in men is the root problem? |
| A. | Cultural feminism |
| B. | Liberal feminism |
| C. | Radical feminism |
| D. | Socialist feminism |
| Answer» C. Radical feminism | |
| 129. |
Who introduced the term ‘social closure’? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Erving Goffman |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 130. |
By ‘Hindu Method of Tribal absorption’ N.K. Bose means: |
| A. | Forcible absorption of the tribals into the Hindu social organization |
| B. | Imitation of the Hindu way of life by the tribals because of superior cultural system |
| C. | Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it |
| D. | Exploitation of the tribals by the colonial power |
| Answer» C. Acceptance of the caste-system by the tribals because economic security and cultural liberalism in it | |
| 131. |
Who authored the work ‘Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity’? |
| A. | Harold Garfinkel |
| B. | G.H Mead |
| C. | Robert Merton |
| D. | Erving Goffman |
| Answer» D. Erving Goffman | |
| 132. |
Which Indian state has the largest number of slum dwellers as per census 2011? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 133. |
A stigma is a mark of ……………. |
| A. | Social disgrace |
| B. | Intellectual disgrace |
| C. | Economic disgrace |
| D. | Political disgrace |
| Answer» A. Social disgrace | |
| 134. |
Which of the following institutions reinforce the cultural dominance of patriarchy encouraging violence against women by reducing women to bodies and objectifying ? |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Media |
| C. | Educational Institution |
| D. | Religion |
| Answer» B. Media | |
| 135. |
The rights of refugees on settlement in a country is recognized through |
| A. | The Geneva Convention |
| B. | The Beijing Convention |
| C. | The Shanghai Convention |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. The Geneva Convention | |
| 136. |
According to National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), which Indian State has the highest rate of drug related suicides? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 137. |
The term refugee derives from the Latin refugere which means |
| A. | To cross |
| B. | To change |
| C. | To move |
| D. | To flee |
| Answer» D. To flee | |
| 138. |
Caste status is an example of ____________ status. |
| A. | Ascribed |
| B. | Achieved |
| C. | General |
| D. | Social |
| Answer» A. Ascribed | |
| 139. |
A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country on account of |
| A. | Race |
| B. | Religion |
| C. | Nationality |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 140. |
Which one of the following is an example of achieved status? |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Clan |
| C. | Class |
| D. | Fratery |
| Answer» C. Class | |
| 141. |
Which of the following is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people? |
| A. | UNESCO |
| B. | UNHCR |
| C. | ICJ |
| D. | WTO |
| Answer» B. UNHCR | |
| 142. |
Who held the view that Indian tribals were backward Hindus? |
| A. | G.S. Ghurye |
| B. | Y.B. Damle |
| C. | A.R. Desai |
| D. | N.K. Bose |
| Answer» A. G.S. Ghurye | |
| 143. |
The UNHCR was established in the aftermath of the |
| A. | The First World War |
| B. | The Second World War |
| C. | The Vietnam War |
| D. | The Cold War |
| Answer» B. The Second World War | |
| 144. |
What proportion of India’s urban population live in slums? |
| A. | Around one-fifth |
| B. | Around one-fourth |
| C. | Around one-third |
| D. | Around one-half |
| Answer» A. Around one-fifth | |
| 145. |
Those who seek refugee status outside of their own state of origin must makean application to the country where they arrive and are referred to as |
| A. | Asylum seekers |
| B. | Emigrants |
| C. | Immigrants |
| D. | PoW |
| Answer» A. Asylum seekers | |
| 146. |
The Domestic Violence Act was passed in which of the following years? |
| A. | 1988 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» D. 2005 | |
| 147. |
____________ is someone who resides in a country without proper documentation. |
| A. | Asylum seeker |
| B. | Immigrant |
| C. | Undocumented person |
| D. | Refugee |
| Answer» C. Undocumented person | |
| 148. |
Who among the following is associated with ‘Human Development Index (HDI) for measuring the level of development among various countries? |
| A. | Raymond Firth |
| B. | Mahabub-ul-Haque |
| C. | M.N. Srinivas |
| D. | A.R. Desai |
| Answer» B. Mahabub-ul-Haque | |
| 149. |
55% of the total tribal population of India lives in |
| A. | Andaman and Nicobar islands |
| B. | Central India |
| C. | Western India |
| D. | The Himalayan belt |
| Answer» B. Central India | |
| 150. |
Who is the author of the book “Tribal Movements in India”? |
| A. | M.S.A. Rao |
| B. | Ghanshyam Shah |
| C. | K.S. Singh |
| D. | S. Fuchs |
| Answer» C. K.S. Singh | |
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